The Frontenac

The Frontenac · Williamsville, Kingston

Location & Neighbourhood

Minutes fromQueen’s

Queen's campus is 12 minutes on foot and Stauffer Library is 12. Pizza is on the block, groceries are 5 to 10 minutes away, and the bars on Princess start 3 minutes down the street. Every time is measured from the door.

Walk times are routed, not straight-line.

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Douglas Library at Queen's University at dusk, its windows lit

Queen's campus

Union Street edge, by Douglas Library

1.0 km · 12 min walk · 4 min bike

The limestone front of Stauffer Library at Queen's University

Stauffer Library

Main library

1.0 km · 12 min walk · 4 min bike

Goodes Hall, the red-brick home of the Smith School of Business

Smith School of Business

Goodes Hall

1.0 km · 12 min walk · 4 min bike

Grant Hall and its clock tower at Queen's University

Grant Hall

Convocation hall, the middle of campus

1.4 km · 17 min walk · 6 min bike

Storefronts along Princess Street in Kingston

Princess Street, round the corner

Domino's, Tata's, Big Smoke, The Mansion

0.3 km · 3 min walk · 1 min bike

Shoppers Drug Mart at 445 Princess Street at night, lit and open

Shoppers Drug Mart

445 Princess, open to midnight

0.5 km · 6 min walk · 2 min bike

Brick houses on a Kingston side street near campus at dusk

The side streets to campus

Routes 4, 502 and 701 stop here

0.4 km · 5 min walk · 2 min bike

Princess Street downtown at night in winter, shopfronts lit

Downtown Princess Street

Ale House, Brass Pub, Stages

0.7 km · 8 min walk · 3 min bike

Springer Market Square with cafe umbrellas and the cathedral dome behind

Springer Market Square

Saturday market, behind City Hall

1.8 km · 21 min walk · 7 min bike

Kingston City Hall and its dome from above, Lake Ontario behind

City Hall and the waterfront

Same block as the market

1.8 km · 21 min walk · 7 min bike

Address

501 Frontenac Street
Kingston, ON K7K 4L9

Leasing

(613) 800-2299

Office Hours

Mon – Fri: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Sat – Sun: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

What’s Nearby, and How Far

Every time is a routed walk from the door of 501 Frontenac Street, nearest first. Cycling times are over the same distance.

  • Queen's campus (Union St.)

    12min walk

  • Stauffer Library

    12min walk

  • John Deutsch University Centre

    12min walk

  • Smith School of Business

    12min walk

  • Mitchell Hall

    14min walk

  • The ARC

    15min walk

  • Grant Hall

    17min walk

Buses, by Where They Go

  • Queen's campus

    Walk. 12 minutes from the door, and no bus route is faster.

  • Downtown and the market

    50142from Princess & Barrie, 9 min walk

    Runs every 25 to 30 minutes on weekdays.

  • Cataraqui Centre and the west end

    7015024from Brock & Alfred, 5 min walk

    Runs the 701 about every 15 minutes on weekdays.

  • The train station

    2from Division & Colborne, 8 min walk

    Runs about every 30 minutes.

Queen's undergraduates ride Kingston Transit on their student card through the AMS Bus-It programme.Weekday daytime frequencies, from Kingston Transit's published schedule.

On foot
Queen's campus is 12 minutes from the door and Stauffer is 12. Food starts round the corner on Princess and the bars are 3 to 8 minutes away.
By bike
Campus is about 4 minutes on two wheels down Alfred or University, and Stauffer is 4. The building publishes no bike storage; ask leasing what is available.

Times from the Door

DestinationWalkBus
Bus stop, Brock & Alfred5 min4 · 502 · 701
Big Smoke Burger3 min–
Shoppers Drug Mart6 min–
Metro groceries10 min–
Stauffer Library12 min–
Queen's campus12 min–
The ARC15 min–
Kingston General Hospital20 min2
Downtown, Springer Market Square21 min501 · 4 · 2

Everything, in minutes

Campus is 12 minutes on foot and 4 on a bike. Every time below is measured from the door of 501 Frontenac Street, not from the middle of the neighbourhood.

Campus

  • Queen's campus

    Union Street edge

    12minWalk
    4minBike

  • Stauffer Library

    Main library

    12minWalk
    4minBike

  • Smith School of Business

    Goodes Hall

    12minWalk
    4minBike

  • Mitchell Hall

    Engineering and innovation

    14minWalk
    5minBike

  • The ARC

    Athletics and recreation

    15minWalk
    5minBike

Everyday

  • Asian Food World

    Nearest groceries

    5minWalk
    2minBike

  • Metro

    Full supermarket

    10minWalk
    3minBike

  • Shoppers Drug Mart

    Pharmacy

    6minWalk
    2minBike

  • Bus stop, Brock & Alfred

    Routes 4, 502, 701

    5minWalk
    2minBike

  • Kingston General Hospital

    Emergency and placements

    20minWalk
    7minBike

Going out

  • Big Smoke Burger

    On the block

    3minWalk
    1minBike

  • The Mansion

    Live music and bar

    3minWalk
    1minBike

  • The Ale House

    8minWalk
    3minBike

  • Springer Market Square

    Downtown and the market

    21minWalk
    7minBike

Walking times are routed on the street network at 5 km/h. Cycling times are estimated over the same routed distance at 15 km/h; a bike route is not always the walking route.

Work Nearby

  • Queen's University

    Campus jobs, research assistantships and work-study

  • Kingston Health Sciences Centre

    Placements and part-time roles · 20 min walk

  • Princess Street businesses

    Restaurants, cafés and retail from the corner outward

  • City of Kingston

    Summer and co-op positions across the city

Schools

  • Queen's University

    12 min walk · Research-intensive university

  • St. Lawrence College

    By bus on the 1, 6 or 16 · Applied-arts college

  • Royal Military College

    Kingston · Military university

Next Step

Come and Walk It Yourself.

Book one tour for the whole group. We will meet you at the door and walk you to campus if you want to time it.

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