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How to get to Budweiser Stage from Union Station

Headed to a concert at Budweiser Stage soon? We’ll help you get there on transit.

Jun 13, 2025

Headed to a concert or event at Budweiser Stage in Toronto soon?  

Whether you have tickets to see Gracie Abrams or Shawn Mendes this summer 2025, GO Transit is your best bet for getting to your concert on time and on budget.  

Exhibition GO Station is just 900 metres from the Budweiser Stage, or a 13-minute walk — and you won’t have to worry about ride share surge pricing or high event parking fees.  

The station is just one stop west of Union Station along the Lakeshore West Line. If you're coming from Hamilton, Oakville or Mississauga, you can take a Lakeshore West train east, get off at Exhibition GO and follow the walking directions from there.  

With One Fare, transit riders only have to pay once when connecting to and from the TTC and GO Transit, Brampton Transit, Durham Region Transit, MiWay and York Region Transit. Plus, on weekends and holidays, you can enjoy unlimited travel on the GO network for just $10 a day with GO Transit’s online Weekend Pass. On weekdays, groups of up to five can save with a Weekday Group Pass, which offers all day, unlimited travel on GO Transit.     

How to get from Union Station to Budweiser Stage

Prefer step-by-step directions? See below.

Starting at Union Station’s York Concourse, look for a to find the departure time and platform information for the next Lakeshore West train stopping at Exhibition GO Station.  

Union Station’s York Concourse

Union Station’s York Concourse. (Metrolinx photo)

Buy a ticket at a Ticket Vending Machine or tap on at a PRESTO device in the station to pay your fare with a digital or physical PRESTO card, or a credit or debit card.  

Head to the platform and board the train.  

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After one stop, get off at Exhibition GO Station. (Metrolinx photo)

After one stop, get off at Exhibition GO Station. Don’t forget to tap off!  

Head down the stairs and turn right. Take the tunnel and follow signs for Budweiser Stage.  

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Take the tunnel and follow signs for Budweiser Stage. (Metrolinx photo)

Crossing Manitoba Drive at the crosswalk, go along Nunavut Road (Google Maps shows the street as Nova Scotia Avenue) following the sidewalk until you get to Princes’ Boulevard. Along the way, you will pass by BMO Field and the Enercare Centre.  

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Cross Manitoba Drive at the crosswalk. (Metrolinx photo)

Cross Princes’ Boulevard at the lights. 

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Cross Princes’ Boulevard at the lights. (Metrolinx photo)

Continue between the white sign posts towards the trees.

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Continue between the white sign posts towards the trees. (Metrolinx photo)

Look for a sign that says Ontario Place. Walk across the bridge crossing Lake Shore Boulevard.  

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Walk across the bridge crossing Lake Shore Boulevard. (Metrolinx photo)

At the end of the bridge, you’ll see the entrance to Budweiser Stage. You’ve arrived at your destination! Enjoy the concert. 

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You’ve arrived at your destination! (Metrolinx photo)

Where is Budweiser Stage? 

This waterfront concert venue, previously known as the Molson Amphitheatre and which has a capacity of about 16,000, is located on the grounds of Ontario Place at 909 Lakeshore Blvd. W. in Toronto.  

How to get from Budweiser Stage events to Union Station  

Heading home after the concert? Simply head back to Exhibition GO by retracing your steps, and then take the next Lakeshore West Line train towards Union Station.  


by Truc Nguyen Senior Editorial Content Producer, Kareen Awadalla Senior editorial content producer

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