Bestseller4,184 reviews
10 h - 1 dayToronto: Niagara Falls Day Tour + Boat & Behind Falls Entry
★ 4.8 · 4,184 reviews
- Ten hours to a full day, Boat and Journey Behind the Falls included
- Departs from Toronto
- Likely to sell out
- Free cancellation
Twelve trips, three directions
Day trips from Toronto: Niagara Falls, Algonquin and the Bruce Peninsula
Day trips from Toronto on this site come down to twelve listings: Niagara Falls (nine), Algonquin Provincial Park (two) and Bruce Peninsula National Park (one). Fares start at $49 for a full day at Niagara Falls with the extras sold as upgrades, and run to $630 for a private Niagara day. Days last six to thirteen hours, and every listing starts in Toronto. The Niagara days mix viewpoints over the Falls, a boat ride and Journey Behind the Falls; Algonquin is a canoe-and-hike day, and the Bruce Peninsula a day on the trails to the Grotto. Below: prices side by side, what each includes and which to book.
Quick answer
The short answer. For the day with the most evidence behind it, take Niagara Falls with the boat and Journey Behind the Falls at $50: 4,184 reviews at 4.8, the most of any listing on this site. On the smallest budget, the $49 Niagara day keeps the boat as an upgrade. If you would rather paddle than stand at a railing, Algonquin starts at $119; the Bruce Peninsula is $168.
Twelve trips out of the city at a glance
- Listings
- 12nine Niagara, two Algonquin, one Bruce Peninsula
- Lowest fare
- $49Niagara Falls, extras as upgrades
- Highest fare
- $630private Niagara day
- Most reviewed
- 4,184 reviewsNiagara with the boat, rated 4.8
- Niagara Falls
- 9 listingsfrom $49 to $630
- Algonquin Provincial Park
- 2 listings$119 and $189
- Bruce Peninsula
- 1 listing$168, 13 hours
- Length
- 6 to 13 hourstwo Niagara listings: up to a full day
- Private days
- 2both Niagara, $306 and $630
- Cancellation
- Free cancellationshown on all 12 listings
Three ways out of the city
Toronto day trips by destination, side by side
How many listings each direction has, the fare range and the most reviewed one. The two private listings do not say whether their price is per person or per group, so check before you compare.
| Destination | Listings | From | Highest fare | Most reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Fallsthe Falls, the boat, Niagara-on-the-Lake | 9 | $49 | $630 | 4.8 · 4,184 |
| Algonquin Provincial ParkRagged Falls, the Oxtongue River | 2 | $119 | $189 | 4.5 · 311 |
| Bruce Peninsula National Parktrails and the Grotto | 1 | $168 | $168 | 4.4 · 190 |
Where they go
What each direction includes, by the listings
From the listing descriptions only; anything not written there, check on the listing.
- Niagara Falls — nine listings from $49
The group days mix the same parts in different ways: viewpoints over the Falls, a boat ride, Journey Behind the Falls and, on some, Skylon Tower or Niagara-on-the-Lake. The $50 day has the boat and Journey Behind the Falls in the description and runs 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM; the $49 day sells them as upgrades.
- Algonquin Provincial Park: 2 day trips from Toronto
The $119 day takes in Ragged Falls, a hike, a group canoe on the Oxtongue River and the Algonquin Visitor Center in 13 hours. The $189 day is a full day of hiking and canoeing in what its listing calls the oldest provincial park in Canada, 12 hours.
- Bruce Peninsula National Park — one listing, $168
A guided 13-hour day on the trails of the national park, with the Grotto named in the description. Rated 4.4 from 190 reviews, the lowest rating of the twelve.
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Six of the best day trips from Toronto, by kind of day
The four most reviewed Niagara days, the higher-rated Algonquin day and the Bruce Peninsula. Live prices and review counts.
Bestseller3,732 reviews
9 h - 1 dayToronto: Niagara Falls Day Tour with Optional Boat Cruise
★ 4.6 · 3,732 reviews
- Nine hours to a full day, Full day at Niagara Falls from Toronto
- Departs from Toronto
- Bestseller
- Free cancellation
Bestseller2,298 reviews
8 hToronto: Niagara Day Tour with Niagara-on-the-Lake and Boat Ride
★ 4.6 · 2,298 reviews
- Eight hours, Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake
- Departs from Toronto
- Bestseller
- Free cancellation
$59$7.38 / hour
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2,179 reviewsRated 4.8
9 hToronto: Niagara Falls, Boat Ride & Journey Behind the Falls
★ 4.8 · 2,179 reviews
- Nine hours, Boat cruise and Journey Behind the Falls
- Skip the line
- Departs from Toronto
- Free cancellation
$105$11.67 / hour
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257 reviewsRated 4.7
13 hFrom Toronto: Algonquin Park and Ragged Falls Canoe Day Trip
★ 4.7 · 257 reviews
- 13 hours, Algonquin Park, Ragged Falls, Oxtongue River canoe
- Departs from Toronto
- Likely to sell out
- Free cancellation
$119$9.15 / hour
Check availability→ 
Bestseller190 reviews
13 hFrom Toronto: Bruce Peninsula National Park Guided Day Trip
★ 4.4 · 190 reviews
- 13 hours, Bruce Peninsula trails and the Grotto
- Departs from Toronto
- Bestseller
- Free cancellation
$168$12.92 / hour
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Which day to book, depending on what you want
Matched to the listings, not to a ranking.
- You want the most reviewed day — $50
Niagara Falls with a licensed guide, the boat and Journey Behind the Falls, 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM. 4,184 reviews at 4.8; the next listing has 3,732.
- Your budget is under $60
The $49 Niagara day, or the $59 day that adds Niagara-on-the-Lake. On both, the boat is an upgrade you choose on the listing.
- You want short day trips from Toronto
The eight-hour listings are the shortest fixed lengths: the $59 Niagara-on-the-Lake day and the $630 private day. The private day with a helicopter option is listed at six to nine hours.
- You are planning day trips from Toronto with kids
Start with price and length: the $49 and $50 Niagara days are the cheapest, and the $59 day is the shortest group day. The descriptions set no age rules, so check the listing for your children’s ages.
- You want to move, not just look
For fun day trips from Toronto with a paddle in them, both Algonquin days include a canoe: the $119 day on the Oxtongue River, the $189 day with hiking too.
- You have seen Niagara, or want something different
Of the more unusual day trips from Toronto here, the Bruce Peninsula day goes to the Grotto: 13 hours, $168. It is the one listing outside Niagara and Algonquin.
- You want a day for two
Among romantic day trips from Toronto, the two private Niagara listings keep the day to your own group: $630 with the boat cruise and Niagara-on-the-Lake in the description, or $306 with a choice of a boat cruise, a helicopter ride or lunch at the Falls.
Going to Niagara? The nine listings compared stop by stop: the boat, Journey Behind the Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake and the private days.
Compare the Niagara days→Niagara or the parks
Niagara Falls, Algonquin or the Bruce Peninsula: how they differ
Niagara is the cheapest direction and the most reviewed. Nine of the twelve listings go there, from $49, with 14,739 reviews between them. The days run six hours to a full day and are built around attractions at the Falls: the boat, Journey Behind the Falls, Skylon Tower. Three also stop in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
The parks take longer and cost more. Both Algonquin days run 12 to 13 hours, at $119 and $189, with a hike and a canoe in each. The Bruce Peninsula day is 13 hours at $168, on trails to the Grotto. The three park days have 758 reviews between them.
If you have time for two day trips from Toronto, Niagara and Algonquin make the clearest pair: one is viewpoints and attractions, the other a canoe and a hike.
Set on Algonquin? Both canoe days compared, with what each listing includes.
Compare the Algonquin days→Planning
Guided days or day road trips from Toronto on your own
All twelve are one day trips from Toronto of six to thirteen hours; none includes a night away. Each listing leaves from Toronto with the route already planned, and the guided ones name a guide in the description. Driving yourself is a different trip, and this page compares listings only, so there are no distances, tolls or parking costs here.
All three directions are Ontario day trips from Toronto: Niagara Falls, Algonquin Provincial Park and Bruce Peninsula National Park. A Toronto day tour of the city itself is a different booking, with harbour cruises, walks and bus loops of a few hours, all on the home page in six price bands.
Every trip, current fare
Every day trip on this page, priced
All twelve listings by reviews, with cost per hour where the listing gives a fixed length.
| Tour | Length | Price | What you get | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto: Niagara Falls Day Tour + Boat & Behind Falls Entry | 10 h - 1 day | $50 | Boat and Journey Behind the Falls included | — | 4.8 · 4,184 |
| Toronto: Niagara Falls Day Tour with Optional Boat Cruise | 9 h - 1 day | $49 | Full day at Niagara Falls from Toronto | — | 4.6 · 3,732 |
| Toronto: Niagara Day Tour with Niagara-on-the-Lake and Boat Ride | 8 h | $59 | Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake | $7.38 | 4.6 · 2,298 |
| Toronto: Niagara Falls, Boat Ride & Journey Behind the Falls | 9 h | $105 | Boat cruise and Journey Behind the Falls | $11.67 | 4.8 · 2,179 |
| Toronto: Niagara Falls Tour with Cruise and Behind The Falls | 1 day | $92 | Cruise and Journey Behind the Falls | — | 4.6 · 1,899 |
| From Toronto: Algonquin Park Canoeing & Hiking Adventure | 12 h | $189 | Hiking and canoeing in Algonquin Park | $15.75 | 4.5 · 311 |
| From Toronto: Algonquin Park and Ragged Falls Canoe Day Trip | 13 h | $119 | Algonquin Park, Ragged Falls, Oxtongue River canoe | $9.15 | 4.7 · 257 |
| From Toronto: Early Bird Niagara Falls with Journey & Skylon | 9 h | $253 | Skylon Tower and Journey Behind the Falls | $28.11 | 4.8 · 208 |
| From Toronto: Bruce Peninsula National Park Guided Day Trip | 13 h | $168 | Bruce Peninsula trails and the Grotto | $12.92 | 4.4 · 190 |
| Toronto: Treasures of Niagara Falls Small Group Tour with Boat | 9 h | $123 | Small group, Niagara-on-the-Lake and a boat | $13.67 | 4.8 · 135 |
| From Toronto: Niagara Falls, Canada Private Tour | 8 h | $630 | Private Niagara day with boat cruise | $78.75 | 4.7 · 67 |
| Niagara Falls: Private Day Tour with Boat & Helicopter | 6 - 9 h | $306 | Private Niagara day, boat or helicopter option | — | 4.5 · 37 |
Is it worth it
Are guided days out of the city worth the fare?
On the numbers, the group days are cheap for their length. The $59 Niagara-on-the-Lake day works out at $7.38 an hour over eight hours; the $119 Algonquin day at $9.15 an hour over 13. The private Niagara day at $630 is $78.75 an hour, and its listing does not say whether that is per person or per group.
The reviews sit mostly on Niagara. The 5 day trips from Toronto with more than 1,000 reviews each all go there, led by 4,184 on the $50 day. The park days have 190 to 311 each, rated 4.4 to 4.7.
So the pick with the most evidence behind it is a Niagara group day. The parks earn their higher fare if a canoe or a trail is what you came for; they are simply judged by fewer people.
Before you book
Four things to check on the listing
- What is in the fare
On the $49 and $59 Niagara days the boat is an upgrade; on the $50, $92 and $105 days it is part of the description. The $92 listing adds “when available” to its cruise.
- Where the day starts
Only the $105 Niagara day names pickup across downtown Toronto in its description. For the others, the meeting point is on the listing.
- Group size
The $123 Niagara day gives an average of 8 guests. The other group descriptions give no number.
- Cancellation
Every one of these 1 day trips from Toronto shows Free cancellation on its listing; the cut-off is there too.
Common questions
Day trips from Toronto, answered
What are the top day trips from Toronto?
By reviews, three Niagara days: the $50 day with the boat and Journey Behind the Falls (4,184 reviews, 4.8), the $49 day with optional upgrades (3,732, 4.6) and the $59 day with Niagara-on-the-Lake (2,298, 4.6). Outside Niagara, the $189 Algonquin day has the most, at 311.
What is the cheapest day trip on this page?
The $49 Niagara Falls day, rated 4.6 from 3,732 reviews; the boat and other attractions are upgrades on the listing. The $50 day includes the boat and Journey Behind the Falls.
How long are the days?
The Niagara group days are listed from eight hours to a full day; the $50 day gives 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Both Algonquin days and the Bruce Peninsula run 12 to 13 hours. The private day with a helicopter option is six to nine hours.
Can I do these day trips from Toronto by car instead?
This page compares guided listings, not car rental or driving routes, so it has no distances or drive times. Every listing here starts in Toronto, and the price covers the day as its listing describes it.
Is a canoe included in the Algonquin days?
Both descriptions include canoeing: a group canoe on the Oxtongue River on the $119 day, and hiking and canoeing on the $189 day. Neither gives the time on the water.
Are the private days priced per person or per group?
Their descriptions do not say. The $630 Niagara day is for private groups and the $306 day is a private tour you customise; check the listing before comparing either with a group fare.
Can I cancel?
All twelve listings show Free cancellation. The exact cut-off is on each listing.
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