Brampton

Brampton is a city within the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario. It is one of Canada's fastest growing cities and has a population of more than 500,000. Brampton has a significant Sikh and South Asian population, with Jamaicans coming in second.

By plane
Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga is located immediately to the south-east of Brampton. From the airport a taxi costs $45, and takes about 30 minutes, all depending on traffic. Brampton Transit runs Airport Express (route 115) buses from Pearson Airport to Bramalea City Centre.

By train

 * Operates a route daily between Sarnia and Toronto including stops in London, St. Marys, Stratford, Kitchener, Guelph, Georgetown, and Brampton, and Mississauga.
 * Operates a route daily between Sarnia and Toronto including stops in London, St. Marys, Stratford, Kitchener, Guelph, Georgetown, and Brampton, and Mississauga.

GO Transit
GO Transit provides commuter rail and bus service to Brampton.

There are three GO train stations in Brampton: Bramalea, which serves the eastern end of Brampton; Brampton station, which serves central Brampton; and Mount Pleasant, which serves the western end of Brampton.
 * The Kitchener route operates trips most of the day from Monday to Friday between Toronto and Brampton including stops in Mississauga. On those days, trips travel between Toronto and Kitchener including stops in Mississauga (Malton), Brampton, Georgetown, Acton, and Guelph mostly toward Toronto in the morning rush and toward Kitchener in the afternoon rush, but with a few extra round trip runs during the day and evening. The trip by train from Toronto Union Station takes 35 minutes.

When GO trains are not running, they are replaced by GO buses serving the same area, however these buses generally run to and from Yorkdale and York Mills subway stations to the north of downtown Toronto instead of Union Station. Trains and buses run about every 20 minutes during rush hour and about every hour outside of rush hour.

Brampton Transit
Brampton Transit bus route 501 Züm Queen (operated by Brampton Transit) links Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station to downtown Brampton. Note: If boarding a Züm bus at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, pay or validate your fare on the Züm bus; do not use platform ticketing/payment machines on the platform as they are for another public transit operator.

Public transportation
If transferring from GO Transit to Brampton Transit (BT) to complete a trip, the BT fare will be free when using a Presto card or a credit or debit card. Just tap your card on both transit systems to get the free BT fare. When using a Presto, credit or debit card to transfer from BT to GO Transit, the BT fare will be refunded to your card at the end of your trip.

A fare allows for 2 hours of travel on Brampton Transit including changing BT buses, or transferring to connecting local public transit in Milton (Ontario), Mississauga (Miway), York Region (YRT) and Toronto (TTC). If paying by cash, ask for a "transfer" to use as a paper receipt, except for the TTC which does not accept BT paper transfers. For Presto, credit and debit card users, transfer info is automatically tracked to your card when you tap on, including for the TTC.

Flower gardens
Brampton prides itself as the "Flower City", with several gardens open to the public. The city has a PDF brochure for a Brampton Floral Self-Guided Tour, with some of the gardens summarized here:

Downtown heritage structures
Because of the presence of many modern buildings, Brampton's downtown does not quite have the quaint heritage image of towns such as Newmarket, Port Hope or Brockville. Despite that, the Brampton website provides stories and photos of several dozen buildings with historic importance in the downtown. Here are some of the heritage buildings. Many of the buildings listed here are not open to the general public, but all can be viewed from a public sidewalk.



It seems that all the churches in downtown Brampton are 19th-century heritage buildings. For most, you don't need a map to find them as the tend to be prominent landmarks.

Do




Eat
Fast-food style restaurants can be found throughout the city, as well as other styles of dine in and take out restaurants.



Fitness
If you want to work out, Goodlife Fitness and LA Fitness offer day passes for $15. If it is your first visit it might also be possible to sign up for a cheap or free trial on their websites.

A cheap and easy option is the community centres where you can just show up and pay the entry fee in cash.



Stay safe
Brampton is a safe city, however be on your guard at night like in any other city. Muggings and assaults may happen.

Go next

 * Caledon — the rural northern portion of Peel Region, with parts of the Niagara Escarpment and Bruce Trail.
 * Georgetown — a large town in Halton Hills, with a historic main street shopping area.
 * Glen Williams — a tiny villages with well-preserved heritage buildings housing antiques and artist studios.
 * Mississauga — Toronto's largest suburb, with large shopping centres, sprawling parks, and heritage villages offering smaller-scale shopping and dining.
 * Toronto — Canada's largest city, and the region's entertainment and economic centre.