We took a bus from the airport downtown and back again. You can find a lot of information on the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) website, but I thought I would share our first-hand experience here for those who are considering using it for the wedding.
The bus we took to and from the airport was the 58 Malton (it is listed as "58A" on their site, but the one we took just said 58. You can take either.) This bus takes you to the Lawrence West station, which is on the Young-University-Spadina line (there's a map coming up in a few paragraphs to better explain that).
To get to the bus, follow the signs in the airport to Public Transit and Voila! Buses! Once on the bus, put $2.75 Canadian into the machine by the driver. I do not know if they can make change -- we had exact change. More precisely, we had $5.50 (a 5 dollar bill and 50 cents) for the both of us and we just put that in.
The driver will give you a transfer pass that you may or may not need to ride the subway (take it in case you need it, although we did not).
The bus ride is about 45 minutes through the suburbs of Toronto. You can take this opportunity to look around and say, "Hey! We're in a foreign country!" Or read a book.
The bus terminates at the Lawrence West station. Get off there and head on down to the subway. The station you want will depend on where you are staying.
To help you figure out which station is closest to your hotel, here is a Google map of the downtown area surrounding the Hockey Hall of Fame. There is an "M" indicating stations (as well as the station names), so if you enter in the name/address of your hotel, you can see what station is closest to you.
If you are staying at the Fairmont Royal York, the Union station is directly beneath it. The Hotel Victoria is closest to the King station. Novotel is kind of between the two.
The following map shows the downtown portion of the subway system -- you can see where you get dropped off by the bus (Lawrence West). You can then get an idea of which direction you need to go in for your hotel. For the entire subway map, click here.
To get back to the airport, you go in reverse -- take the subway to the Lawrence West station, then follow the signs up to the buses. Get in line where it says 58, then hop on that bus to the airport. It's handy to know your terminal ahead of time, but you can also ask the bus driver -- if you know your airline, they'll know the terminal.
You pay when you first get on the subway, then you just get straight on the bus without paying again (it's $2.75 CAD for the entire trip). Again, you may or may not need a transfer ticket to get on (we did not), so just grab one when you enter the station to be safe.
It's about 30 minutes on the subway (depending on what station you start at) and 45 minutes on the bus, so I would recommend you leave yourself 1.5 hours to get back to the airport. I'm sure there are faster ways to get to the airport, but none as cheap as $2.75 CAD.
For more information on all of the buses from the airport, see this page here on the TTC site. For more information on the 58 line, here is a map.
If you have any additional questions about this, please let me know. I'm no expert, but I just did it this past weekend, so it's fresh in my mind right now. You can post a comment here or email me and I'll be sure to edit this post with answers.
-kelly
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Thanks for posting the public transit route! I'll be taking the same route around midnight tonight.. See you soon!
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