Transit directions to the Keele campus
Several buses and transit companies are routed through the campus or have express services to York. Here are a few common ones:
Toronto Transit (TTC)
Downsview Station & Sheppard Station
* 196 York University Rocket - Express from Downsview Station; 196 B from
Sheppard Station via Downsview during peak times
* 106 York University - from Downsview at non-peak times
* 107 B&C Keele North - Downsview Station to Rutherford GO Stn (107 B) or
Teston Rd (107 C) via York U (one-fare service between York Region and York
University)
Finch Station: Steeles 60C or 60F
Jane Station: Jane 35 E - Express to York U
Keele Station: Keele 41 (41 B - including Petrolia; 41 C - including Steeles Ave via Murray Ross)
GO Transit
Hwy 407 Express GO Bus Service: Hamilton - Burlington - Oakville - Mississauga - Bramalea - York University Common - Thornhill - Mount Joy - Scarborough - Pickering - Oshawa
Newmarket GO Bus Service: Newmarket - Aurora - King - Maple - York U Common - Yorkdale
Meadowvale Express GO Bus Service: Meadowvale - York University
Bradford GO Train Service: Barrie - Bradford - Newmarket - Aurora - King - Maple - York U - Union Stn. A free York shuttle transports passengers to/from the York Common to the York University GO Train Station.
York Region Transit
Jane-Concord - Route 20 a new service which provides direct connections to Vaughan Mills Mall; Jane Street Industrial-Employment Corridor; Interchange Restaurants & Entertainment Complex; Ahmadiya Mosque; Paramount Canada’s Wonderland (provided only during park operating season) and many other local destinations.
Woodbridge - York University 10 - Islington/Langstaff - Martin Grove/Woodbridge - Rutherford/Islington - Langstaff, south on Ansley Grove and Weston Road - Steeles - York U
Thornhill - York University 3 - from York Region Transit Terminal at Promenade Mall (with connections to YRT Routes 77, 83, 88 and TTC Bathurst 160) - Bathurst/Atkinson - New Westminister - Steeles - Dufferin/Steeles - York U
Driving directions to the Keele campus
4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 416-736-2100
From Highway 401
* Take Hwy. 401 to Keele Street
* Exit at Keele Street and go north
* Follow Keele Street north of Finch Avenue (the campus is on your left)
* Turn left at the Main entrance, the third stop light after Finch
From Highway 407
* Take Hwy. 407 to Keele Street
* Exit at Keele Street and go south
* Follow Keele Street south of Steeles Avenue (the campus is on your right)
* Turn onto the campus via the Main entrance, the first stop light after Steeles
From Highway 400 (southbound)
* Take Hwy. 400 south to Hwy. 7
* Exit onto Hwy. 7 and go east
* Follow Hwy. 7 east to Keele Street
* At Keele Street go south (the campus is on your right)
* Turn onto the campus via the Main entrance, the first stop light after Steeles
From Highway 400 (northbound)
* Take Hwy. 400 north to Steeles Avenue
* Exit onto Steeles Ave. and go east
* Follow Steeles Avenue east to Keele Street
* At Keele Street go south (the campus is on your right)
* Turn onto the campus via the Main entrance, the first stop light after Steeles
Founders College (is building #50 on the map). Parking is nearby. The York Lanes Parking Garage is the closest: daily rates are $2.00 per hour up to $14.00 maximum; Saturday is a flat rate of $7.00. Another available parking lot is Founders Road East Lot (#66 on the map). They have a $9.00 flat rate. Look at the map for other parking lots (there are a number of them).