Land at the airport. Open arriveONTARIO. Ride the train, bus or subway with confidence — even on day one.
Built specifically for the moment you walk out of arrivals into a city you've never visited.
OpenStreetMap with live vehicle dots from TTC, Grand River, HSR and GO/UP — refreshed every 30 seconds.
We pull directly from public transit feeds. No middlemen on the agencies that publish openly.
Where to tap, when to tap twice, and how transfers work — without the jargon.
Tap any underlined word — Subway, GO, transfer — for a plain-language explanation.
Calm, friendly UI. Designed for newcomers, visitors and anyone who has never ridden Ontario transit.
Optimised for the moment you walk out of arrivals at YYZ, YOW, YHM and beyond.
Open arriveONTARIO the moment you exit the terminal. We pin you to the nearest transit hub automatically.
Enter a hotel, address or neighbourhood. We compare every realistic transit route — fastest, cheapest, fewest transfers.
Step-by-step directions, real platforms, real signage clues, and a live map so you always know where you are.
We connect directly to public GTFS-RT feeds. More agencies are added as they publish open data.
Partners like CanConnect can deep-link users to arriveONTARIO with the destination (and optional origin) pre-filled. One click lands them on step-by-step transit directions.
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</a>Composite scenarios based on common questions from newcomers and visitors. We'll swap these for real quotes once early users opt in to share theirs.
"I landed at Pearson at 11pm with two suitcases and no Canadian SIM. arriveONTARIO walked me onto the UP Express and got me to my hotel."
"PRESTO confused me for weeks. The glossary alone is worth installing this. I finally understand transfers."
"Used it for my mom's first visit. She got from Ottawa airport to my place without calling me once."
Yes. arriveONTARIO is free to use. We rely on public open-data feeds from Ontario transit agencies.
No — the app works without one. But for actual rides, PRESTO is the easiest way to pay across TTC, GO, UP Express and most Ontario systems. We explain how to get one.
Toronto Pearson (YYZ), Ottawa (YOW), Hamilton (YHM), Windsor (YQG) and North Bay (YYB). More are being added.
Pages you've already opened stay readable if you lose signal, and the PRESTO glossary is lightweight enough to load instantly. Live vehicle positions and new searches need a data connection — most airports have free Wi-Fi in arrivals.
No. Your location is used only on your device to centre the map. We never send it to a server.
Bookmark arriveONTARIO now. The next time you step off a plane in Ontario, you'll be on a train within minutes.