Getting around Toronto is easy
Fast, frequent, safe and efficient, the city's public transport is overseen by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC); for all TTC inquiries, call the customer information line 416/393-4636, or, for the hearing impaired,  416/481-2523 (both phone lines operate daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m.). The TTC's integrated network of subways, buses and streetcars serves every corner of the city. With the exception of downtown, where all the major sights are within easy walking distance of each other, your best option is to use public transport to hop between attractions -- especially in the cold of winter or the sultry summertime.

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. 6 a.m.-1 a.m., Sun. 9 a.m.-1 a.m. There are automatic machines that provide transfers at all subway stations.

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. 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.