Playtime Casino Hanover is at 275 5th Street in Hanover, and the way in is by car. Pick a town below, grouped by direction, for its straight-line distance and its road route in Google Maps.
By the Sideroad deskChecked October 9, 2026
Distances by direction
Straight lines · OpenStreetMap
Four roads in
Pick a town below.
From the north
From the west
From the south
From the east
Lines are straight and roads are longer. Each town opens its road route in Google Maps.
North
North: Chesley to Wiarton
A weekend from the north starts in one of five towns. On a straight line, Chesley is 17.8 km from the casino. Port Elgin is 43.2 km out, Owen Sound 47.3 km and Southampton 47.5 km, so those three sit at nearly the same distance from the casino.
Wiarton, at 67 km, closes the northern list. Each figure is a line between two points, and the road you drive will always run longer. Tap a town to open its route in Google Maps before setting off.
West
West: Walkerton to Goderich
Walkerton, first on the list, sits 9.8 km to the west in a straight line, near enough for a quick Friday evening run. Paisley is 26.4 km away. Kincardine sits at 48.6 km, and Goderich at 70.8 km marks the end of the western list. These are map lines between two points, so the road from Kincardine or Goderich will add distance. Each town opens its own route in Google Maps.
South and east
South and east: near towns, far cities
Four towns form a near ring to the south and east. Measured in a straight line, Durham lies 17 km from the casino and Harriston 29 km. Mount Forest sits at 29.8 km. Listowel is 46.5 km out. From any of them, Hanover works as a drive over for the evening and back.
The cities call for a different kind of trip. Kitchener lies 88.4 km away, with Stratford at 86.4 km and Guelph at 91.4 km. Eastward, Collingwood is 75.6 km off, Orangeville 78.5 km and Barrie 109.8 km. London is 130.5 km away, Hamilton 135.7 km and Toronto 142.6 km. These figures are straight lines and the roads are longer, so driving in from a city fits a full weekend better than a single evening.
Arriving
Parking, buses and a bed for the night
Playtime Casino Hanover is reached by car. No bus route, shuttle or taxi stand to the casino is published. There is no published hotel on site either, and the Sideroad desk does not recommend a place to stay.
The casino stands at 275 5th Street, on grounds it shares with Hanover Raceway, the harness track located at 265 5th Street. Fans park free on race days, and those dates are posted on hanoverraceway.com. Parking details for other days are not published, so calling 519-364-7606 ahead of the trip is how to find out.
Method
How the lines are drawn
Every distance is measured as a straight line joining two map points: the casino's point and the OpenStreetMap town point (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Whatever road you take, it will always run longer than that line. The compass direction of each town, seen from the casino, decides whether it counts as north, east, south or west. Driving times are not estimated in the guide. Each town has a route button beside it that shows the way by road in Google Maps.
Questions
Short answers
What is the straight-line figure for Toronto?
Toronto lies 142.6 km east of the casino as a straight line. Any road route runs longer, and the Sideroad desk offers no driving time.
Can the trip be made without a car?
No bus route, shuttle or taxi stand to the casino is published. The casino is reached by car.
Do drivers pay to leave the car on the grounds?
Fans park free at Hanover Raceway whenever there are races. For days with no racing, parking is not published, so 519-364-7606 is the number to call and ask the casino.
Can a group sleep on site after a late evening?
No hotel on site is published. The Sideroad desk does not recommend a place to stay, so plans for the night are best made before the drive.
Further along
- Friday to SundayPlaytime Casino Hanover on a WeekendHours at the Hanover casino across a weekend: the floor open from Thursday 9 a.m. to Saturday midnight, the bar, breakfast and simulcast theatre.
- At the doorGetting Into Playtime Casino HanoverEntry at the Hanover casino for a weekend group: 19 and older, photo ID for everyone, a second ID with your name if you are 21 or younger.
- The groundsPlaytime Casino Hanover, Then and NowHow the Hanover casino came to the harness track grounds: raceway slots, Gateway's takeover, the move into the Carriage Hall and a grand opening.