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Toronto: 14-Minute Helicopter Tour & CN Tower Views

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Duration14m

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Fourteen minutes above Toronto: what the city looks like from 2,000 feet

You check in at downtown Toronto airport, board a 3-passenger helicopter with an experienced pilot, and fly 22 miles over the city in 14 minutes. You see the CN Tower, Casa Loma, Rogers Centre, the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto City Hall, Scotiabank Arena, St. Lawrence Market, the Distillery District, High Park and Lake Ontario's waterfront from 2,000 feet. Multiple daily departures mean you can choose a time that fits your schedule.

14m

Step-by-step itinerary

Check in at downtown city airport
Meet your pilot and board helicopter
Take off and rise 2,000 feet
Fly over downtown skyscrapers and CN Tower
View Royal Ontario Museum from above
See Rogers Centre baseball stadium
Fly over Toronto City Hall
See Scotiabank Arena
View St. Lawrence Market
Fly over Distillery District
See Humber Bay Park and High Park
Fly north to Evergreen Brick Works
View Casa Loma mansion
Land back at the airport

The Experience

The pilot runs through the safety check while you're still on the tarmac at downtown Toronto airport, pointing to the buckles, the headset, the door latch—all the small things that keep a 3-passenger helicopter steady in the air. Once everyone's strapped in, the rotor spins up and the ground drops away fast. You rise about 2,000 feet, and suddenly the whole city spreads out below: the CN Tower needle-sharp against the water, the Royal Ontario Museum's curved roof catching light, Rogers Centre where the Blue Jays play sitting squat and geometric among the glass towers.

The route covers nearly 22 miles in those 14 minutes, which means you're moving. Your pilot banks southwest toward Humber Bay and High Park, where the green opens up and you can see how the city actually sits between water and trees. Then it's north to Casa Loma, that Gothic Revival mansion that looks like someone's fantasy of a castle, and over to Evergreen Brick Works—a former quarry that's been turned into something else entirely. St. Lawrence Market appears below like a toy, the Distillery District's red-brick buildings arranged in neat rows. Toronto City Hall's distinctive curved shell is unmistakable from above. The whole thing moves fast enough that you're always looking at the next thing, but slow enough that you actually see it.

Several departure times run throughout the day, so you can fit this around whatever else you're doing in Toronto. The helicopter seats three passengers, which means it's intimate—no rows of people, no fighting for a window. Flight times shift a bit depending on wind and weight, but 14 minutes is what you get in the air. You land back at the same airport where you started, and the whole experience, from check-in to touchdown, doesn't eat your whole afternoon.

What’s included

14-minute helicopter flight over Toronto.
experienced pilot.
views of CN Tower, Casa Loma, Royal Ontario Museum, Rogers Centre, Toronto City Hall, Scotiabank Arena, St. Lawrence Market, Distillery District, High Park and Lake Ontario waterfront.
local taxes.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by The Helicopter Company

Is this one for you?Right for anyone who wants to see Toronto's layout and landmarks from above without spending hours on a sightseeing tour—14 minutes gets you the main skyline, the neighborhoods and the water, then you're back on the ground.