{"id":681540,"date":"2026-05-20T08:57:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/681540\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T08:57:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:57:29","slug":"how-to-get-to-and-from-billy-bishop-toronto-city-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/681540\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get to and from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Located on the shores of Lake Ontario, Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is minutes from the city\u2019s downtown core and serves as a secondary aviation gateway to the GTA.<\/p>\n<p>The addition of a <a href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2026\/03\/09\/u-s-customs-and-border-protection-preclearance-facility-opening-at-billy-bishop-toronto-city-airport\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance facility<\/a> in 2026, which came months ahead of an anticipated jump in visitors for FIFA World Cup games in Toronto, can facilitate expanded airline services south of the Canadian border. <\/p>\n<p>Information on flight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billybishopairport.com\/flights\/arrivals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">arrivals can be found here<\/a>, and information on flight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billybishopairport.com\/flights\/departures\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">departures can be found here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>There are various ways to get to and from the island <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billybishopairport.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">airport<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Going between the mainland and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport<\/p>\n<p>There are two main ways to get between the mainland and the airport: an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billybishopairport.com\/to-from\/pedestrian-tunnel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">underground tunnel<\/a> or a quick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billybishopairport.com\/to-from\/ferry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ferry ride<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Inside the front doors of the main terminal\/passenger tunnel access building at 2 Eireann Quay, six elevators go 100 feet below ground to connect with a tunnel that runs below Toronto Harbour. There are four moving sidewalks in the tunnel. Once under the airport on the southern end of the tunnel, <\/p>\n<p>An electric ferry runs between the mainland and the airport. It takes approximately 90 seconds to make the trip. When the ferry is operating, the first trip from the mainland is at 5:15 a.m. and the last trip from the airport is 12:07 a.m. There is no charge for pedestrians and it\u2019s $15 if travelling with a vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Airport shuttle bus<\/p>\n<p>The airport offers a no-cost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billybishopairport.com\/to-from\/shuttle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shuttle bus service<\/a> between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and the Union Station area.<\/p>\n<p>The stop at the airport is located on the mainland in front of the main terminal\/passenger tunnel access building. The main downtown stop is on the west side of the Fairmont Royal York (northeast corner of York Street and Front Street West and across the street from Union Station).<\/p>\n<p>As of 2026, buses operate on the following schedule:<\/p>\n<p>Monday to Friday: 25-minute intervals between 5 and 6:10 a.m., 15-minute intervals between 6:10 a.m. and 11 p.m., 25-minute intervals between 11 p.m. and 12:15 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday: 25-minute intervals between 5 and 6:45 a.m., 15-minute intervals between 6:45 a.m. and 8:45 p.m., 25-minute intervals between 8:45 and 10:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday: 25-minute intervals between 5 and 6:20 a.m., 15-minute intervals between 6:45 a.m. and 8:45 p.m., 25-minute intervals between 11 p.m. and 12:15 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The trip takes around 15 minutes, depending on traffic. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nieuport.com\/shuttle-bus-tracker\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to access a live shuttle bus tracker.<\/p>\n<p>TTC (Toronto Transit Commission)<\/p>\n<p>Two TTC streetcar routes are located a short distance away from the main terminal\/passenger tunnel access building at the southern end of Eireann Quay. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ttc.ca\/routes-and-schedules\/509\/0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">509 Harbourfront streetcar<\/a> has eastbound (toward <a href=\"https:\/\/torontounion.ca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Union Station<\/a> around 12 minutes away) and westbound (toward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.explace.on.ca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Exhibition Place<\/a>) stops approximately 250 metres away at Eireann Quay\/Bathurst Street and Queens Quay West.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ttc.ca\/routes-and-schedules\/511\/0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">511 Bathurst streetcar<\/a> has northbound (toward Bathurst subway station on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ttc.ca\/subway-stations\/bathurst-station\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Line 2 Bloor-Danforth<\/a>) and westbound (toward Exhibition Place) stops around 350 minutes away at Bathurst Street and Lake Shore Boulevard West. <\/p>\n<p>GO Transit, UP Express and Via Rail<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re riding GO Transit, there are two ways to access Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Lakeshore West trains stop at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gotransit.com\/en\/find-a-station\/ex\/station-details\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Exhibition GO station<\/a> approximately two kilometres west of the airport. The 509 Harbourfront and 511 Bathurst streetcars service Exhibition Loop just outside the station and head east toward the airport.<\/p>\n<p>For GO Transit bus and train riders, many routes service Toronto\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gotransit.com\/en\/find-a-station-or-stop\/un\/station-details\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Union Station<\/a> and the associated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gotransit.com\/en\/find-a-station-or-stop\/02300\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bus terminal<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Union Station is also a major stop for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upexpress.com\/en\/up-express-stations\/union-station\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Union-Pearson Express (UP Express)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.viarail.ca\/en\/explore-our-destinations\/stations\/ontario\/toronto\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Via Rail trains<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bike Share Toronto<\/p>\n<p>There are several <a href=\"https:\/\/bikesharetoronto.com\/system-map\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bike Share Toronto docking stations<\/a> near the airport.<\/p>\n<p>Driving and rental vehicles, ridesharing<\/p>\n<p>There are a <a href=\"https:\/\/stolport.com\/parking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">few smaller parking lots<\/a> at and beside Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Bookings can also be made online. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billybishopairport.com\/to-from\/pick-up-drop-off\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drop-off and pick-up locations<\/a> are available on the mainland and at the island terminal.<\/p>\n<p>There aren\u2019t designated waiting areas for Uber and Lyft, but both rideshare companies service the airport.<\/p>\n<p>Hertz, Enterprise and National have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billybishopairport.com\/to-from\/rent-a-car\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rental vehicle services<\/a> at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n<p>Add CityNews Toronto as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=toronto.citynews.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"add-trusted-source-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/google-trusted-badge.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Located on the shores of Lake Ontario, Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is minutes from the city\u2019s downtown&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":681541,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194291],"tags":[49,48,3302],"class_list":["post-681540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=681540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=681540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=681540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}