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Toronto(ON) Getting AroundAir Travel Rail Service Buses Taxis Rental Cars Public TransportToronto - Air TravelLester B. Pearson International Airport is about 32 kilometers of downtown Toronto in nearby Mississauga. Canada's busiest airport caters to airlines serving 300 destinations in 60 countries. To reach Toronto from the airport, use the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway, the Airport Expressway or Hwy 427. Although the airport is only a short distance away from Toronto town, but be aware that trip from airport into Toronto town could take more than an hour during weekday's rush hours. Airport Express buses provide services to many downtown hotels very 20 to 30 minutes. The Toronto City Centre Airport, on the Toronto Islands just South of Downtown, handles flights from Canada and United States. Toronto - Rail ServiceAmtrak operates daily trains from Washington, D.C., New York and Chicago to Toronto. Passengers arrive at Union Station, near Font Street between Bay and York Street. Phone (416)366-8411 for more schedule information. Toronto - BusesDaily bus services from Toronto to all sections of Canada and many cities to the United States. Buses arrive and depart the Toronto Coach Terminal 610 Bay St. Toronto - TaxisTaxis fare starts from $2.75 plus 25Cents for each additional .19 kilometer. Toronto major taxi companies are: Arrow, Diamond and Metro. Toronto - Rental CarsCar rental agencies are listed in the telephone directory. Toronto - Public TransportPublic transportation in Toronto The north-south subway extends from Union Station on the south to as far north as Sheppard Avenue on the University Spadina line, and to Finch on the Yonge line. On the Bloor-Danforth line, east-west cars travel from Kennedy Road on the east to Kipling Avenue on the west. The Sheppard line offers east-west travel from Yonge Street in the west to Don Mills Road in the east. Rapid Transit (RT) provides eastern connections from Kennedy Road to McCowan Station in the east end. |