How far is downtown Toronto from airport?

Located in Mississauga, just outside of Toronto, Toronto's Lester B. Pearson International Airport (airport code YYZ), also known as Toronto Pearson International Airport, named for Canada's 14th prime minister, is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) from downtown Toronto or 30-40 mins by car.



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Union Pearson Express runs from Pearson Airport to Union Station in downtown Toronto in just 25 minutes. Adult one-way fare from Pearson to Union is $12.35, or $9.25 with PRESTO! Youth and Post-Secondary students save 40% off standard adult fare when using PRESTO. Children under 12 years of age ride free.

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You can get to Niagara Falls from Toronto in about 90 minutes by car, and about two hours by train or bus. The waterfall sits on the American-Canadian border and is actually made up of three waterfalls: American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, and Horseshoe Falls, which is the largest and most iconic.

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Public transit is the cheapest way to get around Toronto and the city has an extensive network of buses and streetcars.

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Licensed Toronto taxis will accept payment with all major credit cards. If you are hailing a taxi off the street, check if the taxi light on the roof is on – if it is on, that indicates the taxi is available, if it is off, it is unavailable.

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With easy-to-navigate subways, buses and streetcars, getting around the city is a snap. GO Transit is Ontario's inter-regional bus and train service. It links Toronto with outlying areas of the Greater Toronto and beyond. GO Trains and buses depart from Toronto's Union Station at regular intervals throughout the day.

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To see and experience all that is Toronto, you should plan a stay of at least a week (preferably in spring, summer, or fall -- winters can be bitter, though no worse than a winter in New York City). If you're here for a short period, you need to plan carefully so you don't miss the must-see sights.

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(C) YYZ ? Toronto Pearson International Airport As for the 'YZ' part, that dates all the way back to the Morse Code railway stations along the Canadian National Railway, which had two-letter identifiers. The code for the station in Malton, Ontario, was YZ, which is where Pearson sits today?hence YYZ.

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