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.