Toronto: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Toronto is a city of 2.8 million people in Canada (Ontario), 161 m (528 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre. It has a dozen or more railway stations on record, including Union Station. Our booking partner lists 1,513+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Toronto runs from about 8 h 59 min a day in late December to 15 h 30 min in late June (computed for 43.71° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Toronto is served by 6 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre, whose 11,120-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM, 73 km), Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ, 9 km), Niagara District Airport (YCM, 60 km), Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG, 76 km), Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF, 84 km).
Flights to Toronto: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Union Station, Exhibition GO Station, Oriole GO Station, Agincourt GO Station, Etobicoke North GO Station, Scarborough GO Station. Trains to Toronto
Buses to Toronto · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 1,513+ places to stay in Toronto (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 727 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (303), and 24 are five-star. Across 296 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.2 out of 10. Guests have left 251,382 reviews in total.
Hotels in Toronto: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 14 hostels in Toronto, out of 1,513 places to stay of every kind — 0.9% of everywhere it lists in the city, a small share: this is a city where nearly everything on offer is a hotel or an apartment. Across 8 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.3 out of 10, 0.9 below the 8.2 its hotels average. Guests have left 9,616 reviews across them.
Hostels in Toronto: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Harbourfront Centre | 17,000,000 | — |
| CN Tower | 1,500,000 | — |
| Royal Ontario Museum | 1,309,345 | 2019 |
| Art Gallery of Ontario | 321,664 | — |
The busiest is Harbourfront Centre at 17,000,000 visitors. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Toronto
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Ottawa, 349 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Mississauga, 25 km — car rental · tours
- Brampton, 30 km — car rental · tours
- Detroit, 334 km (United States) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Hamilton, 62 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- London, 169 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Cleveland, 309 km (United States) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Etobicoke, 15 km — tours
- Markham, 21 km — tours
- Vaughan, 16 km — tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Chongqing, Chicago, Frankfurt, Milan, Kyiv, Quito, Sagamihara, Warsaw, São Paulo, Mexico City, Ho Chi Minh City, Rio de Janeiro, Lisbon, Matera.
Common questions
Which airport serves Toronto?
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre, plus 5 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Toronto?
About 2.8 million people live in Toronto, across 630 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Toronto in?
America/Toronto, currently UTC-4.
What currency is used in Toronto?
The Dollar (CAD). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Toronto?
14 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Toronto.
How many hotels are there in Toronto?
Our booking partner lists 1,513 or more places to stay in Toronto, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Toronto?
Ottawa (349 km), Mississauga (25 km), Brampton (30 km), Detroit (334 km), Hamilton (62 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.