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Air
In New York (NY), international airports can be found in Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport - BUF) and Rochester (Great Rochester International Airport - ROC).
Toronto, Ontario has two airports: Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and the Toronto/City Centre Airport, (YTZ). The latter is a regional airport located on the Toronto Islands. Most major airlines service the international airports, airlines that service the Toronto/City Centre Airport include Air Ontario, Trans Capital Airlines, and Grand Aviation.
You can go from the Toronto Pearson International Airport to downtown Toronto and vice-versa by public transit, inter-city buses, or taxis and limousines. Public transit and shuttles leave from all three terminals. Car rentals are also available at the airport. Generally, shuttles and car-rides take between 45 minutes to an hour to get from the airport to downtown Toronto, where all the hotels are.
Car
Major east-west routes across the region include I-90, the New York State Thruway (a toll road). Highways 401 and 2 enter Toronto from the east and west, and the Queen Elizabeth Way enters the city from the west only. To drive from Buffalo, NY to the Canadian border, take I-190 W over the Peace Bridge and into Canada.
From cities outside the region, plan to spend a good amount of time in the car. New York City to Buffalo, NY takes six and half hours in the car (approximately 400 miles) and from New York City to Toronto, you'll be driving the approximately 490 miles for more than eight hours. Driving from Pittsburgh, PA to Toronto will take you about five and a half hours (about 320 miles). The drive from Detroit to Toronto takes a little over four hours and is about 230 miles.
Buses and Trains
Greyhound offers services to many western New York cities and towns including, Buffalo, Elmira, Geneva, Ithaca, Niagara Falls, Rochester, the U.S.-Canadian border, and West Seneca. In south-central Ontario, Greyhound services both Niagara Falls and Toronto.
Boat
To dock a private boat, the Toronto Port Authority provides docking facilities, as well as other services for boaters.
Airports in Toronto, Niagara Falls, Finger Lakes in Western New York and South Central Ontario
Getting-There
Clarence E Hancock Airport (SYR)
Greater Buffalo International Airport (BUF)
Rochester-Monroe County Airport (ROC)
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