Stadium is in the city, transit works, immigration lines at YYZ are the real planning constraint; CAD pricing runs ~30% above USD headline.
Start with Downtown Toronto / King West / Queen West / Distillery, then decide whether the stadium side or airport side is worth the tradeoff. The current seed for Toronto points fans toward BMO Field, Toronto ON, group stage and knockouts including canada's opener, and arrival planning before venue picks.
Choose the area before the venue
Downtown Toronto / King West / Queen West / Distillery. BMO Field is at Exhibition Place, in the city, accessible by streetcar/GO.
Base area
Downtown Toronto / King West / Queen West / Distillery. BMO Field is at Exhibition Place, in the city, accessible by streetcar/GO.
Stadium side
BMO Field, Toronto ON — being expanded to ~45,000 for the tournament
Match calendar
Group stage and knockouts including Canada's opener
Rail spine
Union Station (VIA Rail, GO Transit to all of GTA + Niagara, UP Express).
Getting in
Use the airport list for the first cut, then check local transit before booking. These entries come from docs/city-guide-handoff/host-cities.md.
YYZ · YYZ (Pearson)
to Downtown Toronto: 17 mi / 27 km, 25–70 min car (C$60–$90), 25 min UP Express ($12.35). To BMO Field: 18 mi / 29 km, 30–70 min car, 35 min UP Express + streetcar. Primary international — long customs queues.
YTZ · YTZ (Billy Bishop / Toronto Island)
to Downtown: 1 mi / 1.5 km, 5–15 min by ferry+walk (free shuttle ferry). To BMO Field: 1.5 mi, 10 min walk. Domestic + Porter regional. **Closest to stadium.**
Train hubs
Union Station (VIA Rail, GO Transit to all of GTA + Niagara, UP Express).
Bus hubs
Union Station Bus Terminal (Megabus, FlixBus, Greyhound Canada — note Greyhound USA crosses border via FlixBus connections).
BMO Field, Toronto ON
Stadium read
BMO Field, Toronto ON — being expanded to ~45,000 for the tournament
Why it matters
Stadium is in the city, transit works, immigration lines at YYZ are the real planning constraint; CAD pricing runs ~30% above USD headline.
Local checks before booking
Seed source
docs/city-guide-handoff/host-cities.md
Publish status
Use this guide as a planning baseline. Match counts, venue rules, transit fares, fan festival details, and tournament weather stay in the local-check queue until verified against current sources.