YYZ local time
Toronto Pearson International Airport
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-4
- Time zone
- America/TorontoEDT
- Sunrise
- 10:20 am
- Sunset
- 12:27 am
- Daylight
- 14 hours 6 minutes154 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 80 days
Getting to and from YYZ
Toronto Pearson International Airport serves Toronto, about 22 km away.
Departure boards and boarding passes always use local airport time — which is what the clock above shows, computed for the terminal's own coordinates rather than the city centre. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Time difference from YYZ
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:17 pm | 17:17 | 3 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:17 pm | 18:17 | 2 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:17 pm | 19:17 | 1 hour behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:17 pm | 20:17 | the same time |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:17 pm | 21:17 | 1 hour ahead |
| London BST | 1:17 am Thu | 01:17 | 5 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 2:17 am Thu | 02:17 | 6 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 2:17 am Thu | 02:17 | 6 hours ahead |
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Questions people ask
What time is it at YYZ airport right now?
It is 8:17 pm (20:17) on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Boarding passes and departure boards always use local airport time, which is what this clock shows.
What time zone is YYZ in?
Toronto Pearson International Airport is in America/Toronto, currently EDT (UTC-4) — the same zone as Toronto.
How far is YYZ from Toronto?
About 22 km (14 miles) from the centre of Toronto. Worth knowing when you are working out what time to leave for a flight, not just what time it is.
Does YYZ observe daylight saving time?
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).