{"id":40309,"date":"2025-09-24T17:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T21:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shawfest.com\/?page_id=40309"},"modified":"2026-01-05T15:43:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:43:04","slug":"toronto-niagara-shaw-express","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.shawfest.com\/visit\/toronto-niagara-shaw-express\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaw Express"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On select days we are offering two show bus days! Arrive in time for the matinee and head home after the evening performance. Marked as B+ on the calendar. Please see <a href=index-229.html#calendar\">calendar<\/a> for Shaw Express schedule.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Shaw Express bus will pick up at the Royal York in Toronto at 9am and depart Niagara-on-the-Lake at 10pm. Please confirm dates and times with our Box Office by calling 1-800-511-7429 or look for the bus icon on the <a href=_.html>calendar<\/a> page when booking your tickets to ensure the bus is running that day.<\/p>\n<p>The scheduled 10pm departure time is set to use as a guide.\u00a0 The bus may leave earlier or later than 10pm depending on performance running times.\u00a0 The Shaw Express host will review the exact departure time with passengers on trip day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Toronto pick-up<\/strong><br \/>\nRoyal York Hotel (York St, north of Front St West, next to the hotel)<br \/>\nBus ticket must be purchased in advance from the box office. <strong>No walk-ons permitted.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Burlington pick-up<\/strong><br \/>\n430 John Street (the bus shelter is on the west side of the street)<br \/>\nBus ticket must be purchased in advance from the box office. <strong>No walk-ons permitted. <\/strong>The Shaw Express host will contact your cell if running late heading to Burlington due to heavy traffic, construction, etc.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><small>SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Must be on same date(s) as theatre ticket(s). Available February to October and during the holiday season. We recommend that all passengers arrive 15 minutes early for their scheduled bus. There is no assigned seating, seating is reserved on a first-come first-served basis. A ticket for the Shaw Express can only be purchased with the purchase of a Shaw Festival performance (does not include Garden Tour, or other event ticket purchases).<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On select days we are offering two show bus days! Arrive in time for the matinee and head home after the evening performance. Marked as B+ on the calendar. Please see calendar for Shaw Express schedule. The Shaw Express bus will pick up at the Royal York in Toronto at 9am and depart Niagara-on-the-Lake at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":221,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-40309","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Shaw Express - Shaw Festival Theatre<\/title>\n
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