Weddings, proms & nights out · 2026-09-21 · 8-minute read
A bachelor or bachelorette night on Richmond Row with LondonLimo.net is a party bus for sixteen to thirty or a stretch for eight to ten through the partner fleet, booked by the organiser at $190-290 or $150-220 an hour with a four-to-five-hour minimum, running the route the desk plans every Saturday: the pickup at 7, a photograph stop at the forks or Western, Kellogg Lane's axe-throwing and distillery or the breweries at 8, Richmond Row's bars between Oxford and Central from 10, and the 1 a.m. pickup from the corner at Oxford and Richmond with each passenger dropped at their own door. Ontario's rules on alcohol and age apply aboard and the chauffeur enforces them, the organiser's card and checklist are the booking, and the party bus page has the service; this article is the night, stop by stop, with the desk's honest advice.
The route, as the desk plans it
| Time | Stop | What happens | The chauffeur's note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 | The pickup: one house, or the hotel | The group boards; the sound goes on | The passengers on the booking; the organiser's card |
| 7:30 | The photograph stop: the forks, University College, Springbank's bridge | Fifteen minutes; the light in June | The bus at the nearest legal curb |
| 8:00 | Kellogg Lane: axe-throwing, the distillery's tasting room, the Hard Rock's bar | Ninety minutes | The complex's loading zone; the bus waits |
| 9:45 | A brewery: Toboggan at Richmond and Dundas, or Anderson in the Old East Village | Forty-five minutes | The bus outside |
| 10:30 | Richmond Row: the bars between Oxford and Central | Two and a half hours on foot | The bus on a side street; the corner agreed |
| 1:00 | The corner at Oxford and Richmond | The group reboards; a headcount | The chauffeur counts; nobody is left |
| 1:15-2:00 | The drops | Each passenger to their own door | The organiser texted at the last |
Six to seven hours; a sixteen-passenger bus at $190-220 is $1,150-1,550 plus HST, $72-97 a head.
The pickup, and the organiser
The organiser - the maid of honour, the best man, a sibling - books with their card, names the passengers, and holds the chauffeur's number; the group boards at one address or the hotel where the out-of-town friends are staying, and the desk's advice is one pickup rather than six, because six pickups eat an hour of the booking. The party bus article has the bus.
The photograph stop
Fifteen minutes at the forks by Museum London, at University College's tower, on Springbank's bridge or at the Old East Village's murals, in June's 7:30 light; the bus stops at the nearest legal curb and the chauffeur takes the group photograph if asked. The attractions page has the spots.
Kellogg Lane
The axe-throwing lanes booked ahead for the group, the Paradigm distillery's tasting flight, the Hard Rock's GMT-5 bar and the 1913 speakeasy for the quieter start; the complex's loading zone takes the bus, and the Kellogg Lane article has the complex. Ninety minutes is the desk's allowance; two hours is what groups take.
The breweries
Toboggan Brewing at Richmond and Dundas with its rooftop, Anderson Craft Ales in the Old East Village, Forked River on the east side, London Brewing's co-op: one or two on the way to the Row, forty-five minutes each, the bus outside; the brewery tour article has the full crawl for a daytime group.
Richmond Row
The bars between Oxford Street and Central Avenue - the patios, the pubs, the clubs - on foot for two and a half hours with the bus parked on a side street off Richmond and the chauffeur's number in the organiser's phone; the group splits and regroups, and the corner at 1 a.m. is the fixed point. The venues page has the Row's other halls.
The 1 a.m. corner, and the headcount
Oxford and Richmond at the Row's north end, agreed at the drop, with the bus there at 12:55 and the chauffeur counting the group aboard against the booking's list; a passenger who is not at the corner is called, and the bus waits fifteen minutes before the organiser decides. Nobody is left on the Row by the desk's rule, and the drops run to each door with the organiser texted at the last.
Ontario's rules, aboard
Legal-age passengers bring and drink their own aboard; the chauffeur does not serve; nobody under nineteen drinks; open alcohol stays on the bus at the stops; a dangerously drunk passenger is not carried; and the AGCO's rules are the ones applied. A group that wants the rules bent should book something else, and the desk says so kindly.
The stretch instead
Eight to ten friends in the partner fleet's stretch at $150-220 an hour with the same route and the same rules, for the smaller group and the quieter night; the fleet page has the stretch and the wedding page the wedding it is rehearsing for.
The out-of-town friends
The friends from Toronto and Vancouver at a downtown hotel booked through the travel desk, met at Pearson or YXU on Friday, and the bus's pickup at the hotel's porte-cochere on Saturday; one file with the desk.
The desk's honest advice
One pickup; two stops before the Row rather than four; a photograph stop early while everyone looks their best; the corner agreed in writing; water on the bus; the organiser sober enough to count; and a booking by March for a May-to-September Saturday, because the partner fleet's buses are finite. The events page has the Saturdays the Row is closed to traffic.
Three nights, as they went
A bachelorette for sixteen, June. Byron at 7; the concrete beach for the photograph; Kellogg Lane's axe-throwing at 8; the Row at 10:30; the corner at 1; the last door at 1:45. $1,300 plus HST.
A stag for twenty-two, September. The DoubleTree at 6:30; Toboggan's rooftop; the Knights at 7:30 with the bus at Talbot and King; the Row after; the corner at 12:30; the hotels and the doors by 1:30.
A joint stag-and-doe for thirty, July. Masonville at 6; Bellamere's tasting room; Anderson's; the Row; the corner at 1; the drops to 2:15.
Booking it
The night is one email or call to the desk from the organiser with the date, the numbers, the pickup, the stops and the card; a written quote follows; the party bus page has the service.
Three questions the organiser asks
Can we add a stop on the night? By the organiser's call to the chauffeur, yes, within the booked hours and the rules; a stop outside the city or past the end time is a call to the desk.
What if the group wants to stay out later? The bus stays by the hour in half-hour increments if the chauffeur's hours and the fleet's next booking allow, and the organiser's card is charged; the desk says at booking whether the bus is free past the end time.
Can the bride's or the groom's parents ride? Yes - anyone on the booking rides, and the rules aboard are the same for everyone. The FAQ has the rest.
The pickup, in detail
One address - the organiser's house, the bride's, the hotel's porte-cochere - with the group there fifteen minutes early, the bus at the curb, the sound on and the organiser's list in the chauffeur's hand; six pickups across the city eat an hour of a six-hour booking, and the desk says so. The hotels article has the porte-cocheres.
The photograph stop, in detail
The forks by Museum London with the river behind, University College's tower with the sun on its west face at 7:30 in June, Springbank's bridge with the water, the Old East Village's murals on Dundas East: fifteen minutes, the bus at the nearest legal curb, the chauffeur taking the group photograph, and the attractions page has each.
Kellogg Lane, in detail
The axe-throwing lanes booked ahead for a group of sixteen, the Paradigm distillery's flight of four, the Hard Rock's GMT-5 bar for the first round, the 1913 speakeasy for the quieter group, and a food hall for the dinner the group forgot to plan; the complex's loading zone on Kellogg Lane takes the bus, and the Kellogg Lane article has the complex.
The breweries, in detail
Toboggan's rooftop on a summer night at Richmond and Dundas, two blocks from the Row's south end; Anderson's beer garden on Elias Street with the food trucks; Forked River on the east side if the group starts early; one or two, forty-five minutes each, the bus outside, and the brewery tour article has the full crawl.
Richmond Row, in detail
The Row runs north from Dundas to Oxford and the bars cluster between Central and Oxford: the patios in summer, the pubs, the clubs with their lines at midnight; the bus parks on a side street off Richmond - the desk names it at booking - and the group walks; a group that splits regroups at the corner at 1. The venues page has the Row's halls.
The 1 a.m. corner, in detail
Oxford and Richmond at the Row's north end, the bus there at 12:55 on the northeast corner, the chauffeur counting aboard against the list, a missing passenger called, fifteen minutes' wait, the organiser's decision; then the drops to each door, the organiser texted at the last. The rule is the desk's and nobody is left on the Row.
The rules aboard, in detail
Legal-age passengers bring and drink their own; the chauffeur does not serve; nobody under nineteen drinks; open alcohol stays aboard at every stop; a dangerously drunk passenger is not carried; smoking and vaping are not allowed; the AGCO sets the law and the party bus page states it.
Booking checklist for the organiser
The date and the hours; the passengers by name; the one pickup; the photograph stop; Kellogg Lane or the breweries; the corner; the end time; the organiser's card and phone; and the out-of-town friends' hotel. Nine lines to the desk and the quote comes back within a working day.
The honest summary
A stag or stagette on the Row is a bus, a route, a corner and a rule set, planned by a desk that runs it every Saturday; the party bus page has the service and the fleet page the buses and the stretch.
A worked example: the corner at 1
A stag of twenty-two on a September Saturday: the DoubleTree at 6:30, Toboggan's rooftop, the Knights at 7:30 with the bus at Talbot and King, the Row from 10; at 12:55 the bus was on Oxford and Richmond's northeast corner, the chauffeur counted twenty-one, called the twenty-second, found him at a pizza counter on the Row's south end, and the bus left at 1:12 with everyone aboard and the organiser's text at the last door at 1:50. The Knights article has the arena's corner.
The desk's rule of thumb
One pickup; the photograph stop first; two stops before the Row; the corner in writing; water aboard; the organiser sober enough to count; the rules the province's; and March for a summer Saturday. The party bus page has the service.
Booking it, in one line
The night is one email or call to the desk from the organiser with the date, the numbers, the pickup, the stops and the card; a written quote follows within a working day.
