YYZ · Solid mid-tier North American hub with efficient security and good food options but split terminals create navigation friction for connections.
YTZ · Downtown Toronto island gateway with dense **Porter** + **Air Canada Express** banks (domestic triangle + U.S. preclearance pins to BOS · LGA · ORD · IAD) and **Aspire | Air Canada Café** Priority Pass lounge airside domestic 06:30–20:00 — pedestrian tunnel / ferry + Union/Royal York shuttle keep ground access elite.
YYZ7.5+0.7
YTZ6.8
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
YYZ8.0
YTZ8.4+0.4
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
YYZ7.0
YTZ7.0
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
YYZ7.4+0.4
YTZ7.0
YTZ
Downtown Toronto same-day business hops on Porter / Air Canada ExpressPriority Pass / DragonPass holders aiming for Aspire | Air Canada CaféU.S. preclearance departures to BOS · LGA · ORD · IAD
YTZ
Aspire | Air Canada Café is domestic airside only — not for U.S. preclearance hold roomsPP / DragonPass: access from 3h prior; confirm live max-stay / guest rules on PP stripAirport operating hours ~05:00–23:00 framing — late arrivals limitedNo published MCT
Lounge access
Parking deals
Three hours for US and overseas
Pearson still posts short security waits; US CBP is the real variable.
T1 and T3 do not connect after security
The Link Train is landside. Wrong terminal means reclearing.
Maple Leaf beats Plaza Premium when you qualify
Plaza Premium is the independent PP network. Maple Leaf is Air Canada / Star / eligible CSR.
