Three days that take the tower and the old town on foot, the west end's markets and galleries, then the islands by ferry and the museums up Yonge. One ride a day, a streetcar at most, and a peameal bacon sandwich on day one.
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Checked October 10, 2026. That’s the day we last confirmed the hours, prices and closed days.
June to September is warm and humid, with highs around 27 and a few days past 30; the islands and the patios are at their best. September and early October are the calm weeks. January averages a high of about minus 1 and a low near minus 7 with wind off the lake; the PATH keeps you underground between downtown stops.
The Entertainment District or King West for the tower, the streetcar and the restaurants; the Old Town around St Lawrence Market for a quieter walk to everything on day one; Queen West or Ossington for the west end's evenings; Yorkville if you want the museums and the shops at the door.
Tap a bank card, phone or PRESTO card on the subway, streetcar or bus: C$3.30 a ride with a free two-hour transfer, or a C$13.50 day pass. Cash is C$3.35 with no transfer. The 504 King and 501 Queen streetcars do most of this plan; Line 1 runs Union up to the museums. Downtown is flat and walkable, and Bike Share has docks every few blocks.
Entertainment District · 90 min
Book the timed general admission online (the only way to buy, up to 30 days ahead) for the 9:30 a.m. opening and the glass floor is yours. The Top add-on is C$12 more; the EdgeWalk costs a few hundred dollars and runs in warmer months.
C$47
Entertainment District · 45 min
The old steam roundhouse below the tower: a brewery and a railroad museum in the bays, the Rogers Centre next door. Twenty minutes if the trains are out, longer with a beer.
Old Town · 75 min
Ride the 504 streetcar east along King to Jarvis and order the peameal bacon sandwich at Carousel Bakery, then browse the cheese and fish counters downstairs. Closed Monday; Saturday opens at 7 a.m. with the farmers' market in the north building.
Old Town · 45 min
The Gooderham Building's painted back wall from Berczy Park, then the cathedral's spire and the park behind it. Front Street from here to the Distillery is a flat 15-minute walk.
Distillery District · 120 min
Victorian whisky warehouses on cobbles, now galleries, a sake brewery, chocolate at Soma and a few terraces. From mid-November it is the Christmas market and needs a ticket on weekends.
King West · 120 min
Take the 504 streetcar back west in one ride. Pai on Duncan for northern Thai khao soi (no reservation), Lee for Susur Lee's slaw (reserve ahead), or the patios along King between Spadina and Bathurst.
Kensington Market · 90 min
Victorian houses turned vintage shops, cheese counters and cafes between College and Dundas. Quiet before 11 a.m.; on the last Sunday of the month from May to October the streets close to cars.
Chinatown · 60 min
Two blocks east: dim sum at Rol San, or pork and chive dumplings at Mother's Dumplings on Spadina. Cash still helps at the smaller counters.
Grange Park · 150 min
Ten minutes east along Dundas for the Henry Moore room, the Group of Seven and Gehry's spiral stair. Closed Monday, open to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Friday; under-25s go free, and everyone is free from 6 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month.
C$30
Queen West · 75 min
The lane south of Queen from Spadina to Portland, repainted constantly. Then Queen West itself: record shops, the Drake and the Gladstone further along, the Black Bull's patio.
Trinity Bellwoods · 60 min
The park where the west end sits on the grass until dark. Pick up a coffee on Queen and walk the north slope for the white squirrel's old haunt.
Ossington · 120 min
Five minutes from the park: Pizzeria Libretto for Neapolitan pizza (no reservation), Mamakas for Greek (reserve ahead), or a pint first on the patio at Bellwoods Brewery.
Harbourfront · 30 min
From the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal at the foot of Bay Street; buy the round-trip ticket online to skip the booth. Ward's Island runs all year, while Centre Island and Hanlan's Point run only mid-April to mid-October, so take Ward's for the cottages and the quiet boardwalk.
C$9.57
Toronto Islands · 150 min
Walk five kilometers west along the boardwalk and the lagoons, past Centerville and the pier, to the skyline view and the beach at Hanlan's (part of it clothing optional). Rent a bike at Centre Island in season to halve the time, and ride back from whichever dock has the next boat.
Harbourfront · 75 min
Back on the mainland, walk west along Queens Quay: Amsterdam Brewhouse's lakeside patio for fish and chips and a pint, or the free Power Plant gallery and a food truck on the quay.
Bloor Street · 150 min
Take Line 1 from Union. The ROM (Museum station) is closed Monday, open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. otherwise, around C$26 booked ahead; Casa Loma (Dupont station, then the Baldwin Steps) is a 1914 castle open daily 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., C$45 plus fees.
C$26
Yorkville · 60 min
The village of lanes north of Bloor that became the designer strip: window-shop Hazelton Avenue, sit in the Village of Yorkville Park, and take Bloor's shopfronts east toward Yonge.
Yorkville · 120 min
Sotto Sotto on Avenue Road for Italian (reserve ahead), Planta Yorkville for plant-based plates, or the ramen and izakaya counters along Bloor west of Yonge for a cheaper, quicker end.
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From Pearson (YYZ), the UP Express train reaches Union Station in 28 minutes, every 15 minutes most of the day: C$12.35 standard, C$9.25 with a PRESTO card. The TTC alternative, the 900 Airport Express bus to Kipling station then Line 2, is a single C$3.30 fare and about an hour. From the island airport (YTZ), the pedestrian tunnel brings you to Bathurst and Queens Quay, a 15-minute walk or a streetcar from the tower.
About C$120 to C$180 a day per person for meals, one paid sight and the TTC, before the 13 percent tax and a 15 to 20 percent tip on restaurant bills. A market lunch is C$12 to C$15, a dinner main C$25 to C$40, a pint C$9 to C$10.
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Yes, for the tower, the old town, the west end and the islands. Give a fourth day to Niagara Falls on the GO train, or to the Beaches and Leslieville by streetcar.
Day 2: Kensington's shops, Chinatown's dumpling houses and the AGO are all inside, and Queen West has awnings. Waystop's rain plan can add a version of the island day with the Aquarium and the Hockey Hall of Fame instead.
No. Any contactless bank card or phone pays the same C$3.30 TTC fare with the same two-hour transfer. A PRESTO card is worth getting only for the UP Express discount from the airport.
Yes. The GO train from Union reaches Niagara Falls station in about two hours, year-round, with more trips on weekends; the WEGO bus runs from the station to the falls. Go on the first train and you are back for dinner.
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