After dark, five ways
A Toronto night tour on this site starts at $35: a guided 1.5-hour ride after dark on a double-decker bus, with a top-deck seat in the title. For $98, a three-hour night drive adds CN Tower entry for the skyline view and a stroll through the Distillery District, lit up after dark. On the water, a one-hour Voyageur-style canoe paddles around the Toronto Islands at twilight for $88, and the harbour cruise with lunch, brunch or dinner starts at $51. Where each one starts is on its listing, and all five show Free cancellation.
Quick answer
The short answer. For the lowest fare, the $35 night bus: 90 minutes, 196 reviews at 4.4. For CN Tower at night and the Distillery District, the $98 night drive, rated 4.7 from 643 reviews. For something active, the $88 twilight canoe, rated 5.0 on 56 reviews. Each is a Toronto night tour of a different kind, and the five are compared below.
What each evening includes
Taken from each listing description. Anything not written there, check on the listing before you book a Toronto night tour.
A guided tour on a double-decker bus after dark, past the lit skyline and the city’s landmarks. The title promises a top-deck seat. Rated 4.4 from 196 reviews, the lowest rating of the five.
A guided drive around the city, skyline views from CN Tower with entry included, and a stroll through the historic Distillery District once it is lit up. Rated 4.7 from 643 reviews.
You paddle an authentic Voyageur-style canoe around the Toronto Islands at twilight. Rated 5.0, on 56 reviews, so the score rests on a small number.
An easy ride around the Toronto Islands, with views of the city and the lake and stories on the way. The title offers a morning or a twilight ride; choose the twilight one on the listing. Rated 4.9 from 344 reviews.
Lunch, brunch or dinner on board, freshly prepared, with panoramic views of the skyline. The dinner sailing is the evening one; the listing shows the price for the sailing you pick. 1,564 reviews at 4.5.
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Five listings for the evening. Ratings and reviews are live from each listing.
★ 4.4 · 196 reviews
★ 4.5 · 1,564 reviews
★ 5.0 · 56 reviews
★ 4.9 · 344 reviews
★ 4.7 · 643 reviews
Which one, if…
Matched to the listings, not to a ranking: one Toronto night tour for each kind of evening.
The $35 night bus, 90 minutes from a top-deck seat. At $23.33 an hour it has the lowest hourly cost of the four listings here with a fixed length.
The $98 night drive is the one evening listing with CN Tower entry written in, and it includes a stroll through the Distillery District. The CN Tower page compares the daytime tours that include entry.
The $88 canoe at twilight, one hour around the Toronto Islands, or the meal cruise from $51 with a dinner sailing. The boat tours page compares every cruise.
The island bike ride at $95 on its twilight option: 3.5 hours at an easy pace, rated 4.9 from 344 reviews. The canoe is shorter, at one hour.
The harbour cruise with a meal, from $51: dinner on board with the skyline around you. It has the most reviews of the five, 1,564.
The private helicopter flight for two at $503 lists twilight flights among its options, 13 to 15 minutes, rated 4.7 from 70 reviews.
The Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada entry ticket at $33 names a “Sharks after Dark” option next to its day ticket; check the listing for when it runs.
The honest answer
On cost per hour, the night bus is the cheapest way to see the city lit up, at $23.33 an hour. The night drive works out at $32.67 an hour, and that includes CN Tower entry and the Distillery District, two things the bus does not list.
The ratings favour the smaller, slower options. The canoe sits at 5.0 and the bike ride at 4.9, on 56 and 344 reviews. The night bus has the lowest rating of the five, 4.4 from 196 reviews; the night drive holds 4.7 from 643.
The canoe is the outlier on cost: $88 for one hour. It is a paddle around the Toronto Islands, not a ride past the sights.
A Toronto night tour suits you if you want the skyline and a few landmarks in one evening without planning the route. For the daytime sights, every tour on the site is compared by price on the homepage.
Taking a Toronto night tour on the bus? The bus page compares the night bus with the hop-on hop-off bus by day and the small-group drives.
Bus tours compared→Every trip, current fare
The five listings, cheapest first, with cost per hour where the listing gives a fixed length.
| Tour | Length | Price | What you get | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto: Double-Decker Bus Tour at Night with Top-Deck Seat | 90 min | $35 | Top-deck seat on a night bus | $23.33 | 4.4 · 196 |
| Toronto: Premium Harbor Cruise with Lunch, Brunch, or Dinner | 2 - 2.5 h | $51 | Harbour cruise with lunch, brunch or dinner | — | 4.5 · 1,564 |
| Toronto Islands: Sunset Canoe Tour | 60 min | $88 | Voyageur canoe around the islands at twilight | $88.00 | 5.0 · 56 |
| Toronto Islands: Morning or Twilight 3.5-Hour Bike Tour | 3.5 h | $95 | Morning or twilight ride on the islands | $27.14 | 4.9 · 344 |
| Toronto: Premium Night Driving Tour with CN Tower Entry | 3 h | $98 | Night drive with CN Tower entry | $32.67 | 4.7 · 643 |
Common questions
By reviews among the tours sold as after-dark, the $98 night drive with CN Tower entry: 4.7 from 643 reviews. The highest rating of the five is the $88 twilight canoe, 5.0 on 56 reviews.
From $35 for the 1.5-hour night bus to $98 for the three-hour night drive with CN Tower entry. The canoe is $88, the twilight bike ride $95, and the harbour cruise with a meal starts at $51.
The canoe takes one hour and the night bus 1.5 hours. The meal cruise runs two to two and a half hours, the night drive three, and the bike ride 3.5.
One: the $98 night drive, with CN Tower entry for the skyline view and a stroll through the Distillery District after dark.
The harbour cruise with a meal offers lunch, brunch or dinner on board, from $51 for two to two and a half hours. Choose the dinner sailing on the listing to see its price.
The title promises a top-deck seat on a double-decker bus. The tour is guided and runs 1.5 hours after dark.
All five listings on this page show Free cancellation. The exact cut-off is on each listing.
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