Access to Markets

Kingston's strategic location at the convergence of Lake Ontario,the St. Lawrence River and Rideau Canada was one of the original reasons for the development of the city as the first capital of the United Canada's. 

Located directly between Toronto and Ottawa, Kingston offers easy access to Highway 401, rail and air services.

The region within an eight-hour drive of Kingston represents the third largest GDP concentration in North America.

• 25 million people live within and 8-hour drive
• 130 million people within a day's drive
• 30 minutes from the US border

Proximity to Major Canadian Cities:

Proximity to Large US Cities:

Thousand Islands Bridge

 
Kingston is located within 30 minutes of the Thousand Islands Bridge to the United States, which offers a number of commercial carrier advantages: 

• Gateway to New York State
• Direct access I-81 to all major cities in the Northeast and Midwest United States
• NEXUS/FAST enrollment centre
• Efficient 24 hour border crossings
• Credit cards accepted
• Oversize loads accepted (escort fee applicable)
• Modern duty-free stores
• $10 million in recent improvements
• 24 hour customs clearance
• No wait times

World Class Infrastructure

Highway #401

• Busiest highway in North America
• Kingston exits 611 - 632
• Connects Quebec City with Windsor and services half of Canada's population
• Newly installed high-tech onramps speed the movement of trucks
• Current upgrades include continued widening to six lands from Gardiners Road exit through Highway #15 exit

Kingston Airport

• YGK - Norman Rogers Airfield
• 9+ daily flights from Kingston to Toronto
• Air Canada service
• Private charters available

VIA Rail/CN Rail

• 5th busiest passenger station in Canada; 4th busiest in Ontario
• Kingston is on the express stop between Montreal and toronto for passenger service
• Freight service available

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