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Ticket and booking rules for Toronto: timed entries, closing days and official links, checked September 2026.
Checked September 2026 against official sources
Toronto
Bookings and opening rules
Follow the official link before you buy. Full walking days: Toronto itinerary.
Tickets and opening days
- All CN Tower tickets are timed and valid from the chosen time until the end of that day; they can be bought up to 30 days ahead, and adding the SkyPod costs $12 once you are on the Main Observation Level.Source: CN Tower · checked Sep 2026
- Ripley's Aquarium of Canada is open 365 days a year from 9:00 to 23:00, occasionally closing earlier for private events.Source: Ripley's Aquarium of Canada · checked Sep 2026
- Ferries run year-round from the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal at Queens Quay West and Bay Street. Centre Island, Hanlan's Point and Ward's Island are served from mid-April to mid-October; in winter only Ward's Island. Online tickets are valid to the end of the year and give access to an express line.Source: City of Toronto · checked Sep 2026
- St. Lawrence Market's South Market is open Tuesday to Friday 9:00–19:00, Saturday 7:00–17:00 and Sunday 10:00–17:00, and closed on Mondays.Source: St. Lawrence Market · checked Sep 2026
- The Hockey Hall of Fame is open daily 10:00–17:00, from 9:00 in summer (26 June to 7 September 2026); it closes on Induction Day in November, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Admission is valid for the whole day.Source: Hockey Hall of Fame · checked Sep 2026
- The Royal Ontario Museum is open daily 11:00–18:00, with free admission on the third Tuesday of each month from 16:00 to 20:30; tickets are cheaper when booked ahead.Source: Royal Ontario Museum · checked Sep 2026
- Casa Loma is open daily 9:30–17:00 with date- and time-specific tickets sold online; general admission includes a mobile audio guide.Source: Casa Loma · checked Sep 2026
- The Gardiner Museum is open Monday to Thursday 10:00–18:00, Friday 10:00–21:00 and Saturday and Sunday 10:00–17:00; admission is free on Wednesdays after 16:00.Source: Gardiner Museum · checked Sep 2026
- The Toronto Railway Museum in Roundhouse Park is open Wednesday to Sunday 12:00–17:00 in winter and daily from mid-May to early September.Source: Toronto Railway Museum · checked Sep 2026
On the day
What to watch at each stop
CN Tower
- Timed tickets; book online
Toronto Islands (Centre Island)
- Ferries year-round; Centre Island service mid-April to mid-October; buy tickets online for the express line
Casa Loma
- Open daily 9:30–17:00; timed tickets
Questions
Quick answers
Which days should I plan around?
St. Lawrence Market is closed on Mondays, and in winter the Toronto Railway Museum opens only Wednesday to Sunday, so day two works best Tuesday to Sunday. Everything else in the plan is open daily.
When do the island ferries run?
All year from the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal, but the Centre Island route runs only from mid-April to mid-October; in winter the ferry goes to Ward's Island, from where Centre Island is a 30-minute walk. Buy tickets online for the express line.
The days these rules belong to
3 days in Toronto
Downtown Toronto is flat and walkable and the rest is a streetcar ride away, so the plan groups the sights: day one stays on the waterfront, from the CN Tower and the aquarium to the ferry across to Centre Island; day two walks the old town from St. Lawrence Market and the Flatiron building to the Distillery District, then back past the Hockey Hall of Fame to City Hall and Sankofa Square; day three pairs the Royal Ontario Museum and the Gardiner with Casa Loma, and ends among the shops and cafés of Kensington Market. St. Lawrence Market is closed on Mondays, so put day two elsewhere in the week.
