“With GO Transit and Toronto Transit Commission buses joining commuter trains, subways and motor coaches carrying bicycles this summer, local tourism and clean air are in for a big boost,” said Bikes+Transit.com founder Donald Wiedman in a release.

The trip planner makes it easier for people to find the fastest and cheapest way to get to great tourist and recreational destinations, said Wiedman.

“If you live within biking distance of a subway, a lakeshore train, a GO Bus and soon all TTC buses, you are actually linked by transit to hundreds of kilometers of safe cycling along the regions’ Waterfront Trail, Trans Canada Trail, municipal cycling trails and quiet country roads. Transit easily and inexpensively whisks you east to Whitby, westward around the Lake to Grimsby, and now north to the beaches and towns along the shores of Lake Simcoe.”

Within the City of Toronto, the website shows people how they can use the subway to reach High Park, Humber River and Don Valley bike paths, and the GO Train to get to the Mimico waterfront and the beach.

“The website helps improve accessibility to cycling trails via bus, ferry, train and subway stations across the GTA,” said City of Toronto Cycling Advisory Committee chair Adrian Heaps.

Toronto Transit Commission chair Adam Giambrone said he believes “the future of our communities depends on the extensiveness and usefulness of our transit services and cycling infrastructure. By providing clean and healthy alternatives to the automobile we can ensure that our cities will continue to develop in a sustainable way.”

Bikes+Transit.com is featuring nine local cycling destinations this summer that are very affordable and easy to reach by transit.

Sample GTA Transit and Cycling Destination Fares

TTC Subway and/or TTC bus:

$2.75 adult

$0.70 children

$9 for a weekend and holiday family day pass

GO Train - from Union Station – one way:

Whitby: $ 7.30 adult / $3.65 children + seniors

Ajax: $ 6.60 adult / $3.30 children + seniors

Pickering: $ 5.95 adult / $3.00 children + seniors

Burlington: $ 8.05 adult / $4.05 children + seniors

Niagara Falls: $ 15.90 adult ($31.80 return) / $7.95 children + seniors ($15.90 return)

GO Bus: via Bay St./Front St. bus terminal to:

Aberfoyle Kiss n’ Ride (ride the greenbelt south of Guelph): $11.45

Return on Burlington GO Train: $8.05

Jackson’s Point (ride the shores of Lake Simcoe): $10.75 one way / $21.40 return

Sunderland (ride the greenbelt north of Whitby): $ 11.50 / $23 return

Coach Canada via Bay St./Dundas bus terminal to:

Grimsby (ride the greenbelt west to Hamilton): $16.75

Return on Burlington GO Train: $8.05

Today daytrip: $24.80

Ferry to Toronto Islands (two way ticket):

$3 children

$4 students and seniors

$6.50 adults