Fly from Toronto

On flights to Dubai from Toronto, you will be leaving the most populous city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario.

Toronto is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario and makes up part of an area known as the Golden Horseshoe, which is home to over 8 million people – 25 percent of Canada’s population.

Liberal immigration policies since the 1960s and a rapidly growing economy have transformed Toronto into one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse cities in the world – more than half the city’s residents were born outside Canada.

Toronto is made up of a dense urban core surrounded by a ring of suburbs, all laid out on a very mathematical grid pattern of roads.  

 
Before

Before taking flights to Dubai from Torono, buy a Toronto CityPass or take a bus tour of the city taking in the CN Tower, the Rogers Centre and Toronto City Hall before touring around Toronto's harbour.

Other attractions include the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto Zoo and Canada’s Wonderland, the largest amusement park in the country. Experience the archetypal Canadian boreal landscape in the Algonquin Provincial Park, where glistening blue lakes, granite rock faces and towering pine trees can be found.

A visit to the world-renowned Niagara Falls is a must before taking flights to Dubai from Toronto. About an hour’s drive south of Toronto, this spectacular waterfall is one of the world’s natural wonders. There are many other touristic things to do in the Niagara area.

Fly to Dubai

More and more travellers are taking flights to Dubai from Toronto for business, pleasure or as a stopover on journeys to other destinations. As one of the fastest-growing cities in the world, a visit to Dubai is the chance to see history in the making.

The city boasts dozens of opulent hotels and miles of golden sand to lounge upon, with facilities and attractions to suit the needs of fun-loving families and romantic honeymooners alike, while the shopping, dining and nightlife are first-rate.

There are also many traditional attractions, including some fascinating museums and traditional Emirati houses, labyrinthine souks, and boat rides or walks along the breezy Dubai Creek at the heart of the old city.

Plan your itinerary well before taking flights to Dubai from Toronto as there are so many things to do. Explore the bustling gold and spice souks north of the creek in the old city centre of Deira. Take an ‘abra’ boat across the creek and go bargain-hunting in Bur Dubai.












A little further south and you come to Sheikh Zayed Road, a multi-lane highway lined with futuristic skyscrapers, including the iconic Emirates Towers and the soaring Burj Khalifa – the tallest man-mad structure ever built at 828 metres high.

A visit to Dubai Mall, the world’s largest shopping mall, which is at at the foot of Burj Khalifa, is a must for those on fligths to Dubai from Toronto. In addition to a plethora of shops and restaurants, you can savour a truly enthralling dancing fountain display and a huge indoor aquarium and ice rink.

Other attractions on flights to Dubai from Toronto include desert safaris, dining along the beach at Jumeirah Beach Residence, the Arabian souk-themed Madinat Jumeirah, world-class golf courses, aqua parks, nighclubs and skiing on real snow in the Mall of the Emirates.

Toronto Airport

On flights to Dubai from Toronto, you will depart from Toronto Pearson International Airport, also known as Lester B. Pearson International Airport or simply Toronto Pearson. Toronto Airport is 22.5km northwest of Downtown Toronto in Mississauga.

Toronto Airport is the busiest airport in Canada. In 2009, it handled 30.4 million passengers and was the 20^th busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic.

Toronto Airport has two operating terminals: Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. Passengers on flights to Dubai from Toronto leave from Terminal 1.

Etihad Diamond First and Pearl Business Class passengers can make use of the Plaza Premium Lounge. 

• Airport Code – YYZ
• Airport Name – Toronto Pearson International Airport
• City - Toronto
• Country – Canada
• Country Abbrev - CA
• Time Zone – GMT -5
• Telephone +1 416 247-7678 

Fly to Dubai via Abu Dhabi airport

On flights to Dubai from Toronto you will land at Abu Dhabi Airport, Terminal 3, which is Etihad Airway’s elegant and purpose-built terminal, and be transported by bus or limousine (business and first class passengers) to Dubai.

The airport is the gateway to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, and is just an hour's drive from Dubai. On-going redevelopment work at Abu Dhabi airport has significantly enhanced the experience for passengers and has allowed Etihad to increase the number of its flights to Dubai from Toronto in addition to other destinations.

Terminal 3 at Abu Dhabi airport was opened in February 2009, increasing the airport's passenger handling capacity from five to 12 million passengers a year.

The first phase of a Midfield Terminal Complex is due for completion in the next few years and will take the airport's handling capacity to 20 million passengers. Abu Dhabi airport will be capable of handling 40 million passengers by 2030, when the project is completed.

• Airport Code - AUH
• Airport Name - Abu Dhabi International
• City - Abu Dhabi
• Country - UniUnited Arab Emirates
• Country Abbrev - AE
• Time Zone - GMT +4
• Telephone +971 2-5757500