Tours, tickets and day trips in Waterloo, ON
The best-reviewed tours and tickets with live prices, the sights with published visitor numbers, and the towns close enough for a day out.
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What people come to see
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Public Library | 11,687 | 2016 |
The busiest is Waterloo Public Library at 11,687 visitors in 2016. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Waterloo
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo to Cambridge | Canada | 20 km (13 mi) | about 20 min |
| Waterloo to Guelph | Canada | 23 km (14 mi) | about 22 min |
| Waterloo to Brantford | Canada | 42 km (26 mi) | about 41 min |
| Waterloo to Milton | Canada | 51 km (32 mi) | about 50 min |
| Waterloo to Burlington | Canada | 56 km (35 mi) | about 54 min |
| Waterloo to Hamilton | Canada | 59 km (37 mi) | about 58 min |
| Waterloo to Brampton | Canada | 65 km (40 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Waterloo to Oakville | Canada | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Waterloo to Toronto | Canada | 94 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Waterloo to Mississauga | Canada | 70 km (44 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Waterloo to Detroit | United States | 242 km (150 mi) | about 3 h 56 min |
| Waterloo to London | Canada | 79 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 17 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
How do I book tours and tickets in Waterloo?
Through Viator, our tours partner. The experiences on this page are live from Viator with their “from” prices; you book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes and refunds.
What is the most visited attraction in Waterloo?
Waterloo Public Library, with 11,687 visitors in 2016 (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.