Flying non-stop from Cleveland to Toronto
Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in thefastest possible straight line between Cleveland, Ohio andToronto, Ontario. Because of the curvature of the Earth, theshortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or"as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterativeVincenty formula.
Flight distance: 190 miles or 305 km
Flight time: 53 minutes
The straight line flight distance is 100 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.5x of the flight distance.
Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/5th of the time it would take to drive.
This is a relatively short flight in a private plane, but you might be planning to book a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need toinclude how many minutes to get to your local airport, waitfor security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the otherairport, and get to your destination. Scroll down to see a more realistic calculation that takesinto account all these factors to get a more accurate estimateof your actual flight time.
Cleveland to Toronto road trip
Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to Toronto, and you want to stop along the way to rest. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting stops along the way, eat at great restaurants, and maybe even find a hotel to stay overnight. That's what Trippy is perfect for,helping you figure out travel plans in detail.
Based on the length of this trip, we think you could spread out this fun road trip over more than one day.
Road trip: 2 days of driving
With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimateyour total travel time for this trip.
Travel time: 6.5 hours on the road with 1 overnight
Itinerary
Start in Cleveland.
Drive for about 56 minutes, then stop in Geneva (Ohio) and stay for about 1 hour.Next, drive for another 1 hour then stop in Erie and stay for 1 hour.Drive for 1 hour then stop in Fredonia. Stay overnight.
The next day, drive for about 41 minutes, then stop in Hamburg (New York) and stay for about 1 hour.Next, drive for another 48 minutes then stop in Niagara Falls and stay for 1 hour.Drive for 47 minutes then stop in Hamilton (Ontario) and stay for 1 hour.
Finally, drive for about 1 hour and arrive in Toronto.
To see all the details on this itinerary, includingrecommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do alongthe way, check out the full road trip planner:
Cleveland to Toronto airports and flights
In the quick calculation above, we assumed you had a privateplane and just wanted to know the time in the air from city to city.But for most of us, we're going to be flying on a commercial airline(whether it's first class or coach). So that means we really needto account for all the extra travel time getting to the airport,waiting for our flight, and making it to the destination.
To give you a better estimate of real-life travel, we'veput together a flight itinerary with actual airports. Eventuallyyou'll be able to customize this plan, choosing your own airportsand flights. But for now, here's an example we've selected togive you an idea of how traveling might work between airports.
Departure airport: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)
Arrival airport: Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
With the airports selected, we can estimate the travel time to andfrom the airport, based on how far the airport is from downtown.
Getting to the airport: 31 minutes
Getting to your destination: 38 minutes
Now finally, let's look at an actual flight from CLE connecting through DTW and arriving at YYZ flying on Delta Air Lines. We can figureout how long it would take to fly including take-off and landing, time totaxi on the runways, and an average layover time of about 2 hours.
Initial flight time: 59 minutes
Connecting airport: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)
Connection flight time: 56 minutes
So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time fromCleveland to Toronto including time spent getting to and from theairports, roughly 2 hours at the departure airport for TSA security linesand waiting at the gate, plus the connecting flight with a 2-hour layover.
Total travel time: 7 hours
To see the details on this flight plan, includingrecommended airports, airline, and route, check outthe flight planner:
Plan a trip to Toronto
Trippy has a ton of information that can help you plan your trip to Toronto, Ontario. Start by reading the Trippy page on where to stay in Toronto. If you're looking for a place to stay, you might want to check out The Drake Hotel. A great place to eat might be St. Lawrence Market. Trippy members can suggest things to do in Toronto like Royal Ontario Museum. Check out some of the questions people have asked about Toronto like What is your favorite restaurant in Toronto?. Click the button below to explore Toronto in detail.
How far is it the other way?
The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line (or driving the same roads back and forth). But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differencesso go ahead and check the reverse directions to get thedistance from Toronto to Cleveland, or go to the main pageto calculate the distance between cities.
If you happen to know Cleveland, don't forget to help othertravelers and answer some questions about Cleveland!
