hey, I'm new to the whole bus route thingy.
does anyone know how I could get to limeridge mall and back? I need to go there on Friday, but haven't a clue what bus number to take there and back. And the site for the bus routes are confusing :S
Thanks in advance!

You want the 25 Upper Wentworth. You can catch it at Gore Park.

You could also take the 26 Upper Wellington, as it turns around and becomes a 25, but it would take longer. Or if you just get onto the mountain, you can take the 41 Mohawk or 43 Stone Church.

it would just be easier to get someone whos been there to come along or atleast show you the bus stop for the 25 and 26, cuz it is a 2-3 minute walk from where the bus from mac drops you off

Youve got to take a bus that goes downtown, and some make you get off at Bay st. (and thats ok) you just walk in the direction the bus was going for a couple blocks till you hit James street, turn right, and the bus stops are right there. 25 and 26 take you there

Getting there
--> On campus catch the 1A ,10, 5A, 51 or at Main and Emerson catch the 5, 5E
--> Get off at Main & MacNab (the stop after Main & Bay)
--> Walk one block east (the direction you were going) to James St.
-->Walk south (turn left) on James to the bus stop for 25,26
--> Take the 25 (shorter) or the 26 (a little longer) and they will take you directly into the Limeridge parking lot
Coming Home:
-->At the Transit Terminal in the Limeridge mall parking lot, at the stop closer to the shopping center, catch either the 25 Upper Wentworth N or the 26 Upper Wellington N to Downtown
-->Get off at the end of the route (the area where you got on the bus in the first place)
-->Walk north (the direction the bus was going) to King and West (turn left to James
-->At King and James, catch the 1A, 5B, 5C, 10, 51 to come right onto campus or the 52,54 to get dropped off in front of campus.

Sidenotes/Small Corrections

On the way there:
The 10 no longer goes onto the core of campus so you won't be able to catch it on campus.

If you happen to get onto a 51 bus, it will actually turn onto James Street, so you can get off right beside the bus stop for the 25/26. Get off the 51 at the stop right after the bus makes a right turn from Main onto James.

On the way back:
When you get off the 25/26 bus, walk towards Jackson Square, it'll be the corner diagonally north west of where you get off the bus so you'll need get to the opposite corner. The bus stop is beside where the window displays for Urban Planet are.

the 1A, 5C, and 51 will let you off on campus. The 52, 5B, and 10 will let you off along Main Street, which is by the hospital.

(Again, the 10 doesn't go onto campus anymore. And neither does the 5B. There isn't a 54.)

Originally Posted by opensky

Sidenotes/Small Corrections

On the way there:
The 10 no longer goes onto the core of campus so you won't be able to catch it on campus.

If you happen to get onto a 51 bus, it will actually turn onto James Street, so you can get off right beside the bus stop for the 25/26. Get off the 51 at the stop right after the bus makes a right turn from Main onto James.

On the way back:
When you get off the 25/26 bus, walk towards Jackson Square, it'll be the corner diagonally north west of where you get off the bus so you'll need get to the opposite corner. The bus stop is beside where the window displays for Urban Planet are.

the 1A, 5C, and 51 will let you off on campus. The 52, 5B, and 10 will let you off along Main Street, which is by the hospital.

(Again, the 10 doesn't go onto campus anymore. And neither does the 5B. There isn't a 54.)

Thanks for correcting those for me. I used the info that was posted on the old MSU site...so I knew some of the info might not be correct, i just didn't know which info!

http://www.busweb.hamilton.c a:8008/

at this website you put in your start and end addresses, the date and the time you want to go, and it'll give you different options of routes to take, and tell you where to transfer, how many times, where the stops are, what times the buses come, etc.

Originally Posted by Maegs

http://www.busweb.hamilton.c a:8008/

at this website you put in your start and end addresses, the date and the time you want to go, and it'll give you different options of routes to take, and tell you where to transfer, how many times, where the stops are, what times the buses come, etc.

Ya, but it's not very user-friendly... especially if you're unfamiliar with the city.

Originally Posted by MarkA

Ya, but it's not very user-friendly... especially if you're unfamiliar with the city.

i didn't have too many problems with it, and i'm not familiar with downtown hamilton at all - i pulled up a map of where it said to transfer and such so i could see where i had to go

Originally Posted by MarkA

Ya, but it's not very user-friendly... especially if you're unfamiliar with the city.

Aaand occasionally the trip planner gives out wrong bus numbers.