Montreal, Québec
Chauffeur service across Montreal, Laval and the South Shore. YUL, the new MET terminal and the cruise quay, with GST, QST, bridge tolls and the Québec trip fee counted before you confirm.
One fleet and one way of pricing, sent out in whichever form the day calls for.
Montréal-Trudeau, the new MET terminal at Saint-Hubert and Mirabel for private aircraft. We track the flight from departure and hold 60 minutes free from the real landing time, which matters while YUL's roads are under construction.
Montreal airport transfersA car held between appointments in downtown Montreal, Westmount and an office in Laval. Two-hour minimum, and the chauffeur stays with the car while you are inside. It also covers corporate travel, wedding transportation and festival nights.
Hourly chauffeur in MontrealMont-Tremblant, Quebec City, Ottawa, the Eastern Townships and, when dispatch confirms the crossing, Vermont and the Adirondacks. One fare from door to door.
Intercity rides from MontrealCruise transfers from the Grand Quay in the Old Port, and Grand Prix transport for the May race weekend. For a formal car on the night, see limo service in Montreal or the black car service.
Montreal cruise transfersA Montreal chauffeur service is private ground transport booked in advance at a fixed price and carried out by a licensed chauffeur operator working under Québec's Act respecting remunerated passenger transportation by automobile. The SAAQ authorises each driver and each vehicle, and the Commission des transports du Québec authorises the operator's transportation system. You cannot hail one on Sainte-Catherine Street. The car, the chauffeur and the total are agreed before the ride, whether that is a YUL airport transfer, an hourly car service in Montreal or a black car to a meeting downtown.
What you are buying is predictability. App fares climb when the A20 backs up, a snowstorm closes lanes or a festival lets out, and at YUL the redevelopment has made the kerb itself unreliable at times. A reserved Montreal car service fare does not move with any of that. It already contains the 5 percent GST, the 9.975 percent QST, the C$0.90 government fee Québec charges on every paid trip, and any bridge toll on the route.
The same booking reaches well past the island. MET airport transfers for Porter flights into Saint-Hubert, cruise transfers from the Old Port, YUL to Laval and the South Shore, and a fixed fare up to Mont-Tremblant or along the river to Quebec City. If you are comparing against a cab, the Montreal taxi alternative page sets out the difference, and teams with regular arrivals can run everything through corporate travel in Montreal.
One international hub in Dorval, a newly reopened passenger terminal on the South Shore, and a former international airport to the north that now serves private aircraft.
| Airport | Distance to downtown | Typical drive, off-peak | Typical drive, peak | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal-TrudeauYUL, Dorval | About 20 km | 20 to 30 minutes | 40 to 75 minutes | International, US transborder and most domestic flights, and anywhere on the island or in the West Island |
| Montreal MetropolitanMET (YHU), Saint-Hubert, Longueuil | About 16 km | 20 to 30 minutes | 35 to 60 minutes | Porter flights from across Canada, and destinations in Longueuil, Brossard or the Eastern Townships |
| Montréal-MirabelYMX, Mirabel | About 55 km by road | 40 to 50 minutes | 60 to 90 minutes | Private jets bound for the Laurentians and Mont-Tremblant; no scheduled passenger flights since 2004 |
| YUL private aviationSkyservice, Dorval | About 20 km | 20 to 30 minutes | 40 to 75 minutes | Business aircraft arriving at Trudeau, met at the FBO door |
Drive times are door to door from the pickup point in a direct private vehicle. At YUL, peak is not the usual office rush: the airport authority expects the worst congestion between 15:00 and 22:00 while redevelopment work continues, which is why the peak column runs late. A storm, a festival finale or a holiday Friday belongs in a category of its own.
Trudeau is in the middle of a long rebuild, so the meeting point is confirmed for each flight rather than printed here. The South Shore terminal is new and small, and Mirabel is private aviation only.
Montréal-Trudeau has a single terminal. Arrivals use the lower level and departures the upper level, and the building is split into domestic, international and US transborder sectors. Flights to the United States clear US preclearance in Montreal before boarding, from transborder gates 72 to 89, so allow for that queue on the way out.
Aéroports de Montréal is rebuilding road access, parking and kerbside operations, and it has been rough. On 24 June 2026, the Fête nationale, traffic backed up badly enough that some passengers abandoned their cars to walk in. ADM expects disruption through summer 2027, worst between 15:00 and 22:00, and has advised travellers to arrive three hours early in peak periods. Because the arrivals layout keeps shifting, your chauffeur confirms the exact door on the arrivals level in the message sent before you land. Drive timing is on YUL to downtown Montreal.
MET, long known as Saint-Hubert, opened a new passenger terminal on 15 June 2026 in Longueuil on the South Shore, about 16 km east of downtown. Porter launched service there to Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Hamilton, both Toronto airports, Winnipeg, Charlottetown, Moncton and St. John's, with Vancouver seasonally, and Pascan flies to Saint John.
For anyone staying in Longueuil or Brossard, or heading to the Eastern Townships, MET can save a crossing of the river altogether. For downtown it is a bridge run, priced on MET to downtown Montreal. The terminal is new enough that the pickup arrangement is confirmed by your chauffeur before you land.
Mirabel, about 39 km northwest of downtown in a straight line and roughly 55 km by road, has carried no scheduled passengers since 2004. It handles cargo and general aviation, and the FBO Hélibellule offers customs clearance, which makes it a practical arrival for private aircraft heading to the Laurentians and Mont-Tremblant.
Private aircraft landing at Trudeau use Skyservice in Dorval. In both cases the chauffeur waits at the FBO door rather than on a public kerb, and the tail number does the same job as a flight number for tracking.
Terminal and access details above were checked against public sources in October 2026. YUL kerbside arrangements change as construction phases move, so treat the message from your chauffeur as the authority on where to walk.
Montreal has no congestion charge. What adds to a fare here is two provincial taxes, a fixed government fee on every paid ride and, on a few routes, a bridge toll.
Québec charges two sales taxes on a chauffeur fare: the federal GST at 5 percent and the provincial QST at 9.975 percent. On top of that, every remunerated passenger trip in the province carries a C$0.90 government fee, the redevance, which applies to taxis, apps and chauffeur cars alike. All three are already inside a RYDES price, and operators must be registered for GST and QST before they carry their first passenger.
Tolls are rare inside the city. The Samuel De Champlain Bridge to the South Shore is free. The two tolled crossings a Montreal chauffeur may use are the A30 bridge between Châteauguay and Vaudreuil, about C$4.40 for a car, and the A25 Olivier-Charbonneau bridge to Laval, which is electronic and priced by time of day. When the route crosses either one, the toll is counted in your quote. Paid parking at a stop where you ask the car to wait is the one cost that sits outside it.
| RYDES chauffeur | Ride-hailing app | Street taxi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| When the price is set | At booking, then fixed | At request, and moves with demand | By the meter, or a posted rate where one applies |
| GST and QST | Inside the quoted price | Inside the fare | Inside the fare |
| C$0.90 Québec trip fee | Inside the quoted price | Charged on the trip | Charged on the trip |
| A30 and A25 bridge tolls | Inside the quoted price | Added when the route uses them | Added when the route uses them |
| Waiting for a late flight | 60 minutes free from landing | You request after landing and wait | You queue after landing |
| Vehicle you get | The class you booked | The class you requested | The next car available |
| Gratuity | Optional, offered once at payment | Prompted in the app afterwards | Expected at the end of the ride |
Route choice is the operator's decision rather than yours. A run from YUL to the South Shore might take the Champlain Bridge for free, or the La Fontaine tunnel if traffic favours it; either way the price you agreed is unchanged. The fuller comparison with a metered cab is on Montreal taxi versus chauffeur.
The A20 and A520 link Trudeau to the city, and the evening is when they suffer most. Use the upper end of each range whenever you have a connection to make.
| Route | Off-peak | Weekday peak | What moves it |
|---|---|---|---|
| YUL to downtown Montreal | 20 to 30 min | 40 to 75 min | The A20 into the city, with airport access works worst from 15:00 to 22:00 |
| YUL to Old Montreal | 20 to 30 min | 40 to 75 min | Same corridor as downtown, then slower narrow streets near the river |
| YUL to the Plateau and Mile End | 25 to 30 min | 40 to 60 min | Across the island, through downtown or around it depending on the hour |
| YUL to Westmount | 15 to 20 min | 30 to 45 min | The closest of the central neighbourhoods to the airport |
| YUL to Laval | 20 to 25 min | 35 to 55 min | North off the island, with the tolled A25 bridge an option from the east |
| YUL to Brossard | 30 to 35 min | 45 to 70 min | Over the Samuel De Champlain Bridge, toll-free |
| YUL to MET (Saint-Hubert) | 35 to 45 min | 55 to 80 min | Airport to airport across the river, the bridge choice decides it |
| MET to downtown Montreal | 20 to 30 min | 35 to 60 min | A bridge or tunnel crossing either way, so plan for the river |
| YUL to Mont-Tremblant | 1 h 30 to 1 h 45 | 2 h to 2 h 30 | North into the Laurentians, slowest on winter Friday evenings |
Two pieces of infrastructure shape these numbers in 2026. The La Fontaine tunnel on the A25 is running on reduced lanes with a 4.3 m height limit, and the Île-aux-Tourtes bridge on the A40 at the west end of the island is using dynamic lanes. Snow does the rest. Between December and March, add half the off-peak time again before a flight you cannot afford to miss.
Intercity runs are quoted as one fixed fare for the whole trip rather than by the hour, so a slow ski Friday heading north changes your arrival time, not your bill.
| Destination | Distance | Typical drive | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bromont | 80 km | 1 h to 1 h 15 | East into the Eastern Townships, ski and golf in season |
| Mont-Tremblant | 130 km | 1 h 30 to 2 h | North into the Laurentians; SUV class recommended in winter |
| North Hatley | 150 km | 1 h 45 to 2 h | Deeper into the Eastern Townships, a common weekend run |
| Burlington, Vermont | 150 km | 2 h to 2 h 30, plus the border | Passports for every passenger; cross-border confirmed by dispatch |
| Lake Placid | 180 km | 2 h 30 to 3 h, plus the border | Into the Adirondacks; passports and dispatch confirmation required |
| Ottawa | 200 km | 2 h to 2 h 30 | The A40 west, over the Île-aux-Tourtes bridge works |
| Quebec City | 250 km | 2 h 45 to 3 h 15 | Along the St. Lawrence, door to door with luggage |
| Toronto | 540 km | 5 h 30 to 6 h 30 | A long day in the car, where First class earns its price |
| Cruise transfer | Distance | Typical drive | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Quay to YUL | Similar to downtown | 25 to 35 min, 45 to 75 at peak | Allow for the afternoon YUL slowdown on disembarkation day |
| Grand Quay to downtown hotels | A short city run | 10 to 20 min | Old Port streets are slow when a ship turns around |
| Grand Quay to MET | Across the river | 25 to 35 min, 40 to 65 at peak | For Porter connections from Saint-Hubert |
| Grand Quay to Quebec City | About 250 km | 2 h 45 to 3 h 15 | For itineraries that start or end downriver |
A cross-border run needs more than passports. The vehicle has to be operated by a company allowed to carry passengers in both countries, so dispatch confirms Burlington, Lake Placid and any other US trip by hand rather than selling it automatically. The 2026 cruise season brings nearly 50,000 passengers on 17 ships from 16 lines, with 30 embarkation and disembarkation days, so book turnaround days early.
The island of Montreal, Laval to the north and the South Shore across the river. Every booking is carried out by a licensed operator based in the region.
Passenger numbers below are what is comfortable, not the brochure maximum. With full-size cases, go one class up.
| Class | Typical vehicles | Passengers | Luggage | In Montreal, best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StandardComfortable everyday sedan | Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata | 3 | 2 medium | Solo runs between downtown, the Plateau and Westmount with a cabin bag |
| BusinessThe everyday standard | Mercedes E-Class, BMW 5 Series, Cadillac CT6 | 3 | 2 large, 1 small | YUL transfers and downtown meetings for one or two travellers |
| FirstFlagship sedans | Mercedes S-Class, BMW 7 Series, Audi A8 | 3 | 2 large, 1 small | Client pickups, Grand Prix weekend and the long run to Toronto or Quebec City |
| SUVRoom for luggage | Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Yukon | 5 | 5 large | YUL arrivals with checked luggage, ski trips to Tremblant and anything in a snowstorm |
| VanA seat and a case each | Mercedes V-Class, Mercedes Vito, Ford Transit | 7 | 7 large | Families and small groups to the cruise quay, Bromont or a Laurentians chalet |
| GroupUp to sixteen | Mercedes Sprinter, executive minibus | up to 16 | By arrangement | Conference delegations, wedding guests and festival crews moving together |
Winter tires are mandatory on every vehicle in Québec from 1 December to 15 March, so any car you book in that window is already fitted for snow. An SUV still makes sense for Tremblant and the Townships in mid-winter. Capacity and luggage detail for each class is on the vehicle classes page, and stretch vehicles for formal occasions are on limo service in Montreal.
The amount on your confirmation is the amount charged. Nothing is added once you step out.
Montreal's airport bus is cheap, frequent and runs all night, and there are trips where it is the better choice.
Arriving alone with one bag and staying near Berri-UQAM or Lionel-Groulx, take the STM 747. It leaves from Door 28, runs 24 hours a day every 10 to 20 minutes, and costs C$11.25 for a ticket that stays valid for 24 hours on Zone A, which covers the metro too. Bring coins if you plan to pay on board; the driver does not take cards. Since January 2026 the downtown stop is at René-Lévesque and Berri. The REM light rail does not reach the airport yet; its station is scheduled for 2027, and the 815 shuttle to the REM at Des Sources stopped running on 19 October 2026.
A chauffeur is worth paying for when the 747 stops making sense: luggage you cannot drag through the metro, three or more people, small children, a destination off the bus line such as Laval, Brossard or the West Island, several stops in one day, or a YUL arrival at 18:00 during the construction. That is most of why people book us, though not every trip, and saying so is part of the service. The side-by-side numbers are on Montreal taxi versus chauffeur.
The moving kerb at Trudeau, the bridge choice, the tunnel restrictions. Someone else handles all of it.
Pickup, drop-off and time. Include the flight number and we follow the aircraft from takeoff.
All six classes with their full Canadian dollar price, taxes, the trip fee and tolls already in.
Three hours before pickup you get the chauffeur's name, photo, car and plate, and for YUL the arrivals door to head for.
If yours is not here, dispatch answers around the clock at +1 888 881 7933 or support@rydes.co.
Most travellers land at Montréal-Trudeau (YUL) in Dorval, which handles international, US transborder and most domestic flights. Porter's network from Toronto, Halifax, Calgary, Winnipeg and other Canadian cities now also lands at Montreal Metropolitan (MET) in Saint-Hubert on the South Shore, whose new terminal opened on 15 June 2026. Mirabel (YMX) has no scheduled passenger flights and serves private aircraft. See YUL airport transfers and MET airport transfers.
On the arrivals level, which is the lower level of Trudeau's single terminal. Because redevelopment keeps changing the kerbside layout, your chauffeur confirms the exact door in the message sent before you land. Meet and greet inside the arrivals hall with a name sign is a paid add-on. Details are on the YUL airport transfer page.
Serious at times. Aéroports de Montréal is rebuilding road access, parking and the kerbside, and on 24 June 2026 congestion was bad enough that some passengers left their cars to walk to the terminal. ADM expects disruption through summer 2027, worst from 15:00 to 22:00, and advises arriving three hours early for departures in peak periods. A REM station is planned for 2027 and new pick-up and drop-off areas for 2028.
There is no congestion charge. The Samuel De Champlain Bridge to the South Shore is toll-free. The tolled crossings are the A30 bridge between Châteauguay and Vaudreuil, about C$4.40 for a car, and the A25 Olivier-Charbonneau bridge to Laval, which charges electronically by time of day. Either toll is inside a RYDES price when the route uses it.
Yes. The 5 percent GST, the 9.975 percent QST and the C$0.90 government fee that Québec applies to every paid passenger trip are inside the price you are quoted, along with tolls and airport fees. Only paid parking at a stop where you ask the car to wait is outside it. See Montreal taxi versus chauffeur.
Québec's Act respecting remunerated passenger transportation by automobile, formerly Bill 17, sets the rules. The SAAQ authorises drivers and vehicles, and the Commission des transports du Québec authorises transportation system operators, with dispatchers registering with the Commission. Drivers need a Class 5 licence held for 12 months, a police certificate and authorised training, and vehicles older than 4 years or past 80,000 km need an annual mechanical inspection.
Québec law requires every authorised driver to understand, speak and read French. English is not a legal requirement, so if you need a chauffeur who also speaks English or another language, add it to the booking notes and the operator confirms whether it can be met before the day.
About 20 km, usually 20 to 30 minutes off-peak and 40 to 75 minutes when the airport roads are at their worst, which during the current works is roughly 15:00 to 22:00. Old Montreal takes about the same. See YUL to downtown Montreal and YUL to Old Montreal.
Sometimes, yes. If you are alone with one bag and staying near the bus route, the STM 747 leaves YUL from Door 28 around the clock every 10 to 20 minutes and costs C$11.25, valid 24 hours on Zone A. Pay with coins on board. A chauffeur makes more sense with heavy luggage, a group, small children, a destination off the route, or a late arrival during the construction.
Not yet. The REM airport station is scheduled to open in 2027. The 815 bus that linked YUL with the REM at Des Sources ran until 19 October 2026. Until the station opens, the public options from the airport are the STM 747 bus or a car.
Sixty minutes from the actual landing time, measured against the aircraft, not the timetable, which covers immigration and baggage at YUL. Other pickups include 15 minutes. After that, waiting is billed in 15-minute increments at the class rate, and you hear about it before the clock starts.
Yes. Mont-Tremblant is about 130 km from downtown, usually 1 hour 30 to 2 hours, longer on winter Friday evenings. It is one fixed fare, and winter tires are compulsory in Québec from 1 December to 15 March. Private jets bound for Tremblant often use Mirabel. See Montreal to Mont-Tremblant and YUL to Mont-Tremblant.
Yes, both as fixed door-to-door fares. Quebec City is about 250 km, usually 2 hours 45 to 3 hours 15. Ottawa is about 200 km, usually 2 hours to 2 hours 30, with the Île-aux-Tourtes bridge works on the A40 affecting the West Island end. See Montreal to Quebec City and Montreal to Ottawa.
Sometimes. A cross-border trip needs an operator allowed to carry passengers in both Canada and the United States, so dispatch checks and confirms Burlington, Lake Placid or any US address when you book. Every passenger needs a passport. Burlington is about 150 km and Lake Placid about 180 km, plus time at the border. See Montreal to Burlington and Montreal to Lake Placid.
Yes. Ships use the Grand Quay, Iberville terminal, at 200 De la Commune Street West in the Old Port. The 2026 season runs to 31 October, with nearly 50,000 passengers across 17 ships and 30 embarkation and disembarkation days. Van and Group classes suit families and parties with luggage. See Montreal cruise transfers.
Book at least 3 hours ahead at any time, and reservations open up to a year out. Book well ahead for the Canadian Grand Prix, which moved to May from 2026 (22 to 24 May 2026), the Francos in mid-June, the Fête nationale on 24 June, the Jazz Festival from late June, Just for Laughs in July, Osheaga at the start of August and Igloofest from mid-January 2027. See Grand Prix transport and corporate accounts.
Give us the flight number and we track it. A delay shifts the pickup automatically at no cost, with free waiting starting from the real landing time. If a flight is diverted, say from YUL to Mirabel or from MET to Trudeau, dispatch re-briefs the chauffeur for the new airport. Dispatch is reachable around the clock on +1 888 881 7933.
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