Prices, comparisons & how it works · 2026-09-21 · 8-minute read
A limousine for one hour in London, Ontario is not sold as an hour - LondonLimo.net's hourly classes carry a three-hour minimum for the business sedan, the luxury sedan, the SUV and the van, four for the Sprinter and the partner fleet's stretch and four to five for the party bus, because a chauffeur and a vehicle committed to a Saturday afternoon cannot be resold for the other hours - but the one-hour need is answered three ways: a fixed in-city fare at $40-60 for the journey that takes an hour or less, two fixed fares for the drop and the pickup, and the three-hour minimum on the luxury sedan at $135-165 for the hour that must be a limousine, such as the wedding's photograph loop. The rates page has the minimums, the hourly page the service, and this article the honest answer to the one-hour request, case by case.
The one-hour needs, and how each is answered
| The need | What it actually is | The desk's answer | The cost, planning figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| The wedding's photograph loop | An hour in a stretch or a luxury sedan between the ceremony and the reception | The luxury sedan's three-hour minimum, or the stretch's four | $405-495; $600-880 |
| The airport run | A two-hour journey | One fixed fare | $295-345 to Pearson; $45-65 from YXU |
| The surprise pickup | A journey from the office to the restaurant | One fixed fare | $40-60 |
| The hospital drop | A journey to the entrance | One fixed fare, with the return held open | $40-60 each way |
| The game night | A drop at 6:30 and a corner at the horn | Two fixed fares | $80-120 |
| The prom's driveway to the venue | A journey with a photograph stop | The stretch's four-hour minimum, or an SUV's three | $600-880; $345-405 |
| The birthday's drive around the lights | An hour of driving | The SUV's three-hour minimum, or the luxury sedan's | $345-405; $405-495 |
| The one-hour meeting with the car waiting | An hour of waiting | The sedan's three-hour minimum, or two fares with a taxi between | $285-345; $80-120 |
LondonLimo.net planning figures before HST, gratuity inside; the reservation engine prices any fixed fare in seconds.
Why nobody sells an hour
A chauffeur rostered and a vehicle detailed for a Saturday at 2 cannot take another booking at 1 or 3 with any certainty, so the hour is priced as three; the minimums are the market's and the partner fleet's, and a company that sells an hour of a stretch is selling three and calling it one; the limo rental prices article has the classes and the minimums.
The first answer: one fixed fare
Most one-hour requests are journeys - the airport, the office to the restaurant, the house to the hospital, the hotel to the arena - and a journey is a fixed fare at $40-60 in the city, $295-345 to Pearson, with the chauffeur at the door at the minute and nothing to add; the rates page has the in-city table and the desk says so when a caller asks for an hour.
The second answer: two fixed fares
A drop and a pickup - the game at 6:30 and the horn at 9:50, the dinner at 7 and the table's end by text, the surprise at the office and the restaurant's door - are two fares at $80-120 with the chauffeur running another booking between and back at the corner on the text; the Knights article has the night.
The third answer: the three-hour minimum, honestly
The wedding's photograph hour that must be a luxury sedan with the ribbon, the birthday's drive around the lights, the meeting with the car waiting at the door: the luxury sedan's three hours at $135-165 is $405-495, the SUV's $345-405, the business sedan's $285-345, and the desk says the figure plainly rather than calling it an hour; the wedding costs article has the loop.
The stretch's four hours
The partner fleet's stretch carries a four-hour minimum at $150-220 - $600-880 - and a prom's driveway-to-venue run or a wedding's loop books it knowing that; the prom article has the night and the fleet page says the stretch is the partner's.
The evening's drop and pickup, in detail
The luxury sedan at the door at 6:30 for the anniversary dinner and back at 9:30 by text is two in-city fares at $40-60 with the flowers on the seat, against three hours at $135-165 with the sedan waiting outside the restaurant; the desk does the sum for the evening described and the birthday and anniversary article has the evening.
What an hour would cost if it were sold
The class's hourly rate - $95-115 for the business sedan, $135-165 for the luxury sedan, $150-220 for the stretch - which is why a caller who hears "$150 an hour" and books a stretch for a prom is told the minimum before the card; the desk's rule is the figure in writing and the FAQ has the question.
Three one-hour requests, as the desk answered them
"A limo for an hour to the airport." One fixed fare at $310 to Pearson; the caller had assumed an hourly rate.
"A limo for an hour for the wedding photos." The luxury sedan's three hours at $150, $450, with the ribbon and the loop planned; the stretch's four hours offered and declined.
"A limo for an hour for my daughter's prom." The SUV's three hours at $125, $375, with the parent's rules; the stretch's four at $190, $760, offered for the group of ten and taken by the parents jointly.
Booking it
Any journey is a fixed fare on the reservation engine in seconds; the three-hour minimum and the stretch's four are one email or call to the desk; the rates page has the minimums and the hourly page the service.
Three questions the desk is asked about the hour
Can I book two hours? The same answer - the minimum is three for the sedans and the SUV and four for the Sprinter and the stretch; two hours of need is a fixed fare or two.
Can the three hours be split? No - the minimum is a block from the first pickup; a drop at 6 and a pickup at 11 is two fares, not three hours.
Can I book the stretch for the drive to the venue only? The stretch's four-hour minimum applies; an SUV's three hours or one fixed fare is the honest alternative, and the FAQ has the rest.
The minimums, in detail
Three hours for the business sedan at $95-115, the luxury sedan at $135-165, the SUV at $115-135 and the van at $120-140; four for the Sprinter at $145-175 and the partner fleet's stretch at $150-220; four to five for the bus at $190-290; the rates page has the table and the limo rental prices article the classes.
The fixed fare, in detail
The in-city fare at $40-60 for the sedan and $50-70 for the SUV, the Pearson fare at $295-345, the regional fares on the destinations page, each a journey of any length with the chauffeur at the door at the minute; the reservation engine shows the figure in seconds.
Two fares, in detail
The drop at the door and the pickup by text, with the chauffeur running another booking between and the corner agreed; the game night's $80-120, the dinner's, the concert's, the surprise's office and restaurant; the concert article has the night's corners.
The wedding's loop, in detail
The luxury sedan at the ceremony's door at 3, the forks, Victoria Park and the campus for the photographs, the reception's door at 4:30, and the sedan released or kept for the exit; three hours at $135-165 with the ribbon, or the stretch's four; the wedding venues article has the loops.
The prom's two hours, in detail
The driveway's photographs at 5, the photograph stops, dinner on the Row and the venue's door at 7:15: two and a quarter hours of need that the SUV's three-hour minimum or the stretch's four covers, with the after-party's pickup a second booking or the hourly night; the prom article has the night.
The birthday's drive, in detail
An hour around Victoria Park's lights, Springbank and the Village with the cake on the seat: the SUV's three hours at $115-135 with the stops the family wants, or the luxury sedan's; the Christmas lights article has the route that takes two and a half.
The meeting with the car waiting, in detail
A one-hour meeting at 3M's gate with the car outside: the business sedan's three hours at $95-115, or two fares at $40-60 with a taxi or a coffee between; the desk does the sum and the corporate page has the account that makes it a line on the invoice.
Booking checklist for the one-hour request
The journey, or the drop and the pickup, or the hour that must be a limousine; the date and the time; the numbers; the class; the card. Five lines to the desk and the honest answer comes back the same day.
The honest summary
Nobody sells an hour; the journey is a fare, the drop and the pickup are two, and the hour that must be a limousine is the three-hour minimum stated plainly; the hourly page has the service and the rates page the minimums.
A worked example: the three answers to one call
A caller asked for "a limo for an hour" for a Saturday in May; the desk asked what the hour was for and heard three needs in one: the drive from the house to the church at 1:30, the photographs at the forks at 3 and the run to the reception at 4:30; the answer was the luxury sedan's three hours at $150 from 1:15 to 4:45, $450 plus HST with the ribbon, and the wedding page's coordinator on the file; the caller had expected $150. The wedding venues article has the timeline.
The desk's rule of thumb
Ask what the hour is for; a journey is a fare, a drop and a pickup are two, and the hour that must be a limousine is the minimum stated plainly; the stretch's four hours for the group and the sedan's three for the couple. The limo rental prices article has the classes.
Booking it, in one line
Any journey is a fixed fare on the reservation engine in seconds; the minimum booking is one email or call to the desk with the honest figure in writing.
The word, and the trade
The Wikipedia article on the limousine traces the word from the chauffeur-driven car with a partition to the stretch of the 1980s, and the trade's hourly minimums came with the stretch; a chauffeured sedan or SUV is the older meaning and the one most one-hour requests actually want, priced as a journey; the chauffeur service article has the word's other half and the City of London's by-law licenses both.
