10 Days in Toronto
🍁 Complete Itinerary & Cost Guide
10 days in Toronto lets you go beyond the highlights — take day trips, revisit favourites, and enjoy slow mornings. Here's a realistic day-by-day plan plus what it costs.
Day-by-Day Itinerary
This plan covers the essentials without burnout. Adjust based on opening hours, weather, and your stamina. Most days are 4–6 hours of activity with long meals and downtime built in.
Settle into your hotel, grab a light lunch, then ease into Toronto with CN Tower (or the free skyline view from the Toronto Islands ferry). Don't overbook day one — jet lag is real.
St. Lawrence Market — peameal bacon sandwich at Carousel Bakery. Pair it with a sit-down lunch nearby and an evening walk through a different neighbourhood.
Kensington Market + Chinatown crawl. Take the morning slow and use the afternoon to explore a quieter district away from the tourist core.
Royal Ontario Museum + Distillery District. Pair with a long lunch — Toronto is the most multicultural food city on earth — dim sum on Spadina, Caribbean roti at Gandhi Roti, and the St. Lawrence Market for everything else.
Niagara Falls day trip (90 min by GO train/bus). This day usually involves a longer journey so start early.
Revisit CN Tower (or the or spend the morning at a café in a quieter neighbourhood. The best travel days are often the unscheduled ones.
Revisit St. Lawrence Market — or spend the morning at a café in a quieter neighbourhood. The best travel days are often the unscheduled ones.
Revisit Kensington Market + Chinatown or spend the morning at a café in a quieter neighbourhood. The best travel days are often the unscheduled ones.
Use this day for whatever you didn't get to: a museum, a hammam, a long lazy lunch. The best memories come from unplanned hours.
Hit one final must-see (Niagara Falls day trip (90 min by GO train/bus)), pick up souvenirs, and leave time for a relaxed lunch before your flight or onward train.
What does 10 days in Toronto cost?
Estimates below are per person, including accommodation, food, local transport, and ~1 paid activity per day. Flights to Toronto are not included — they vary wildly by origin.
Toronto survival tips
Tap a credit card on TTC subways and streetcars. From Pearson airport, the UP Express train beats a C$70 taxi.
Toronto is the most multicultural food city on earth — dim sum on Spadina, Caribbean roti at Gandhi Roti, and the St. Lawrence Market for everything else.
Watch the fake "Buddhist monks" pressing bracelets on tourists near the CN Tower, then demanding donations. Otherwise just dodge downtown parking rates.
When to go
May, June, September, October are the best months for Toronto — the climate is at its best and crowds haven't peaked. Avoid January–February (-15°C + windchill).