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Where is Kitchener
Kitchener is located less than one hour west of Toronto -- Canada's largest city -- and a couple of hours from the american cities of Detroit and Buffalo via Highway 401.

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Driving Directions

From East (Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal)
Follow Highway 401 westbound to Interchange 278-sign reads 8 West Kitchener-Waterloo. Follow Highway 8 until you see King Street which will take you to Downtown Kitchener.

From West (Detroit, Windsor, London)
Follow Highway 401 eastbound to Interchange 278-sign reads 8 West Kitchener-Waterloo. Follow Highway 8 until you see King Street which will take you to Downtown Kitchener.

From South (Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Hamilton)
Follow the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) across the Burlington Skyway. Take Exit 100 West onto Highway 403 westbound. Take 403 west to Highway 6 North to Highway 401, at the village of Morriston. Continue westbound on Highway 401 until Interchange 278 where you will exit for Kitchener.

We are approximately the same distance, less than a two hour flight, from the other major North American financial centres, Montreal, Chicago and New York. More than 60% of Canadian's, and 40% of the population of the U.S. live within a 500 mile radius.

 Quick Facts
UTM coordinates:
N 4811065.714667
E 541048.045591
Latitude and Longitude:
Latitude 43.27N
Longitude 080.23W
Altitude: 314 m Area of Kitchener:
Acres 34,567.57
Hectares 13,989.00
Sq. Miles 54.01
Sq. Km. 136.89
Time Zone:
Eastern Standard Time
 
Border Crossing
City   Distance Drive Time
(Km/Miles) (Hours)
Niagara Falls  131/82 1.5
Fort Erie  158/98 1.75
Buffalo 160/100 1.75
Sarnia  191/119 2.0
Windsor  292/182 3.0
Detroit 298/185 3.0

Distance Chart

City   Distance Drive Time
(Km/Miles) (Hours)
Hamilton 56/36 0.75
Toronto 116/72 1.5
London 108/67 1.5
Cleveland via Buffalo 463/288 4.75
Ottawa  506/314 5.5
Montreal 642/401 6.5
Chicago  740/460 7.75
Philadelphia 845/553 8.75
New York  891/553 9.5
Boston 870/544 10.0

Washington

935/581 11.0

 

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