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Sunday, 13 February 2011

FLIGHTS & AIRPORT DETAILS

DOMESTIC FLIGHTS
 
The best local carrier for short hauls in Toronto is Porter. It flies out of Toronto City Centre Airport (YTZ), is easily accessible and convenient. The airline provides a free shuttle service to and from the airport to the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in the center of town. Porter flies between Toronto and the following cities: Boston, Chicago, New York, Myrtle Beach and most major cities on the east side of Canada. http://www.flyporter.com/

To get to the Toronto City Centre Airport: www.flyporter.com/Travel/Directions-How-To-Get-To?culture=en-CA 

INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS

The main international airport in Toronto is Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ): www.gtaa.com/en/home/

The main airlines to Toronto from London are as follows:
British Airways: www.britishairways.com/travel/home/public/en_gb 
Air Transat: www.airtransat.com/


Pearson Airport is about 30 minutes away from the center of town (by car).

There are numerous ways to get to and from downtown Toronto to the airport:

1)   Toronto Airport Express: www.torontoairportexpress.com/
- round trip coach for $36.25 CAD

2)   Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) aka subway: www3.ttc.ca/Riding_the_TTC/Airport_service.jsp
- The 192 Airport Rocket route provides all-day accessible express bus service between Kipling Station on the Bloor-Danforth Subway and Pearson International Airport.

3)   Taxi
       -
about $55 CAD plus tip (10% of your bill is an average tip)      

4)   Car Rentals
      Six rental car agencies are available on-site at Toronto Pearson, with support to reserve, pick up and return rental vehicles. Rental car agencies are located on Level 1 of the parking garages adjacent to each terminal.

Avis: http://www.avis.com/
Budget: http://www.budget.com/
Dollar/Thrifty: http://www.dollar.com/ or http://www.thrifty.com/
Enterprise Rent-A-Car: http://www.enterprise.com/
Hertz: http://www.hertz.com/
National/Alamo: http://www.nationalcar.com/ or http://www.alamo.com/


GPS Directions: Enter "Toronto Pearson" in the "navigate to" field and enter "Terminal 1" or "Terminal 3" in the address field.

Driving without a GPS: you can look up directions via mapquest: http://classic.mapquest.com/  Enter “Lester B Pearson Int'l Airport (YYZ)” for the airport location.

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