Prices, comparisons & how it works · 2026-09-21 · 8-minute read
A taxi from London, Ontario's airport waits at the rank outside YXU's single terminal on the City of London's meter - a ten-to-twenty-minute journey to most of the city at the tariff's drop and per-kilometre rate, in the next car in the line - and a booked black car from LondonLimo.net is a fixed $45-65 plus HST for a business sedan and $60-80 for an executive SUV with the chauffeur at the carousel with a board, the flight tracked, sixty minutes' waiting free and the gratuity inside; the app's estimate is set at the moment of request, the hotels' shuttles run for their own guests and the rental counters are in the terminal. For a solo traveller with a bag on a Tuesday afternoon the taxi at the rank is the right call and the desk says so; for the arrival after the last flight at midnight, the family with the luggage, the corporate guest and the winter night, the booked car is; the YXU page has the airport, and this article compares the two honestly.
The options at YXU, side by side
| Option | Price | Vehicle | The meet | The wait if the flight is late | The midnight arrival | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The taxi at the rank | The City's meter; the tariff's drop plus the kilometres | The next car in the line | None; the rank | The rank's line at the moment | Cars at the rank for the last flights, usually | A solo traveller with a bag, daytime |
| The booked black car | $45-65 sedan; $60-80 SUV, fixed | The class booked | The chauffeur at the carousel with a board | 60 minutes free; the flight tracked | The chauffeur in the hall | Luggage, families, guests, midnight, winter |
| The rideshare app | The estimate at the moment | The driver's car | None; the curb | The request made after landing | Few drivers at the airport at midnight | A solo traveller, daytime, if a driver is near |
| The hotel shuttle | Free for the hotel's guests | The hotel's van | The curb, on the hotel's schedule | The schedule | Some hotels; some not | The hotel's guests |
| The rental counter | The rental's day rate | Your own for the trip | The counter | The counter's hours | The counters close | A visitor who needs a car for days |
LondonLimo.net planning figures before HST; the City's tariff on its site.
The taxi at the rank, honestly
The rank outside the terminal's doors with the licensed cabs in line under the City's by-law, the meter's drop and per-kilometre rate, ten minutes to the northeast's hotels and twenty to Byron, the driver who knows the city, and a fare that is what the meter says; for a solo traveller with a bag at 2 on a Tuesday it is the right call, and the taxi article says so for the whole city.
The booked car, honestly
$45-65 for the sedan and $60-80 for the SUV, fixed, with the chauffeur inside the terminal at the carousel holding the board, the flight tracked from its departure so a delay moves the pickup, sixty minutes' waiting free, the bags carried to the curb, the chauffeur's name and plate texted the evening before, and the gratuity inside; the YXU arrivals article has the meet in detail and the airport pickup guide the sequence.
The app, honestly
The estimate at the moment of request after landing, a driver who may be near the airport or fifteen minutes away, and at midnight after the last flight few drivers on at all; the rideshare article has the map.
The midnight arrival
The last flights land at YXU late in the evening and the rank usually has cars for them, the app usually does not, and a family with five cases and two sleeping children wants the chauffeur at the carousel and the SUV at the curb; the red-eye article has Pearson's midnight and YXU's is the same in miniature.
The family with the luggage
Five cases, a stroller and a car seat do not go in the next cab in the line without a second cab; the SUV at $60-80 takes six cases and fits the booster seats on request, and the FAQ has the seats' rule.
The corporate guest
A company's visitor from Munich landing at YXU on the Toronto connection wants the board at the carousel, a chauffeur whose name is known and a line on the monthly invoice under a cost centre; the corporate page has the account and the corporate visitors article the guests.
The winter night
A January arrival at 11 p.m. with the squall on Oxford Street East and the rank's line in the wind: the chauffeur in the hall, the SUV on winter tires warmed at the curb, and the twenty minutes to Byron driven at the winter article's pace.
The departure's drop
A drop at YXU's curb for a 6 a.m. flight is a taxi called the evening before or a booked car at the door at 4:50 with the name and the plate texted; the YXU departures article has the timing and the parking article the lot's alternative.
The arithmetic
A solo traveller to a northeast hotel: the meter's ten-minute fare against the sedan's $45-65 - the taxi wins on money and the desk says so. A family of four to Byron with luggage: two cabs or one SUV at $60-80 - the car wins. A corporate guest: the board and the invoice - the car. A midnight arrival in January: the chauffeur in the hall - the car.
Three YXU arrivals, as they went
A solo traveller, a Tuesday at 2 p.m. The rank's next cab to the DoubleTree; the desk had suggested it.
A family of four from Calgary, a Friday at 11:20 p.m. The chauffeur at the carousel, the SUV with the booster seats, Byron at 11:55; $68.
A visitor from Munich on the Toronto connection, a Monday at 9 a.m. The board at the carousel, the sedan to 3M's gate; on the corporate account.
Booking it
The booked car is on the reservation engine in seconds with the flight number; the YXU page has the airport and the desk the honest advice on which fits the arrival.
Three questions the desk is asked about YXU's options
How far is the rank from the carousel? Thirty metres through the terminal's doors; the single carousel is beside the arrivals doors and the rank is outside them.
Is there parking if I drive myself? Yes - the airport's lot by the day, and the parking article does the arithmetic against the booked car for a week's trip.
Can the booked car wait for a delayed flight? Yes - the flight is tracked from its departure and the chauffeur's arrival moves with it, with sixty minutes free after it lands; the FAQ has the rest.
YXU's terminal, in detail
The single terminal on Crumlin Road with the check-in hall, CATSA's screening, the gates, the one carousel beside the arrivals doors, the rank outside and the lot across the road; ten minutes to the northeast's hotels, fifteen to downtown and Masonville, twenty to Byron; the YXU page has the airport and the YXU code article what flies there.
The rank's taxi, in detail
The licensed cabs in line under the City of London's by-law, the meter's drop and per-kilometre rate on the tariff card, the next car regardless of size, the driver who knows the city, and a receipt from the meter; the taxi article has the by-law.
The booked car, in detail
$45-65 for the sedan and $60-80 for the SUV, fixed on the confirmation, the chauffeur at the carousel with the board, the flight tracked, sixty minutes free, the bags carried, the booster seats fitted on request, the name and the plate the evening before and the gratuity inside; the YXU arrivals article has the meet.
The app and the shuttles, in detail
The app's estimate after landing with a driver near or not and few at midnight; the northeast's hotels' vans for their own guests on their schedules; the rental counters in the terminal for the visitor who needs a car for days; the rideshare article has the app's map.
The midnight arrival, in detail
The last flights' arrivals late in the evening, the rank's cars usually present for them, the app's drivers usually not, and the family with the cases and the children asleep who booked the chauffeur at the carousel; the red-eye article has Pearson's version.
The corporate guest, in detail
The board at the carousel with the guest's name, the sedan to the hotel or the plant, the line on the monthly invoice under the cost centre, and the same chauffeur for the week where the roster allows; the corporate page has the account.
The departure, in detail
The car at the door at 4:50 for a 6 a.m. flight with the name and the plate texted, the drop at the terminal's curb at 5:05, and CATSA's screening in fifteen minutes; the YXU departures article has the timing for each flight.
Booking checklist for YXU
The flight's number and time; the address; the numbers and the cases; the class; the booster seats if any; the card or the account. Six lines on the reservation engine or to the desk and the fare is fixed.
The honest summary
The rank's cab for the solo traveller in the daytime and the booked car for the luggage, the guest, the midnight and the winter, at $45-65 fixed with the board at the carousel; the YXU page has the airport.
A worked example: the two arrivals in one week
A Munich executive's week: the Toronto connection landing at YXU at 9 a.m. on Monday, met at the carousel with the board and taken to 3M's gate on the corporate account; and the same executive's colleague, landing at 2 p.m. on Wednesday with one bag for a hotel in the northeast, sent by the desk to the rank's next cab on the meter because the ten-minute hop was all the colleague needed. Both were the right call, and the corporate visitors article has the week.
The desk's rule of thumb
The rank's cab for the solo traveller with a bag in the daytime; the booked car at $45-65 for the luggage, the family, the guest, the midnight and the winter; the app if a driver is near; the hotel's van for its guests; and the flight tracked so the chauffeur is there when it lands. The YXU page has the airport.
Booking it, in one line
The booked car is on the reservation engine in seconds with the flight number; the desk says honestly which fits the arrival.
The rental counter, honestly
A visitor who needs a car for a week in London rents at the terminal's counters and the desk says so; a visitor who needs the airport run and the city's runs for three days books the account's sedan and never parks; the things to do article has the visitor's days and the hotels page the northeast's hotels the rank serves in ten minutes.
