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Getting There/Around

Getting There:

By Air:

Lester B. Pearson International Airport is just 27 kilometers (17 miles) northwest of Downtown Toronto.

Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
+1 416 776 3000
http://www.gtaa.com

The airport houses some of the following airlines:

Air Canada (+1 800 776 3000 / http://www.aircanada.ca/)
Air France (+1 800 871 1366 / http://www.airfrance.com/)
American Airlines (+1 800 433 7300 / http://www.aa.com/)
Continental ( +1 800 525 0280 / http://www.continental.com/)
Delta (+1 800 221 1212 / http://www.delta.com/)
Northwest ( +1 800 225 2525 / http://www.nwa.com/)
Southwest (+1 800 435 9792 / http://www.southwest.com/)
United ( +1 800 241 6522 / http://www.ual.com/)
US Airways ( +1 800 428 4322 / http://www.usairways.com/)
Zoom Airlines (+1 866 359 9666 / http://www.flyzoom.ca/)

Rental Car Companies:

Avis (+1 800 831 2847 / http://www.avis.com/)
Budget (+1 800 527 0700 / http://www.budget.com/)
Dollar (+1 800 4000 / http://www.dollar.com/)
Enterprise ( +1 800 325 8007 / http://www.enterprise.com/)
Hertz (+1 800 654 3131 / http://www.hertz.com/)
National (+1 800 227 7368 / http://www.nationalcar.com/)
Thrifty (+1 800 367 2277 / http://www.thrifty.com/)

Another attractive ground transportation option is Zipcar, which operates in certain cities in Canada and the United States. This new breed of rental car allows you to rent on an hourly basis rather than a daily basis. Be sure to register online before your trip.
Zipcar (+1 866 404 7227 / http://www.zipcar.com/)

Airport Shuttles:

Airlink Airport Service (+1 519 756 1944 / +1 877 405 8278)
Air York Inc. (+1 888 795 2777 / +1 905 953 9980)
Airways Transit (Hamilton Division) (+1 905 689 4460 / http://www.airwaystransit.com/)
Coach Canada (http://www.coachcanada.com / +1 800 461 7661)

Pacific Western Airport Express This is a 24-hour service. Destinations include the downtown bus terminal as well as several major downtown hotels. Connecting service to other downtown locations is also available for an additional fee. For more information call +1 905 564 6333 or +1 800 387 6787 or visit their web site http://www.torontoairportexpress.com/.

By Train:

Amtrak services Toronto daily (+1 800 872 7245 /http://www.amtrak.com/)

By Bus:

Greyhound services Toronto from Nationwide locations (+1 800 231 2222 / +1 416 594 1010/ http://www.greyhound.ca/)

By Car:

Toronto can be accessed by Routes 8, 25, 400, and 401.

Getting Around:

The Westbound GO Bus takes passengers to central stops in Bramalea and Brampton. The Eastbound GO Bus takes passengers to north Toronto including the Yorkdale and York Mills subway stations. For more information call +1 416 869 3200 or +1 888 GET ON GO (438 6646) or visit their web site at www.gotransit.com.

Mississauga Transit One-way cash adult fare is CAD2.75. For more information, contact Mississauga Transit Information Line at +1 905 615 4636 or visit their web site at http://www.city.mississauga.on.ca/transit/.

Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) runs seven days a week. For more information call +1 416 393 4636 or visit their web site http://www.ttc.ca/.

Taxi companies providing service to the Toronto area include:

Royal Taxi (+1 416 777 9222 / http://www.royaltaxi.ca/)

Able Atlantic Taxi (+1 416 298 1111)

Beck Taxi (+1 416 751 5555 / http://www.becktaxi.com/)

Diamond Taxi (+1 416 366 6868)

Vamos a Canada (+1 905 326 2880 / http://www.vamosacanada.com/) offers services, information, and authorizations for transferring employees, students, immigrants, or visitors to Canada. Such authorizations include employment and student authorizations, visitors visa, permanent resident cards, passports, and much more.

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