Whitby (Ontario)

Whitby, a suburb directly west of Oshawa, is in the heart of the Durham region, 48 km (30 mi) east of Toronto, in the eastern part of the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario. It has a population of 140,000 people (2021).

Understand
The Town of Whitby was incorporated in 1855, three years after it was chosen as the seat of government for the new County of Ontario. Although settlement dates back to 1800, it was not until 1836 that a downtown business centre was established by Whitby's founder Peter Perry.

It is named after the fishing town of Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. It is twinned with Longueuil, Quebec; Feldkirch, Austria and Whitby, England.

By bus

 * Megabus (Coach Canada) provides service to Whitby from Montreal, Cornwall, Brockville, and Kingston.
 * GO Transit provides commuter bus service to Whitby from Toronto and other parts of the GTA.
 * Durham Region Transit provides bus service within the Town of Whitby with connections to GO Transit commuter bus and rail stations, and other municipalities in the Durham Region.

By plane

 * Toronto Pearson International Airport (Mississauga) is on the other side of Toronto and is served by most major international carriers. Time to get there from Whitby is largely at the mercy of Toronto traffic conditions.
 * Oshawa Municipal Airport provides a full service commercial and general aviation facility for the Durham Region. A few operators offer charter flights for groups of six to nine corporate passengers, but there are no scheduled passenger flights.

By train
Whitby is on a primary VIA Rail corridor. Trains travel east towards Montreal and west towards Toronto with connections for Southwestern Ontario. The closest VIA Rail station is in Oshawa, which borders Whitby to the east.

Remember to ask for student fares if you have an ISIC card.

GO Transit offers regular commuter train and bus service to Toronto and throughout the GTA. GO's mainline is the Lakeshore train from Hamilton through Toronto's Union Station to Oshawa and Whitby, a double-decker commuter train which runs half-hourly. Main train connections are at the.

By car
The main highway leading into Toronto from Whitby is Highway 401, the main east-west route in the Windsor-Quebec corridor.

Get around
Durham Region Transit provides bus service within the Town of Whitby with connections to GO Transit commuter bus and rail stations, and other municipalities in the Durham Region. Both GO Transit and Durham Region Transit accept the Presto card for fare payment.

Several taxi services are available:


 * Ajax Taxi -
 * Bell Taxi - 109 Dundas St W -
 * Circle Taxi - 128 Brock St N -

Go next

 * Oshawa and Toronto