I am curious if I am the only one who thinks that the new Pearson express is a low-value proposition for anyone who doesn't live exactly nearby one of the stations?

Are any YYZ-based user on the forum actually considering using it?

Let's say you will want to connect with the TTC to the Bloor GO Station (25 minutes to Pearson), only saves you about 20 minutes over using TTC to go further on the Bloor-Danforth Line to Kipling and then take the 192 Keele express to Pearson for just $2.7 (40 minutes to Pearson from Dundas West). The express from Bloor GO costs $22 (not including $2.7 required to connect).

So is it worth spending $22 to save approximately 15 minutes each way? Roundtrip that is $44 extra. A $275 RT flight to NYC means that just getting to the airport will be a %15 increase in the cost of the flight.

A cab from Bloor GO Station is $32 - only $10 more expensive than the express train.

The family fare is $44 from Bloor GO - more expensive than taking a cab. Why would a family of 5 take the Pearson Express?

What I would like to see:

1) Something like a $10 fare max - with free connection to TTC
2) There should be a station at one of the interchanges that are actually the "TTC Hubs" - e.g., Spadina, St. George or Bloor-Yonge stations.