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The Way to Gateway Casinos Sudbury

The way to Bonin Road begins where Gateway itself takes its measure, at the Big Nickel, which it places a 14 minute drive from the casino. From there, the map below draws a straight line from any community of Greater Sudbury to the casino's map point.

By the Nickel Route teamChecked October 14, 2026

Generated picture: the guide's low-poly character sits on a faceted boulder with a paper map on her lap; turquoise hills, a lake and an empty winding road behind her.
Generated picture: the young woman is a character made for this guide, not a real person and not casino staff.

Draw the line to Bonin Road

Pick a starting point · straight lines between OpenStreetMap points · roads run longer

AzildaChelmsfordVal CaronVal ThérèseCopper CliffDowlingSudburyHanmerLivelyLevackCapreolOnapingGarsonConistonFalconbridgeN ↑10 km

Starting point: Sudbury

15.8km in a straight line

Head north-west to reach the casino

Directions in Google Maps

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Starting at the Big Nickel

Gateway's own list of properties measures the casino from the Big Nickel and describes the trip as a 14 minute drive. That figure belongs to the operator, and no other travel time appears in this guide. The Big Nickel has no point in the guide's map data. Its entry therefore carries a route link that opens Google Maps for the road itself, but shows no kilometres. Every other place on the map gets a straight line from the casino's map point.

Big Nickel to Bonin Road

14min

Gateway's figure; no kilometres here.

Route in Google Maps

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Leaving the city centre

Out of the centre of Sudbury, the drive heads north-west. The city point sits 15.8 km south-east of the casino in a straight line. A road is always longer than its straight line.

Copper Cliff lies on that same side of the map, 14.1 km to the south-east. Lively is 17.2 km away, to the south. Azilda, also south-east, is much closer at 4.7 km, and among the communities on the map it has the shortest line to the casino.

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North-east of Bonin Road

Four communities spread out toward the north-east at widening distances. Val Caron comes first at 10.3 km, though its town point lies to the east. Val Thérèse follows at 12.2 km to the north-east. Hanmer sits 16.4 km away in the same direction, and Capreol is 20.9 km out, also north-east. Each figure runs from the casino's map point to the town's point, not along any road.

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East and west of the city

East of the city, the lines grow longer. Garson is 21.7 km to the east. Coniston lies 25 km to the south-east, and Falconbridge 25.2 km east.

Westward, the first figure is short. The address itself is in Chelmsford, at 400 Bonin Road, yet the Chelmsford town point sits 5.1 km south-west of the casino. Dowling is 14.7 km west. Farther along the same bearing, Levack measures 19.9 km and Onaping 21.4 km, both to the west of the casino's map point.

Greater Sudbury communities, straight lines to the casino
Starting pointStraight lineHeading to the casinoRoad route
AzildaStraight line: 4.7 kmDrive toward: north-westRoad: Google Maps
ChelmsfordStraight line: 5.1 kmDrive toward: north-eastRoad: Google Maps
Val CaronStraight line: 10.3 kmDrive toward: westRoad: Google Maps
Val ThérèseStraight line: 12.2 kmDrive toward: south-westRoad: Google Maps
Copper CliffStraight line: 14.1 kmDrive toward: north-westRoad: Google Maps
DowlingStraight line: 14.7 kmDrive toward: eastRoad: Google Maps
SudburyStraight line: 15.8 kmDrive toward: north-westRoad: Google Maps
HanmerStraight line: 16.4 kmDrive toward: south-westRoad: Google Maps
LivelyStraight line: 17.2 kmDrive toward: northRoad: Google Maps
LevackStraight line: 19.9 kmDrive toward: eastRoad: Google Maps
CapreolStraight line: 20.9 kmDrive toward: south-westRoad: Google Maps
OnapingStraight line: 21.4 kmDrive toward: eastRoad: Google Maps
GarsonStraight line: 21.7 kmDrive toward: westRoad: Google Maps
ConistonStraight line: 25 kmDrive toward: north-westRoad: Google Maps
FalconbridgeStraight line: 25.2 kmDrive toward: westRoad: Google Maps
  • Every distance on this map is a straight line between the casino's map point and an OpenStreetMap town point, not a road distance.
  • The Big Nickel entry opens a Google Maps route and shows Gateway's 14 minute drive figure, with no kilometres.

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At the end of the drive

Parking on the casino lot costs nothing. The venue publishes no shuttle, taxi stand, city bus route, valet, EV charging or RV parking, and the property has no hotel. One general piece of road advice applies here. Casino games are built so the house comes out ahead over time. A spending cap set before the drive, with the trip home already planned, keeps the evening in proportion.

Questions

Short answers for the road

How long does it take to drive from the Big Nickel?

Gateway describes the trip as a 14 minute drive. The guide has no map point for the Big Nickel, so it offers a Google Maps route but no kilometres.

Which Greater Sudbury community has the shortest straight line to the casino?

Azilda does, at 4.7 km to the south-east. The Chelmsford town point follows at 5.1 km to the south-west.

In what direction does the trip from downtown Sudbury run?

It runs north-west, because the Sudbury city point lies 15.8 km south-east of the casino in a straight line. The road itself is always longer than that line.

Can a city bus take visitors to Bonin Road?

The venue publishes no city bus route to the casino. It lists no shuttle or taxi stand either, while parking on the lot costs nothing.

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