Studies have shown that approximately 65,000 vehicle trips are made every day to Toronto Pearson International Airport. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) is committed to improving the public transit offering to make getting to and from the Airport as easy and environmentally friendly as possible.

As a key regional inter-modal hub, it is critical for Toronto Pearson to be accessible by a range of public transit options. Busses operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), Mississauga Transit and GO Transit provide frequent and regular service for travellers and employees alike.

Toronto Transit Commission

Offering service to Toronto Pearson 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the TTC has four routes to the airport. All routes to Toronto Pearson make stops at both Terminal 1 (Ground level) and Terminal 3 (Arrivals level). They also stop at Jetliner Drive to provide convenient access to businesses and hotels along Airport Road.

The 192 Airport Rocket is an express service that connects Toronto Pearson to Kipling Station on the Bloor-Danforth Subway. A one-way trip with a regular fare can take as little as 20 minutes. Busses run from about 5:30 a.m. to 2:00 a.m., as often as every nine minutes. Low-floor accessible busses are used on the route, and convenient elevators are available at Kipling Station, connecting the subway train platform with the bus platform. Overnight, between about 2:30 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., service to the Airport is provided by the 300 Bloor-Danforth route, which connects Toronto Pearson with Bloor Street and Danforth Avenue.

The 58A Malton bus travelling along Lawrence Avenue and Dixon Road from Lawrence West Station on the Spadina Subway also serves Toronto Pearson. For overnight service, the TTC offers the 307 Eglinton West bus to the terminals, running from Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue.

For more information about routes, schedules and accessibility, contact the TTC at (416) 393-4636 or visit their website at http://www.toronto.ca/ttc/service_to_airport.htm.

GO Transit

With their distinctive green and white coloured vehicles, GO Transit provides service to Toronto Pearson, making stops on the Ground Level of Terminal 1.

The eastbound GO bus destinations include the Yorkdale Shopping Centre and York Mills subway stations. The westbound GO bus takes passengers to central stops in Bramalea and Brampton.

GO Transit integrates with other transit systems and operates routes that provide access to a number of post-secondary institutions in the GTA.

Starting in April, Go Transit will increase the number of airport connections. A weekday and weekend express bus service will be provided between Mississauga’s Square One, Toronto Pearson and Richmond Hill Centre (next to Langstaff GO Station). The new Square One connection will have a bus link every half-hour, and the Richmond Hill Centre will get hourly bus service.

For schedule and fare information, call (416) 869-3200 or 1-888-GET ON GO (438-6646) or visit their website at www.gotransit.com.

Mississauga Transit

Mississauga Transit’s Bus 7 stops at Toronto Pearson’s Terminal 1 (Ground level). The route includes stops at Square One Shopping Centre and Westwood Mall in Malton.

For more information, call the Mississauga Transit Information Line at (905) 615-4636 or visit their website at http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/publictransit.

Despite the range of transit options that serve the terminals, studies also indicate that an estimated 58 per cent of people access the airport by private vehicles, while only one per cent use public transit.

Improved transit links to Toronto Pearson will help thousands of travellers and employees access the airport and continue to connect the region’s communities and businesses to the world. To this end, the GTAA continues to work with neighbouring municipalities and transit agencies to enhance transit service at Toronto Pearson.

The GTAA also supports a train service linking the airport to downtown Toronto. A project that would see enhanced GO Transit service and a privately funded direct train connecting Toronto Pearson to Union Station is waiting to be moved into a provincial environmental assessment. In combination with other announced transit investments, this new service would ease traffic congestion and better connect the airport with communities across the GTA.

For further route, schedule and accessibility information, kindly contact the transit providers directly at the numbers and websites provided above.