Transportation

Taxis in the city are metered, with fares starting at C$2.50 & rising by C$1.20 per km. They can be hailed in the street, found ranked outside the main hotels & terminals, or ordered by telephone. Reliable firms include Co-Op Cabs (Tel: 416 504 2667) & Diamond Taxicabs (Tel: 416 366 6868). Have a precise address, using major streets or a landmark as a reference.

Toronto's Public Transit System is commonly known as the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission). It combines subway (metro system), bus & streetcar routes in a comprehensive system of clean stations & rail carriages. Single fare tokens/tickets for any branch cost C$2.25, with 5 tokens at C$9 for five & C$18 for ten. A C$7.50 Day Pass permits unlimited travel any day after 0930. When you pay your fare, always ask for a transfer ticket as well, to cover you if you decide to switch transport.

The subway (rail) is U-shaped with a north-south line bisecting the middle. The Bloor-Danforth line runs east-west along Bloor St from Kipling Ave in the west to McCowan, with a Scarborough RT extension at Kennedy. The Yonge-University-Spadina line runs north-south from Downsview Ave in the north-west, down University Ave to Union Station, then north-south again along Yonge St to Finch Ave in the north.

Below street level in the Downtown financial district is a 10-km network of walkways known as the PATH. It winds its way from Union Station (Front & Bay) to City Hall, then north to the Metro Toronto Coach Terminal. It stretches west from Yonge & Queen Sts, to the Eaton Centre, Roy Thomson Hall, the Hockey Hall of Fame & the Sheraton Centre; then south through the Richmond-Adelaide Centre & First Canadian Place & back to Union Station. A multitude of shops, restaurants & services with colour-coded signs point to major buildings & keep you from getting lost.