Oakville travel guide

Oakville is a town and the seat of Halton Region in Ontario, Canada. It borders Burlington to the southwest, Milton to the northwest and Mississauga to the northeast.

In 1805, the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada bought the lands between Etobicoke and Hamilton from the Mississaugas Aboriginal people, except for the land at the mouths of Twelve Mile Creek (Bronte Creek), Sixteen Mile Creek, and along the Credit River. In 1807, British immigrants settled the area surrounding Dundas Street and on the shore of Lake Ontario. In 1820, the Crown bought the area surrounding the waterways. The area around the creeks, 960 acres (3.9 km²), ceded to the Crown by the Mississaugas, was auctioned off to William Chisholm in 1827.

Getting in

The Queen Elizabeth Way runs around the west end of Lake Ontario from Niagara Falls through Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville, Mississauga and becomes the Gardiner Expressway into downtown Toronto. Through Oakville it merges with Highway 403. Exit at Trafalgar Road for a quick route south into the downtown area. Highways 401 and 407 (an expensive toll route) also pass further north of the town. Oakville and the surrounding area are home to many daily commuters into Toronto, where most highways during peak hours are stop-and-go.

Getting around

Walking is convenient around the downtown core and Bronte areas, and parking is easily available. Elsewhere driving or public transit is easier. Oakville Transit operates bus routes around the city. Fares can be paid by exact cash fare or by the Presto card used by GO Transit and other municipal transit systems within the Greater Toronto Area. The single cash fare price for riders ages 13+ without a Presto card is $4.00. Riders may also pay by tapping a credit or debit card on the Presto reader in which case the cash fare will be charged. The Presto adult (ages 20-64) single fare is $3.45.

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