Neighbourhood Guide

Toronto's West End
Walkability & Transit

A large district of main streets and residential pockets west of Bathurst, served by Line 2 along Bloor, streetcars on Queen, King, Dundas, College and St. Clair, and GO and UP Express trains.

Walk Score

Transit Score

Bike Score

Understanding Your Scores

At Queen Street West and Dovercourt Road, Walk Score rates the West End a Walker's Paradise, with Rider's Paradise transit and very bikeable streets. Scores drop in quieter residential pockets away from the main streets.

98/100

Walk Score

Walker's Paradise

Daily errands do not require a car along Queen West. Groceries, cafés, restaurants, shops and Trinity Bellwoods Park are within a short walk.

90/100

Transit Score

Rider's Paradise

World-class public transportation. The 501 Queen streetcar stops at the corner, the 63 Ossington and 29 Dufferin buses connect to Line 2, and King and Dundas streetcars are a few blocks away.

88/100

Bike Score

Very Bikeable

Mostly flat streets, the College and Bloor bike lanes and the West Toronto Railpath make cycling an easy everyday option.

Scores for 1093 Queen St W (Queen & Dovercourt) from Walk Score®. Scores can change as Walk Score updates its data.

TTC Network

Transit Routes & Accessibility

The West End is served by Line 2 along Bloor, five east-west streetcar lines, north-south buses and GO and UP Express trains at Bloor and Exhibition stations.

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West End stations run from Bathurst through Christie, Ossington, Dufferin, Lansdowne, Dundas West, Keele and High Park to Runnymede, with transfers to Line 1 at Spadina and St George.

Bloor GO station, connected to Dundas West Station, has UP Express trains to Union Station and Pearson Airport plus Kitchener line GO trains.

Lakeshore West GO trains run from Exhibition Station to Union. Exhibition is also planned as the western end of the Ontario Line.

Runs the length of Queen West through Trinity Bellwoods and Parkdale toward Roncesvalles and the Humber, and east to downtown.

Frequent service on the King Street corridor, with branches to Dundas West Station and Dufferin Gate near Liberty Village.

Runs along Dundas West through Little Portugal to Dundas West Station, and east to downtown.

Serves Little Italy and the College Street strip, connecting to Line 1 at Queen's Park and continuing west to High Park.

Runs in its own right-of-way along St. Clair West through Corso Italia, connecting to St Clair West and St Clair stations on Line 1.

North-south route linking Dufferin Gate and Liberty Village with Dufferin Station on Line 2 and points north.

Links Liberty Village, Queen West and Ossington Avenue with Ossington Station on Line 2.

Line 2 Bloor–DanforthNine stations from Bathurst to Runnymede along the north edge of the West End.

Bloor GO & UP ExpressConnected to Dundas West Station, with trains to Union and Pearson Airport.

Exhibition GO & Ontario LineLakeshore West GO trains today; planned western end of the Ontario Line, now under construction.

Route information from the TTC. Check ttc.ca for current schedules and service changes.

Cycling

Bike Infrastructure

The West End is very bikeable, with Bike Share stations across the area, bike lanes on College and Bloor, the car-free West Toronto Railpath and the waterfront trail.

88Bike Score® · Very Bikeable

Bike Routes NearbyConnections

Bike lanes on College Street and Bloor Street West run east-west across the area, and the Railpath links the Junction Triangle with Dundas West and Bloor.

Bike Share TorontoDocking stations

Bike Share Toronto stations throughout the West End make one-way trips easy without owning a bike.

Flat Street GridEasy riding

Most of the West End is flat, with gentler grades toward High Park and the Junction.

Trail AccessRecreation

The Martin Goodman Trail runs along the lake past Sunnyside and the Humber Bay bridge, and High Park has its own paved routes.

88Bike Score

2major east-west bike lanes

Car-freeWest Toronto Railpath

Residential street in Toronto's West End

Quick Fact

From Queen and Dovercourt, the Financial District is roughly a 15-minute ride, and High Park about 15 minutes west.

Key Cycling Routes

Martin Goodman TrailWaterfrontLakeside trail from Exhibition Place past Sunnyside.

West Toronto RailpathCar-free pathMulti-use trail along the rail corridor near Dundas West.

College StreetBike lanesEast–west lanes through Little Italy toward downtown.

Bloor Street WestBike lanesEast–west lanes along the Line 2 corridor.

Bike Score® from walkscore.com. Ride and walk times are approximate.

Commute Times

Approximate travel times from Queen Street West and Dovercourt Road

Destination	Transit	Drive	Bike	Walk	Best Route
Financial District	≈ 25 min	≈ 15 min	≈ 15 min	≈ 45 min	501 Queen streetcar
Union Station	≈ 30 min	≈ 15 min	≈ 18 min	≈ 50 min	501 Queen to Line 1
Liberty Village	≈ 10 min	≈ 5 min	≈ 5 min	≈ 15 min	63 Ossington bus
U of T / St George	≈ 25 min	≈ 15 min	≈ 15 min	≈ 45 min	63 Ossington to Line 2
High Park	≈ 25 min	≈ 10 min	≈ 15 min	≈ 50 min	501 Queen or 506 College
Pearson Airport	≈ 45 min	≈ 25 min	—	—	505 Dundas to UP Express

From Other West End Neighbourhoods

Approximate transit time to Union Station

Neighbourhood	Transit	Best Route
Roncesvalles	≈ 35 min	504 King streetcar
High Park North	≈ 30 min	Line 2 to Line 1
Bloor West Village	≈ 35 min	Line 2 to Line 1
Junction Area	≈ 20 min	UP Express from Bloor GO
Liberty Village	≈ 15 min	GO train from Exhibition
Little Italy	≈ 25 min	506 College to Line 1

Times are off-peak estimates and vary with traffic and service. Plan exact trips with the TTC trip planner.

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