The hub of East Coast hospitality
Discover Eastern Canadian charm with direct flights from Toronto to Moncton.
When your flight to Moncton from Toronto lands, travel on over to the Transportation Discovery Centre, which sits right near downtown. Housed in Resurgo Place, the centre shows off the shipbuilding, railway, and aviation history that helped build the city. Resurgo Place also contains the Moncton Museum, so you can spend an afternoon learning more about both locomotion and local history.
The Musée Acadien at the Université de Moncton is your ticket to more of the city’s history. From early settlers to modern figures, you’ll learn about 400 years of Acadian history, and get to know the people who helped build this bilingual city.
The pull of Magnetic Hill is sure to draw you in when you fly from Toronto to Moncton. You’ll discover the hill’s spectacular optical illusion that makes up and down seem switched, one of the best things to do in Moncton. The Magnetic Hill Zoo and Magnetic Hill Concert Site are a few entertaining attractions to hit just a short drive away from the hill.
Grab some fresh air after your flight to Moncton from Toronto at one of the city’s many parks. Centennial Park’s 230 acres offer a vast green space for walking, cycling, and zip lining. Away from the downtown area, Parlee Beach Provincial Park has sandy beaches, warm water, and beautiful scenery. Make sure to pack your camera and snap a photo of this gorgeous setting.
Picturesque, historic, and full of entertainment, discover the perfect blend of rural appeal and big city attractions with flights from Toronto to Moncton.
Downtown Moncton
The historical centre of Moncton
Downtown Moncton is the city’s oldest neighbourhood and is home to landmark buildings including the Moncton Museum, City Hall, and the Courthouse. Whether you stroll around the neighbourhood by feet or hop on Codiac Transit, Moncton’s transit system, you’ll have plenty to discover when your flight from Toronto to Moncton lands.
An attraction you won’t want to miss is Resurgo Place. Both the Moncton Museum and the Transportation Discovery Centre are housed in this modern facility, where you can learn more about history, science, and transportation from the galleries and interactive exhibits. Latin for “I rise again”, Resurgo revives the past with photographs and archives on Moncton’s history.
Visit the centre of the city’s cultural entertainment at Moncton’s Capitol Theatre on Main Street. This revitalized 1920’s era building is where you can catch a theatrical performance or a ballet put on by the Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada.
With flights from Toronto to Moncton, find one of the city’s best parks located in its centre. The 230-acre Centennial Park is host to sports fields, tennis courts, and TreeGO. At TreeGO you can swing high above the trees of Centennial Park for an incredible view you won’t forget.
With so much to do and see, heading downtown after your flight from Toronto to Moncton lands is your best bet for guaranteed entertainment.
Magnetic Hill
It’ll pull you in
Flights from Toronto to Moncton will have you following the mysterious pull of Magnetic Hill.
On the northwestern outskirts of Moncton, Magnetic Hill is one of the city’s most iconic attractions. After driving to the bottom of the hill, putting your car in neutral causes your car to appear to roll uphill as if pulled by a magnet. This mind-boggling optical illusion is sure to amaze when you fly from Toronto to Moncton.
There’s more appeal to this neighbourhood than just the illusion of the hill. Channel your wild side by heading to the Magnetic Hill Zoo. With over 400 animals and 90 different species, you’ll find everything from African lions to Arctic wolves in Atlantic Canada’s largest zoo.
With flights to Moncton from Toronto, you’ll find Atlantic Canada’s history is on display in the Wharf Village. Although the village may not be entirely authentic, you’ll feel as though you’ve been transported to a traditional Maritime village, where the shops and restaurants are a real catch.
For an exhilarating ride, the Magic Mountain Water Park is the place to be. Explore its rides and slides for every pace and level of adrenaline tolerance. For the highest level of adventure seekers, slide on down the stomach-dropping Kamikaze, where you’ll race almost 100 feet down a nearly vertical drop. It only lasts a few seconds, but the bragging rights will last forever.
With so many fun attractions, you’ll get pulled in to Magnetic Hill’s appeal with flights from Toronto to Moncton.
How to get to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ)
Porter’s check-in desk is located on the second floor, in the departures area.
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) is about 3 km / 2 mi from downtown Toronto.
Transportation to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
All roads and rails lead to Porter. Located at the base of Bathurst Street, Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is easily accessible by streetcar (the 511 streetcar via Bathurst subway station and the 509 streetcar via Union Station). You can take the subway, GO Transit, PATH or UP Express to and from Union Station and then hop on the free shuttle bus service to get you to Porter as well.
Ride-hailing apps Uber and Lyft are available for pick-up and drop-off at the airport.
Please allow sufficient time to drop off your car rental before your departing flight.
Taxis from downtown cost about $10 CAD. Car service is about $40 CAD.
The shuttle pick-up and drop-off location downtown is by the west entrance of the Royal York Hotel on York Street.
The shuttle bus offers comfortable and complimentary service between downtown and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, approximately every 15 minutes. Times may vary due to traffic and road conditions.
You can choose to take the pedestrian tunnel to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport or the 90-second ferry ride that runs every 15 minutes across Toronto’s inner harbour.
The UP Express Train connects you between Union Station, Bloor Station, Weston Station and Pearson Airport. For ticket fares and schedules, visit upexpress.com
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) Parking
Offsite parking is available at the Queens Quay West location in a bright, clean, eight-story parking facility with 1,100 parking spaces available to passengers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The facility is monitored by a security team, and is equipped with video surveillance to provide a safe environment for the guests. The daily rate is $15 when prebooked, and free shuttle runs to and from the airport.
The information and figures above are for reference only, and may not be current. Please visit each airport's website for up-to-date details.
Landing in Moncton
Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM) is about 9 km / 5 mi from downtown Moncton.
Transportation
Taxis to downtown cost about $20 CAD. Car service costs about $80 CAD.
The Maritime Bus provides shuttle service from the airport to downtown.
Car rental services are available on the main level of the terminal of Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM).
The information and figures above are for reference only, and may not be current. Please visit each airport's website for up-to-date details.
Flights may be operated by Porter Airlines (Canada) Ltd or Porter Airlines Inc.