144 Downtown / Don Valley Express

The 144 Downtown / Don Valley Express bus route operates between the area of York Mills Road and Parkwoods Village Drive, the area of Wynford Drive and Concorde Place, and the Downtown Toronto area, generally in a north-south direction. It also passes within one block of the Queen, Osgoode, St. Andrew and King Stations on the Yonge-University-Spadina Subway.  Accessible service is provided on the route. Both Queen Station and Osgoode Station are accessible subway stations. Bike racks are available on this route.

Three services are operated. The 144 (Downtown-Wynford and Underhill) is the main branch, and operates during the afternoon peak period, from Monday to Friday only. The 144A (Underhill-Downtown) split branch operates four SOUTHBOUND-ONLY trips during the morning peak period, from Monday to Friday only. The 144B (Wynford-Downtown) split branch operates seven SOUTHBOUND-ONLY trips during the morning peak period, from Monday to Friday only.

Southbound 144A DOWNTOWN EXPRESS / EXTRA FARE

During the morning peak period from Monday to Friday only, these buses operate from Victoria Park Avenue and Parkwoods Village Drive via northwest on Parkwoods Village Drive, west on York Mills Road, south on Valley Woods Road, east on Brookbanks Drive, south on Underhill Drive, west on Lawrence Avenue East, south on Don Valley Parkway, west on Richmond Street, south on Peter Street, and east on Adelaide Street to Parliament Street. Southbound 144A buses operate LOCAL from Victoria Park Avenue and Parkwoods Village Drive to Underhill Drive and Lawrence Avenue East; 144A buses then operate EXPRESS from Underhill Drive and Lawrence Avenue East to Richmond Street and Parliament Street; 144A buses then operate LOCAL through downtown, from Richmond Street and Parliament Street to Adelaide Street and Parliament Street.

Southbound 144B DOWNTOWN EXPRESS / EXTRA FARE

During the morning peak period from Monday to Friday only, these buses operate from the cul-de-sac at the north end of Concorde Place via south on Concorde Place, south on Wynford Drive, then east, north and west (counter-clockwise) on Wynford Heights Crescent, continuing south on Wynford Drive, west on St. Dennis Drive, south on Don Mills Road, south on Don Valley Parkway, west on Richmond Street, south on Peter Street, and east on Adelaide Street to Parliament Street. Southbound 144B buses operate LOCAL from the Concorde Place cul-de-sac to Don Mills Road and Overlea Boulevard; 144B buses then operate EXPRESS from Don Mills Road and Overlea Boulevard to Richmond Street and Parliament Street; 144B buses then operate LOCAL through downtown, from Richmond Street and Parliament Street to Adelaide Street and Parliament Street.

Northbound 144 DON VALLEY EXPRESS TO WYNFORD AND YORK MILLS / EXTRA FARE

During the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday only, these buses operate from Richmond Street and Parliament Street via west on Richmond Street, south on Peter Street, east on Adelaide Street, north on Don Valley Parkway, north on Don Mills Road, east on St. Dennis Drive, north on Wynford Drive, north on Concorde Place, west on Concorde Gate, continuing north on Don Valley Parkway, east on Lawrence Avenue East, north on Underhill Drive, west on Brookbanks Drive, north on Valley Woods Road, east on York Mills Road, and south on Victoria Park Avenue to Parkwoods Village Drive. Northbound 144 buses operate LOCAL through downtown, from Richmond Street and Parliament Street to Adelaide Street and Parliament Street; 144 buses then operate EXPRESS from Adelaide Street and Parliament Street to Don Mills Road and Gateway Boulevard; 144 buses then operate LOCAL from Don Mills Road and Gateway Boulevard to Concorde Place and Concorde Gate; 144 buses then operate EXPRESS from Concorde Place and Concorde Gate to Lawrence Avenue East and Underhill Drive; 144 buses then operate LOCAL from Lawrence Avenue East and Underhill Drive to Victoria Park Avenue and Parkwoods Village Drive.

Southbound 144 DOWNTOWN EXPRESS / EXTRA FARE

During the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday only, these buses operate from Victoria Park Avenue and Parkwoods Village Drive via northwest on Parkwoods Village Drive, west on York Mills Road, south on Don Valley Parkway, and west on Richmond Street to Parliament Street. Southbound 144 buses operate EXPRESS from Victoria Park Avenue and Parkwoods Village Drive to Richmond Street and Parliament Street.

The 144 DOWNTOWN EXPRESS buses serve local bus stops between Victoria Park Avenue and Lawrence Avenue East in the Underhill area, between Concorde Place and Overlea Boulevard/Gateway Boulevard in the Wynford area, and west of Parliament Street in the downtown area.