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Location

Oakville is a one-hour drive along the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW Highway) where it connects to the U.S. border at Lewiston, Niagara Falls or Buffalo, New York. More than half of the population of the USA and Canada (135 million) are within 500 miles of Oakville.  Oakville is situated 30 minutes from downtown Toronto and 5.3 million consumers of the Greater Toronto Area.

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Distance to Selected Urban Centres
City Kilometres Miles Drive Time (hrs.)
Toronto 30 19 0.5
Hamilton 30 19 0.5
Kitchener-Waterloo 80 50 1
Niagara Falls 125 78 1.25
London 145 90 1.75
Ottawa 500 311 5
Montreal 609 378 6
Buffalo 136 84 1.5
Detroit 335 208 4
Cleveland 454 282 5.5
Pittsburgh 508 316 6.25
Chicago 815 506 12
New York 807 501 10
Boston 902 560 11
Source: CAA

Visiting Oakville Economic Development

From Toronto (East):
Take the QEW Highway (Gardner from Downtown Toronto) to Trafalgar Road exit. Exit off the QEW and turn right (north) onto Trafalgar Road. Turn right (east) at your second set of lights, White Oaks Boulevard. Enter the first driveway on your right to access Town Hall.

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Take HWY 407 to Trafalgar Road exit and turn left (south). Turn left (east) at White Oaks Boulevard. Enter the first driveway on your right to access Town Hall.

From Niagara and Niagara Falls, USA (South):
Take HWY 420 to the QEW Toronto. Exit off the QEW at Trafalgar Road and turn left (north). Turn right (east) at your third set of lights, White Oaks Boulevard. Enter the first driveway on your right to access Town Hall.

From Windsor and Detroit, USA (West):
Take HWY 401 to HWY 403 and continue to the QEW Toronto. Exit off the QEW at Trafalgar Road and turn left (north). Turn right (east) at your third set of lights, White Oaks Boulevard. Enter the first driveway on your right to access Town Hall.