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Are there any travel agencies arranging travel for Kitchener-Waterloo’s Oktoberfest?
Myself and a few friends are looking to attend this year, for the first time in 20 years and are traveling from Newfoundland. Ideally we’d like to find a nice hotel near Concordia Club or one of the other main events on the first weekend. Travel that could be streamlined (all air travel) from St. John’s would be a huge thing in maximizing our time at the events! Not really keen on flying to Toronto then driving a rental – if we can avoid it.
Bad weekend to drive. : )

There is an airport in Kitchener, but I don’t know about flights to St. John’s – I know you can get to Halifax (though with a change, I think) and you can probably make another change for St. Johns. If there are a group of you, you could book a private car from Pearson Airport in Toronto with Airways Transit,the local airport transit company, or you could book individual seats on their group vehicles – I think the whole car is cheaper for a group. They’ll pick you up at the airport at a prearranged arrival time,and pick you up at your hotel for the flight home. I haven’t heard of their having any crashes during Octoberfest, and they make many trips a day! Their website is http://www.airwaystransit.com/
For a hotel, I recommend the Walper Terrace – it’s centrally located downtown. There are many other nice hotels – most of the chains available here. You don’t need a travel agent, but you do need to do it early – when we have to bring visitors here during Octoberfest on university business, we often have difficulty finding hotel rooms.

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How long will it take me to drive to Kitchener from downtown Toronto?

I will be staying at a hotel in down town Toronto, and need to be at an appointment in Kitchener before 8am. I’ve never been to Ontario before, so what time do I need to leave by to play it safe getting there in time. I’ve heard the 401 gets crazy busy during rush hour. Thanks!

The approximate distance from Downtown Toronto to Kitchener is 110 km/66 miles. It would take you about 1 hour and 15 minutes to drive in good driving conditions.

You should estimate about 2 hours and 30 minutes – 3 hours during rush hour, as your average speed will be about half than usual.

Therefore, you may want to depart Toronto by 5 or 5:30 am just to be safe. You are likely to arrive by 7:30 am.

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Here’s an old photo of the Walper Hotel in Kitchener Ontario.

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