Niagara Falls Travel Forum

Hello
I will be coming to Ontario through Niagara Falls by train later this month. My Amtrak ticket is for New York City to Niagara Falls and then I have a ViaRail reservation for Niagara Falls to Grimsby ON. I am wondering if I have to get off the train (I think it is the same train/different crew)to get my ticket and reboard to carry on to Grimsby. I have asked this question of both ViaRail and Amtrak but have not be able talk to anyone with the answers. If anyone has any knowledge of this, I would really appreciate your help.
Thanks so much.

Hello,

I have never been to Niagra falls and was wondering if it is possible to walk across the boarder?
How expensive is it to cross with a taxi?
Is there a bus service that crosses boarder?
If there are more than two ports of entry, which one would you recomend?

Thank you...

My bf & I are heading to Niagara Falls (both sides most likely) this coming weekend. I'm doing research and came upon these two similar adventures:

Journey Behind the Falls and Cave of the Winds Tour

They both sound similar (taking an elevator down and walking on a boardwalk close the falls). One is on the Canada side and the other on the US side.

Have any of you been to both, or either? Which one do you recommend?

Also, any place else we shouldn't miss at Niagara? We are going on Maid of the Mist as well. We've both been to Niagara before but more than 10 years ago.

(We'll be in Toronto heading back to the US so just stopping in for about half a day).

Thanks!

Can anyone tell me how I can pick up the People Mover bus from Rainbow Bridge? I will be WALKING over the bridge from NY and I would like to pick up the People Mover as close as possible -I also need to know if I can use American $ to buy my all day pass or if they accept credit or debit cards for this and if I can buy one real close within walking distance from the Rainbow Bridge for convienence sake? I want to see the Spanish Aero Cars, the Niagara Helicopter ride/gift shop, the Sky Wheel at Clifton Hill, Behind the Falls and the Maid of the Mist- Thanx- my email is pixystyx @ comcast dot net and I plan to come to Niagara Falls on August 6th

I'm visiting niagara tomorrow an I'm interested in the scenic parks, especially ones good for photography... Where should I go? The side doesn't matter

i heard of the white water walk walk how's that

Hi everyone,
Thanks a lot for your info. I think I have to give up Casaloma trip and drive straight to Niagara falls. we are going to stay in a motel at king street west at Bathrust street, so,,if someone can help me with driving directions from the hotel to the falls, that'll be really appriciated.

Hi,
We are visiting toronto next week. I have planed one day trip to Casaloma and niagara falls. I am going to rent a car and visit casaloma first and then drive to the niagara falls. If someone can give me the driving directions to the niagara falls from casaloma that will be great.
thank you all

I remember going to N.Falls as a kid and the city having many haunted houses and fun-houses. Does this still exist? We have a wedding to attend and I am planning some vacation time around it. Will me and my two kids (8 & 11) have lots to keep us entertained?
Thanks.

hi
how long does it take to drive from new york city to the falls.
we are from england, on holiday in the u.s, so how easy is it to cross the border and do we need just are passports, or special visas?

thanks andy

Hi,
I plan to spend 2 nights at Niagra Falls (1st week of April 2009) and I dont want to spend much on accomodation.

Please help me with following information:-

(1) Transport (Bus / Train) from Toronto Airport to Niagra Falls (name, location, ticket cost, etc)
(2) Under 50 $ (CAD) accomodation in Niagra Falls
(3) Lowest possible accomodation budget

Thx

hi, i'll land with my plane from europe in toronto.
i'll rent a car from toronto to niagara falls.
i'll sleep in a hotel of the canadian part of the falls, and the day after i want to enter usa with the car and reach buffalo and stay in usa for 1 week.

is it possible to pass the border with a rented car?
are the immigration controls to enter usa very long?
how much time i'll need ? there is always queque?

would it be easier to pass the border on foot carryng my luggage? less controls?

thanks for your help!

I was woundering how much the Fort Erier costs???

We're adventurous eaters and love all kinds of food from all parts of the world. Our family will visit the falls this weekend. Any suggestions as to places we should try to dine at? We probably wouldn't go anywhere too fancy (we'll have our 2 kids, ages 7 & 12, with us, plus we'll be dressed for sight-seeing.) We hope to try either something known locally, seafood, or asian cuisine. Maybe we'll drive a little distance if we need to reach someplace with especially great food!

Thanks!

Is it open for lunch too?
Thanks!

Susan

I am planning to visit Niagara falls,US side in first week of september..
can anyone suggest the better way to travel from cleveland to niagara falls,us side?
renting a car or is there a public transportation? I m planning for a weekend trip.. actually I am in Chicago.. I am thinking of taking a megabus to cleveland,oh then going from there to niagara falls may be cost effective..
any plans or suggestions is most welcome..
looking forward for ur replies..
thanks in advance..
this is my first visit...

I would appreciate any hotel recommendations for Niagara Falls. A great view from my hotel room would be worth the price of admission! A quiet, classy restaurant would be wonderful too.

Hi,
Planning on going on our anniversary in late October, early November. Is it nice during this time? Cold?? Snow :)
Thanks!
D

I will be driving from Indiana to Boston through Buffalo later this month and since I will be so close thought I would deter to see a part of the falls. I wont have a whole lot of time so what would be the easiest/quickest detour to take and see something spectacular.

So we will be spending 1 full day in Niagara Falls. What should we do ? We want to do the Maid of the Mist, but what about Hurricane Deck ? and also someone said something about a spectacular whirlpool ? And Canadian side or American side ? What is BEST !? Thanks a lot !

I just found out that the hotel does not offer a shuttle. Any advice on the most economical way to get to the hotel from the airport I wonder if there is a simple bus service?

Are both Maid of the Mist and Behind the Falls accessible for a wheelchair/stroller?

I am a US citizen, I am leaving for Niagra Falls next week. I am bringing my birth certificate and my drivers license. I am worried that once I get over to Canada, if something happens to my paper work, I won't be able to get back into the US. Does this ever happen? I was really excited about my trip but now I am actually feeling scared. Any suggestions?

I am from India. I will be visiting USA in June-July-2008. One of my destination is Niagara falls (USA part). Is there a way to see it from Canada, without obtaining a Canadian Visa. I do not want to go though hassles of obtaining a Canadian Visa (and pay for it dearly), just to see Niagara fall from Canadian side. Is there a way out to this.

I am travelling with my family & friends from US into Canada on July 8th.
Where are the available borders? Which are most suitable to cross to Canada and from Canada? The border we need must between Vermont and the Niagra Falls.

Do we need special papers to cross the border? Is there someone who has a advice for a nice stay for 2 families for 1 or 2 nights in Canada one hour from the border? We travel with 4 children in the age range from 10 - 15 years old.

I hope someone had a advice.

Kind Regards,

Ron Ploeg

hey,
strange question, i have been looking at sites for niagara tours such as maid of the mist etc. they are all priced in $ but it does not mention if its canadian or US we will be staying on the canadian side, do we use canadian dolars there and if we pop over to the US side use US dollars? thanx

I have some family members visiting from S.Korea and they wanted to find a bus tour to Niagara Falls in Canada from N.VA or DC.

Does anyone know of any tours that is catered to Korean speaking tourists?

Thanks.

hi, we are travelling from new york to niagara falls, i think we have decided to go by train does anyone know of a train service that stops on the canadian side as the only ones i can find stop us side. or if anyone could advise us on how easy it is to get a taxi/ bus how approx costs, thanks very much in advance.

Hi,

My boyfriend and I are visiting Niagara falls soon and had a few questions. We are staying on the US side but we were planning on making a trip to the Canada side on foot. How long do you think it would take to cross the rainbow bridge on foot?

Also, we wanted to see the falls illuminated but were concerned with safety after dark. Is there a lot of crime? We would have to walk back to the hotel (Grand Niagara) from the viewing areas. Would this be safe?

Thanks for any information you can give me.

Hi!

I am planning my trip to Niagara in September and just need a little bit of help. I am flying in to Buffalo and getting a bus or shuttle to the Canadian side of the falls, after my 2 night stay I am going to take the train to New York.

What I need your help with is I dont know if it is better to board the train on the Canadian side and sit for 2 hours while customs do their thing or if there is a bus which I can take to the American side and catch the train from there?

The other option I wondered about is either taking a bus back to Buffalo and getting the train from there as there are more departures? or staying in Buffalo and visiting the falls for the day?

I am travelling on my own and would like to do things as cheap as possible so going to be staying in hostels and they are the same cost if I stay in either location.

One final question! The Empire Service and Lake Shore Limited trains are cheaper than the Maple Leaf service why is that?

Thanks for your help!

Hi all. We would like to have some ideas. We are for some weeks in the usa in July. We plan to spend some days around Boston and more north. The idea is to go 5 days to the north. So we want to drive one day halfway from Boston to Niagara falls then spend the night at a nice place. The arrive at the falls. Look around some hours. The drive into Canada some hours find a nice place to stay a day and then return to Boston. We have rental cars. We do not wanna sleep at the Niagara waterfalls. Does anyone have ideas how to fill the trip. We are with 2 families and both families have teenage Children.

Many thanks,

Ron Ploeg
The Netherlands