Point Pelee is the southernmost point of mainland Canada, one of the smallest national parks in the country, and one of the most crowded places on the continent if you happen to be a migrating bird. It is a long way from Toronto. That is exactly why we drive.
Pick your date below. The bus leaves from 34 Asquith Avenue, just north of Yonge and Bloor. Park admission is included, so there is nothing to pay or bring for the gate.
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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.
Point Pelee sits further south than most of California's wine country. It is a narrow sand spit pointing into Lake Erie like a compass needle, and it protects one of the last significant stands of Carolinian forest in Canada. Hackberry, sassafras, shagbark hickory and tulip trees, draped in wild grape and Virginia creeper.
Two thirds of the park is freshwater marsh, and a kilometre long boardwalk carries you out through the cattails and lotus beds to an observation tower. Painted turtles, great blue herons, and now and then a fox snake warming itself on the railing.
But the reason people come is what passes through. Two major migration flyways converge here. In late May the warblers, orioles, tanagers and flycatchers arrive in waves. In September the raptors ride the thermals overhead, and on the right day in late September the trees at the Tip drip with monarch butterflies gathering for the crossing to Mexico.
And then there is the Tip itself. A flat, easy walk to the end of the country, where the sand narrows to a point and the lake closes in from both sides. On a clear day you can see the haze of Ohio.
The bottom of the country, and it is a five hour drive nobody wants to do twice in a day.
One stop inside the park, with everything below reachable from 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.
Canada's southernmost point is at its best in spring for the warbler migration and in autumn for the colour and the monarchs. It is also a good place to walk a beach, sit on a boardwalk over a marsh, and do very little in particular.
Good to know:
Facilities: Washrooms and displays at the Visitor Centre, Picnic areas throughout the park, A seasonal café and gift shop
Note: A park shuttle connects the Visitor Centre to the Tip when it is running. From the shuttle drop-off the Tip is about 1 km each way on flat ground; from the Visitor Centre it is nearer 5 km.
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.
Flat trails, lake wind, and a very long day either side.
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.
Late May is the peak of the spring warbler migration, and Point Pelee is one of the best places in North America to be standing during it. Even people who have never looked at a bird come back changed.
Late September is timed for the monarchs staging at the Tip before they cross Lake Erie. Early June is the warmest and quietest if you just want a beach day.
Dates cluster around the two migrations: late May for the spring warblers, late September for the monarchs and the autumn colour. Early June is the pick for a straightforward beach day.
Placeholder dates · the real ones come from our booking system
We're Canada's outdoor bus service. Since 2010 we've taken more than 300,000 people to parks and trails without a car. You bring binoculars. We handle everything else.
Point Pelee has no camping and it is a long way down. That combination is why most Ontarians have never been. On a coach it is a nap each way.
Over 390 recorded species. Two major migration flyways cross here, so in late May the canopy fills with warblers and in September it is raptors overhead.
A level trail to the southernmost point of mainland Canada, and a kilometre of boardwalk over a marsh. Nothing here is a climb.
Long stretches of sandy Lake Erie shoreline, warm sand and thin crowds. You can walk a long way without meeting anybody.
★★★★★ 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
Parkbus is an official partner of VIA Rail and Parks Canada, helping keep car-free trips to Canada's parks and wild places genuinely affordable.
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.
Pack binoculars, a lunch and a light jacket. We handle nine hours of highway.
Not quite the right fit? These all leave from the same spot downtown.
