Toronto Guides: | History | Restaurants & Cafés | Hotels |
| Night Spots | Walking Tour | Transportation | Info & Listings |

Toronto: Transport

      Toronto's public transport system is overseen by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC); for all TTC inquiries, call the customer information line at 416-393-4636 (8am-5pm).

Rental Cars:
If you really want to explore Toronto, and you don't want to wait around or save change for busses and streetcars, just rent a car. This would be our preferred choice as you don't need to try to figure out the TTC system, which can be frusterating, especially if you don't have a lot of time.
Our recommendation? Rent a car here for discounted rates

How the TTC Works:
The core of the city's public transport, Toronto's subway, pivots on a simple, two-line system. The Bloor-Danforth line cuts east to west along Bloor, and the Yonge-University-Spadina line forms a loop heading north from Union Station along University Avenue and Yonge. Transferring between the two lines is possible at three stations only: Spadina, St George and Bloor-Yonge. The subway operates Mon-Sat 6am-1am, Sun 9am-1am. A single journey costs $2.25, and tickets are available at all subway stations. Metallic tokens or small paper tickets can also be used, but are impossibly small and difficult to keep track of. Each ticket or token entitles passengers to one complete journey of any length on the TTC system. If this involves more than one type of transport, it is necessary to get a paper transfer at your point of entry (there are automatic machines that provide transfers at all subway stations). A day-pass costs $7, and provides one adult with unlimited TTC travel all day on Saturdays and after 9.30am on weekdays. On Sundays, the same pass becomes a terrific deal for families: it covers up to six people - only two of which can be adults.

Supplementing the subway are the TTC's buses and streetcars. The system couldn't be simpler, as a bus and/or streetcar station adjoins every major subway stop. Prices are the same as for the subway, and each ticket or token entitles passengers to one complete journey of any length on the TTC system. Transfers to the subway from buses and streetcars are available from the driver.

The TTC has a Request Stop Program , which allows women traveling alone and late at night to get off buses whenever they want, and not necessarily at regular TTC stops.