Stops: Dashwood, Exeter, Huron Park, Centralia & Lucan
Daily service between Grand Bend and London year-round, including statutory holidays, except for Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, and Good Friday. Approximate travel time is 1 hour and 20 minutes.
The bus operates Monday to Sunday from Grand Bend to London with two return trips daily. Download the printable schedules and maps for all routes (PDF).
Important Note: Please be at the bus stop 10 minutes before the bus is due to leave that stop. Variances in traffic affect bus arrival and departure times.
Schedule 1: Travelling to London, bus stops and departure times
| Bus Stop Number | Bus Stop Location | Trip 1 | Trip 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sobeys Plaza, Grand Bend | 9:10 AM | 5:15 PM |
| 2100 | Main St. E. & Ontario St. N., Grand Bend | 9:12 AM | 5:17 PM |
| 2200 | Dashwood Rd. (west of) Centre St., Dashwood | 9:21 AM | 5:26 PM |
| 2240 | McDonald's parking lot (NW corner), Exeter | 9:31 AM | 5:36 PM |
| 2400 | Main St. S. & Sanders St. W., Exeter | 9:35 AM | 5:40 PM |
| 2500 | Main St. S. & Huron St. W., Exeter | 9:37 AM | 5:42 PM |
| 2600 | Stephen Township Arena, Huron Park | 9:44 AM | 5:49 PM |
| 1250 | 148 Melbourne St. (at playground), Centralia | 9:47 AM | 5:52 PM |
| 2700 | Main St. @ Lucan Community Centre, Lucan | 9:56 AM | 6:01 PM |
| 2800 | Fanshawe Pk. Rd. E., (London Transit stop #705), London | 10:16 AM | 6:21 PM |
| 1817 | University Hospital SB (London Transit stop #1817), London | 10:21 AM | 6:26 PM |
| 2800 | Fanshawe Pk. Rd. E., (London Transit stop #705), London | 10:31 AM | 6:36 PM |
Schedule 2: Return travel to Grand Bend, bus stops and departure times
| Bus Stop Number | Bus Stop Location | Trip 1 | Trip 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2800 | Fanshawe Pk. Rd. E., (London Transit stop #705), London | 10:41 AM | 6:46 PM |
| 2650 | Main St. nr Lucan Health Centre, Lucan | 11:01 AM | 7:06 PM |
| 1250 | 148 Melbourne St. (at playground), Centralia | 11:10 AM | 7:15 PM |
| 2550 | Stephen Township Arena, Huron Park | 11:13 AM | 7:18 PM |
| 2450 | Main St. S. & Huron St. E., Exeter | 11:20 AM | 7:25 PM |
| 2350 | Main St. S. & Sanders St. E., Exeter | 11:22 AM | 7:27 PM |
| 2240 | McDonald's parking lot (NW corner), Exeter | 11:26 AM | 7:31 PM |
| 2150 | Dashwood Rd. near Arc Angels, Dashwood | 11:36 AM | 7:41 PM |
| 1900 | Welcome Centre (Crescent St.), Grand Bend | 11:46 AM | 7:51 PM |
| 2000 | Sobeys Plaza, Grand Bend | 11:48 AM | 7:53 PM |
Making Connections
Summer Bus Express
The Summer Beach Bus runs direct, non-stop trips from London, from London Transit stop #705 to Sobeys Plaza, Grand Bend, every Saturday and Sunday in July and August. Four return trips between 9:30 am and 9:30 pm. Sorry we cannot accept Smart Cards on this bus (bus does not have the card reader).
We recommend you book and pay for your trip ahead of time to ensure a ride home! Because passengers can book a return ticket to guarantee a return trip home, the “Stranded Passenger” policy does not apply on Route 2 on Saturdays and Sundays in July and August.
Flex Stop for Megabus, OurBus & OneXBus
Travel to Toronto, Kingston, Windsor, Kirkland and Montreal by Megabus and catch the Megabus from our first “flex stop”. Megabus, OurBus and OneXBus all stop at the parking circle behind Western University’s Elgin Hall Residence building. The closest bus stop is London Transit stop #1820EB at University Drive and Sunset Road opposite Elgin Hall Residence. On special request, our Route 2 bus will stop at #1820EB to allow passengers to get on and off. The Route 2 bus can stop at #1820EB at 10:24 am and 6:29 pm daily (including Saturdays and Sundays).
How To Use the Flex Stop
- Book two business days ahead of when you need to use the bus stop. Book by phone at 519-243-1400 ext. 8108 or email transit@lambtonshores.ca.
- When boarding the bus, tell the driver you have booked to get off at the flex stop #1820EB. The driver will have matching documentation.
- Use the same procedure when returning to London by Megabus and accessing HSAT’s Route 2 bus.
How To Get to the Western Fair Agriplex (London)
Via Huron Shores Area Transit and London Transit
HSAT Route 2 “Grand Bend to London” bus runs daily, leaving Sobeys Plaza, Grand Bend at 9:10 am and again at 5:15 pm. For a same day trip, you must leave London bus stop #705 heading to Grand Bend on Route 2 on the 6:46 pm bus.
The closest bus stop to Masonville Mall is LTC bus stop #705. Use stop #705 when accessing any LTC buses that use the bus terminal at the mall.
Heading to Western Fair Agriplex
- Take HSAT Route 2 “Grand Bend to London” 9:10 am bus from Sobeys Plaza. Arriving at LTC bus stop #705 at 10:16 am.
- Walk across Fanshawe Road East to the mall and over to the west side of the mall where the bus terminal is located.
- Look for LTC bus stop #6 – #1145.
- Take the LTC Route 16 bus “Masonville Place to Pond Mills via Adelaide”. It leaves Masonville multiple times daily with slight schedule changes on Saturdays and Sundays. The first weekday Route 16 connection with HSAT’s morning bus is the 10:31 am bus (Saturday’s 10:34 am; Sunday’s 10:45 am). Visit: London Transit Route 16 Schedule
- Get off at “Adelaide at Dundas SB” – stop #28. From the bus stop, walk 15 minutes (1.2 km) to the Agriplex. Walk south on Adelaide Street to King Street, then south on Lyle Street to York Street then to Florence Street. The Agriplex is at 845 Florence Street.
Heading to Grand Bend
If returning the same day, you will need to leave Western Fair no later than 4:30 pm on a weekday, 5:25 pm on a Saturday and 5:10 pm on a Sunday.
- Walk about 20 minutes to the Adelaide St. & Dundas St. intersection.
- From LTC bus stop “Adelaide at Dundas NB – #27,” take the 5:31 pm bus #16 “Masonville Place via Adelaide” to Masonville Mall. You’ll arrive at 5:53 pm. Two additional buses leave the Adelaide & Dundas bus stop at 5:46 pm and 6:06 pm, getting you to Masonville Mall in time to catch the 6:46 pm HSAT bus leaving stop #705.
- Take HSAT Route 2 bus from LTC #705 at 6:46 pm.
- Arrive Sobeys Plaza, Grand Bend at 7:53 pm.
Download print friendly version (PDF).
How To Get To RBC Place (formerly London Convention Centre)
Heading to RBC Place (London Convention Centre)
- Take HSAT Route 2 “Grand Bend to London” bus leaving Sobeys Plaza at 9:10 am. It arrives at University Hospital LTC bus stop #1817 SB at 10:21 am.
- From that SAME bus stop (#1817SB), catch London Transit bus #13 at 10:33 am.
- Get off the #13 bus at the “Richmond at King SB – #1491” bus stop.
- Walk 10 minutes east along York Street to RBC Place (300 York St, London). You will arrive at 10:56 am.
Heading to Grand Bend
- Walk 10 minutes west along York Street to Richmond Street, to the “Richmond at King NB – #1490” bus stop.
- Take the #13 “Masonville Mall via Wellington & Richmond” bus, leaving at 6:05 pm.
- The bus will arrive at Masonville Mall at 6:28 pm (bus stop #5 – #1144).
- Walk from the bus terminal at Masonville Mall north across Fanshawe Road East to London Transit stop #705 near the RBC Bank on the north side of Fanshawe Road East.
- Catch the HSAT Route 2 6:46 pm bus, arriving at Sobeys Plaza, Grand Bend, at 7:53 pm.
