Point Pelee is the southernmost tip of mainland Canada, further south than the northern edge of California, and every September it turns into a monarch waiting room. Thousands of them gather at the Tip, resting before the flight across Lake Erie and all the way down to central Mexico. On the right evening the trees near the point go orange. This trip is built to catch that evening.
Pick your date below. The bus leaves 34 Asquith Avenue at 9:00 in the morning and leaves the park again at 7:30 in the evening, so this is a long day and a late night by design.
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Choose your own adventure: we drop you off, and the bus picks you up in the same spot.
A short, flat walk on even ground, at your own pace.
It runs like our usual Point Pelee day trip. Same morning departure, same drive down. The difference is the end of it: instead of heading home mid afternoon, we stay into the evening for the park’s informal monarch count and a walk out to the Tip with Parks Canada.
So you get the full day in the park and the bit that gets missed, which is the monarchs settling in as the light drops. Count some butterflies, ask the ranger what you have always wondered, and watch the Tip do its thing.
The best window for seeing the migration up close, and it happens after most buses have left.
One long day, and the good part is at the end of it.
We pick you up
Just north of Yonge and Bloor subway station. Come up the Asquith exit and look for the coach. There may be more than one bus, so check the sign in the window before you get on.
Just north of Yonge and Bloor. Be there fifteen minutes early. We cannot wait for late passengers, and it is a long way to catch us up.
Legs stretched, coffee acquired, back on. Then the rest of the run southwest.
Dropped inside the park with hours to spend. The Marsh boardwalk, the beaches, the woodland trails, the Tip itself. Nobody organises you until the evening.
Everybody regroups and takes the park shuttle down to the Tip together. We confirm the exact time closer to the date.
An informal monarch tour and count led alongside Parks Canada, then the shuttle back to the Visitor Centre in time for the bus.
Back up the 401 with another pit stop in London, and into Toronto later that evening. Sleep if you like. You have earned it.
We drop you back
The bus returns to the same place it left from, so you go home the way you came.
This is our estimated return time, not a guarantee. Traffic can change it and some trips do run late, so please leave yourself some room afterwards rather than booking something tight against it.
A warm afternoon and a cool evening at the end of a sand spit are two different days.
Point Pelee is a Parks Canada site with a gate, and everybody who drives down pays it. You do not. Park admission is included in your Parkbus fare, the same as it is on every trip we run.
Bring money for lunch and for the Visitor Centre shop. Nothing for the gate.
We would love you there, but it is informal. If you would rather spend the evening your own way, that is fine.
Whatever you do, be back at the pickup point for the 7:30 departure. It is a long way home if you are not.
One evening, timed to the migration. Late September is when the monarchs stage at the Tip, and the exact night depends on the weather as much as the calendar.
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The regular day trip brings you home mid afternoon. This one keeps you in the park for the hours the monarchs actually settle.
The count runs alongside Parks Canada staff. Ask the questions you have always wondered about while you are counting.
Marsh boardwalk, the beaches, the woodland trails, the Tip. Nobody organises you until six.
Point Pelee is a long way from Toronto in the dark. Sleep on the way back up the 401.
★★★★★ 4.6/5.0 on Google
All stops enable guests ample time to explore the destination. This is a highly a good idea trip for those that appreciate spending time in nature minus distractions.OnAir48444 · Tripadvisor · Oct 2025
This is a great service if you don't have a vehicle or just don't want to drive. I'm so happy to have discovered this. There will definitely be more Parkbus trips in my future!James Taylor Wilson · Happy Parkbus customer
Highly recommend them. The bus service is so useful for people who doesn't want to drive and gives return facility. They were on time and bus facility was good too. Total worth the cost if you want to avoid hassle driving/parking.Sidhant Duggal · Facebook · Aug 2022
Factor in the cost of gas, parking and renting a car, it's a lot cheaper than taking a personal vehicle.Toronto Star
Parkbus is a great option for nature lovers, whether it's a day trip or overnight camping getaway.The Globe and Mail
Cancel more than 14 days before departure and you get a 90% refund, with 10% withheld for payment processing. Inside 14 days refunds are not available, except for a medical emergency in the 48 hours before departure, which needs a signed doctor’s note within 14 days of the missed trip and returns 50%. Tickets are transferable: you can change the passenger name up to 48 hours before departure.
If Parkbus cancels a trip, you get a full refund. We decide no later than 48 hours before departure and only on confirmed conditions: the park closed or the park authority asking us to stand down, an evacuation order or alert, an area restriction order, the highway closed, or the trip judged unsafe to run. A forecast is not one of those things, and trips run rain or shine.
One evening, one bus, and the part of Point Pelee most day trippers drive home before.
Not quite the right fit? These all leave from the same spot downtown.
