Travel

 

Local travel to and from Lester B Pearson International Airport

 

  • Limousines and taxis.
    Pearson International is the busiest and largest airport in Canada.  Access to downtown hotels can be by cab or limousine.  Limousine service can be picked up at the lower arrivals levels; reservations are not necessary. Limousine fares are fixed and available to you before your trip.  The present cost to the zone within downtown is approximately $50 Cdn.  Cabs are  metered. Tipping of cab and limo drivers is generally expected.

  • Busses
    The Toronto Transit Commission (www.ttc.ca) operates to and from Pearson Airport with buses connecting to the subway.  One-way trip is a cash fare of $2.50 Cdn, and is presently under review.   In order to access the bus, the stop should be identified at the arrivals level and the “192 Airport Rocket” will take delegates to the Kipling Subway station.  Transfers are not necessary.  Kipling is the most westerly station and all trains travel east.  Travel time from Kipling to Spadina, St. George, or Bay Street Stations is approximately thirty minutes.
    Airport Express buses are large intercity buses that service a number of Downtown hotels.  They arrive at the arrivals level approximately every half hour and the cost is approximately $15.00 Cdn.  Travel time is approximately one hour or more during rush hour.

 

Pearson International Airport
Travel in Toronto Public Transportation System
An automobile will be a liability in Toronto during the Congress.  Parking can be costly in the hotels and twenty four hour parking can cost upwards of $30 per day. Toronto is a very good walking city.  In the downtown area, grade is generally flat and the Congress is well located for shopping, meals and theatre.  Delegates who wish to travel within the city can manage quite well by subway or bus.


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Hotels in Toronto near St. Michael’s College

 

Sutton Place Hotel
Sutton Place Hotel is within one hundred meters of St. Mike’s College, U of T on Bay Street.  It is the hotel of choice for many film stars shooting in Toronto. The Sutton Place is the official Congress hotel and we will house our keynote speakers here.

 Intercontinental Hotel
220 Bloor Street is less than one kilometer from St. Mikes along some of the most upscale retail and restaurants in Toronto.  It is also between the Bay and St. George stops on the TTC subway.

Park Hyatt Toronto
A recently rebuilt hotel directly across from the Royal Ontario Museum is less than a kilometer from St. Mikes and between the St. George and Bay Street subway stops on the Bloor Street line.
Holiday Inn Midtown
Tel: 1-416-968-0010 or toll-free (from N-America only): 1-877-508-1763.
280 Bloor Street is west of the Royal Ontario Museum and is between the St. George and Spadina Subway stations on the Bloor subway line.  It is approximately one kilometer from St. Mike’s College and is more economical

 Howard Johnson’s Yorkville.
Tel. 1-416-964-1220 or toll-free (from N-America only): 1-800-446-4656
89 Avenue Road.  This hotel is more economical and described as more basic and clean. Nevertheless, it presents with the best hotel value in the downtown area. It is directly north of the Royal Ontario Museum.  Avenue Road is the extension of  University Avenue and Queens Park Crescent onto which St. Mikes Backs. It is less than one kilometer from the venue.  Quoted prices were less than $100 Cdn and rooms were king and twin doubles.  Continental breakfasts may be included.  Yorkville Avenue runs east off of Avenue Road and is home to some of Toronto’s most upscale restaurants.

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 Student housing at St. Michael’s College.
Tel 1-416-926-2343.  Email: sumhousing.stmikes@utoronto.ca
Dormitory rooms will be available at very reasonable rates to delegates who contact St. Mike’s directly.  Some have en-suite facilities, but these are very few and must be booked early.  For those who choose to stay at St. Mike’s, we recommend making reservations early (by February or March).

Accommodations  accommodations

89 Chestnut Residence
A University of Toronto's residence, (formerly the Colony Hotel). Ideal for visitors that are on a budget. Within walking distance of the St. Mike's.  Rates for a single room are CAN$89 and a double is $99, plus 11% tax and include a full buffet breakfast daily. Reservations can be made on line at www.89chestnut.com or by contacting Andrea Nelson, Rooms Manager, Tel: 416-977-0707; Fax: 416-977-1136


Colony Hotel

 

    

Hotels in Toronto Away from St. Michael’s College

 

 Delta Chelsea Hotel
1-416-595-1975
33 Gerard Street West is slightly east of Bay Street and a bit more than one kilometer south of the Sutton Place Hotel.  It is very close to city hall and the Eaton Centre shopping mall.  The hotel is extremely popular and is a good value.  From here to the Congress, would entail a five to ten minute bus ride, north on Bay Street from Gerard Street to St. Joseph Street.

 

 Marriott Eaton Centre
1-416-597-9200
525 Bay Street is south of the Sutton Place Hotel by a kilometer or more.  It is on the Bay Street Bus line and slightly beyond the Chelsea Hotel.  It is attached to the Eaton Centre Shopping Mall and across the street from City Hall.

 

Tourism

Attractions in Toronto

  • Baseball:  Toronto Blue Jays

  • Royal Ontario Museum (Avenue Road and Bloor)

  • Art Gallery of Ontario (Dundas Street West of University Avenue)

  • Hockey Hall of Fame (Front Street)

  • CN Tower and Rogers Centre (Formerly Sky Dome) (Front Street)

  • Old Fort York (War of 1812 site) (Fleet Street and Strachan Avenue)

  • Eaton Centre (Yonge and Dundas Street)

  • Ontario Science Centre and Imax Theatre (Eglinton and Don Mills)

  • Ontario Place (Lakeshore Blvd) 

  • Gairdner Museum (Queen’s Park)

  • Bata Shoe Museum (Bloor Street)

  • Textile Museum (Centre Street).

Attractions outside of Toronto

  • Niagara Falls

  • Niagara-on-the-Lake: Shaw Festival, Wine Region, Historic Fort George

  • Warplane Heritage Museum:  Hamilton  Operating vintage WW II aircraft, including one of two remaining airworthy  Lancaster bombers.

  • Stratford:  Shakespearean Festival Theatre

  • Algonquin Park:  Wilderness tours and lodging

  • Montreal:  A world-class cosmopolitan city

  • Ottawa:  The nation’s capital with Rideau Canal, parks and museums.

  • Vancouver:  Port of Entry from Australia and the east….what can be said about Vancouver that isn’t incredible.  Perhaps, entry to Vancouver, the train through the Rockies and fly from Calgary or Edmonton to Toronto…For those who really like to travel, Vancouver has direct non-stop flights from Europe, Australia and the far east.