Day drive
Niagara Parkway
Toronto → Niagara-on-the-Lake → Niagara Parkway → Niagara Falls → TorontoPair the falls with the gentler river road, a historic town and enough time to stop rather than race between viewpoints.
Start city · Ontario
Toronto
Toronto is a city start with several very different exits: Niagara to the west, Prince Edward County to the east and the lakes and forests of cottage country to the north.
FLY INTOYYZ
STAY IN THE CITY2–3 nights
BEST FORGreat Lakes, wine country & cottage roads
Why begin here
City first.
Open road next.
The city suits travellers who want food, neighbourhoods and museums before the quiet begins. From here a single spare day can reach Niagara, while a week opens Muskoka, Algonquin and the smaller roads between them.
Official Toronto visitor information ↗Drives from Toronto
Pick the road
that fits.
A worthwhile drive does not need a fortnight. Start with a free day, disappear for two nights or let this city become the first chapter of the whole holiday.
Two-night escape
Prince Edward County
Toronto → Northumberland → Picton → Sandbanks → TorontoLake beaches, small-town food and vineyard roads, with two nights to make the drive feel like a break rather than an outing.
Longer road trip
Lakes, pines & parkways
Toronto → Muskoka → Huntsville → Algonquin Park → Prince Edward CountyCottage country and canoe lakes at a pace that leaves time for docks, trails and a final food-led stop on the way home.