Booking & logistics

How do I book an airport pickup for a visiting executive or client?

Answered by the Toronto Airport Limo team · Last reviewed July 6, 2026

Booking an airport pickup for someone else takes three details: the traveller's name, their flight number, and where the car should take them. Enter them online at /ride/ — the instant quote shows a flat all-in total in Canadian dollars — or call (416) 200-5070 and arrange it by phone. You don't need to be in the car or at the airport: the flight is tracked so the chauffeur is timed to the actual landing, your card is charged only once the ride is confirmed, and for $65 the chauffeur waits inside arrivals holding a sign with your guest's name. The email receipt closes the loop for expenses.

The three details that book the car

Everything hangs on the traveller's name, the flight number, and the destination address. The name is what appears on the meet & greet sign if you add one; the flight number is what lets the pickup track the arrival; the destination — office, hotel, home — completes the quote.

With those in hand, book online at /ride/ any time up to three hours before pickup, or call (416) 200-5070 (toll-free 1-877-200-5070) and a coordinator arranges it on the spot. The instant quote is a flat, all-in figure — base fare, gratuity, fuel where applicable, HST and card fee, plus the $15.27 airport pickup fee that applies to every airport pickup — so the number you see is the number that hits the expense report.

Toronto Airport Limo has run these arrivals for 15+ years from its base five minutes from Pearson, and covers all four airports business guests actually land at: Pearson Terminals 1 and 3, Billy Bishop downtown, Hamilton, and Buffalo Niagara.

  • Traveller's name — goes on the booking and the name sign
  • Flight number — collected on every airport pickup, tracked to landing
  • Destination address — completes the flat all-in quote
  • Book at /ride/ 3+ hours ahead, or by phone inside that window

What your guest experiences on landing

From the traveller's side, the arrangement is invisible until it works. Their flight is tracked by number, so the pickup follows the actual landing — an early arrival means the chauffeur is already positioned, and a delay out of a US hub re-times the pickup automatically without a call from anyone.

For hosted guests, add meet & greet for $65: the chauffeur waits inside the arrivals hall — Terminal 1 or Terminal 3 at Pearson — holding a sign with the passenger's name, helps with luggage, and escorts them to the car. For a first-time visitor who has never navigated Pearson, that sign is the difference between arriving and being received.

Your guest never opens an app, never joins a taxi queue, and never reaches for a wallet. The fare was settled when you booked, so the ride simply happens.

Paying and staying informed without being in the car

Payment is built for the booker-traveller split. Your card is saved securely at booking and charged only once the ride is confirmed — Apple Pay and Google Pay work too — so the trip lands on the company card while your guest rides wallet-free. If cash suits the situation better, the passenger can instead pay the chauffeur directly on the day.

You stay in the loop by SMS: a confirmation text when the booking is made and a reminder about four hours before pickup, sent to the mobile number on the booking — use your own number if you're coordinating, or the traveller's if they should get the nudge.

After the ride, the email receipt shows the same all-in total you approved — gratuity and HST already inside — which makes it a single clean line for finance rather than a fare, a tip and a surcharge to reconcile.

When the itinerary changes — and it will

Corporate itineraries move more than any other kind, and the booking absorbs most of it without a phone call. The confirmation email carries a self-serve link to view or edit the booking — new flight, new destination, different vehicle — up to 12 hours before pickup.

Inside that 12-hour window, or for anything unusual, the phone line handles it directly. And remember that flight delays don't need edits at all: because the pickup follows the tracked landing, a two-hour slip on the inbound leg changes nothing about the arrangement or the price.

If your guest's trip extends into a day of meetings, hourly as-directed service — covered on the hourly Toronto airport limo service page — keeps the same car and chauffeur with them between appointments, with a three-hour minimum on online hourly quotes.

Choosing the vehicle for the guest

Match the car to the passenger and the occasion. The Sedan and Premium Sedan suit a solo executive who wants a quiet cabin for calls; the SUV and Premium SUV seat up to six for a small team with luggage; the Sprinter Van carries a delegation of up to 11. The /fleet/ page compares them all.

For orientation on cost: a sedan from Pearson runs from $134.81 all-in to downtown Toronto and from $132.91 to Mississauga, North York or Markham, with the SUV from $194.01 downtown. The instant quote at /ride/ shows the exact figure for your guest's actual destination.

  • Sedan / Premium Sedan — solo executives, up to 3 passengers
  • SUV / Premium SUV — small teams with luggage, up to 6
  • Sprinter Van — delegations up to 11
  • Pearson to downtown: sedan from $134.81 all-in, SUV from $194.01
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Related questions

  • Do I need the traveller's phone number to book?

    No — the booking needs a mobile number for the SMS confirmation and the reminder about four hours before pickup, but it can be yours. Many assistants use their own number so they see the confirmation land, and simply forward the details to the traveller.

  • Does my guest have to pay anything in the car?

    Not unless you want them to. The quote is all-in and your saved card is charged once the ride is confirmed, so the passenger owes nothing — gratuity is already inside the total. If cash is preferred, the passenger can instead pay the chauffeur directly on the day.

  • What name goes on the arrivals sign?

    The passenger name on the booking. Enter your guest's name — not your own — when booking on their behalf, and with meet & greet ($65) the chauffeur waits inside arrivals holding a sign with exactly that name, timed to the tracked landing.

  • What happens if their flight is delayed?

    Nothing you need to act on. The flight number is collected on every airport pickup and the arrival is tracked, so the chauffeur is timed to the actual landing rather than the schedule. The flat quote doesn't change because a flight ran late.

  • Can I book pickups for several visitors in one go?

    Yes — each traveller gets their own booking with their own name and flight number, which keeps every sign, every tracked arrival and every receipt clean. Book them back-to-back at /ride/ on the same card, or call (416) 200-5070 and arrange the set by phone.

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