Guided tours downtown
The best city tours in Toronto
Downtown walking tours, the underground PATH, a bike tour, ghost and dark-history walks, a private guide and a 2-hour express bus. Here is which Toronto city tour to book, with honest advice on what the free tours really cost, whether you get a live guide and what you can cancel.
See our 8 picks
The best city tour of Toronto for a first visit is a 3-hour downtown walking tour, from €36. On a tight budget, a 3-hour walk with a different company starts from €4, and the guide's tip is up to you. To cover more ground, the bike tour takes 3.5 hours and the express bus 2. Every tour here can be cancelled for free up to 24 hours ahead.
Our picks: Toronto city tours
Six walks, a bike tour and a bus tour, each with a live guide. Prices and ratings as shown on GetYourGuide.
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from €36 per person Our top pick 3 hours 4.9 (322) reviews on GetYourGuide
City walking tour of downtown Toronto
A 3-hour walk from Simcoe St and King St W to St. Lawrence Market. You go inside Queen's Quay Terminal, the PATH, Union Station and Brookfield Place. CN Tower entry is not included. Not for wheelchair users or people with low fitness.
Best for A first look at downtown with a guide
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from €4 per person 3 hours 4.6 (622) reviews on GetYourGuide
City highlights walking tour, tip-based
A 3-hour walk of about 7 km from Berczy Park, with a stretch of the PATH. It runs in English or Spanish. The tip for the guide is optional and not included in the price.
Best for The tightest budget
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from €79 per person 3 h 30 min 4.8 (488) reviews on GetYourGuide
Heart of Downtown bike tour
A 3.5-hour ride from 124 St Patrick St on quiet streets, park paths and bike lanes. A bike, a helmet, water and snacks are included. Children are welcome with a parent. English, Spanish or French.
Best for Covering more ground, actively
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from €27 per person 2 hours 4.8 (112) reviews on GetYourGuide
PATH tour: the 32 km underground walkway
A 2-hour small-group walk through the PATH, from 65 Front St W, with a few stops outside. You learn how to find your way down there. Not for children under 10, people over 80 or wheelchair users.
Best for Cold or wet days
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from €24 per person 75 minutes 4.7 (314) reviews on GetYourGuide
Dark History nighttime walking tour
A 75-minute evening walk with a cloaked guide, through the darker side of Toronto's past. The meeting point depends on the option you pick. It runs rain or shine. You may take photos, but no filming.
Best for An evening story walk
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from €17 per person 1 h 30 min 4.9 (77) reviews on GetYourGuide
Brothels of Old Toronto walking tour
A 1.5-hour walk from 120 King St E through the city's hidden history of brothels and scandal. It has mature themes and is not for under-18s. Photos are fine; audio and video recording are not.
Best for Adults who like unusual history
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from €55 per person 3–6 hours 4.7 (52) reviews on GetYourGuide
Private walking tour with a local guide
A guide just for your group, for 3 to 6 hours. You meet at your accommodation in the city, and you choose what to see. English, French, Italian or Spanish. Tickets to sights are not included, but the team helps you book them.
Best for Your own pace and your own plan
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from €38 per person 2 hours 4.4 (95) reviews on GetYourGuide
Must-See Highlights express bus tour
A 2-hour non-stop ride on an open-top double-decker from Yonge-Dundas Square. Live commentary, or audio in the app (bring headphones). It is not hop-on hop-off.
Best for Short on time, or long walks are hard
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Toronto city tours side by side
| Tour | From | Duration | Pickup | Walking and fitness | Who it suits | Why we picked it |
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| City walking tour of downtown Toronto | €36 per person | 3 hours | Meeting point | 3 hours on foot, moderate fitness | A first look at downtown with a guide | Rated 4.9 from more than 300 reviews. |
| City highlights walking tour, tip-based | €4 per person | 3 hours | Meeting point | About 7 km on foot | The tightest budget | The lowest price on this page, with more than 600 reviews. |
| Heart of Downtown bike tour | €79 per person | 3 h 30 min | Meeting point | Bike ride, all abilities | Covering more ground, actively | Rated 4.8, and the only tour here on two wheels. |
| PATH tour: the 32 km underground walkway | €27 per person | 2 hours | Meeting point | 2 hours, mostly indoors | Cold or wet days | Rated 4.8, and it keeps you indoors most of the way. |
| Dark History nighttime walking tour | €24 per person | 75 minutes | Meeting point | 75 minutes outdoors | An evening story walk | A short, low-priced evening plan, rated 4.7. |
| Brothels of Old Toronto walking tour | €17 per person | 1 h 30 min | Meeting point | 1.5 hours outdoors | Adults who like unusual history | Rated 4.9, and unlike any other walk here. |
| Private walking tour with a local guide | €55 per person | 3–6 hours | Pickup included | Your own pace | Your own pace and your own plan | The only private tour here. |
| Must-See Highlights express bus tour | €38 per person | 2 hours | Meeting point | Seated on the bus | Short on time, or long walks are hard | The only tour here where you stay seated the whole time. |
City walking tour of downtown Toronto
€36 per person3 hours 4.9 (322)
Details
- Pickup
- Meeting point
- Walking and fitness
- 3 hours on foot, moderate fitness
- Who it suits
- A first look at downtown with a guide
- Why we picked it
- Rated 4.9 from more than 300 reviews.
City highlights walking tour, tip-based
€4 per person3 hours 4.6 (622)
Details
- Pickup
- Meeting point
- Walking and fitness
- About 7 km on foot
- Who it suits
- The tightest budget
- Why we picked it
- The lowest price on this page, with more than 600 reviews.
€79 per person3 h 30 min 4.8 (488)
Details
- Pickup
- Meeting point
- Walking and fitness
- Bike ride, all abilities
- Who it suits
- Covering more ground, actively
- Why we picked it
- Rated 4.8, and the only tour here on two wheels.
PATH tour: the 32 km underground walkway
€27 per person2 hours 4.8 (112)
Details
- Pickup
- Meeting point
- Walking and fitness
- 2 hours, mostly indoors
- Who it suits
- Cold or wet days
- Why we picked it
- Rated 4.8, and it keeps you indoors most of the way.
Dark History nighttime walking tour
€24 per person75 minutes 4.7 (314)
Details
- Pickup
- Meeting point
- Walking and fitness
- 75 minutes outdoors
- Who it suits
- An evening story walk
- Why we picked it
- A short, low-priced evening plan, rated 4.7.
Brothels of Old Toronto walking tour
€17 per person1 h 30 min 4.9 (77)
Details
- Pickup
- Meeting point
- Walking and fitness
- 1.5 hours outdoors
- Who it suits
- Adults who like unusual history
- Why we picked it
- Rated 4.9, and unlike any other walk here.
Private walking tour with a local guide
€55 per person3–6 hours 4.7 (52)
Details
- Pickup
- Pickup included
- Walking and fitness
- Your own pace
- Who it suits
- Your own pace and your own plan
- Why we picked it
- The only private tour here.
Must-See Highlights express bus tour
€38 per person2 hours 4.4 (95)
Details
- Pickup
- Meeting point
- Walking and fitness
- Seated on the bus
- Who it suits
- Short on time, or long walks are hard
- Why we picked it
- The only tour here where you stay seated the whole time.
- All 8 offer free cancellation.
- Prices and ratings as shown on GetYourGuide. Prices are "from" prices in euros and can change; the booking page shows the live price.
Which walking tour in Toronto to book
For a first visit, book the 3-hour city walking tour from €36. It goes inside Union Station, Brookfield Place and the PATH, and ends at St. Lawrence Market.
The tip-based highlights walk covers about 7 km in 3 hours, from €4. The PATH tour keeps you mostly underground for 2 hours, from €27. The private tour starts at your accommodation, from €55 per person.
None of these walks goes up the tower. For cheap CN Tower tickets, compare the tower's own ticket types first.
If you would rather taste than walk, try Toronto food tours.
Free walking tours of Toronto
The closest thing to a free guided walk here is the tip-based highlights tour, from €4. The guide's tip is optional and not part of the price.
It meets at Berczy Park, 35 Wellington St E. Wear good shoes: you walk about 7 km.
Other free tours in Toronto: the City's self-guided walks
The City of Toronto offers free self-guided walks. StrollTO covers neighbourhood main streets. Cultural Hotspot Tours has 49 walks outside downtown. There are also nature, architecture and history walks.
Destination Toronto lists Toronto Greeters as a free service, where locals show visitors their favourite spots.
Toronto bike tours
The Heart of Downtown bike tour takes 3.5 hours, from €79. The bike, a helmet, water and snacks are included.
The ride sticks to quiet streets, park paths and bike lanes. The guide gives a safety talk first. The listing says all abilities are welcome, even people who have never ridden a bike.
Children can join with a parent or guardian. There is a locker for your things.
Toronto ghost tours and dark history walks
The Dark History walk is a 75-minute evening tour, from €24. A guide in a cloak tells stories of the city's darker past.
It runs outdoors, rain or shine, so dress for the weather. You may take photos, but you may not film.
Fun tours in Toronto for adults
The Brothels of Old Toronto walk is for adults only, from €17. It takes 1.5 hours from 120 King St E. The listing warns that it talks about sex, disease, assault and violence in the city's past.
Toronto tours by bus
The Must-See Highlights express bus shows you the main sights in 2 hours, from €38. You stay on the open-top double-decker the whole way.
It is not hop-on hop-off. It suits a short visit, or anyone for whom long walks are hard. It leaves from Yonge-Dundas Square.
To get between sights on your own, see our guide to getting around Toronto.
City tour pass in Toronto: CityPASS or a bus ticket?
A CityPASS is for entry to sights; a bus ticket is for getting around them. Neither includes the other.
CityPASS lists an adult pass at just under US$99 plus tax, valid for 9 days. It includes the CN Tower and Ripley's Aquarium, plus 3 of these: the ROM, City Cruises Toronto, Casa Loma, the Toronto Zoo and the Art Gallery of Ontario.
The hop-on hop-off bus costs CA$61.06 for an adult for 24 hours, before tax, on the operator's site. None of the 8 tours on this page includes entry to a paid sight.
Tips for Toronto city tours
Wear walking shoes
The tip-based highlights walk covers about 7 km in 3 hours.
Check the fitness notes
The city walking tour is not for low fitness. The PATH tour is not for children under 10 or wheelchair users.
Bring cash or a card for tips
Tips are extra on most of these tours, as their listings say.
Dress for the night walks
The Dark History walk runs rain or shine. The Brothels of Old Toronto walk runs in all weather.
If your plans change
All 8 tours here can be cancelled for free up to 24 hours ahead.
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