How to Get to Madonna House
Directions and Maps
Maps
Here are direct links to the Madonna House address on some on-line map web sites:
Driving from Toronto
- Take Highway 401 East,
- Highway 115/35 North to Peterborough,
- Highway 28 North to Bancroft,
- Highway 62 North to Combermere,
- and Highway 517 (Dafoe Road) to Madonna House.
The drive takes around 3½ hours (it's around 290 kilometres, or 180 miles).
Driving from Ottawa
- Take Highway 17 West to Renfrew,
- Highway 60 West to Barry's Bay,
- Highway 62 South to Combermere,
- and Highway 517 (Dafoe Road) to Madonna House.
The drive takes around 2½ hours (it's around 180 kilometres, or 110 miles).
Bus from Toronto
Bus service from Toronto to Combermere is available on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The bus leaves Toronto at 11:30 a.m. and arrives in Combermere at 4:45 p.m. The fare is around $50 one-way. The main terminal is located downtown at Bay and Dundas. Phone 800-661-8747, or 416-367-8747, and ask for the schedule: “Toronto to Pembroke with stop at Combermere.”
(If you arrive in Toronto on a Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday, we recommend taking the bus to Peterborough — available any day — where you can find a less expensive motel, and then taking the bus from Peterborough to Combermere at 1:50 p.m. the next day.)
Bus from Ottawa
Bus service from Ottawa to Combermere is available only on Sunday and Monday. (On other days, you can stay overnight at a motel in Pembroke and catch the Combermere bus the next day.)
Coming by Air
We recommend taking the flight to Toronto, as the bus service from there to Combermere is more frequent than from Ottawa. A bus is available to take you from the airport to the Greyhound bus terminal in downtown Toronto — the fare is around $15.
