Air transportation Kawartha Lakes Municipal Airport, a Transport Canada certified airport, has 24-hour radio operated lighting and provides access to key points throughout Ontario. Kawartha Lakes Municipal Airport is located one nautical mile west north west of Lindsay. It offers a card lock fuel system and can be used by both private and commercial airplanes.
Water transportation Towns and villages in Kawartha Lakes are interconnected by rivers, lakes and streams that can be best navigated May to October. The
Trent-Severn Waterway, which extends from
Bay of Quinte on
Lake Ontario to
Georgian Bay in the north, is part of the waterways in Kawartha Lakes. Five locks, Bobcaygeon 32, Lindsay 33, Fenelon Falls 34,
Rosedale 35, and
Kirkfield 36 are part of the Trent-Severn National Historic site and operated by
Parks Canada.
Coboconk is noted as being Canada's fresh water summit with waters flowing two different directions. It is the highest navigable point in Canada from which it is possible to reach the world. There are no
water taxis operating in Kawartha Lakes. Boat and
houseboat rentals are available.
Land transportation The following King's Highways pass through the city: •
Highway 7, part of the
Trans-Canada Highway •
Highway 7A •
Highway 35 •
Highway 115 •
Highway 7B also exists entirely within the city, following the length of Kent Street through Lindsay, and cosigning with Highway 35 for 800 m. The following multi-use trails pass through the city: • Lindsay-Peterborough (east-west) rail line, part of the
Trans Canada Trail • Bethany-Haliburton (north-south) rail line, known as the Victoria Rail Trail
Public transportation Because of the largely rural composition of the City of Kawartha Lakes,
public transportation is very limited. Kawartha Lakes has public bus transit in the town of
Lindsay only (known as Lindsay Transit), running four lines of hourly service Monday to Saturday from 7am to 7pm, and Sunday from 9am to 4pm (except holidays). On June 21, 2015 a pilot project rural bus route serving part of City of Kawartha Lakes ended service. The rural bus stopped in Lindsay, Dunsford, Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls, and Cameron. Most school children are bussed to elementary and high school.
Bus companies TOK Coachlines (formerly called CanAr Bus Lines) offers service between Toronto and Haliburton with several stops in City of Kawartha Lakes, however this service will be discontinued on January 31, 2024.
Train routes The last
Canadian National Railway (CN) train to run through City of Kawartha Lakes was on the Lindsay - Uxbridge line which ceased operation in 1990. The last passenger train to run through the City of Kawartha Lakes was No. 189 with Budd Car VIA 6104 from Havelock to Toronto Union Station over
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) lines on January 14, 1990. CP freight trains continue to operate through the City of Kawartha Lakes on the
Havelock Subdivision (MP 133.23 - MP 143.22) which passes through Pontypool (MP 139.1) High-level discussions organized by the Shining Waters Railway continue about returning passenger rail-service to the Midtown Toronto to Havelock line with a stop in Pontypool. The
Trans Canada Trail which is situated on the old rail line from
Uxbridge, continues to be a possibility for commuter service to Toronto and Pearson Airport, from the
Highway 7 bridge via Uxbridge and the
GO Transit Stouffville Line.
Taxi services There are several private taxi services in Kawartha Lakes licensed by the local government.
Car/van pools Several businesses and organizations offer car and van pooling through Car Pool World including
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