Destinations & day trips · 2026-09-21 · 8-minute read
Bus trips from London, Ontario come two ways: a seat on an organised trip - the casino coaches to Caesars and Fallsview, the outlet-shopping runs, the theatre and the sports buses, the seniors' tours - at a per-seat ticket on the operator's schedule with its fixed pickup and its fixed stops; or a private minicoach for twenty-four or a coach for forty-eight through LondonLimo.net's partner fleet at a per-day quote, from the group's own door on the group's own schedule to the group's own stops, with the driver, the fuel, the tolls and the parking inside and the group transportation page's manifest. For a group of forty on a Niagara day the coach is close to the tickets per head and better on everything else; for a couple the organised bus wins; and this article does the arithmetic honestly for the Niagara day, the Toronto show, the Detroit game and the Blue Mountain weekend, with the party bus page for the group that wants the lights.
The two ways, side by side
| The organised bus trip | The private coach or minicoach | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Per seat, on the operator's site | Per day, quoted; typically $1,300-1,500 for a coach's local day and more for a long one |
| Schedule | The operator's; one departure | The group's own |
| Pickup | A fixed stop - a mall's lot, a hotel | The group's door, or two pickups |
| Stops | The operator's | The group's |
| The group | Strangers and the group together | The group alone |
| Capacity | A seat each, up to the bus's | 24 in a minicoach, 48-56 in a coach |
| The driver | The operator's | The partner fleet's, under the published standard |
| Alcohol | Usually not | Not on the coach; the party bus for that |
| Best for | A couple, a solo traveller, a small group on a set trip | A group of twenty or more on its own plan |
LondonLimo.net's quotes before HST with the gratuity inside; the rates page has the per-hour vehicles for smaller groups.
The organised bus, honestly
The casino operators' coaches from London's mall lots to Caesars Windsor and Fallsview with a voucher aboard, the outlet runs to Toronto's and Niagara's malls, the sports buses to the Leafs and the Jays, the theatre buses to Stratford and Toronto, and the seniors' tours with the lunch included: a seat is the cheapest way for one or two people to make a set trip, the schedule is fixed, the pickup is a lot, and the desk says so when a couple asks. The Caesars article has the casino run by car for the couple who wants the door.
The private coach, honestly
A coach for forty-eight or a minicoach for twenty-four from the partner fleet, quoted per day with the driver, the fuel, the tolls and the parking, from the group's door at the group's hour to the group's stops and back; the group alone, the bays for the gear, a washroom on the coach, and the driver under the published standard; the group transportation page has the manifest and the fleet page says the coaches are the partner fleet's.
The arithmetic: the Niagara day
Forty people to Niagara on the organised bus at the operator's per-seat fare against a coach's day quoted for the 400-kilometre round trip - typically the band of $1,800-2,200 - is $45-55 a head with the group's own stops, the Falls, a winery and the fireworks; the organised bus's seat is often close, and the coach wins on the schedule and the door; the Niagara article has the day.
The arithmetic: the Toronto show
Forty-eight to a Toronto show at $1,600-1,900 quoted for the coach's evening is $33-40 a head from the church's lot to the theatre's door and back at midnight; the concert article has the Toronto show and the Toronto page the run.
The arithmetic: the Detroit game
Forty to a Lions game with the passports scanned on the cross-border page's rules and the coach's day quoted with the crossing - typically $2,200-2,600 - is $55-65 a head with the tailgate's coolers in the bays; the Detroit game article has the day.
The arithmetic: the Blue Mountain weekend
Twenty-four to a ski weekend in the minicoach with the gear in the bays, quoted for the two runs and the chauffeur's stay - typically $2,400-2,900 - is $100-120 a head for the weekend's transport; the Blue Mountain article has the weekend.
The smaller group
Fourteen in a Sprinter at $145-175 an hour, six in an SUV at $115-135, and the limo bus article's arithmetic for sixteen to thirty: below twenty the Sprinter and the SUV are the honest choice and the coach is not, and the desk says so.
The rules aboard
The coach is dry by the partner fleet's rule, the party bus carries alcohol for legal-age passengers under the AGCO's rules, smoking and vaping are not allowed on either, the driver counts the group at every stop, and nobody is left anywhere; the party bus article has the bus's rules.
Who books the coach
The church's group, the seniors' residence, the company's team, the school's class, the hockey team's parents, the wedding's guests, the stag and doe's ticket-sellers, the family reunion's organiser: one person books with the numbers, the stops and the card, and the desk plans the manifest; the stag and doe article has the shuttle's version.
Three group trips, as they went
A church's forty-six to Niagara, a Saturday in June. The coach at the church's lot at 7, the Falls, a winery, dinner, the fireworks, the lot at 12:30. One day's quote, $48 a head.
A seniors' residence's twenty to Stratford's matinee, a Wednesday. The minicoach at the residence's door at 11, lunch, the Avon, the door at 6. One day's quote.
A company's forty-eight to a Toronto show, a Friday in December. The office at 4, the theatre's door at 6:30, the office at 12:30. One evening's quote, $36 a head.
Booking it
The coach is one email or call to the desk with the date, the numbers, the pickup, the stops and the organiser's card; a written quote follows within a working day; the group transportation page has the service.
Three questions organisers ask about the coach
Does the coach have a washroom? The coach for forty-eight does; the minicoach for twenty-four usually does not, and the desk plans a stop; the FAQ has the rest.
Can the coach pick up at two places? Yes - two pickups on one run if they are on the way, and the desk plans them; three eat the schedule.
Can we change the stops on the day? By the organiser's word to the driver within the day's hours, yes; a new destination is a call to the desk.
The organised trips, in detail
The casino operators' coaches from the mall lots on London's north and south sides to Caesars Windsor and Fallsview with the voucher aboard and a fixed return; the outlet runs to Toronto's and Niagara's malls; the sports buses to the Leafs, the Jays and the Bills; the theatre buses to Stratford and Toronto's musicals; the seniors' tours with the lunch and the guide; a seat is on the operator's site and the desk says when it is the better buy.
The coach, in detail
Forty-eight to fifty-six seats with the reclining backs, the washroom, the bays under the floor, the screens and the PA, the driver's commercial licence and the partner fleet's insurance; the fleet page says the coaches are the partner fleet's and the chauffeurs page the standard the driver works to.
The minicoach, in detail
Twenty-four seats with the bays and the PA, no washroom on most, the village's and the lot's turning circles that a coach cannot make, and the price between the Sprinter's and the coach's; a seniors' residence's matinee, a school's class trip and a company's team are its bookings.
The quote, in detail
The day's quote covers the driver's hours from the depot to the return, the fuel, the tolls, the parking at the venue and the driver's meal; a local day of eight hours typically $1,300-1,500, a Niagara day of fourteen hours $1,800-2,200, a Detroit day with the crossing $2,200-2,600, a Blue Mountain weekend's two runs and the driver's stay $2,400-2,900 for the minicoach; the rates page has the per-hour vehicles for comparison.
The Niagara day, in detail
The church's lot at 7, the Falls at 9:30, the boat, the Parkway to Niagara-on-the-Lake for lunch, a winery, dinner at Fallsview and the fireworks, the lot at 12:30; the coach at the Parkway's coach lot, the Niagara article has the day and the desk books the group's tastings and the dinner.
The Toronto show, in detail
The office at 4, the theatre's door on King Street or Yonge at 6:30 with dinner before at a restaurant the desk books for forty-eight, the show, the door at 11 and the office at 12:30; the Toronto page has the run and the travel desk the tickets.
The Detroit game, in detail
The passports scanned the week before, the lot at 8, the Gordie Howe's plaza at 10:15, the tailgate from the bays at 11, the drop at Brush and Adams, the corner at 4:30, the border's line and the lot at 9; the Detroit game article has the day and the cross-border page the rules.
The seniors' tour, in detail
A residence's twenty to Stratford's matinee, the Elgin shore's wineries, Kellogg Lane's lunch or the Christmas lights: the minicoach at the residence's door with the walkers in the bays, the route shortened to the stops, the heat up and the driver at the door for each passenger; the Christmas lights article has the December tour.
Booking checklist for the coach
The date and the hours; the numbers; the pickup or two; the stops in order; the venue's parking; the washroom question; the meals; the organiser's card. Eight lines to the desk and the day's quote comes back within a working day.
The honest summary
A seat for one or two on a set trip; a coach for twenty or more on the group's own plan at $33-65 a head; the Sprinter and the SUV below twenty; the group transportation page has the service.
A worked example: the church's Niagara day, priced
A church's forty-six asked the desk for a June Saturday to Niagara and the desk quoted the coach's day at $2,050 plus HST with the driver, the fuel, the tolls and the Parkway's coach parking inside - $44.57 a head - against the organised bus's seat the organiser had priced at a figure within a few dollars of it; the church took the coach for the 7 a.m. departure from its own lot, the winery it chose, the dinner at Fallsview and the fireworks the organised bus's schedule did not wait for. The Niagara article has the day and the rates page the per-hour vehicles for comparison.
The desk's rule of thumb
Two people, the organised bus's seat; twenty or more, the coach or the minicoach on the group's plan; below twenty, the Sprinter or the SUV; the coach dry and the party bus for the lights; two pickups and not three; and the day's quote in writing with everything inside. The group transportation page has the service.
Booking it, in one line
The coach is one email or call to the desk with the date, the numbers, the pickup, the stops and the organiser's card; the day's quote follows within a working day.
