Main campus
CHEO's main campus is located in Ottawa, Ontario and you can easily get here by public transit or car. For more information on clinics and programs located at 401 Smyth Road, please download our maps.
CHEO's address for the main campus is:
401 Smyth Road
Ottawa ON K1H 8L1
Accessibility at CHEO
COVID-19 screening and accessibility
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Families who may experience accessibility challenges entering via the Main Entrance can enter CHEO using the Garry Cardiff Wing entrance. Before you arrive, please call our COVID-19 Screening Team at 613-727-7600 extension 6705. They will meet you at the Garry Cardiff Wing entrance to conduct your COVID-19 screening and help you enter the building. |
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Families who may experience accessibility challenges exiting via the Max Keeping Wing can request the use of an alternate exit. At the end of your visit, please let our screening team at the Main Entrance know and they will help you exit at your preferred location. |
Washrooms
Accessible washrooms at CHEO |
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Accessible washrooms can be found in these locations. Level one (basement) Max Keeping wing:
Garry Cardiff Wing:
Children's Treatment Centre
Level two (main floor) Max Keeping wing:
Main building:
Garry Cardiff Wing:
Level three Max Keeping wing:
Main building:
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Getting to CHEO
By bus
OC Transpo
OC Transpo buses run across Ottawa. Visit their website to plan your trip, find out about what routes are available and more. There are currently two routes that stop in front of CHEO's main campus: route 45 and route 55. Both busses come regularly throughout the day.
You can also call OC Transpo's information line at 613-741-4390 for schedule details.
Ontario Northland
Ontario Northland offers motor coach transportation from Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and North Bay to Ottawa. Passengers now have the option to be dropped off at two OC Transpo bus stops near CHEO and The Ottawa Hospital. Busses arrive at CHEO in the evening, and depart for Sault Ste Marie, Sudbury and North Bay in the morning.
Their motor coaches can accommodate most wheeled mobility devices and many have an elevator platform for passengers with reduced mobility or those in a wheelchair.
For more information including departure times, drop-off spots and more visit the Ontario Northland site.
By car
CHEO's main campus is near most major roads/highways in the National Capital Region. It is approximately a 10-minute drive from downtown Ottawa and a 20-minute drive from the airport. There are children's hospital signs along most major roads that will lead you to CHEO.
By taxi
You can call a taxi from anywhere in Ottawa and ask to go to CHEO. From downtown Ottawa, a taxi will cost approximately $15 to reach our main campus. When you're leaving 401 Smyth Road, keep an eye out for our taxi phones located by our main entrance as well as at the Garry Cardiff and Max Keeping Wing entrances. These phones directly call a local taxi service for you.
Additional CHEO locations
CHEO has several clinics and programs located in Ottawa, Cornwall and Renfrew. Here is the address information for these sites.
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Autism Program |
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Centre for Healthy Active Living |
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1355 Bank Street Suite 111 Ottawa ON K1H 8K7 |
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Children's Treatment Centre |
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In addition to 401 Smyth Road, there are also branches of our Children's Treatment Centre at the following addresses:
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Outpatient mental health |
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Roger Neilson House |
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399 Smyth Road Ottawa ON K1H 8L2 |
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Rotel |
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411 Smyth Road Ottawa ON K1H 8M8
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