Why go
- Most populous city in Canada.
- Known for CN Tower, EDM, dance music.
- 2 curated must-see attractions on record, including Toronto Union Station.
- 5 hand-picked places to stay.
- 15 recommended spots to eat and drink.
- Served by Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
History
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located on a harbour at the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. The city is the fourth-most populous city in North America, behind Mexico City, New York City, and Los Angeles, with a census population of 2,794,356 as of 2021. The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is constituted of Toronto proper and four surrounding regions, Peel, York, Durham, and Halton, and has a population of 6,712,341, while the Toronto census metropolitan area (CMA), with a somewhat different definition, has a population of 7,106,379. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world.
Must-see attractions
Outdoor
1901 Mount Pleasant Road Toronto, ON, M4N 2W3
Where to stay
80 Blue Jays Way, Toronto, ON M5V 0L7, Canada
475 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1X7, Canada
111 Princes' Blvd, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3, Canada
106 Broadview Ave, Toronto, ON M4M 2G1, Canada
Indoor
Eat & drink
Restaurant — 569 King Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 1M1
Restaurant
Restaurant
Restaurant
Restaurant — 1112 Yonge St (at Macpherson), Toronto ON
Restaurant
Restaurant — 563 King St W, Toronto, ON M5V 1M1
Restaurant
Restaurant — 120 Avenue Rd, Toronto, ON M5R 2H4
Restaurant — 99 Yorkville Ave., Toronto ON M5R 1C1
Airports
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) 19 km to the centre
Toronto, ON, CA — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 46 airlines (Air Canada, WestJet, Air Transat, United Airlines…) · direct flights to 147 destinations incl. Montreal, Atlanta, Chicago, London, New York… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 46 airlines, 147 direct destinations
- Air Canada AC (A319, Embraer 190, 767-300, CRJ, A320, 777-300ER…) · 116 routes: Abu Dhabi, Antigua, Atlanta*, Baltimore*, Barcelona*, Beijing, Bermuda, Bogota, Boston, Bridgetown, Calgary, Cancun, Charlotte*, Charlottetown*, Chicago, Cincinnati*, Cleveland*, Columbus*, Copenhagen, Cunagua, Dallas-Fort Worth, Deer Lake, Denver, Detroit*, Dublin*, Edmonton, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Mcmurray, Fort Myers, Frankfurt, Fredericton*, Georgetown, Great Exuma, Halifax, Harrisburg*, Havana, Hewandorra, Holguin, Hong Kong, Houston* … +76 more
- WestJet WS (737-700, 737-800, 736, CRJ, CRJ-700, 737-800…) · 55 routes: Antigua, Atlanta*, Bermuda, Bridgetown, Calgary, Cancun, Charlottetown, Chicago, Cincinnati*, Cunagua, Dallas-Fort Worth*, Deer Lake, Detroit*, Edmonton, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Mcmurray, Fort Myers, Georgetown, Halifax, Hewandorra, Kelowna, Kingston, Las Vegas, Liberia, Los Angeles*, Miami*, Minneapolis*, Moncton, Montego Bay, Montreal, Myrtle Beach, Nassau, New York, New York, Oranjestad, Orlando, Ottawa, Philipsburg, Port-of-spain, Providenciales … +15 more
- Air Transat TS (310, 330, 737-800) · 22 routes: Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Cancun, Dublin, Fort Lauderdale*, Glasgow, Holguin*, Lisbon, London, Manchester, Montego Bay*, Montreal, Orlando*, Paris, Porto, Punta Cana, Quebec, Rome, Santa Clara*, Varadero*, Venice
- United Airlines UA (CRA, CRJ, Embraer 175, Embraer 190, A320, CRJ-700…) · 21 routes: Atlanta*, Boston*, Chicago, Cleveland*, Columbus*, Dallas-Fort Worth*, Denver*, Detroit*, Houston*, Los Angeles*, Minneapolis*, Montreal*, New Orleans*, New York*, Newark*, Philadelphia*, Pittsburgh*, San Francisco*, St. Louis*, Washington*, Windsor Locks*
- American Airlines AA (Embraer 175, CRJ, CRJ-700, 737, 737-800, A319…) · 12 routes: Charlotte*, Chicago*, Dallas-Fort Worth, Las Vegas, London*, Los Angeles, Miami, New York*, New York*, Orlando, Philadelphia*, Washington*
- Delta Air Lines DL (CRJ, 737-800, 737-700, A330-200, CRJ-700, A330-300…) · 12 routes: Amsterdam*, Atlanta, Cincinnati*, Detroit*, Fort Lauderdale*, Las Vegas*, Minneapolis*, New York, New York*, Orlando*, Paris*, Rome*
- US Airways US (CRJ, CRJ-700, 737-800, Embraer 175, A319, ERJ-145) · 9 routes: Charlotte*, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, New York, Philadelphia*, Washington*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A330-300, 777-300ER, 767-300, 747-400, 767, 777-200LR) · 8 routes: Copenhagen*, Frankfurt, London*, Montreal*, Munich*, Paris*, Rome*, Vienna*
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737, 737-700, 330, 747, M11, 74M) · 5 routes: Amsterdam, Halifax*, Montreal*, Regina*, Winnipeg*
- Caribbean Airlines BW (737-800, 767) · 4 routes: Georgetown, Kingston, Point Salines, Port-of-spain
- Alitalia AZ (A330-200, 777-200, CRJ) · 3 routes: Detroit*, Paris*, Rome
- Avianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia AV (A319, A320, 767-300) · 3 routes: Bogota*, Mexico City, San Salvador
- Etihad Airways EY (330, 777-300ER, EMJ) · 3 routes: Abu Dhabi, Brussels, Chicago*
- Pakistan International Airlines PK (777) · 3 routes: Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore
- SATA International S4 (313) · 3 routes: Lisbon, Ponta Delgada, Porto
- TAP Portugal TP (313) · 3 routes: Lisbon*, Ponta Delgada*, Porto*
- Air China CA (777-300ER, 777-200LR) · 2 routes: Beijing*, Shanghai*
- Air France AF (777-200, CRJ-700) · 2 routes: Atlanta*, Paris
- Cubana de Aviación CU (A320) · 2 routes: Camaguey, Santa Clara
- Finnair AY (747-400, 787-8, CRJ-700) · 2 routes: London*, New York*
- Overland Airways OJ (757-200) · 2 routes: Georgetown, Kingston
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A330-300) · 2 routes: Montreal*, Zurich*
- Turkish Airlines TK (767-300, CRA, 777-300ER) · 2 routes: Atlanta*, Istanbul
- Aer Lingus EI (757) · 1 route: Dublin
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (767-300) · 1 route: Moscow
- All Nippon Airways NH (777-300ER) · 1 route: Tokyo*
- Austrian Airlines OS (767) · 1 route: Vienna*
- British Airways BA (747-400, 787-8) · 1 route: London
- Cathay Pacific CX (777-300ER) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Copa Airlines CM (737-800) · 1 route: Panama City
- Egyptair MS (777-300) · 1 route: Cairo
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (767-300) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Emirates EK (A380) · 1 route: Dubai
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (787-8) · 1 route: Addis Ababa
- EVA Air BR (777-300ER) · 1 route: Taipei
- Hainan Airlines HU (787) · 1 route: Beijing
- Iberia Airlines IB (747-400, 787-8) · 1 route: London*
- Icelandair FI (75W) · 1 route: Keflavik
- Jet Airways 9W (A330-200, A330-300) · 1 route: Brussels
- Korean Air KE (777-200) · 1 route: Seoul
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (787-8) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Philippine Airlines PR (777-300) · 1 route: Vancouver
- Saudi Arabian Airlines SV (777) · 1 route: Jeddah
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (767-300) · 1 route: Copenhagen*
- TAM Brazilian Airlines JJ (767-300) · 1 route: Sao Paulo*
- Transaero Airlines UN (777) · 1 route: Moscow
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) 2.5 km to the centre
Toronto, ON, CA — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 2 airlines (Porter Airlines, Air Canada) · direct flights to 13 destinations incl. Montreal, Boston, Chicago, Myrtle Beach, Newark… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 2 airlines, 13 direct destinations
- Porter Airlines PD (Dash 8-400) · 13 routes: Boston, Chicago, Montreal, Myrtle Beach, Newark, Ottawa, Quebec, Sault Sainte Marie, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Timmins, Washington, Windsor
- Air Canada AC (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Montreal*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Regional airports
Further out, but often the cheapest way in — the airports the low-cost carriers use. Each links to its own town's guide for getting from there into the city.
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) 96 km to the centre
Buffalo, NY, US — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 10 airlines (Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, US Airways…) · direct flights to 20 destinations incl. Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Orlando, Baltimore… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Feeder airport · 96 km from Toronto · Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines · Getting around Buffalo, NY →
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 10 airlines, 20 direct destinations
- Southwest Airlines WN (737-700, 737-800, 73C, 737-800, 737-300) · 7 routes: Baltimore, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Orlando, Phoenix, Tampa
- American Airlines AA (CRJ, Embraer 175, A319, A320, 737, CRJ-700…) · 5 routes: Boston*, Charlotte, Chicago*, Philadelphia, Washington*
- Delta Air Lines DL (M90, MD-88, CRJ-900, CRJ-700, A319, A320…) · 5 routes: Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis*, New York*, New York
- US Airways US (CRJ, Embraer 175, Embraer 170, A319, A320, 734…) · 5 routes: Boston*, Charlotte, Chicago, Philadelphia*, Washington*
- AirTran Airways FL (737-700, 73C, 737-800, 737-800) · 4 routes: Baltimore*, Chicago*, Fort Lauderdale*, Orlando*
- United Airlines UA (Dash 8-300, Dash 8-400, ERJ, Dash 8-200, A320, 737-800…) · 4 routes: Chicago, Cleveland, Newark*, Washington*
- JetBlue Airways B6 (A320, Embraer 190) · 3 routes: Boston, New York, Orlando
- Air France AF (M90, MD-88) · 1 route: Atlanta*
- Alitalia AZ (M90, MD-88) · 1 route: Atlanta*
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (M90, MD-88) · 1 route: Atlanta*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Portland
Ferry terminal · 1.6 km from the centre · York Bay Marine Services
Bathurst Street Terminal
Ferry terminal · 1.8 km from the centre · Ports Toronto
Billy Bishop Terminal
Ferry terminal · 2 km from the centre · Ports Toronto
Water Taxi
Ferry terminal · 2.1 km from the centre
Jack Layton Ferry Terminal
Ferry terminal · 2.4 km from the centre · City of Toronto
Yonge St. Water Taxi
Ferry terminal · 2.4 km from the centre
Toronto City Centre Airport Ferry
Ferry route
Billy Bishop Airport Ferry (Airport - Bathurst)
Ferry route · Billy Bishop Airport
Billy Bishop Airport Ferry (Bathurst - Airport)
Ferry route · Billy Bishop Airport
Toronto - Hanlan's Point
Ferry route · City of Toronto
Toronto Island Ferry (Hanlan's Point - Toronto)
Ferry route · City of Toronto
Toronto Island Ferry (Toronto - Hanlan's Point)
Ferry route · City of Toronto
Toronto - Ward's Island
Ferry route · City of Toronto
Toronto Island Ferry (Ward's Island - Toronto)
Ferry route · City of Toronto
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: YYZ has direct flights to 147 destinations on 46 airlines (incl. Montreal, Atlanta, Chicago, London, New York…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Portland, 1.6 km); routes include Toronto City Centre Airport Ferry, Billy Bishop Airport Ferry (Airport - Bathurst), Billy Bishop Airport Ferry (Bathurst - Airport).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Toronto, Ontario. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Subway, streetcar, bus · The city's subway, streetcars and buses. · Fares: PRESTO card or contactless tap · Airport: UP Express train, Pearson to Union in 25 min
Trains & rail
Rail operator
Rail operator
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Coaches from Union Station bus terminal, six to seven hours; VIA Rail is the faster option. · Montréal, QC guide →
About two hours to Niagara Falls; GO Transit also runs trains and buses on this route. · Niagara Falls, Ontario guide →
Toronto to Ottawa along the 401 and 416, about five hours. · Ottawa, Ontario guide →
Overnight and daytime coaches Toronto–New York, around 11 hours. · New York (Manhattan), NY guide →
Coach / shuttle operator
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Charter, management · Light to large-cabin · Toronto-based charter and aircraft management.
Charter, management, FBO · Managed fleet, Challenger, Global · Canada's largest business-aviation company: charter, management and FBOs in Toronto, Montréal, Calgary and Vancouver.
Fractional · Praetor 500, Citation CJ3+, Legacy 450 · Canada's fractional-ownership operator, based in Calgary.
Charter · Learjet, Challenger · Vancouver-based charter operator.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
Tours & experiences
Sightseeing