Prices, comparisons & how it works · 2026-09-21 · 8-minute read
Getting to Toronto Pearson from London, Ontario is 190 kilometres by eight means: a chauffeured black car from your door to the terminal at LondonLimo.net's fixed $295-345 plus HST for a sedan or $345-395 for an SUV with the tracking, the waiting and the gratuity inside; a London taxi-limo at its published $220 without them; the rideshare app at its estimate at the moment of request; the shared airport shuttle at a per-seat fare on its schedule; FlixBus or Megabus with the Pearson stop per seat; VIA to Union and the UP Express to the terminal per seat; your own car with the GTAA's lot by the day or a park-and-fly; and London's own airport's flight through Pearson when the ticket connects. For one traveller with a bag the train or the bus is cheapest; for four with luggage the SUV is cheapest and best; and the comparison guide does the table; this article prices all eight for one and for four with the desk's honest recommendation by case.
The eight options, priced
| Option | Time, door to terminal | Cost for one | Cost for four with luggage | The meet on return | The midnight return | The winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauffeured black car | 2 h | $295-345 sedan | $345-395 SUV, one fare | The board in the hall | Booked; the chauffeur waiting | Winter tires; leaves earlier |
| The taxi-limo | 2 h | About $220, published | The van if available, the driver's rate | Not usually | Availability varies | Varies |
| The rideshare app | 2 h if accepted | The app's estimate at the moment | An XL's estimate; may be declined | None | Rarely available from Pearson | The surge |
| The shared shuttle | 3-4 h with the stops | Per seat, on the shuttle's site | Four seats; the luggage limit | The curbside stop | The last scheduled run | The schedule |
| FlixBus or Megabus | 3-4 h with the taxi to the stop | Per seat, on the operator's site | Four seats plus the taxi | None | The last departure | The 401 |
| VIA and the UP Express | 3-4 h with the connections | Two seats, per person | Eight seats plus the taxi | None | The last train | Runs when the 401 closes |
| Your own car | 2 h plus the lot's shuttle | Fuel, the lot by the day, the hours | The same | Your own car | Your own car | Your own driving |
| YXU through Pearson | 15 min to YXU; the flight | The ticket's connecting fare | Four tickets | Your own bags | The last connection | The de-icing |
LondonLimo.net planning figures before HST; the operators' fares on their sites and subject to change; the cost guide has the fixed fare line by line.
The chauffeured car, in detail
The chauffeur at the door at the minute with the name and the plate texted the evening before, three cases in the sedan and six in the SUV, the 427's curb at Terminal 1 or 3 by the carrier, and on the return the board in the hall with the flight tracked and sixty or ninety minutes' waiting free; the Pearson page has the run and the Pearson article the hour-by-hour.
The taxi-limo and the app, in detail
The taxi-limo's published $220 buys a licensed vehicle as available and a drop at the curb; the app's estimate at the moment buys a driver who may accept a two-hour trip with an empty return or may not, at a figure that moves with the hour and the surge; the taxi article and the Uber article have each honestly.
The shuttle and the bus, in detail
The shared shuttle's seat on its schedule with the other passengers' stops and three to four hours in practice; FlixBus's and Megabus's seats from London's downtown stop with a taxi to it and the Pearson stop on some departures; the shuttle article and the bus article have each.
The train, in detail
VIA from London's York Street station to Union in two to two and a half hours and the UP Express from Union to Terminal 1 in twenty-five minutes, two seats per person with the taxi to London's station; the cheapest way for one traveller with a bag and time, and the one that runs when the 401 closes; the VIA article has the train.
Your own car, in detail
Two hours of your own driving each way, the fuel for 380 kilometres, the GTAA's lots by the day on its site - the daily rate multiplied by the trip's days - or a park-and-fly hotel's rate with its shuttle, and the car in a lot in January; the parking article does the same arithmetic for YXU and the comparison guide counts the hours.
YXU through Pearson, in detail
A ticket that connects through Pearson from London's own airport checks the bags at YXU ten minutes from most of the city and clears security in fifteen; the YXU connection article has the arithmetic and the YXU page the flights.
The desk's recommendation, by case
One traveller with a bag and time: the train. One traveller with a fixed early departure: the black car, or the taxi-limo if the drop is all that matters. Two with luggage: the black car, close on money and ahead on everything else. Four with luggage: the SUV, cheapest and best. A family at midnight: the SUV with the board. A winter morning: the black car on winter tires, or the train on the day the 401 closes. A ticket that connects: YXU.
Three journeys, priced as they went
One traveller, a Tuesday 2 p.m. flight. VIA and the UP Express, two seats and a taxi to the station; the train won on money.
A couple, a Saturday 6 a.m. flight. The sedan at 3:45, Terminal 1 at 5:40; $310. The app had declined at 3:30.
A family of four, a March break flight and the midnight return. The SUV at 5 a.m., $380; the board at Terminal 3 at 12:40 a.m. a week later, $380.
Booking it
The fixed fare is on the reservation engine in seconds with the flight number; the train's or the shuttle's seat is on the operator's site; the desk gives the honest recommendation for the trip described.
Three questions the desk is asked about the options
Which option is fastest? The car, the taxi and the app at two hours door to terminal; the train and the shuttle add the connections and the stops.
Which is most reliable? The booked car with the name and the plate the evening before and the desk at 5 a.m.; the train when the 401 closes.
Can I mix them? Yes - the car to London's station and the train to Union, or the train up and the car home with the family's cases; the FAQ has the rest.
The black car, in detail
The chauffeur's name, mobile and plate the evening before, the car at the door fifteen minutes early, three or six cases, the 401 driven every day, the terminal's curb by the carrier, and on the return the board in the hall with the flight tracked and the waiting free; the Pearson page has the run and the airport pickup guide the sequence.
The taxi-limo, in detail
The published $220 for a dispatched sedan or van as available, a drop at the curb, waiting billed and the gratuity at the door, without the meet or the tracking; the taxi article has the arithmetic.
The app, in detail
The estimate at the moment of request, the driver who may decline the two-hour trip with an empty return, the surge at dawn and after midnight, and the return from Pearson's rideshare zone that Toronto drivers rarely accept; the Uber article has what moves the price.
The shuttle and the bus, in detail
The shared shuttle's seat from a London stop on its schedule with the other passengers' stops and the luggage limit; FlixBus's and Megabus's seats from the downtown stop with the Pearson stop on some departures and a taxi to the stop; the shuttle article has the per-person sums.
The train, in detail
VIA's London-Union train in two to two and a half hours and the UP Express from Union to Terminal 1 in twenty-five minutes, two seats per person with the taxi to London's station, the cheapest for one and the one that runs when the 401 closes; the VIA article has the arithmetic.
Your own car, in detail
Four hours of your own driving, the fuel for 380 kilometres, the GTAA's lots by the day - the daily rate multiplied by the trip's days - or a park-and-fly hotel's rate with its shuttle's schedule, and the car in a lot in January's salt; the Pearson airport page has the lots and the comparison guide counts the hours.
YXU through Pearson, in detail
A connecting ticket that checks the bags at YXU ten minutes from most of the city, fifteen minutes through CATSA's screening, the flight to Pearson and the connection airside; the YXU page has the flights and the YXU connection article the arithmetic.
The recommendation, in detail
The train for one with a bag and time; the car for a fixed early departure, two with luggage, four with luggage, the midnight return and the winter morning; the taxi-limo when the drop is all that matters; YXU when the ticket connects; the desk says which for the trip described.
Booking checklist for the airport
The flight's date, time and carrier; the pickup; the numbers and the cases; the class; the return flight; the card. Six lines on the reservation engine or to the desk and the fare is fixed.
The honest summary
Eight ways to Terminal 1 - the seat for one, the car for four, the train when the highway closes and YXU when the ticket connects; the Pearson page has the run and the comparison guide the table.
A worked example: the family's eight-way sum
A Byron family of four sent the desk their March-break flight - Terminal 3 at 7 a.m., the return at 12:40 a.m. a week later - and asked for the honest sum: the train's first departure would not make the flight; the shuttle's first run would not either; the bus's Pearson stop needed a taxi to the downtown stop at 3 a.m.; the app's estimate at 4 a.m. was a multiple with no driver assured; the taxi-limo's van was $220 out and the rank's zone rate back with five cases and a stroller; their own car was the lot's daily rate for eight days plus the fuel; the SUV was $380 out with the booster seats and $380 back with the board at 12:40 a.m. The family booked the SUV both ways, and the Pearson return article has the midnight.
The desk's rule of thumb
The train for one with a bag and time; the car for the early departure, the luggage, the family, the midnight and the winter; the taxi-limo when the drop is all that matters; YXU when the ticket connects; and the sum done for the trip described, not the average. The comparison guide has the table.
Booking it, in one line
The fixed fare is on the reservation engine in seconds with the flight number; the desk gives the honest recommendation for the trip described.
