Niagara Falls Station (NFS) is the train station for the Canadian side of the Falls. You'll pass through Canadian Customs here if you're arriving from America via Amtrak. You can head back into the station through the main entrance to use the restrooms, or head across the street to the bus station to leave for your final destination. There are multiple transit options from here -- the bus station sells WEGO passes, you may use Uber to call a car, or you may simply get a taxi. As of this writing (September 2018), it's the WEGO Green Line that stops at the bus station. The Green Line South (heading towards Table Rock Centre) stops on the same side of the street as the bus station. If you bought an Adventure Pass (which includes a two-day WEGO bus pass), you are allowed a free ride to a Welcome Centre or participating attraction to pick up your Adventure Pass package.
If you're headed to America via Amtrak, it seems OK to time your arrival to within 20 minutes before scheduled train departure. Even our Amtrak crew didn't arrive until around then. Let yourself into the train station if no one is there. Use your time to fill out a Customs Declaration Form. You'll ride the train two minutes to the Niagara Falls Station (NFL) on the American side, exit the train with all of your belongings, go through American Customs, and re-board the train. Sit on the left side of train to get a nice overview of the Niagara River as the train crosses Whirlpool Rapids Bridge.
The Amtrak crew advised us to eat or otherwise discard any fresh fruit and vegetables we were carrying before boarding the train. While it is legal to bring most fresh fruit and vegetables from Canada for personal consumption into the United States, doing so may likely increase border inspections times, as fresh fruit and vegetables must be declared and inspected. read more