36th
Annual Meeting, Canadian Association
for Physical Anthropology
November
5-8, 2008, Hamilton, Ontario
L'association canadienne d'anthropologie physique, Congrès CAPA
2008
le 5 ŕ 8, Novembre, Hamilton, Ontario
Travel Information:
(taken from Tourism
Hamilton)
Arriving by Air
Fly into the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport with services available from Air Canada Jazz, WestJet Airlines, flyglobespan.com and Transat Vacations. Ground transportation available at the airport includes Hamilton Limo, Hi Shuttle, taxi services, HSR (local public transit) and car rentals, see below for more information.
John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport
905-679-1999
9300 Airport Rd., Suite 2206
Mount Hope, ON
L0R 1W0 West
Jet, Air Canada and flyglobespan
offer 100 flights per week to 60 destinations. Transat Holidays and Sunquest
offer winter charters.
Website
For driving directions to Hamilton International click here. For trans-continental or U.S. departures into Hamilton, Pearson International Airport is a 45-minute drive away and Buffalo/Niagara International Airport is only 50 minutes away.
Airlines
Air Canada Jazz
1-888-247-2262
Air Canada, together with its regional airline subsidiary, Air Canada
Jazz, offers convenient direct flights to Ottawa and Montreal from John
C. Munro Hamilton International Airport.
Website
WestJet Airlines
1-800-538-5696
Lester B Pearson International Airport P.O. Box 144 Toronto AMF, ON L5P
1A2 The second largest airline in Canada with 64 Boeing Next-Generation
aircraft. Scheduled service reaches 35 Canadian and U.S. destinations
and charters to the U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean.
Website
Flyglobespan
905-296-8614 or 1-800-663-8614
Flyglobespan offers daily scheduled service between Hamilton and 7 cities
in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as flights from the UK to 26
other destinations worldwide. The Boeing is used on flights from Hamilton
to the UK/Ireland, with a 2-class infight service; Premium Economy and
Business Class.
Website
Getting To/From the Airport
Airways Transit Service Limited
905-689-4460
35 Highway #5 West Hamilton, ON L9H 7L5
We're the airport ground transportation specialists since 1975. Serving
Greater Hamilton as well as Burlington and Oakville to and from both Toronto's
Pearson International Airport and Hamilton International Airport.
Hamilton Limo
905-529-5466
1-877-531-8016
Hamilton Limo offers transportation groups 1-500. Serving all area airports,
Sedans, Stretches, SUV’s Limo Buses, Day Trips, Socials, Wine Tours, Airports.
Website
hi Shuttle 905-296-3629 1-877-531-8016
Hi Shuttle provides roundtrip transportation from Hamilton airport to
the downtown hotels.
Website
Car Rentals available at the John C. Munroe International Airport
Avis
Avis Rent A Car System, Inc. and its subsidiaries operate the world's
second largest general-use car rental business, providing business and
leisure customers with a wide range of services at more than 1,700 locations
in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Latin American/Caribbean
region.
Website
Phone: 1 800-272-5871
Hamilton Int’l Airport – 9300 Airport Rd., Mount Hope, ON – 905-679-0200
Hamilton Downtown – 2 King St. W., in Jackson Square, Hamilton - 905-522-1552
Hertz
Click on Hertz Companies and find out about the Hertz' subsidiaries and
divisions-Hertz Rent A Car, Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation, Hertz
Local Edition, Hertz Car Sales, or Hertz Truck and Van or Hertz Leasing.
So whether you're renting a car or thinking about buying one, here you
will find everything you need to know. Click on What's New and find out
about our latest service or enhancement. Click on Hertz History, and you
will discover things you may not have known about the company that has
been #1 since it started in 1918.
Website
Phone: 1 800-263-0600
Hamilton Int’l Airport – 9300 Airport Rd., Mount Hope, ON – 905-679-3290
Hamilton Downtown – 360 Main St. East, Hamilton, ON – 905-525-1122
National
National Car Rental is one of the nation's largest rental car companies
serving the most popular domestic and international travel destinations
by providing quality vehicles and service to business, and leisure customers
Website
Phone: 1-800-CAR-RENT (227-7368)
Hamilton Int’l Airport – 9300 Airport Rd., Mount Hope, – 905-679-0068
Hamilton Downtown – 190 Main St. E. Hamilton, ON – 905-318-4523
Hamilton Mountain – Upper James St., Hamilton, ON - 905-388-7368
Ancaster (in Ancaster Toyota) – 30 Mason Dr., Ancaster, ON - 905-648-4227
Click here for a full listing of car and truck rental agencies in Hamilton.
Arriving by Road
By Car
Hamilton is easily accessed by highway including the QEW, 403, 407, 5, 6, 8 and 20.
Arriving from Toronto
Follow the Queen Elizabeth
Way (QEW) towards Hamilton/Niagara Take Highway 403 West toward Hamilton/Brantford
Arriving from Niagara Falls
Follow the Queen Elizabeth
Way (QEW) towards Hamilton/Toronto For East Hamilton: Exit onto the Redhill
Expressway or Centennial Parkway For West Hamilton: Take Highway 403 Exit
towards Hamilton/Brantford
Arriving from London, ON
Follow Highway 401 East towards Toronto Take Exit 235 to Highway 403 Hamilton/Brantford
By Coach
GO Transit
1 888 438-6646
36 Hunter St. E., Hamilton, ON L8N 3W8 (Downtown Terminal)
1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON (McMaster University Hub)
GO Transit is Canada's first, and Ontario's only, interregional public
transit system, linking Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater
Toronto Area (GTA). We carry more than 50 million passengers a year in
an extensive network of train and bus services that is one of North America’s
premier transportation systems. Website
Greyhound
1-877-463-6446
36 Hunter St. E., Hamilton, ON L8N 3W8 (Downtown Terminal)
Greyhound Canada is the largest provider of intercity bus transportation
in Canada, serving nearly 1,100 locations. It has become an icon of bus
travel, providing safe, enjoyable and affordable travel to 6.5 million
passengers each year.
Website
Coach Canada and Trenway-Wagner
1-800-461-7661
36 Hunter St E. Hamilton, ON L8N 3W8 (Downtown Terminal)
For information on scheduled bus routes, convenient door-to-door airport
van transfers, fun city sightseeing tours, and first class charter service
please visit the Coach Canada website.
Website
Arriving by Rail
GO Transit
1 888 438-6646
36 Hunter St. E., Hamilton, ON L8N 3W8 (Downtown Terminal)
GO Transit offers rail service from Hamilton, eastbound towards Toronto
along the Lakeshore West GO Train Route. The rail service runs weekdays
during peak 'rush hour' travel times. Regular bus departures from the
Hamilton GO Station (downtown terminal) connect Hamilton to Aldershot
Train station to provide access to the Lakeshore West GO Train Route.
For more information about GO and train schedules visit their website.
Website
VIA Rail*
1 888 842-7245
1199 Waterdown Road, Burlington, ON (Aldershot GO Station)
*VIA Rail does not travel directly to Hamilton. Aldershot (between Burlington
and Hamilton) is the closest VIA station to Hamilton in which regular
connecting GO Transit Bus Service to Hamilton is available.