5K

5K Start Line Location: Lakeshore Blvd., west of Ontario Dr.

5K Start Time: 8:00am

Please give yourself extra travel time on race morning.

We strongly recommend everyone use Shuttle Buses or Go Transit to get to the start of the 5K race and then they can leave directly from Nathan Phillips Square after they have completed their 5K race.

Public Transit

To reduce the impact of your race day, we suggest choosing public transit to get to the event.

Please note, subway service starts at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday. Visit the TTC Trip Planner to find your transit route to the event.

For the most up-to-date public transit information, please visit www.ttc.ca.

GO Train — Lakeshore West Train

Union Station to Exhibition Station (7 minute travel time).

Note – The 7:45am train will not leave you enough time to get to the 5k start line on time.

If you would like to get back to Exhibition Place after the race, there are GO trains leaving Union Station to Exhibition that only take 7 minutes.

Shuttle Buses — Before the Start of the 5K Race

FREE shuttle buses for 5K PARTICIPANTS ONLY will leave from Queen St, taking participants to the 5K start line at Exhibition Place.

The buses will load at Queen and University and will be running from 6:00am – 7:00am.

Please note the 5K shuttles to the 5K start are for 5K PARTICIPANTS ONLY. No spectators will be allowed access on the 5K Shuttle Buses.

5K PARKING

Parking is available at Exhibition Place. Please note that you will be responsible for finding your own way back to your vehicle — there will not be a shuttle service available after the race.

To get back to Exhibition Place after the race, take a GO train from Union Station to Exhibition.

Driving Directions

Lake Shore Blvd will be closed from Windermere Ave to Parliament St from 4:00am–1:00pm on race day. Please use the following driving directions to access Exhibition Place.

Access Eastbound on Gardiner Expressway

  • Exit at Lake Shore Blvd
  • North on Windermere Ave
  • East on Queensway and continue onto King St
  • South on Dufferin St
  • East onto Saskatchewan Rd and continue on Princes’ Blvd and park in any of the lots there

Access Westbound on Gardiner Expressway

  • Exit at Dunn Ave and continue north
  • East on King St
  • South on Dufferin St
  • East onto Saskatchewan Rd and continue on Princes’ Blvd and park in any of the lots there

Access from downtown core — west of Bay

  • South on Bathurst St — please note Bathurst will be closed from 8am–10:45am between Bloor St & Lake Shore Blvd
  • West on Fort York Blvd
  • West on Fleet St
  • Cross Strachan intersection and continue onto Manitoba Dr

Access from downtown core east of Bay 6am–7am

  • Travel south on Jarvis
  • Take the westbound Gardiner Expressway
  • Exit at Dunn Ave and continue north
  • East on King St
  • South on Dufferin St.
  • East onto Saskatchewan Rd. and continue on Princes’ Blvd. and park in any of the lots there
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MARATHON & HALF MARATHON

Marathon and Half Marathon Start Line Location: University Ave between Dundas St & Queen St

Marathon and Half Marathon Start Time: 8:45 a.m.

At 8:00am Bay St will close to east/west pedestrian traffic from Lake Shore Blvd to Dundas St. The 5K race will be running up Bay St to the finish line. Marathon and Half Marathon participants and spectators can cross Bay St at Dundas. We strongly recommend that you take public transit to the race.

Public Transit

Please note, subway service starts at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday. Visit the TTC Trip Planner to find your transit route to the event.

For the most up-to-date public transit information, please visit www.ttc.ca.

GO Train — Lakeshore West Train

Union Station to Exhibition Station (7 minute travel time).

Note – The 7:45am train will not leave you enough time to get to the 5k start line on time.

If you would like to get back to Exhibition Place after the race, there are GO trains leaving Union Station to Exhibition that only take 7 minutes.

UP Express

Coming from the West? Park at Pearson and hop on the UP Express.

UP Express connects Pearson Airport and Downtown Toronto in only 25 minutes. Trains run every 30 minutes. Book your ticket here.

Marathon & Half Marathon Parking

For easier access before and after the race, we encourage you to park  north of Dundas St.

Driving Directions

Marathon and Half Marathon:

Driving From the West
Gardiner Expressway east
Take Spadina Ave exit and travel north
East on Dundas St to Chestnut – south on Chestnut and into Green P Parking Lot under Nathan Phillips Square — access east of Simcoe will close at 8:15 a.m.

Driving From the East
Don Valley Parkway south
Take Richmond St exit and travel west
Park east of Yonge St.

BIKE PARKING

If you wish to travel to the race by bicycle, there are a number of FREE bicycle parking locations around Nathan Phillips Square. The locations and number of spots are as follows:

  • On the West side of City Hall beside the Playground
  • On the corner of Elizabeth St. and Hagerman St. behind City Hall
  • On the Southwest corner of Nathan Phillips Square along Osgoode Lane

Please note that these are public bicycle parking spots and are on a first come, first served basis. Any bikes that are parked in these locations will not be monitored by event staff or volunteers. TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon will not be responsible for any damage to bicycles while parked in these locations during the event.

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