Choose the Right Route and Biidaasige Park Entrance

Take the 114 Queen’s Quay East bus for the most direct, generally supported TTC approach to Biidaasige Park. It stops along Cherry Street and Commissioners Street beside the park. The 72D Pape bus is the eastern alternative, stopping at Saulter Street and Commissioners Street when that branch is operating. Choose your entrance before searching: use 39 Commissioners Street for the play areas and Old Fire Hall 30, or 238 Cherry Street for the western park. (City of Toronto directions)

Choose your starting point, travel mode and park area; the route picker identifies the best-supported approach and what still needs a live check.

Toronto Bureau does not receive live TTC operations data. The available sources do not provide reliable door-to-door times or current fares for every starting point, so those figures are shown as unavailable rather than estimated. Check the TTC Trip Planner and service alerts shortly before leaving.

Route 114 Is The Main TTC Option

The 114 Queen’s Quay East bus is the clearest general answer for travelling to Biidaasige Park by TTC. Current City guidance places its stops along Cherry Street and Commissioners Street, beside the park.

This route is the logical first search for trips approaching through downtown, Union Station, the central waterfront, the Distillery District or Queens Quay. That does not establish a fixed boarding point or a direct ride from every origin. Enter your exact starting location and selected park entrance in the TTC Trip Planner, then follow the itinerary generated for your travel time.

The City identifies Cherry Street and Commissioners Street as the park’s closest major intersection. After leaving the bus, use the entrance shown on your saved map rather than following directions to a general park pin.

Check the official TTC routes, schedules and maps page for the route direction, boarding stop, transfers, named exit stop and active diversions. A route number alone is not enough when stops have been temporarily moved or service is operating on a diversion.

Route 72D Suits Some Eastern Approaches

The 72D Pape bus is the alternative identified by the City. Its nearby stop is at Saulter Street and Commissioners Street, east of the Cherry Street approach.

It may be useful from Leslieville or through Pape Station, but the branch must appear as 72D in the live itinerary. Boarding another route 72 branch does not guarantee service to the same stop.

Comparison	Route 114	Route 72D
Park approach	Cherry and Commissioners	Saulter and Commissioners
Best starting fit	Downtown or waterfront	East end or Pape Station
Role	Primary option	Alternative
Live check	Stops and diversions	Branch operation plus stops

The sources establish these street approaches but do not supply a dependable walking time from either stop. The final leg changes with the entrance, current construction and personal mobility. From Saulter Street and Commissioners Street, continue toward the selected entrance using a live map.

Older search results may describe special summer 2025 72D operations. They do not establish the branch’s present timetable. Confirm that the full 72D designation appears for your date and time.

The Entrance Determines The Useful Route

Biidaasige Park occupies Ookwemin Minising in the Port Lands and has several access points. Its name is pronounced “bee-daw-si-geh” and means “sunlight shining toward us” in Anishinaabemowin, according to the City’s park overview.

Use the address tied to the part of the park you intend to visit:

Intended Area	Address	Use
Play areas and Old Fire Hall 30	39 Commissioners Street	Commissioners entrance
Western park	238 Cherry Street	General west access
Western Wheel-Trans point	242 Cherry Street	Accessible booking point
Water-shuttle dock	242 Cherry Street	Seasonal dock access

The difference between 238 and 242 Cherry Street is intentional. Use 238 Cherry for general access to the western portion. Use 242 Cherry for the western Wheel-Trans destination or the East-West Water Shuttle dock.

A secondary general address of 51 Commissioners Street appears in some listings, but it is less precise for trip planning. Entering the feature-specific address reduces the chance of arriving on the wrong side of the park.

The park’s 10-acre extension opened July 24, 2026, adding Canoe Cove, a promenade, the Atlas Crane and the Lassonde Art Trail. Waterfront Toronto’s park expansion announcement describes the enlarged park and its eastern-waterfront setting.

Routes From Five Common Starting Points

Union Station And Downtown

Enter Union Station—or your actual hotel, attraction or street address—as the origin. Use 39 Commissioners Street for the play areas or 238 Cherry Street for the western park, then look for an itinerary connecting to route 114.

Do not reuse a 2025 social post as proof of today’s boarding location. The route, stop and transfer sequence must come from the current TTC result. If the day includes several Toronto stops, How Do You Plan a Toronto Day by Streetcar Corridor? can help keep the itinerary geographically coherent.

Distillery District

The Distillery District is close enough to the Port Lands that a general “Biidaasige Park” search can produce an inconvenient approach. Pin your actual starting corner and the intended park entrance.

Route 114 remains the primary bus to check because it serves Cherry Street and Commissioners Street. Walking or cycling may also fit a Distillery-to-Port-Lands day, but the supplied evidence does not establish a fixed travel time for either mode.

Queens Quay

From Queens Quay, search for route 114 toward the Cherry Street and Commissioners Street approach. “Queens Quay” covers a long section of waterfront, so use your precise address rather than the street name alone.

Cycling is the main non-TTC alternative. Bike Share can connect with the Martin Goodman Trail, but station availability, docking space, price and trip duration require live checks. Save the western entrance at 238 Cherry Street or the Commissioners Street entrance before riding.

Leslieville Or Pape Station

From Leslieville, compare a live 72D result with any itinerary connecting to route 114. From Pape Station, confirm that the vehicle branch is specifically 72D and that it operates at the required time.

The 72D approach ends near Saulter Street and Commissioners Street rather than at the Cherry Street entrance. Account for the remaining trip across the Port Lands using the current map result; no supported fixed walking time is available.

Toronto Islands Ferry Dock

The East-West Water Shuttle should not be confused with the Toronto Islands ferry service. The available material identifies the park dock at 242 Cherry Street but does not establish a direct shuttle connection from an Islands ferry dock.

After returning to the mainland ferry terminal, run a new trip from your actual landing point. Route 114 or a Bike Share trip along the waterfront may appear, depending on current service and availability.

Cycling Can Be Simpler For A Waterfront Day

The Martin Goodman Trail provides the relevant waterfront cycling approach, and Bike Share can make it practical for visitors without their own bicycle. This mode can fit a trip that already includes Queens Quay, the central waterfront or the Distillery District.

A Bike Share plan still requires two live checks: bicycle availability at the origin and docking capacity near the destination. The supplied sources do not give a guaranteed station, current price or journey time for each starting point.

Commissioners Street has a sidewalk and bike trail, according to the City. That statement does not confirm the condition of every crossing, temporary detour or internal park path. Follow current signs as you approach the selected entrance.

The Water Shuttle Is Seasonal And Separate From TTC

The 12-seat East-West Water Shuttle is a seasonal, non-TTC option serving the dock at 242 Cherry Street beside the western entrance. It is not a TTC transfer, and the supplied research does not provide a current timetable, departure point for every origin, fare or guaranteed connection.

Verify its operating dates, departure times and capacity before building a day around it. Because the vessel has only 12 seats, it should not be treated as interchangeable with a regular bus route.

Free shuttles from Nathan Phillips Square operated for the park’s July 19–20, 2025 opening weekend. Those were event services, not continuing transportation. The opening-event page documents that limited arrangement.

Driving Uses The Munition Street Lot

Drivers can use the 120-space parking lot on Munition Street. The available material does not provide a current parking price or guarantee that a space will be available.

Driving may fit a visit carrying children’s equipment or combining the park with destinations poorly served by the same transit corridor. For a downtown or Queens Quay day, route 114 or cycling avoids returning to a parked vehicle.

Do not drive to 242 Cherry Street merely because it is the water-shuttle and Wheel-Trans address. Use the Munition Street lot as the driving destination and save the intended park entrance separately.

Wheel-Trans Has Two Park Destinations

Wheel-Trans riders should book the destination serving the intended part of the park.

Park Area	Code	Address
Fire hall and play areas	BIIDAAS-PK	39 Commissioners Street
Western portion	BIIDAAS-WE	242 Cherry Street

BIIDAAS-PK corresponds to the TTC stop nearest Old Fire Hall 30. BIIDAAS-WE corresponds to the west entrance near the East-West Water Shuttle dock.

These codes identify booking destinations; they do not establish that every transfer, curb, crossing or park path meets an individual rider’s requirements. Confirm the code, pickup arrangement and route from the drop-off point with Wheel-Trans before travelling.

Dated And Future Routes Are Not Current Options

Search results may mention 202 Cherry Beach, 504A, special 2025 72D operations or opening-event shuttles. Their appearance in older material does not establish current service to Biidaasige Park.

Waterfront East Rapid Transit is a future project, not an operating route for this trip. Current planning should be based on route 114, a confirmed 72D itinerary, cycling, the separately verified seasonal water shuttle or the Munition Street parking lot.

Save the exact entrance and a return itinerary before going far into the park. Recheck the return stop and direction before walking back, especially if the outbound trip used 72D or a seasonal service.