Recommendations please.....
Jun 21, 2002 | 7:50 am
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Recommendations please.....
Hi..My wife and I will be attending a family wedding in Toronto come this September. Checking the current fares out of London, Detroit is a fair bit less expensive than Toronto. Would you recommend picking up a rental car in Detroit and driving ? Or is that a big No No ? Any other thoughts ? Appreciate the input, Mike.
Jun 21, 2002 | 7:58 am
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DTW to border 30-45 mins
border crossing (depending on time of day) 10-45 mins. Closer to 10-15 if you are nowhere near rush hour.
border to Toronto 3.5 hours
My suggestion, fly into Buffalo, 15-20mins from the border and 1.5 from there to Toronto.
edited to add this:
I take it you have no permanent resident status or canadian citizenship. because if you do, you cannot rent a car in the US and drive into Canada.
[This message has been edited by obiwan (edited 06-21-2002).]
border crossing (depending on time of day) 10-45 mins. Closer to 10-15 if you are nowhere near rush hour.
border to Toronto 3.5 hours
My suggestion, fly into Buffalo, 15-20mins from the border and 1.5 from there to Toronto.
edited to add this:
I take it you have no permanent resident status or canadian citizenship. because if you do, you cannot rent a car in the US and drive into Canada.
[This message has been edited by obiwan (edited 06-21-2002).]
Jun 21, 2002 | 8:56 am
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Thanks...hadn't thought of BUF as an option...checking Expedia, ITN and TCook, it's also at least 100 less expensive using US Airways or Continental , surprise, surprise! Also checked with Avis London....going into Canada they just need advice and provide some kind of insurance document, (they say at no extra cost). I think this ties in with what I remember a couple of years back when we drove from Seattle up to Vancouver...anyway, thanks for the welcome advice.
Jun 21, 2002 | 8:05 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mike turnbull:
Also checked with Avis London....going into Canada they just need advice and provide some kind of insurance document, (they say at no extra cost)</font>
Also checked with Avis London....going into Canada they just need advice and provide some kind of insurance document, (they say at no extra cost)</font>
Hope this helps.