{"id":258,"date":"2015-09-21T15:52:39","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T15:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/?p=258"},"modified":"2017-05-31T13:17:29","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T13:17:29","slug":"awesome-life-hack-of-the-week-free-shuttles-for-shopping-destinations-in-the-greater-toronto-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-life-hack-of-the-week-free-shuttles-for-shopping-destinations-in-the-greater-toronto-area","title":{"rendered":"Awesome Life Hack of the Week: Free shuttles for shopping destinations in the Greater Toronto Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/public-transit-in-toronto-how-it-works\">awesome transit<\/a><\/b> and bike lanes, having a car in Toronto isn&#8217;t all that necessary most of the time (not to mention, the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/why-is-traffic-so-bad-in-toronto\">insane traffic<\/a><\/b>).<\/p>\n<p>Problem is, without a car, getting to certain parts of the city, or going on a major shopping spree, can be a major hassle.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you have a car, travelling long distances might not be your cup of tea. But no worries \u2013 your awesome Toronto life hack of the weeks is free shuttles to some of the main shopping destinations in the GTA!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4306\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4306\" class=\"wp-image-4306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/vaughan-mills-mall-armani-cecilia-de-freitas.jpg\" alt=\"inside view of vaughan mills mall \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/vaughan-mills-mall-armani-cecilia-de-freitas.jpg 709w, https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/vaughan-mills-mall-armani-cecilia-de-freitas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/vaughan-mills-mall-armani-cecilia-de-freitas-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lights, camera, shop.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Vaughan Mills<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Need your fix of <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/feel-famous-in-celebrity-designed-clothes-from-these-toronto-stores\">high-end fashion<\/a><\/b> from one of the GTA&#8217;s best shopping malls? No problem, because you can get there for free. The free shopping shuttle to Vaughan Mills doesn&#8217;t run year-round, but it does operate over the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/5-places-to-get-christmas-gifts-on-the-cheap-in-toronto\">Christmas shopping season<\/a><\/b>, which is pretty much perfect for hauling huge bags full of gifts back home from the mall without the struggle of making multiple trips to the car when your arms just can&#8217;t carry any more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The Vaughan Mills Shopping Shuttle schedule is:<\/p>\n<p>Depart Union Station at 10:00 am<\/p>\n<p>Depart Vaughan Mills at 3:00 pm<\/p>\n<p>OR<\/p>\n<p>Depart Union Station at 1:00 pm<\/p>\n<p>Depart Vaughan Mills at 6:00 pm<\/p>\n<p>This schedule is in effect until Sept. 30, then resumes for Nov. 23-Dec. 23.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s first-come, first-served. Check in at the City Tours Attraction Desk at Union Station&#8217;s Great Hall with plenty of time before departure.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4308\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4308\" class=\"wp-image-4308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/life-at-ikea-L01.jpg\" alt=\"Ikea employees celebrating\" width=\"800\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/life-at-ikea-L01.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/life-at-ikea-L01-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yay for IKEA!<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Ikea<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Unless you&#8217;re stocking up your entire Toronto apartment from scratch, taking the free shuttle to Ikea is totally worth it. The Ikea in Etobicoke is accessed from Kipling Station, and the Ikea in North York is accessed from Leslie subway station.<\/p>\n<p>While we&#8217;re at it, get ideas for your projects during the trip with some <b>Ikea Hacks<\/b>:<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-cute-graphic-coasters-on-the-cheap\">Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: Cute graphic coasters on the cheap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-a-tv-stand-thats-modern-and-homey\">Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: A TV stand that\u2019s modern and homey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-an-apartment-sized-patio-bench-and-trellis\">Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: An apartment-sized patio bench and trellis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Ikea Etobicoke<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Buses depart from Kipling Station, and from Ikea Etobicoke back to Toronto, every 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Mon-Fri 9:00 am-10:45 pm<\/p>\n<p>Saturday 8:00 am-10:45 pm<\/p>\n<p>Sunday 9:00 am-7:45 pm<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Ikea North York<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The bus departs from Leslie subway station every 20 minutes during Ikea business hours. See the schedule here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea-canada.com\/local_stores\/pub\/_images\/north_york-20150330-073729.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.ikea-canada.com\/local_stores\/pub\/_images\/north_york-20150330-073729.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to awesome transit and bike lanes, having a car in Toronto isn&#8217;t all that &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":259,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"coauthors":[220],"class_list":["post-258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy-life-hacks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Awesome Life Hack of the Week: Free shuttles for shopping destinations in the Greater Toronto Area<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-life-hack-of-the-week-free-shuttles-for-shopping-destinations-in-the-greater-toronto-area\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"TorontoRentals.com Blog\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-life-hack-of-the-week-free-shuttles-for-shopping-destinations-in-the-greater-toronto-area#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-life-hack-of-the-week-free-shuttles-for-shopping-destinations-in-the-greater-toronto-area\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"TorontoRentals.com Blog\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/53503b1c0fd1a6bc186b273abbee8d44\"},\"headline\":\"Awesome Life Hack of the Week: Free shuttles for shopping destinations in the Greater Toronto Area\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-09-21T15:52:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-05-31T13:17:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-life-hack-of-the-week-free-shuttles-for-shopping-destinations-in-the-greater-toronto-area\"},\"wordCount\":420,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-life-hack-of-the-week-free-shuttles-for-shopping-destinations-in-the-greater-toronto-area#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes_Benz_Sprinter_IKEA.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"DIY &amp; 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