Bus 353 in Toronto links Ian MacDonald Blvd at The Chimneystack Rd and Newgale Gate at Finchdene Sq. The route is 31.6 km long with 89 stops, and the official schedule from the Toronto Transit Commission puts the full trip at about 60 minutes. On a weekday it runs 14 trips in one direction, and 18 on a weekend day.
Route at a glance
| Mode | Bus |
|---|---|
| Route number | 353 |
| City | Toronto |
| Transit authority | the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) |
| Start → end | Ian MacDonald Blvd at The Chimneystack Rd → Newgale Gate at Finchdene Sq |
| End → start | Newgale Gate at Finchdene Sq → Ian MacDonald Blvd at The Chimneystack Rd |
| Route length | 31.6 km / 30.1 km in the opposite direction |
| Number of stops | 89 / 83 in the opposite direction |
| Travel time | about 60 minutes |
| Trips per day | 14 on weekdays, 18 on weekends one way |
| Frequency | — |
| First / last trip from «Ian MacDonald Blvd at The Chimneystack Rd» | 01:48 / 05:50 |
| First / last trip from «Newgale Gate at Finchdene Sq» | 01:51 / 06:51 |
| Fare | 3.35 $ |
| Updated | August 22, 2026 |
Route of Bus 353
Outbound: Ian MacDonald Blvd at The Chimneystack Rd → Newgale Gate at Finchdene Sq
This direction has 89 stops and runs 31.6 km. The route passes The Pond Rd at Ian MacDonald Blvd West Side, Steeles Ave West at Cactus Ave, 3381 Steeles Ave East, Steeles Ave East at Middlefield Rd. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian MacDonald Blvd at The Chimneystack Rd | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | The Pond Rd at Ian MacDonald Blvd West Side | 0.8 km | |
| 3 | The Pond Rd at Sentinel Rd West Side | 1.1 km | |
| 4 | The Pond Rd at Arboretum Lane – Sobeys Stadium | 1.9 km | |
| 5 | Pioneer Village Station | 2.6 km | |
| 6 | Steeles Ave West at Northwest Gate East Side | 2.9 km | |
| 7 | Steeles Ave West at Founders Rd East Side – York University | 3.5 km | |
| 8 | Steeles Ave West at Keele St East Side | 4.3 km | |
| 9 | Steeles Ave West at Petrolia Rd | 4.7 km | |
| 10 | Steeles Ave West at Shale Gate | 4.9 km | |
| 11 | Steeles Ave West at Alness St | 5.4 km | |
| 12 | 2215 Steeles Ave West | 5.9 km | |
| 13 | Steeles Ave West at Gerry Fitzgerald Dr | 5.9 km | |
| 14 | Steeles Ave West at Dufferin St | 6.3 km | |
| 15 | Steeles Ave West at Dufferin St East Side | 6.3 km | |
| 16 | Steeles Ave West at Hidden Trail | 6.9 km | |
| 17 | Steeles Ave West at New Westminster Dr | 7.4 km | |
| 18 | Steeles Ave West at Sea Hawkway | 7.5 km | |
| 19 | Steeles Ave West at Torresdale Ave | 7.8 km | |
| 20 | Steeles Ave West at Carpenter Rd | 8.2 km | |
| 21 | Steeles Ave West at Bathurst St | 8.4 km | |
| 22 | Steeles Ave West at Village Gate | 8.8 km | |
| 23 | Steeles Ave West at Cactus Ave | 9.1 km | |
| 24 | Opposite 350 Steeles Ave West | 9.5 km | |
| 25 | Steeles Ave West at Hilda Ave | 9.8 km | |
| 26 | Steeles Ave West at Tangreen Crt | 10.0 km | |
| 27 | Steeles Ave West at Yonge St – Centerpoint Mall | 10.3 km | |
| 28 | Steeles Ave East at Dumont St | 10.8 km | |
| 29 | Steeles Ave East at Willowdale Ave | 11.0 km | |
| 30 | Steeles Ave East at Lillian St East Side | 11.2 km | |
| 31 | Steeles Ave East at Walkway to Whitman St | 11.4 km | |
| 32 | Steeles Ave East at Maxome Ave | 11.7 km | |
| 33 | Steeles Ave East at Conacher Dr | 12.1 km | |
| 34 | Steeles Ave East at Bayview Ave | 12.4 km | |
| 35 | Steeles Ave East at Tarbert Rd | 12.9 km | |
| 36 | Steeles Ave East at Laureleaf Rd | 13.4 km | |
| 37 | Steeles Ave East at Bestview Dr East Side | 13.6 km | |
| 38 | Steeles Ave East at Bluffwood Dr | 14.2 km | |
| 39 | Steeles Ave East at Leslie St | 14.5 km | |
| 40 | Steeles Ave East at Waggoners Wells Lane | 15.1 km | |
| 41 | Steeles Ave East at Don Mills Rd East Side | 15.5 km | |
| 42 | Steeles Ave East at Townsend Rd | 15.8 km | |
| 43 | Steeles Ave East at Woodbine Ave | 16.5 km | |
| 44 | 3381 Steeles Ave East | 16.8 km | |
| 45 | Steeles Ave East at Victoria Park Ave | 17.1 km | |
| 46 | Steeles Ave East at Pharmacy Ave | 17.6 km | |
| 47 | Steeles Ave East at Firebrace Rd | 17.9 km | |
| 48 | Steeles Ave East at Ferrier St East Side | 18.1 km | |
| 49 | Steeles Ave East at Warden Ave | 18.6 km | |
| 50 | Steeles Ave East at Mountcastle Gate | 18.9 km | |
| 51 | Steeles Ave East at Birchmount Rd | 19.2 km | |
| 52 | Steeles Ave East at Kelvin Grove Ave | 19.6 km | |
| 53 | Steeles Ave East at Kennedy Rd | 20.0 km | |
| 54 | Steeles Ave East at Redlea Ave | 20.2 km | |
| 55 | Steeles Ave East at Milliken GO Station | 20.4 km | |
| 56 | Steeles Ave East at Silver Star Blvd | 20.6 km | |
| 57 | Steeles Ave East at Midland Ave East Side | 20.9 km | |
| 58 | Steeles Ave East at Ashcott St | 21.3 km | |
| 59 | Steeles Ave East at Brimley Rd | 21.7 km | |
| 60 | Steeles Ave East at Opposite Walkway to Dairis Cres | 22.1 km | |
| 61 | Steeles Ave East at Strawberry Hills Dr | 22.3 km | |
| 62 | Steeles Ave East at Walkway to Enchanted Hills Cres | 22.5 km | |
| 63 | Steeles Ave East at McCowan Rd | 22.7 km | |
| 64 | Steeles Ave East at Opposite Walkway to Norn Cres | 23.2 km | |
| 65 | Steeles Ave East at Middlefield Rd | 23.3 km | |
| 66 | 5671 Steeles Ave East | 23.5 km | |
| 67 | Steeles Ave East at Shadlock St | 23.9 km | |
| 68 | Steeles Ave East at Opposite Walkway to Irenemount Cres | 24.3 km | |
| 69 | Steeles Ave East at Marydale Ave | 24.5 km | |
| 70 | Steeles Ave East at Markham Rd | 24.7 km | |
| 71 | Steeles Ave East at Tapscott Rd | 25.0 km | |
| 72 | Steeles Ave East at Morningside Ave | 25.2 km | |
| 73 | Steeles Ave East at Staines Rd | 26.3 km | |
| 74 | Staines Rd at Quietbrook Cres (North) | 26.6 km | |
| 75 | Staines Rd at Solstice Dr | 26.9 km | |
| 76 | Staines Rd at Hepatica St | 27.1 km | |
| 77 | Staines Rd at Boulderbrook Dr | 27.6 km | |
| 78 | Staines Rd at Seasons Dr South Side | 27.9 km | |
| 79 | Staines Rd at Warbler Cir | 28.3 km | |
| 80 | Staines Rd at Point Rouge Trail | 28.6 km | |
| 81 | 150 Staines Rd West Side | 28.9 km | |
| 82 | Staines Rd at Mantis Rd | 29.1 km | |
| 83 | Finch Ave East at Morningside Ave West Side | 29.3 km | |
| 84 | 5910 Finch Ave East | 29.8 km | |
| 85 | Finch Ave East at Neilson Rd | 30.1 km | |
| 86 | Finch Ave East at Finchdene Sq | 30.4 km | |
| 87 | Tapscott Rd at Finch Ave East North Side | 30.9 km | |
| 88 | Tapscott Rd at Newgale Gate | 31.4 km | |
| 89 | Newgale Gate at Finchdene Sq | 31.6 km | Terminus |
Inbound: Newgale Gate at Finchdene Sq → Ian MacDonald Blvd at The Chimneystack Rd
This direction has 83 stops and runs 30.1 km. The route passes Finchdene Sq (North) at Finchdene Sq (West) East Side, Steeles Ave East at Shadlock St, Steeles Ave East at Esna Park Dr, 100 Steeles Ave West. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newgale Gate at Finchdene Sq | 0.1 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Finchdene Sq (North) at Finchdene Sq (West) East Side | 0.3 km | |
| 3 | 250 Finchdene Sq | 0.6 km | |
| 4 | Finchdene Sq (East) at Torham Pl South Side | 0.8 km | |
| 5 | Finchdene Sq (East) at Finchdene Sq (South) | 1.1 km | |
| 6 | Finchdene Sq at Finch Ave East | 1.3 km | |
| 7 | Finch Ave East at Neilson Rd | 1.6 km | |
| 8 | Finch Ave East at Blackbird Gate | 1.9 km | |
| 9 | Finch Ave East at Morningside Ave | 2.3 km | |
| 10 | Staines Rd at Jacques Rd | 2.5 km | |
| 11 | Staines Rd at Knowles Dr | 2.9 km | |
| 12 | 204 Staines Rd | 3.2 km | |
| 13 | Staines Rd at Seasons Dr North Side | 3.8 km | |
| 14 | Staines Rd at Rivendell Trail | 4.1 km | |
| 15 | Staines Rd at Hepatica St | 4.5 km | |
| 16 | Staines Rd at Quietbrook Cres (South) | 4.9 km | |
| 17 | Staines Rd at Palk Lane North Side | 5.2 km | |
| 18 | Steeles Ave East at Eastvale Rd | 6.4 km | |
| 19 | Steeles Ave East at Markham Rd West Side | 7.0 km | |
| 20 | Steeles Ave East at Marydale Ave | 7.2 km | |
| 21 | Steeles Ave East at Walkway to Irenemount Cres | 7.3 km | |
| 22 | Steeles Ave East at Shadlock St | 7.8 km | |
| 23 | Steeles Ave East at Walkway to Joycedale St | 8.0 km | |
| 24 | Steeles Ave East at Middlefield Rd | 8.3 km | |
| 25 | Steeles Ave East at Walkway to Norn Cres | 8.5 km | |
| 26 | Steeles Ave E at McCowan Rd West Side | 9.1 km | |
| 27 | Steeles Ave East at Opposite Walkway to Enchanted Hills Cres | 9.2 km | |
| 28 | Steeles Ave East at Hillcroft Dr | 9.4 km | |
| 29 | Steeles Ave East at Walkway to Dairis Cres | 9.6 km | |
| 30 | Steeles Ave East at Brimley Rd | 9.9 km | |
| 31 | Steeles Ave E at Fenton Rd West Side | 10.3 km | |
| 32 | Steeles Ave East at Midland Ave | 10.8 km | |
| 33 | Steeles Ave East at Old Kennedy Rd | 11.0 km | |
| 34 | Steeles Ave East at Milliken GO Station | 11.2 km | |
| 35 | Steeles Ave East at Kennedy Rd | 11.6 km | |
| 36 | Steeles Ave East at Putnam Gate | 12.1 km | |
| 37 | Steeles Ave East at Birchmount Rd | 12.5 km | |
| 38 | Steeles Ave East at Mountcastle Gate | 12.8 km | |
| 39 | Steeles Ave East at Warden Ave | 13.1 km | |
| 40 | Steeles Ave East at Ferrier St | 13.5 km | |
| 41 | Steeles Ave East at Firebrace Rd West Side | 13.7 km | |
| 42 | Steeles Ave East at Esna Park Dr | 14.1 km | |
| 43 | Steeles Ave East at Victoria Park Ave West Side | 14.6 km | |
| 44 | 3160 Steeles Ave East | 14.8 km | |
| 45 | Steeles Ave East at Woodbine Ave | 15.1 km | |
| 46 | Steeles Ave East at Townsend Rd West Side | 15.9 km | |
| 47 | Steeles Ave East at Don Mills Rd | 16.2 km | |
| 48 | Steeles Ave East at Waggoners Wells Lane | 16.6 km | |
| 49 | Steeles Ave East at Leslie St | 17.1 km | |
| 50 | Steeles Ave East at Fairway Heights Dr | 17.4 km | |
| 51 | Steeles Ave East at Bestview Dr | 18.1 km | |
| 52 | Steeles Ave East at Laureleaf Rd | 18.3 km | |
| 53 | Steeles Ave East at Old English Lane | 18.8 km | |
| 54 | Steeles Ave East at Bayview Ave West Side | 19.3 km | |
| 55 | Steeles Ave East at Conacher Dr | 19.5 km | |
| 56 | Steeles Ave East at Henderson Ave | 20.0 km | |
| 57 | Steeles Ave East at Opposite Walkway to Whitman St | 20.2 km | |
| 58 | Steeles Ave East at Jewell St | 20.4 km | |
| 59 | Steeles Ave East at Willowdale Ave | 20.7 km | |
| 60 | Steeles Ave East at Dudley Ave | 20.9 km | |
| 61 | Steeles Ave West at Yonge St West Side | 21.1 km | |
| 62 | 100 Steeles Ave West | 21.4 km | |
| 63 | Steeles Ave West at Hilda Ave | 21.9 km | |
| 64 | 350 Steeles Ave West | 22.2 km | |
| 65 | Steeles Ave West at Palm Gate Blvd | 22.5 km | |
| 66 | Steeles Ave West at Emerald Lane | 22.9 km | |
| 67 | Steeles Ave East at Bathurst St | 23.3 km | |
| 68 | Steeles Ave West at Carpenter Rd West Side | 23.4 km | |
| 69 | Steeles Ave West at Thurman Rd | 23.9 km | |
| 70 | Steeles Ave West at New Westminster Dr | 24.3 km | |
| 71 | Steeles Ave West at Conley St | 24.8 km | |
| 72 | Steeles Ave West at Dufferin St | 25.3 km | |
| 73 | Steeles Ave West at Futurity Gate | 25.7 km | |
| 74 | 1750 Steeles Ave West | 26.2 km | |
| 75 | Steeles Ave West at Alness St | 26.2 km | |
| 76 | Steeles Ave West at Alness St West Side | 26.2 km | |
| 77 | Steeles Ave West at Capstan Gate | 26.8 km | |
| 78 | Steeles Ave West at Tandem Rd | 27.0 km | |
| 79 | Steeles Ave West at Keele St | 27.4 km | |
| 80 | Steeles Ave West at Founders Rd – York University | 28.2 km | |
| 81 | 230 Ian MacDonald Blvd | 29.4 km | |
| 82 | Ian MacDonald Blvd at Founders Rd East Side | 29.8 km | |
| 83 | Ian MacDonald Blvd at The Chimneystack Rd | 30.1 km | Terminus |
Schedule and frequency
According to the official schedule from the Toronto Transit Commission, the route runs 14 trips in one direction on a weekday, and 18 on a weekend day.
| Direction | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
|---|---|---|
| From «Ian MacDonald Blvd at The Chimneystack Rd» | 01:48 — 05:50 | 01:48 — 06:50 |
| From «Newgale Gate at Finchdene Sq» | 01:51 — 06:51 | 01:51 — 07:51 |
Fare and payment
A single ride costs 3.35 $. The same fare applies to streetcars, buses and the subway in Toronto.
A cash fare is $3.35 and covers one ride only. Paying with a PRESTO card, debit or credit card costs $3.30 and includes two hours of unlimited transfers. A day pass is $13.50, a monthly adult pass $156.00. Transfers within 120 minutes are free. The two-hour transfer applies only to fares paid by card; a cash fare covers a single ride. An unlimited monthly pass costs $156.00.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a ride on bus 353 cost?
3.35 $ for a single ride.
When do the first and last trips run?
From Ian MacDonald Blvd at The Chimneystack Rd the first is at 01:48 and the last at 05:50. From Newgale Gate at Finchdene Sq they are 01:51 and 06:51.
How long does the trip from Ian MacDonald Blvd at The Chimneystack Rd to Newgale Gate at Finchdene Sq take?
About 60 minutes end to end — the median of full trips in the official schedule.
How many stops does the route have?
89 outbound and 83 inbound according to the official GTFS feed. The two lists do not match exactly.
Does bus 353 run on weekends?
Yes. On weekends and holidays there are 18 trips in one direction, running from Ian MacDonald Blvd at The Chimneystack Rd between 01:48 and 06:50.
Every route number with its termini, operating hours and travel time is collected in the Toronto buses overview.
Data current as of August 22, 2026. Schedule and termini — the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). Fares — Toronto Transit Commission, Fares & passes. Stop list, schedule and route geometry come from the official GTFS feed (City of Toronto Open Data).