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Executive ground transport · Toronto

Black Car Service in Toronto

An unmarked executive sedan or SUV with a professional chauffeur, booked in advance at a fixed price. The kind of car you put a client in without thinking about it.

  • Unmarked executive sedans and SUVs
  • Flat rate agreed before the trip
  • Commercially licensed and insured chauffeurs
  • Book per trip or run a company account

What "black car service" actually means

"Black car" is a North American term for pre-booked, professional ground transport in an unmarked luxury vehicle — no roof light, no livery, no branding on the doors. You reserve it ahead of time, you know the price and the car before it arrives, and a licensed chauffeur drives it. That is the whole category, and it is why companies default to it for anything involving a client.

It is worth separating from the two things it gets confused with. A taxi is marked, metered and dispatched on the day. A stretch limousine is an event vehicle. A black car service in Toronto sits between them: the discretion and reliability of a private car, on a single trip or a standing arrangement, without turning up to a meeting in something with a light on the roof.

The Executive Limo runs black cars across Toronto and the GTA, on flat rates you see before you book. Common downtown routes are priced below, and anything not listed is quoted from your exact addresses in the form on this page.

Black car rates from downtown Toronto

Measured from the Bay and King area. Drive times are Google's typical figures and will stretch at rush hour — the fare will not, because it is flat.

Flat black car rates from downtown Toronto to common business destinations, with driving distance and typical drive time
From downtown Toronto to Distance Typical drive Sedan Executive SUV
Billy Bishop Airport (YTZ) 2.7 km 10 min $71 $124
Toronto Pearson (YYZ) 26.5 km 22 min $125 $201
Mississauga City Centre 26.4 km 31 min $109 $186
Markham, Highway 7 30.0 km 30 min $118 $198
Oakville 39.0 km 34 min $138 $227
Vaughan Metropolitan Centre 44.1 km 35 min $149 $243
Burlington 56.7 km 44 min $178 $284
Hamilton 67.3 km 50 min $201 $319
Waterloo 114.7 km 1 hr 14 min $308 $473
Niagara Falls 127.7 km 1 hr 20 min $337 $515
Niagara-on-the-Lake 131.0 km 1 hr 29 min $345 $526
Blue Mountain, Collingwood 157.2 km 2 hr $404 $611

Rates in CAD, one way, all-in. Airport runs include the airport fee. SUV pricing sits between the two columns and appears in the form. Pay online and save 5%.

Per trip, or on a company account

Per trip

Pay online, deposit, or on the day

Book a single journey and pay for it — online with a 5% discount, with a 30% deposit, or hold it for six hours while the plan settles. Nothing to set up in advance, which is what you want for a one-off client pickup or a single airport run.

On a company account

Monthly billing, one invoice

For regular travel: your team books, we bill the company monthly instead of card-by-card, and there is one point of contact rather than a support queue. Useful when an assistant books for several people and finance wants a single line item.

The standard on every black car booking

Unmarked and discreet

No roof light, no livery, no company branding. The car outside a client office looks like a private car, because for the length of your booking that is what it is.

The same standard every time

A vetted, commercially licensed chauffeur in a suit, in a clean late-model vehicle. Not a different car and a different person at a different standard on each trip.

Booked ahead, not matched on the day

The car is reserved for your time, so it is there when you walk out. Nobody is deciding whether to accept your trip three minutes beforehand.

Paperwork that survives expenses

A confirmation up front and an emailed receipt with the trip on it — enough for an expense claim without chasing a screenshot from an app.

Black car, rideshare black, or a taxi

All three will move a person across Toronto. They differ on how much is known in advance — which is the whole point when the passenger is a client.

Black car service Rideshare premium tier Taxi
The vehicle Known when you book A tier, not a car Whatever is next in line
The driver Assigned and named in advance Matched minutes before Whoever is dispatched
Reserving ahead Yes, for a set time A request, not a guarantee Sometimes, by phone
Meeting a guest Greeted by name A text with a plate number Find the taxi rank
What it costs Flat, agreed up front Surges with demand Whatever the meter reads
Billing Per trip or monthly account Per trip, per card Per trip, in the car

Booking a black car in Toronto

  1. 01

    Enter the trip

    Pick-up and destination, or choose Hourly if the car should stay with you. Every vehicle is priced at once.

  2. 02

    Choose the car

    Sedan for one or two, SUV for a group or real luggage, Executive SUV when the arrival is part of the impression.

  3. 03

    Add the passenger

    Booking for someone else? Put their name and number on the booking and the chauffeur greets them by name — the confirmation still comes to you.

  4. 04

    Confirm

    Pay online and save 5%, leave a deposit, or ask us about a company account if this is going to be a regular thing.

The cars we run

Toronto black car service — common questions

What is a black car service?

Pre-booked ground transport in an unmarked luxury vehicle — usually a black sedan or SUV — driven by a commercially licensed chauffeur. You reserve it in advance and the price is fixed before the trip. The defining features are that it is booked ahead, it is not marked as a taxi, and the standard does not vary between bookings.

How is a black car different from a limo?

Mostly the vehicle and the occasion. "Limo" tends to suggest a stretch or an event car; "black car" means an executive sedan or SUV for business and everyday travel. We run the same fleet for both — an Escalade booked for a client pickup and one booked for an anniversary are the same car.

How much is a black car from downtown Toronto to Pearson?

$125 in the sedan and $201 in the Executive SUV, flat and including the airport fee. It is about 26.5 km and typically a 22-minute drive outside rush hour.

Can I book a car for a client or colleague?

Yes, and it is one of the most common ways this gets used. Book in your name, add the passenger's name and mobile number, and the chauffeur greets them by name. The confirmation, the receipt and the billing stay with you.

Do you offer corporate accounts?

Yes. Regular travel can run on a monthly account with a single invoice instead of paying per trip, with a point of contact rather than a support queue. That is arranged through our corporate transportation service.

Can I keep the car for the whole day?

Yes — book hourly rather than point to point. That is $90 an hour in the sedan, $120 in the SUV and $150 in the Executive SUV, with a three-hour minimum, and the chauffeur waits between stops.

How far in advance should I book?

A day ahead is comfortable, and same-day is often fine. Book earlier for early-morning airport runs, Friday evenings, and anything during a major conference — those slots go first.

How far will a black car travel from Toronto?

Anywhere in the GTA as standard, and onward through southern Ontario — the table above runs out to Waterloo, Niagara and Blue Mountain. Anything further is quoted individually.

Where our Toronto black cars run

  • Financial District
  • Downtown Toronto
  • Yorkville
  • Liberty Village
  • North York
  • Etobicoke
  • Mississauga
  • Vaughan
  • Markham
  • Richmond Hill
  • Oakville
  • Burlington
  • Hamilton
  • Waterloo
  • Niagara
  • Scarborough

Book a black car in Toronto

Enter the trip for a flat price on every vehicle, or choose Hourly to keep the car for the day.