The way home
The ride home from Cascades Casino
A late night at Cascades Casino Chatham always finishes with a trip home, and the floor closes at 2 AM. This page sorts out the Ride CK buses, the car in the free lot and the straight-line distances from the towns around.
By the After Ten Desk Checked October 4, 2026
The last Ride CK trips
In Chatham, the fixed routes of Ride CK, Chatham-Kent's public transit, operate Monday to Saturday and end at 7:15 PM. Weekday evenings work differently: from 7:15 PM until 12:45 AM, Monday to Friday, trips are OnRequest, meaning they are booked on demand instead of taken from a timetable.
Weekends are much thinner. Saturday has nothing after 7:15 PM, and Sunday offers only OnRequest trips between 9 AM and 5 PM. On public holidays, Ride CK does not run.
For 615 Richmond St, the casino points to no particular stop, so Ride CK's own planning is the place to map the trip. Then comes the clock. Play in Chatham continues to 2 AM each night of the week, which means a weekday evening that runs to the close outlasts the final OnRequest window at 12:45 AM.
Driving and the free lot
Parking on site at 615 Richmond St costs nothing. Nothing is published about accessible parking, EV charging or room for RVs and buses. If you need any of those, call 226-296-0309 before setting out.
One small decision makes the end of the evening easier. Agree on a driver before the first hand or spin, not at 2 AM with the keys already out. The Friday close is already Saturday on the calendar, and the drive home starts from that point.
Distances from the towns around
How far is the casino?
Pick a town: the straight line to 615 Richmond St, and Google Maps for the road.
Straight lines between OpenStreetMap coordinates (© OpenStreetMap contributors); roads are longer.
| Town | Straight line |
|---|---|
| Blenheim | 18 km |
| Dresden | 22 km |
| Tilbury | 24 km |
| Ridgetown | 27 km |
| Wallaceburg | 27 km |
| Bothwell | 38 km |
| Wheatley | 39 km |
| Belle River | 43 km |
| Leamington | 50 km |
| Petrolia | 55 km |
| Essex | 56 km |
| Glencoe | 57 km |
| Kingsville | 59 km |
| Sarnia | 67 km |
| Windsor | 69 km |
| Strathroy | 79 km |
| St. Thomas | 93 km |
| London | 102 km |
The distance tool beside this text measures from the casino on Richmond Street in a straight line. Blenheim is 18 km away and Wallaceburg 27 km. Further out, Leamington sits at 50 km, Sarnia at 67 km, Windsor at 69 km and London at 102 km. Closer in, Dresden is 22 km and Tilbury 24 km.
Roads always run longer than the line drawn here, and the After Ten Desk lists no driving times. Once a town is picked in the tool, Google Maps opens with directions from it to 615 Richmond St in Chatham. Both the route and its displayed time are Google's, not the desk's.
Questions before you go
Is there a Ride CK bus after midnight on a Tuesday?
Yes, in a limited form. Monday to Friday, OnRequest trips run until 12:45 AM, booked on demand. The fixed routes end earlier, at 7:15 PM.
What about late on a Saturday night?
No Ride CK service runs then. Saturday buses stop at 7:15 PM, so a night that lasts to the 2 AM close needs the ride home planned some other way before you go.
How far is Windsor from the casino?
Measured as the crow flies, Windsor sits 69 km from the casino on Richmond Street. Any drive covers more ground than that, and Chatham Casino lists no driving times.