Overview
Available languages
1 hour
Paper ticket
Kingston Trolley Tours take you on an in-depth tour of Kingston's historic downtown and waterfront, passing by all of the city's most well-known visitor destinations including Fort Henry, the Penitentiary Museum, and Queen’s University. The Trolley is the ideal way to enjoy Kingston’s history and attractions. Your experienced tour guide will provide an informative, engaging overview of Kingston’s more than three hundred years of history.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide (English & French)
Only selected departures are wheelchair accessible, please inquire when booking
What To Expect
Explore the history of Canada's first capital aboard a comfortable thirty-two passenger trolley. The Trolley is the ideal way to enjoy Kingston’s history and attractions. The GPS-triggered narration system in English, French, German and Chinese will complement your experienced English-speaking tour guide; together they provide an informative, engaging overview of Kingston’s more than three hundred years of history. The trolley route covers all of Kingston’s historic old town and downtown shopping district, including Fort Henry, the Penitentiary Museum, and Queen’s University. Trolley City Tours (offered only from April 19th to May 17th and from October 15th to October 27th) are a round-trip 75 minute tour only, they do not include hop on, hop off stops. All Tours depart from in front of Visitor Experience Center at 209 Ontario Street, Kingston, ON.
Kingston City Hall
See historic Kingston City Hall
Options
Trolley City Tour
City Tour: 60-min Trolley Tour of Kingston.
What‘s Included
Trolley City Tour of Kingston
Professional driver/guide
Live commentary (English only) on board
Gratuities
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
32 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
What Is He Saying?
Lori S,Jun 7, 2026
- Review from Viator
2.00The PA system on the trolley was very poor. No one could make out what the driver was saying & although we told him, he could do nothing about it.
Rainy day made pleasant thanks to this guided city tour
Nadia V,May 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This guided tour turned this cold and very rainy day into a beautiful day of discovery. The guide was very generous with his stories and comments, and the bus was warm enough to keep us comfortable. We now know the city better thanks to this tour and look forward to returning to visit the guide's suggestions.
Trolley bus exceptional
Lance M,May 22, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Such a great tour ,Jonathan our driver/tour host was amazing g,so full of facts and so friendly,great tour
Must Do Tour of Kingston
DinaMBS,May 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was an excellent 90 minute tour of Kingston and attractions. We enjoyed it so much because our guide (a gentleman originally from Newfoundland) was friendly, funny, knowledgeable, was a great story teller and safe driver. The tour started and ended on time. We learned alot about the city of Kingston, its history and famous people, the limestone and brickbuildings, Royal Military College and Queens University. Highly recommend this trolley tour.
Better that I expected!
Deborah R,May 6, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This tour was excellent. The tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable and interesting. He made me fall in love with Kingston.
Perfect tour
Ian W,Oct 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00End of season tour so only a small amount of people on it but cannot recommend highly enough. We’ve been in Canada for 2 weeks but this was one of the best tours. First class guide (wish I’d got his name) just couldn’t have been better - with perfect weather as well.
.Excellent overview
Roam40077002713,Oct 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Chris was very informative and enthusiasm to describe is city. He had enough to say all the way. Nice to discover Kingston if you never been there.
Fantastic!
MJ6428,Sep 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This trolley access was included in our K-Pass and it was great! We had two different drivers and both were a wealth of knowledge about the city. Both were friendly, accommodating, and personable. The trolleys were an easy, convenient, and relaxing way to tour the city and visit the stops we were interested in. We never waited long for a trolley to the next stop. Highly recommend!
Give It a Go!
StormGirl-Tmn,Aug 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00As with all these types of tours it is a wonderful way to scope out the city/township you are staying in. Then you can find the things you want to spend more time at.
davidoW8467LJ,Jul 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Richard was our tour guide and driver. He kept us entertain with facts and history along with a few of his observation. Very informative, historical and enjoyable tour of the City if Kingston, OT.
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