YYZ · Layover Guide
Toronto
Stop in Toronto.
Best layover: 3–24h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Toronto for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 74 · Discover 52 · Ease 7
Why Toronto scores 74
Getting there
UP Express $10 · Taxi/Uber $45
min to center
rail- 01UP Express train (25 min to Union Station)
- 02TTC subway + bus (60-75 min)
- 03Taxi/Uber (30-45 min depending on traffic)
- 01CN Tower EdgeWalk and observation deck views
- 02St. Lawrence Market weekend farmers market
- 03Distillery District's Victorian industrial architecture and galleries
- 04Kensington Market vintage shops and global street food
- 05Royal Ontario Museum's dinosaur and world cultures exhibits
Experiences in Toronto
Timed tours and tickets for Toronto are listed on our partner site.
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- CN Tower~90 min6 min walk
- Royal Ontario Museum~90 min25 min walk
- St. Lawrence Market~60 min15 min walk
- Canoe Restaurant~60 min9 min walk
- Distillery District~75 min23 min walk
- Kensington Market~75 min31 min walk
Need a room for your layover? Browse hotels near the airport.
Where to stay →Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
Bagbnb Union Station
Union Station
$8/bag
2 min walk
Vertoe Downtown
Multiple downtown locations
$7/bag
5 min walk
Fairmont Royal York Day Use
Union Station (connected)
$150/day
1 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
UP Express
to Union Station
Dedicated train, every 15 min, free WiFi
25 min
$10.00
Taxi/Uber
Can be 60+ min during rush hour (7-9am, 4-7pm)
35 min
$45.00
TTC Bus 192 + Subway
Budget option, connects at Kipling Station
70 min
$3.00
CityPASS Toronto
CN Tower, Ripley's Aquarium, ROM, Casa Loma, Toronto Zoo or Ontario Science Centre
Valid 9 consecutive days, saves ~40%
$76
per day
Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
- 01Plaza Premium Lounge with showers and day beds
- 02Pearson's Terminal 1 art installations
- 03Local craft beer at Mill Street Brewery
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