Location & Transportation

Immediate Access

Ideally situated in the heart of southwestern Ontario, Elgin County provides businesses with immediate access to a market of over 439,000 people, including the cities of St. Thomas and London, and more than 10 million people within a 2½ hour drive.

Strategically located with convenient access to Highways 401, 402 and 403, the cities of Windsor, Toronto and the GTA, London, Woodstock, Chatham-Kent, Kitchener/Waterloo, Detroit and Brantford are all within easy reach.

In addition to accessible roads, businesses in Elgin County can connect to air, rail and marine shipping channels.

Close Proximity

Elgin County’s location on Highway 401 positions businesses within easy reach of the Greater Toronto Area and the Windsor border crossing. Proximity to Highways 402 and 403 connects Elgin County with U.S. border crossings at Sarnia, Fort Erie and Niagara Falls.

Locating in Elgin County allows for fast transport and shipping of products to customers across Ontario and south of the border.

Distance to Major Canadian Centres

City  Distance
Kitchener/Waterloo 128 km/79.5 mi
Hamilton 144 km/89.7 mi
Toronto 209 km/130 mi
Oshawa 256 km/159 mi
Kingston 459 km/285 mi
Ottawa 648 km/403 mi

Distance to Canada/U.S. Border Crossings

City Distance
Sarnia/Port Huron 117 km/73 mi
Windsor/Detroit 185 km/115 mi
Niagara Falls 230 km/143 mi
Fort Erie/Buffalo  252 km/156 mi
Ivy Lea/Alexandria Bay 520 km/ 323 mi
Cornwall 631 km/392 mi

Distance to Major U.S. Centres

City Distance
Detroit, MI 194 km/120 mi
Cleveland, OH 456 km/ 238 mi
Pittsburgh, PA 610 km/379 mi
New York, NY 889 km/522 mi
Philadelphia, PA 903 km/561 mi
Chicago, IL 942 km/399 mi

Transportation Highways

Elgin County’s location on Highway 401 positions businesses within easy reach of the Greater Toronto Area and the Windsor border crossing. Proximity to Highways 402 and 403 connects the County to U.S. border crossings at Sarnia, Fort Erie and Niagara Falls.

Ports

Port Stanley and Port Burwell provide access to the St. Lawrence Seaway. Access to Lake Erie or Lake Ontario is available through Port Stanley, Hamilton Port, and Toronto Port, and these ports offer plenty of storage facilities for vessels.

Port Stan's Marina Hamilton Port Toronto Port
City Port Stanley Hamilton Toronto
Distance 8.9 km from St. Thomas 145 km  205 km
Lake Lake Erie Lake Ontario Lake Ontario
Storage Inside Vessels up to 36' 400 Vessels  
Winter Storage Up to 40 Vessels 250 Pleasure Crafts  
# of Berths     7
Handling Equipment Hydraulic Trailer Barge 30x12 Dockside Crane

Travel Lift (50 tonne)

Carry-All (17 tonne) 

Forklifts (9,11 and 15 tonne)

Heavy lift crane (270 tonnes)

Large mobile container top lifters(46 tonnes)

Floating derrick (50 tonnes)

Forklifts (up to 50 tonnes)

Highway Access Highway 401 Highway 407 and Queen Elizabeth II Highway Highway 401
Rail Access   Southern Ontario Railway CN and CP
Boat Access 80 miles by boat to Cleveland     

Airports 

  St. Thomas Airport London International Airport (YXU) Tillsonburg Airport Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
Location St. Thomas London Tillsonburg Toronto
Distance 30.4 km 57.2 km 58.4 km 185 km
# of Runways 6 1 runway and 1 crosswind 3 5
Runway Sizes  

8800' ILS runway

6300' crosswind

Paved runway (07-25) is 4,002 feet long by 100 feet wide, lighted

2 turf runways (02-20 & 32-14) are 2,600 feet long by 100 feet wide

05L/23R -10,500' x 200'

06L/24R - 9,500' x 200'

15R/33L - 8,500' x 200'

15L/33R - 11,050 x 200'

06R/24L - 9,020' x 200'

Carriers Serving Airport       82
Customs Office       Yes (Canpass)
Additional Info

classed as an airport of entry

staffed by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA)

full fuel service including jet fuel, maintenance, and over 29 privately-owned hangars

longest measuring 5,050' x 100'

29,730 take-offs and landings in 2005

     

Railways 

London Train Station- VIA Rail
Address: 205 York St.London,ON
Phone:1-888-VIA-RAIL
Fax:514-871-6104
Email: customer_relations@viarail.ca
Website: http://www.viarail.ca/en/stations/ontario/london

For shipments of products, railway cars can be ordered from CN Rail and Canadian Pacific Railways. For more information, please contact:

CN Rail
Mailing Address: Toronto (Concord)
MacMillan Administration Building
1 Administration Building
Concord, Ontario
L4K 1B9
Phone: 1-888-888-5909
Website: http://www.cn.ca/

Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Head Office: Canadian Pacific Railway
Gulf Canada Square
401-9th Ave. SW
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 4Z4
Phone: 1-888-333-6370
Website: http://www.cpr.ca/en/Pages/Default.aspx