8 of the best · Toronto, Canada
Pearson and UP Express, Billy Bishop on the island, the TTC’s subway and streetcars, PRESTO and contactless, GO Transit and VIA Rail.
Our 8 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated November 2026
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Three Toronto moments we keep going back to: the ferry to the islands for the skyline at dusk, a Saturday morning at St. Lawrence Market, and an afternoon in the galleries of the Royal Ontario Museum.
The back story
UP Express from Pearson in 28 minutes, the TTC’s subway, streetcars and the new Lines 5 and 6, PRESTO and contactless cards, the island ferries and GO trains to Niagara: how to get around Toronto.
$3.30 a ride
The subway, the red streetcars and the buses: $3.30 with PRESTO or a card.
The subway, the streetcars and PRESTO, explained.
The back story
UP Express from Pearson in 28 minutes, the TTC’s subway, streetcars and the new Lines 5 and 6, PRESTO and contactless cards, the island ferries and GO trains to Niagara: how to get around Toronto.
Arriving in Toronto.
On the island
The island airport at the foot of Bathurst Street, by ferry or tunnel.
The main airport
Canada’s main international airport, joined to downtown by UP Express.
TTC, PRESTO and bikes.
$3.30 a ride
The subway, the red streetcars and the buses: $3.30 with PRESTO or a card.
GO and VIA.
From Union Station
Regional trains and buses from Union Station, including to Niagara Falls.
