407 ETR vs Interstate I-90 pricing comparison.

407 ETR was brought to the province of Ontario with a thought of easing traffic on already over congested highways. Great idea to build a toll highway and it would definitely work if pricing was lower. Today we compared some of pricing of highway 407 vs our friends south of the border famous interstate I-90 and Florida's Turnpike Enterprise.

Below is a comparison chart for charges you can expect while traveling on 407 and charges you'd be paying on i-90 Interstate. If you wish you can try and calculate yourself, 407 calculator can be found here I-90 calculator can be found here and Florida's Turnpike Enterprise calculator can be found here.

 

Highway	Starting point	Ending point	Distance	Approx. Cost
*407 ETR	Dundas Street	Highway 7 (Brok Rd) MAX DISTANCE on 407	101.2 km	$26.78
**I-90	New York City Line - Major Deegan Expressway (I-87)	Exit 18 - (I-87) - New Paltz - Poughkeepsie - NY Route 299	76.0 miles (122 km)	$3.40
***Florida Turnpike Enterprise	M193 - Yeehaw Junction (SR 60)	M116 - Jupiter (Indiantown Rd.)	77.2 miles (124 km)	$5.80
		On Average Ontario pays more		$22.18
next example (short distance)
*407 ETR	York Durham Line	Markham Bypass	2.9 km	$4.83
**I-90	Exit 22 - (I-87) - Selkirk - NY Routes 144 & 396	Exit 23 - (I-87) - Albany (Downtown) - Troy - Rensselaer - I-787 - US Route 9W	7 miles (shortest distance we could find)	$0.35
***Florida Turnpike Enterprise	M58 - Ft. Lauderdale (Sunrise Blvd.)	M62 - Ft. Lauderdale N. (Commercial Blvd.)	3.9 miles (shortest distance we could find)	$0.75
		On Average Ontario pays more		$4.28

 

*Additional charges may apply, transponder not required for light weight vehicles, $2.75 account fee each and every month
(or you may just refer to it as a membership Fee!)
***No additional charges, pay cash at the toll, no monthly membership fees, sorry.
Charges based on light vehicle (5,000kg & under)
Pricing comparison was made on Oct. 7, 2011

Today we recommend taking I-90 next time driving through NY State - it is not expensive at all !!!.
For travelers from United States or other provinces we recommend taking alternative routes: 403, QEW, 401, 410, DVP
or any other highway that is still free and affordable in the province of Ontario.

Your Comments:

10/12/2011 17:24:36

Robert D.

My uncle travelled to Ontario this summer from Ohio, not even realizing that 407 was a paid highway he went back home, few weeks later he received a bill for approx. $20. He called asking what this is about, I explained, he laughed at the amount. So, for the out of province travellers (and USA), you will be required to pay for using 407