300 Bloor-Danforth Bus
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Toronto, ONNeighbourhoods: Bloor-West Village, Swansea
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 2 am - 5:30 am
4 reviews for 300 Bloor-Danforth Bus
4 reviews in English
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Review from Danielle E.
Toronto, ON
3/26/2010 98 Check-ins Here
Pretty much daily I take this line from work and then later to an event here and there. While a little rundown this train is constantly reliable and full of a delightful mix of all sorts.
Here's a little shout out to the most recent closet o' crazy I sat beside while riding the train yesterday morning. You get a full four stars for the most diligent crazy I've seen in a while. Eyes closed, fingers tapping and emanating a smell somewhere between old compost and the gym locker room. While I couldn't understand your language, I felt your passion as you scribbled in page after page of your spiral bound notebook. It was both your maniacal doodling and your eclectic clothing choice that really bumped up those stars. However your lack of aggressive assaultive tendencies did cost you one star, still though you are in my personal hall of fame.
Bottom Line...this fellow and so many others are what really make Toronto, Toronto and I can't wait for the next underground adventure. -
Review from Chris P.
Ah the vomit comet. What would we do without you after the subway shuts down?
If you didn't have a good time at the bar/movie/show you went to, then chances are you'll have fun on this bus as you make your way home in the wee hours of the morning.
Did you miss the two o'clock scramble? Not to worry, you can hit on random people on the bus like almost everyone else does. Or you can just start singing/rapping and have everyone either try to murder you or join in.
One memorable night I had a really great bus driver. Once the bus was packed with people he came over the loud speaker and got everyone going, asking how the crowd was doing, how their night was, etc. It really eased the tensions of being backed like sardines into a metal box on wheels.Listed in: December 2011
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Review from Chris P.
10/17/2011
It was my best friend who first introduced me to this all night bus. It was about 3 years ago on the eve we were celebrating my birthday and I was completely incoherantly drunk. Then in a small moment of clarity I looked at my phone and realized what time it was, and then proceeded to freak right out because we'd missed the last subway. As we'd spent all our cash on booze we couldn't spring for a cab, but never fear, the Blue Line Bus was there to save the day. Or night. Ot whatever. That night was our first ride together and we've had countless more since.
What can I say, its an all night bus. You have your drunk partiers, exhausted shift workers and sketchy looking youths. Suprisingly I haven't noticed too many crazies on here, I've not been able to figure if it does run on some sort of set schedule. Some nights we would be waiting 5 minutes for it, others 45 min.
On the night of our first ride together Bestie was getting off one stop before me and asked me to promise I would text him when I got home so he would know I got there safe. When he got up to leave I blurted out 'I love you!'. He looked at me, smiled and said, 'Yaaaa, you too.' Everyone around us gave us these cheshire smiles. It was a sweet moment ruined only by the bus hitting a huge bump in the road sending him flying. Its a moment we've both looked back on fondly as the years have gone by.Listed in: 1 Review A Day For Every Day…, Bestie and Me
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Review from Kat F.
If you're looking for comedy troupe-esque entertainment, it can easily be had for merely $2.75 just by taking the all night bus along Bloor.
At around 1:55am when the subway stops running and until 6am when it starts again, an unwieldy and unreliable beast appropriately nicknamed "The Vomit Comet" takes over for the stops between Bloor/Danforth and shuttles*** hundreds of tired, overworked, rowdy, intoxicated and otherwise questionably mobile people home.
The TTC drivers who do this route must either get paid a special bonus, a higher rate or have the patience of a saint because I have no idea how they tolerate the unruly passengers, fare disputes, aggression and general ongoing rowdiness and noise on the route.
Things I've witnessed on my Vomit Comet adventures:
* vomit, obviously (existing vomit puddles and vomit-in-progress)
* shadowboxing
* people passed out blackout drunk and sprawled across several seats
* Beck "Where It's At" singalong
* fistfight between a man and a woman
* birthday party with balloons
* a pickup
* someone pushing the 'request stop' button for every stop, genuine or not
It may not come at any semblance of regularity or adhere to any particular schedule but when it does finally arrive (and if you can squeeze your way on), it'll get you home safely. Terrific entertainment for the end of the night - peak hours of debauchery are 3-4:30am.
***does not imply speed of any kind
