UP Express | Pearson to Union in 20 mins

In this video I have created a review of the Union-Pearson Express train that runs between Toronto's Pearson Airport and Toronto's Union Station! This is also a tutorial of how to use the UP Express and a scenic video of the ride into Toronto! I hope you enjoy this video! There will be lots of railfanning and aviation videos over the summer with 2 or 3 videos next week alone! In August, I will be travelling to Montreal on the VIA so stay tuned for a VIA Rail trip report! I will also be planespotting in Montreal so stay tuned for either video here or images on Instagram. Sadly, I was not returning from a flight when I recorded this, instead I was planespotting so watch for those images on Instagram! Make sure to like comment and subscribe so I can continue making awesome content for you!

[@allyreneepenny9447]

What a beautiful train 👌❗

[@shakez003]

This is very helpful! I am flying from Tokyo to Toronto next month to catch a Raptors game. Wasn't sure what to expect in terms of public transportation, but this was very useful. Thanks!

[@ThresholdProductionsCanada]

JamminSamurai Enjoy your trip to Toronto!

[@TheAverycross]

Great video...and a helpful one, I should add! As beautiful and inspiring as it is, it shows me how to get to the city easily.

[@juliansmith4295]

Excellent. Any video without 'music' deserves bonus points. Thank you.

[@busyteacher2]

Excellent tutorial, Thank you!

[@DallySkyeAnims]

I didn't even know the UP Express existed after decades of living in Toronto! Very nice video!

[@tylerkochman1007]

Only opened in 2015

[@BrucexfromxCanada]

As for the "Strange semi-open tunnel", this may well be to keep water out. Toronto sits on a big mud bath for the most part. Likewise the western part of the Bloor-Danforth subway line. Much of it is in a pipe -again to keep water out! However in the vicinity of Union station the terrain is different. there it is hard rock and it can be seen when traveling the Yonge-University subway around that area. The train will squeek and squeal as it passes the sharp bends bweetween King st. and Front, then from Front though to University and Osgoode Looking out thw indoes there you will see the hewn rock faces, but not elsewhere.. IOn that trip you will paoss 2 rivers, Indian Creek and the Humber river. Yes, Canada has water!!

[@ralphrepo]

More likely structural, to keep the lateral walls from collapsing inward while saving cost on robustness of the walls. If the internal struts were not there, likely the walls may have needed to be much thicker and at significant financial price. As part of the tunnel is covered, I suspect this was likely another roadway that passed over the tracks and earthworks on either side were graded up to support the overpass, thus necessitating more robust walls.

[@MannyExploresVlog]

Really helpful video since I will be arriving Toronto on Thursday for the first time from Newark Airport.

[@ThresholdProductionsCanada]

Appreciate the feedback, enjoy your time in Toronto! Happy New Year!

[@HongNguyen-rz2uv]

Great video. We hope to see more of trains or buses videos about: how to get to Toronto union railway station from Toronto Pearson airport. Please we hope to see them as soon as possible. Because we are group of people will be landing in Toronto later this month ( May 2020) and going to Windsor city, Ont by train . Thanks

[@ThresholdProductionsCanada]

Unfortunately due to the restrictions on unnecessary travel due to COVID-19, I will not be filming any videos on board public transportation for a while. Please visit ttc.ca to view the bus and subway routing from Pearson airport to Union station. Enjoy your trip!

[@christophercddelrosariocoish]

My way to get to down was TTC subway on line 2 to Bathurst Station, switched over to 511 Bathurst, stopped at Fleet Street then walked to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport for 7 minutes to ferry terminal, taking the ferry is quicker

[@WallyMsr]

it helped mi a lot as im visiting toronto soon and dont want to take a taxi from YYZ to downtown because it is expensive.

[@ThresholdProductionsCanada]

Wally Santana Thanks for your comment! Hope you enjoy Toronto!

[@LSM_Lover]

Hey cool video

[@robyoungquist5803]

Great presentation! Thank you for taking the time to put it together 👍🏻

[@DarrylErickson]

Honestly I’d ride this train not to go anywhere, but because it’s a nice af train.

[@comptondetroit]

Great video! Very informative. I stayed at the Alt Hotel right at Pearson and saw that train go by everyday. I drove to Toronto from Detroit so I had my own car. Now I know how it works. May I ask a question? What were you using to record this vid? It had great quality. Thx!

[@ThresholdProductionsCanada]

comptondetroit Thanks for the comment! I recorded this with my iPhone 6 shooting at 1080p60fps.

[@alexanderip1003]

1:43 I could tell by the color and livery of the vehicles and what is rolling stock used Pearson LINK Train [*Doppelmayr Cable Car Built in Wolfurt, Austria🇦🇹/Die Doppelmayr/Garaventa-Gruppe Gebaut in Wolfurt, Österreich] Cyan and Blue train Union Pearson Express [Nippon Sharyo Built in Nagoya, Japan🇯🇵/日本車輌製造株式会社 名古屋、日本で建てられた] Army green train *Now Doppelmayr Garaventa group

[@lanterisalvatore6692]

Does it run 24 hours ?like if your hotel is near the airport and wanna go into town then at night wanna return to hotel afterwards ?

[@mrtksmith6]

Can I walk into the airport from a nearby hotel and catch it downtown or do I have to be arriving on a flight?

[@rhysmcfadyen6701]

If you buy tickets in advance through your phone when should you activate them? Also, do you just scan your phone against the reader as oppose to your ticket? Sorry for the stupid questions it’s my first time in Toronto.

[@ThresholdProductionsCanada]

A Metrolinx (UP Express) worker will be there to validate your ticket before you get on the train. (I would assume your mobile ticket has a barcode) The scanners are only for Presto card (metrocard) users. If you have more questions about your ticket, speak with one of the workers at the station (they wear black shirts with either UP Express or Metrolinx printed on them). Enjoy your time in Toronto!

[@jackmiller7324]

How fast is the train?

[@jakiymajnun]

It's a rolling stock from Nippon sharyo?

[@kernelfactory7839]

I have a 6 hour layover from Toronto to the UK. Would that give me enough time to take the UP Express to Union Station and do about 2 hours of sightseeing before heading back to the airport?

[@ThresholdProductionsCanada]

KernelFactory Considering the trip takes only about 25 minutes, you would technically have enough time. I don’t know the details of your trip, but if you’re coming in and don’t have to clear customs or claim luggage, you should be downtown about 1hr after disembarking your first flight. YYZ is usually very slow with baggage claim so if you have to pick up your luggage it might be more like 1.5-2hrs until you get downtown. So in short, yes, you should be able to make it, but be quick downtown! There’s a lot to see!

[@robmausser]

@@ThresholdProductionsCanada Yes and there is even a special ticket specifically for this purpose called a "Long Layover Return" www.upexpress.com/Tickets/Tickets

[@busyteacher2]

Do have a video about travel to London, England?

[@ThresholdProductionsCanada]

mhyoung357 No, not yet, sorry!

[@ericonca]

Is this all pre-security? So I could meet someone here who landed at Pearson, and get on the UP Express with them? (without going through security or having a boarding pass for any flight)

[@tylerkochman1007]

Yes

[@totoky4826]

How much the ticket ? Thanks a lot for your video

[@ThresholdProductionsCanada]

Toto Ky A one way ticket costs $12.35 for students and adults. A full list of fares is available here: www.upexpress.com/Tickets/Tickets

[@chicosuave4784]

can anyone tell me how much was the ticket from the airport to the city traveling with the rail. Im from the USA

[@the-chipette]

Chico Suave it’s about $13 for a one way ticket. You’re better off buying a Presto card ($6) and putting $40 on it. It’s only $9.25/way on the express train with one.

[@Absolute_Zero7]

To add on what the other guy said, this is in CAD so in USD it would be about $7-$11 depending on either presto or ticket.

[@BeeRich33]

Well it's a shame you can't take bikes on it. Now I have to find a way to get to the airport with a bicycle. Looks like people weren't thinking when this was designed.

[@jimbobogie8204]

Just before yo arrive at the Weston Station the train passes over the Historic Weston Golf Course-where Arnold Palmer won his first PGA tournament. The members weren't too happy about that bridge. It's kind of sad to see so few people in the main lobby of Union Station. The lower level seems to get most of the people.

[@arctrooper6386]

I'm ur 666th subscriber..

[@gardenman3]

The link train is not a monorail. It has two tracks. a monorail has one

[@mrrobot5963]

Toyko Monorail?

[@islandgirl3330]

Good video. You should not have focused so close because you have cut off what could have been a nicer scenery. Too much focussing done inwards and it appears too close to the walls. Thanks anyway.

[@ThresholdProductionsCanada]

islandgirl3330 unfortunately due to the device I recorded it on, the iPhone 6, I had no choice on the focal length. I almost always use a DSLR with an 18-55mm lens to film my latest videos though! Check them out on my channel, let me know what you think!

[@Geno2733]

Glad to see a video where annoying teenage girls weren't talking at the top of their lungs. I was able to actually hear the motor accelerating and going through the gears. Also, I live along one of CSX's main lines, and the nighttime speed is 110 km/h, and one was rocketing by while I was watching this video. It felt like I was RIDING the train.

[@ThresholdProductionsCanada]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@robwillie226]

Those stations aren't renovated... brand new

[@jdzl5]

From the outside: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGrElK2XqZKkfcU

[@darrylmarwick5879]

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[@ripcaster3398]

Spelling error at 1:34 !!!!!! Aaron this is disgraceful. ;p

[@ThresholdProductionsCanada]

Tim Lowe lol successfully edited at 1:30am on Saturday morning *rolls eyes, yawns*

[@ripcaster3398]

also, grammar error at 16:20