Drive or fly to Toronto
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Anonymous
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Planning our first trip to Toronto, Canada. We live in NoVA. Need suggestions if we should drive or fly. Will be 4 of us. Boys are 14 and 7 yrs old.
Will be traveling from June 30 to July 8. |
Anonymous
| If you can't even figure that out on your own, you may not be ready for a trip out of your house. |
Anonymous
+1 There are pluses and minuses to each. What are your preferences and/or restrictions? |
Anonymous
I thought this form is to help each other from your experience. Distance is doable by car but not sure about the route. Like how are the highwas, rest areas. If you have nothing good to say do not respond. |
Anonymous
| The route goes through central pa on non-interstates and the southern tier of NY. There are services, but it's no ohio turnpike. |
Anonymous
Just don't want to drive on narrow roads. Need an idea about the highway. Tried looking at the map didn't help much. Definitely will save airfare and car rental. |
Anonymous
| They're major roads. They're not narrow roads thru the mountains. But if you only like the best interstates and rest areas in the country you won't be happy. |
Anonymous
| Nevermind. Only 7minites slower to go via metro Pittsburgh, on interstates the whole time. Just drive. |
Anonymous
Like this idea. Thanks. |
Anonymous
A five second Google search will show you three routes. If you can read a map (not strictly necessary with Google maps) you can tell that one of them is interstate all the way. Seriously, just figure it out. Do you want to drive or fly? |
Anonymous
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fly to buffalo and hire car rent to toronto cheap we have driven many times 9 hours of fly porter airlines
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Anonymous
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You can fly into downtown Toronto if you fly Porter - the airport is on the island, and there is now a pedestrian tunnel you can take over, and then a free shuttle right downtown to Union Station. You can either stay in that area (Air Canada Centre, Rogers Centre, CN Tower, aquarium are all right there) or catch the subway there. Porter often has deals.
I would only drive if you will want a car while there (if travelling out of the city). |
Anonymous
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Both are good options. I go frequently
Flying is good -- 1.5 hour flight But driving is quite beautiful |
Anonymous
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It’s an easy drive. Especially with an extra driver. Long day but very doable.
I like the route that take you through aleghany forest and crosses over into Canada at Buffalo. I’ve done the drive half a dozen times from Vienna. Border crossing is anti climactic make sure everyone has passports, and also if anyone has had a dui in the last 10 years. You will be denied entry into Canada. |
Anonymous
| I would drive. |