Hovercraft that will go from Toronto to Niagara in 30 minutes moves closer to completion [Video]

Although it’s taken longer than initially anticipated, the promise of a rapid transit hovercraft that will ferry people from Toronto to Niagara in 30 minutes is moving closer to reality.

Recently, Hoverlink Ontario, a company founded by Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Christopher Morgan, said it has finalized an agreement to secure its Toronto landing in the western gap of Toronto Harbour. In a news release, the company said that since its Niagara site is “shovel-ready,” securing a Toronto site moves it one step closer to launching North America’s first large-scale hovercraft transit route.

The service will connect downtown Toronto and the Niagara Region in just 30 minutes, cutting travel time by up to 90 per cent compared to existing car or train options.

The project, first announced in 2022, was initially anticipated to launch last summer.

When he announced the new service in …