Yes, I do have a hat..several, actually but I assume I'll need the warmest one, and the gloves, and the down-filled leather jacket, boots, ski mask, poles, goggles....

BTW...I'm debating the "best' way to get from YYZ to the Marriott.

Previously I got one of those limo busses when I stayed at the Intercontinental downtown but that thing took FOREVER to get to the airport as all those regular busses headed for the Metro whizzed by.

I've also taken a regular taxi in the past.

I'll have one suitcase (rolls-carry-on size) and a backpack...think this is too much stuff to haul onto the city bus then the subway, etc.?

Help! and I've looked at the TTC site a couple of times..just don;t want to get on the wrong bus if I decide to do that.

Exact change needed? I've got some coins from my last trip and will also have bills.

Advice appreciated.

Dukey,
When my SO went to the airport last week to get our Florida ticket, he did it by subway and city bus and he said it was easy.

I'll find out how for you.

Thank you, Wonderful Goddess!

oooh. how nice to be called Wonderful Goddess first thing in the morning! :">

I suspect the accolades you routinely receive are probably even better at night <G>

oh you little dickens!

Hi Dukey,
Here's the link to the TTC airport service:

http://www.toronto.ca/ttc/service_to_airport.htm

You'll find a subway route map somewhere on that website too.

My SO says that the airport bus (#192) goes to all terminals. He was at Terminal 3 and there stops on the arrivals level at a specific post. You'll need $2.75 in exact change.

The bus will take you into the Kipling subway station (the west-most station on the Bloor line). From there, you take the subway east to Yonge. Get off there but don't leave the station. Look for the Yonge southbound platform and go there. Take the Yonge train south to Dundas and get off there. You'll be right at the Eaton Centre and the Marriott is behind it on Bay Street. There's also an entrance from the Eaton Centre but I can't explain how to find it.

The TTC is easy though.

Yippee! Can't wait to meet you!

THANKS for those excellent directions.

When you say I need $2.75 does that cover the ENTIRE trip all the way to Dundas or do i have to pay again when I get on the subway?

If not, do I get some sort of transfer from the bus driver?

Of course, I could easily ASK the bus driver about this I suppose.

On another note, i was thinking about bringing along some XL T shirts (sovenirs from Washington, DC for everyone...do you think that might go over?)

Dukey, you are TOO kind!!! I think that would go over very well!

To answer your question, yes, it's $2.75 for the whole trip. The bus goes right into the subway station so you don't need a transfer. ( Oh please someone else confirm this. IT's been so long.)
Also, I'm sure you know, if you only have US coins, that will be ok too.

Yes, it's only one fare.

And I'd just LOVE a Washington, DC, t-shirt! We've been there many times, most recently in October, and love the city. Some of our best friends live there -- literally!

Yes, it is only one fare, Dukey, and yes, you do go right into the Kipling station, then down stairs (or escalator) and eastbound to Yonge and so forth. BTW, there is sometimes a bit of a crush at the entrance to this bus at the airport. I once spent the entire busride WAY too intimate with a Korean girls choir: I kept wishing I had followed my own rule of grab your bag and SIT and then arrange your luggage around your feet!

Your idea of T-shirts is SO thoughtful and I really lookf forward to meeting you and seeing the rest of the Fodors TO gang again.(and don't forget your boots, more snow predicted for Tuesday!)

OK..got the t-shirts today and should have at least one for everyone.

I'm going to give the bus/subway transportation option a go and I will have boots and warm clothing.

This is going to be GREAT!

Yes it is going to be GREAT!!
I'm really looking forward to it.

Snow, snow, snow, snow, snow!!!! I'm sick to death of the damn snow!!!

(phew! I feel better now!)

And shovel, shovel, shovel... I'm damn sick of shovelling it. Phew!!

Get yourself a snow blower..that's what we use down here for our 120-foot-long driveway

Dukey I seriosly thought about it and actually did buy a small one. But I broke it the first time I used it. I was going to get a bigger one, but the man in the store told me that the one I was looking at would not do the trick when I really needed it. And the bigger ones seem too much for me to handle, and they are so expensive.

So shovel, shovel, shovel. This has been a particularly bad winter too.

My curiosity piqued I had to see the photos...now I need to know, are Dukey's dogs Portugese Water Dogs?

Have fun at the GTG. I cannot believe you picked one of about three Toronto restaurants I actually know (and love). Sounds like a great way to spend a snowy Saturday.

Yes, they are, in fact, PWDs

Lucky you, they are a wonderful breed. Beautiful, too!