The closest public washroom to every Toronto subway station (MAP)

If you’ve ever been travelling on the Toronto subway only to realize that you suddenly have to use the washroom, you know how ~~frustrating~~ terrifying it can be.

That’s because just 15% of TTC subway stations are actually equipped with public washrooms.

Even with the new TTC Line 1 Extension, only 11 out of 75 subway stations are washroom accessible (in addition to a washroom at the GO terminal at the Highway 407 station), which is extremely frustrating for those who have long commutes ahead of them.

Daily Hive reached out to the TTC to learn the reason behind the lack of public TTC station washrooms, and TTC spokesperson Stuart Green had this to say:

While we understand that the need for access to facilities varies from customer to customer, the location of washrooms falls under a long-standing TTC policy that they be built at terminal stations only (the busy interchange at Yonge-Bloor being the exception).

Obviously over time, as the subway grew, some terminals became midline stations.

Any reconsideration of the policy would have to come from the board at which time we could cost out retrofits. To put a number on it at this point would be impossible as the scope of work would be different at every station.

Green also added that “Our priority for capital upgrades and investment in the immediate future is on completing our Easier Access program to make all stations accessible by the end of 2025.”

In terms of cost, the TTC currently spends $2.1 million a year on contracted services to maintain the current washrooms at the 11 transit stations.

When it comes to finding a washroom, there are, of course, tons of businesses and restaurants close by that may let you use their facilities. But most of them stick to a strict ‘customers only’ policy.

So to ensure that you can always find a public washroom you’re guaranteed to be able to use, we’ve put together a map that lists all the public washrooms within 500 metres of every subway station. (Anything farther than that and you might as well try to make it to the next stop.)

In order to find this information, we used the GoHere Washroom Locator App, which was designed by Crohn’s and Colitis Canada to help people map out washrooms along a route, and locate the closest available washroom, anywhere in the country.

So the next time you find you’re in serious need of a public washroom while travelling on the subway, make sure to refer to our TTC public washrooms map below.

Yonge-University Line

Vaughn Metropolitan Centre

This station is equipped with public washrooms

Highway 407

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

Pioneer Village

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

York University

Starbucks: 4700 Keele Street

Finch West

McDonald’s: 3929 Keele Street North York
Tim Hortons: 1280 Finch Avenue West Unit 108, North York

Downsview Park

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

Sheppard West

This station is equipped with public washrooms

Wilson

This station is equipped with public washrooms

Yorkdale

Yorkdale Shopping Centre Public Washrooms: 3401 Dufferin Street, North York

Lawrence West

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

Glencairn

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

Eglinton West

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

St. Clair West

Tim Hortons: 550 Street Clair Avenue West

Dupont

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

Spadina

Tim Hortons: 334 Bloor Street West
Toronto Public Library – Spadina Road Library: 10 Spadina Rd

St. George

The Bata Shoe Museum: 327 Bloor Street West

Museum

Royal Ontario Museum: 100 Queens Park

Queen’s Park

Starbucks: 1 King’s College Circle
Tim Hortons: 1 King’s College Circle

St Patrick

Tim Hortons: 438 University Avenue
Tim Hortons: 481 University Avenue
Textile Museum of Canada: 55 Centre Avenue

Osgoode

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

St Andrew

Starbucks: 55 University Avenue #3

Union

Union Station Public Washrooms

King

Starbucks: 4 King Street West
PATH Public Washrooms: 1 King Street East #1703

Queen

Tim Hortons: 1 Richmond Street West
Starbucks: Unit YG-18 Toronto Eaton Centre, 220 Yonge Street
Eaton Centre Public Washrooms: 220 Yonge Street

Dundas

Yonge-Dundas Square Public Washrooms: 1 Dundas Street East

College

Tim Hortons: 444 Yonge Street
Winners: 444 Yonge Street
Starbucks: 450 Yonge Street

Wellesley

McDonald’s:552 Yonge Street

Bloor-Yonge

This station is equipped with public washrooms
Tim Hortons: 769 Yonge Street
Starbucks: 2 Bloor Street East, C3 Hudson’s Bay Centre
Toronto Public Library: 789 Yonge Street
Tim Hortons: 175 Bloor Street East
McDonald’s: 675 Yonge Street

Rosedale

Starbucks: 1088 Yonge Street

Summerhill

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

St Clair

McDonald’s: 11 St Clair Avenue East
Canadian Outlet Public Washrooms: 1429 Yonge Street
Tim Hortons: 1521 Yonge Street

Davisville

Starbucks: 1909 Yonge Street
Tim Hortons: 1910 Yonge Street

Eglinton

This station is equipped with public washrooms
Starbucks: 2193 Yonge Street, Unit Space C
Winners: 2290 Yonge Street
McDonald’s: 20 Eglinton Avenue East

Lawrence

Starbucks: 3050 Yonge Street
Toronto Public Library Locke Branch: 3083 Yonge Street

York Mills

Tim Hortons: 4025 Yonge Street Suite 129
Starbucks: 4025 Yonge Street

Sheppard-Yonge

This station is equipped with public washrooms
McDonald’s: 4808 Yonge Street, North York
Winners: 4841 Yonge Street, North York
Sheppard Centre: 2 Sheppard Avenue East, North York

North York Centre

Tim Hortons: 5095 Yonge Street
North York Civic Centre Public Washrooms
Starbucks: 5140 Yonge Street

Finch

This station is equipped with public washrooms
Tim Hortons: 5695 Yonge Street
Starbucks: Xerox Tower, 5650 Yonge Street #101

Bloor-Danforth Line

Kipling

This station is equipped with public washrooms
Starbucks: 5230 Dundas Street West, Etobicoke
Olive Wood Husky: 879 Kipling Avenue, Etobicoke
Starbucks: 5251 Dundas Street West, Etobicoke

Islington

Starbucks: 3079 Bloor Street West, Etobicoke

Royal York

Toronto Public Library – Brentwood Library: 36 Brentwood Rd North, Etobicoke
Starbucks: 2940 Bloor Street West, Etobicoke

Old Mill

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

Jane

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

Runnymede

Starbucks: 2210 Bloor Street West, Toronto
McDonald’s: 2218 Bloor Street West, Toronto

High Park

High Park Public Washrooms (various throughout the park): 1873 Bloor Street West, Toronto

Keele

Tim Hortons: 728 Bloor Street West, Toronto

Dundas West

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

Landsdowne

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

Dufferin

Tim Hortons: 1094 Bloor Street West, Toronto
Bloor/Gladstone Library: 1101 Bloor Street West, Toronto

Ossington

McDonald’s: 885 Bloor Street West, Toronto

Christie

Tim Hortons: 726 Bloor Street West, Toronto

Bathurst

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

Spadina

Tim Hortons: 334 Bloor Street West
Toronto Public Library – Spadina Road Library: 10 Spadina Rd

St. George

The Bata Shoe Museum: 327 Bloor Street West

Bay

Starbucks: 110 Bloor Street West Unit C
Winners & Home Sense: 110 Bloor Street West
Yorkville Village: 55 Avenue Rd
Starbucks: 55 Bloor Street West, Manulife Centre
Tim Hortons: 1170 Bay Street
Indigo: 44 Charles Street West

Bloor/Yonge

This station is equipped with public washrooms
Tim Hortons: 769 Yonge Street
Starbucks: 2 Bloor Street East, C3 Hudson’s Bay Centre
Toronto Public Library: 789 Yonge Street
Tim Hortons: 175 Bloor Street East
McDonald’s: 675 Yonge Street

Sherbourne

Tim Hortons: 419 Bloor Street East
Starbucks:
McDonald’s: 345 Bloor Street East

Castle Frank

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

Broadview

McDonald’s: 95 Danforth Avenue

Chester

Frankland Community Center: 816 Logan Avenue

Pape

Toronto Public Library – Pape/Danforth Library: 701 Pape Avenue

Donlands

Starbucks: 888 Danforth Avenue

Greenwood

Starbucks: 1417 Danforth Avenue
Sarah’s Cafe: 1426 Danforth Avenue

Coxwell

TKO’s the Sports Pub: 1602 A Danforth Avenue
McDonald’s: 1735 Danforth Avenue
Earl Beatty Community Centre: 455 Glebeholme Blvd
Toronto Public Library – Danforth/Coxwell Library: 1675 Danforth Avenue

Woodbine

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

Main Street

Tim Hortons: 2575 Danforth Avenue
Main Square Community Centre: 245 Main Street
Canadian Tire: 2681 Danforth Avenue

Victoria Park

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

Warden

This station is equipped with public washrooms

Kennedy

This station is equipped with public washrooms

Scarborough Line

Lawrence East

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

Ellesmere

Starbucks: 1100 Ellesmere Rd

Midland

Starbucks: 1100 Ellesmere Rd

Scarborough Centre

Toronto Public Library – Scarborough Civic Centre Library: 156 Borough Dr
Scarborough Town Centre: 300 Borough Dr
Walmart: 300 Borough Dr

McCowan

FreshCo. :1255 McCowan Rd

Sheppard Line

Sheppard-Yonge

This station is equipped with public washrooms
McDonald’s: 4808 Yonge Street, North York
Winners: 4841 Yonge Street, North York
Sheppard Centre: 2 Sheppard Avenue East, North York

Bayview

Tim Hortons: 461 Sheppard Avenue East, North York
Chapters: 2901 Bayview Avenue #132, North York

Bessarion

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

Leslie

There are no public washrooms within 500 metres of this station

Don Mills

Tim Hortons: 2500 Don Mills Rd, North York

Yonge-University Line

Bloor-Danforth Line

Scarborough Line

Sheppard Line

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