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JOT to YYZ: distance & flight time
Joliet (Joliet Regional Airport) → Toronto (Lester B. Pearson International Airport)
459 mi
739 km · 399 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
459 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- JOT — Joliet Regional Airport · Joliet, United States
- YYZ — Lester B. Pearson International Airport · Toronto, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near JOT
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport35 mi away
- LOT · Lewis University Airport7 mi away
- DPA · Dupage Airport27 mi away
- MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport29 mi away
Near YYZ
- YZD · Downsview Airport9 mi away
- YTZ · Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport12 mi away
- YKZ · Buttonville Municipal Airport18 mi away
- YHM · John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is JOT from YYZ?
The flight distance from Joliet (JOT) to Toronto (YYZ) is 459 miles (739 km, 399 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JOT to YYZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from JOT to YYZ?
Nonstop service on JOT–YYZ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 28m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Joliet and Toronto?
Toronto is 1 hour ahead of Joliet.
What is the cheapest way to fly from JOT to YYZ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on JOT–YYZ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some JOT to YYZ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain JOT–YYZ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.