
Mississauga Travel Guide
From Wikitravel
Mississauga [1] is a city southwesten Ontario, Canada. It is Toronto's largest suburb and Canada's sixth largest city.
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Get in
Mississauga is readily accessible by car, by rail, and by air.
Toronto's Pearson International Airport [2], Canada's busiest airport, is located within the borders of Mississauga. It is the gateway to Canada, and is served by most major airlines in the world. It takes no more than 30 minutes to drive from the airport to Mississauga's city centre. Mississauga Transit's Route #7 links the airport with Square One shopping centre.
Mississauga is served by 4 major expressways:
- The 401 links Mississauga with Windsor, Detroit and beyond in the West direction, and Kingston, Ottawa, and Quebec in the East direction.
- The 403 links to Hamilton and Niagara Falls in the west, and connects with the 401 and 410. The 410 leads to Brampton in the North.
- The QEW links Mississauga with the Gardiner Expressway and downtown Toronto in the east, and connects with the 403 in the west.
- The 407 is an East-West route running parallel with the 401.
Mississauga can also be reached from most areas in the Greater Toronto Area with GO Transit, which provides train service during rush hour, and bus service in off peak hours.
Get around
Mississauga Transit [3]
Toronto Transit Commision (TTC) [4] (services some of the east end of the city near the Toronto boundary)
Oakville Transit [5] (services some of the west end of the city near the Oakville boundary)
Blue & White Taxi
Golden City Taxi
See
Do
- Playdium A large video arcade that also has wall climbing and go-karting. Some nights you are able to pay a flat fee for three hours of arcade gaming.
Buy
- Square One [6] , one of the largest malls in the world
- Old Credit Brewery, 6 Queen St. W. Tel:905-2719888, Open 10-19, Excellent small brewery that sells an ale and a pilsner.
Eat
- Hooks Grille, 26 Lakeshore Road East, tel: 905-2787665. [7]. Overlooking Port Credit harbour. Small intimate place with great cajun food. Mains $15-20, tapas $5-10. The tapas are big, order at most two. Beer lovers will want to try the local Old Credit ale on draft.
- Nirvana, the Flavors of India 35 Brunnel Road, tel: +1905 5015500. Slightly upscale Indian restaurant in the north end of Mississauga close to Brampton. It is a friendly place with great food. Mains CND 13.
Drink
Sleep
Get out
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