Springer Market Square
Saturday market, behind City Hall
0.2 km · 3 min walk · 1 min bike
265 Ontario · Downtown Kingston
Location & Neighbourhood
Minutes fromQueen’s
Springer Market Square is 3 minutes from the door, City Hall and the harbour 4, and the restaurants at the bottom of Princess Street start at 1. Queen's campus is 20 minutes on foot and 7 on a bike. Every time is measured from the door.
Walk times are routed on the street network, not straight-line.
City Hall and the waterfront
Confederation Park and the harbour
0.3 km · 4 min walk · 1 min bike
The harbour from above
Lake Ontario, one block south
0.2 km · 3 min walk · 1 min bike
The bottom of Princess Street
Restaurants, bars and the cinema
0.5 km · 5 min walk · 2 min bike
Princess Street at night
Ale House, Brass Pub, Stages
0.8 km · 10 min walk · 3 min bike
Queen's campus
Union Street edge, seven minutes by bike
1.7 km · 20 min walk · 7 min bike
Stauffer Library
Main library
1.7 km · 20 min walk · 7 min bike
Grant Hall
Convocation hall, the middle of campus
2.0 km · 24 min walk · 8 min bike
Smith School of Business
Goodes Hall
2.1 km · 25 min walk · 9 min bike
Address
265 Ontario StreetKingston, ON K7K 2X5
Leasing
(866) 736-8212Office Hours
Mon – Fri: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sat – Sun: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
What’s Nearby, and How Far
Every time is a routed walk from the door of 265 Ontario Street, nearest first. Cycling times are over the same distance.
Queen's campus (Union St.)
20min walk
7 min bike
Stauffer Library
20min walk
7 min bike
John Deutsch University Centre
20min walk
7 min bike
Grant Hall
24min walk
8 min bike
Mitchell Hall
25min walk
8 min bike
Smith School of Business
25min walk
9 min bike
Royal Military College
25min walk
9 min bike
The ARC
32min walk
11 min bike
Buses, by Where They Go
Queen's campus
Walk or bike. 20 minutes on foot from the door, 7 on a bike, and no transfer either way.
Queen's and Kingston General Hospital
601from Slush Puppie Place, 3 min walkRuns about every 30 minutes on weekdays.
St Lawrence College
32112from Ontario & Princess, 1 min walkRuns the 32 about every 30 minutes on weekdays.
Cataraqui Centre and the west end
5017014from Downtown Transfer Point, 7 min walkRuns the 501 about every 15 minutes on weekdays.
The train station
2from Downtown Transfer Point, 7 min walkRuns about every 30 minutes.
CFB Kingston
12from Barrack & King, 4 min walkRuns about hourly on weekdays.
Queen's undergraduates ride Kingston Transit on their student card through the AMS Bus-It programme.Weekday daytime frequencies, from Kingston Transit's published schedule.
- On foot
- The market is 3 minutes from the door, City Hall 4 and the harbour 3. Restaurants start at the corner and the bars on Princess run from 1 to 10 minutes out.
- By bike
- The flat run west along Princess and Union puts Queen's about 7 minutes away, against 20 on foot, and Stauffer is 7. The waterfront path starts at the end of the street.
Times from the Door
| Destination | Walk | Bus |
|---|---|---|
| Bus stop, Ontario & Princess | 1 min | 31 · 32 |
| Springer Market Square | 3 min | – |
| Confederation Basin | 3 min | – |
| Downtown Transfer Point | 7 min | 1 · 2 · 4 · 501 · 502 · 701 |
| The Common Market | 5 min | – |
| Queen's campus | 20 min | 601 |
| Stauffer Library | 20 min | 601 |
| Royal Military College | 25 min | 12 |
| Kingston General Hospital | 29 min | 601 |
Everything, in minutes
The market is 3 minutes from the door and the harbour 3. Campus is 20 minutes on foot and 7 on a bike. Every time below is measured from the door of 265 Ontario Street, not from the middle of downtown.
Everyday
Springer Market Square
Saturday market, behind City Hall
3minWalk1minBikeConfederation Basin
The harbour and the waterfront path
3minWalk1minBikeBus stop, Ontario & Princess
At the door. Routes 31 and 32
1minWalk1minBikeThe Common Market
Nearest groceries
5minWalk2minBikeShoppers Drug Mart
136 Princess Street
8minWalk3minBikeKingston Frontenac Public Library
Central branch, Johnson Street
5minWalk2minBikeHotel Dieu Hospital
Urgent care and placements
17minWalk6minBike
Campus
Queen's campus
Union Street edge
20minWalk7minBikeStauffer Library
Main library
20minWalk7minBikeGrant Hall
The middle of campus
24minWalk8minBikeSmith School of Business
Goodes Hall
25minWalk9minBikeRoyal Military College
Across the causeway
25minWalk9minBike
Going out
The Merchant Tap House
6 Princess Street, at the corner
1minWalk1minBikeChez Piggy
Off Princess, in the courtyard
4minWalk1minBikeThe Screening Room
Independent cinema
5minWalk2minBikeGrand Theatre
218 Princess Street
7minWalk2minBikeSlush Puppie Place
Concerts and the Frontenacs
2minWalk1minBikeThe Ale House
Upper Princess Street
10minWalk3minBike
Walking times are routed on the street network at 5 km/h. Cycling times are estimated over the same routed distance at 15 km/h; a bike route is not always the walking route.
Work Nearby
Downtown Kingston businesses
Restaurants, cafés and retail from the corner outward
City of Kingston
City Hall is 4 min walk · summer and co-op positions
Queen's University
20 min walk · campus jobs, research assistantships and work-study
Kingston Health Sciences Centre
Placements and part-time roles · 17 min walk to Hotel Dieu
Schools
Queen's University
20 min walk or 7 min bike · research-intensive university
Royal Military College
25 min walk across the causeway · military university
St. Lawrence College
Route 32 from the stop at the door · applied-arts college
Next Step
Come and Walk It Yourself.
Book one tour for the whole group. We will meet you at the door and walk you to campus if you want to time it.