Destinations & day trips · 2026-09-21 · 8-minute read
London, Ontario to Ottawa and Montreal by car are the long runs: 640 kilometres and six and a half hours to Parliament Hill by the 401 east through Toronto and Kingston and the 416 north, and 800 kilometres and eight hours to Montreal's core by the 401 to the Quebec border and Autoroute 20 - and LondonLimo.net quotes them rather than fixing them on the engine, typically in the band of $1,200-1,500 plus HST one way for a business sedan to Ottawa and $1,500-1,850 to Montreal with the chauffeur's return inside, $1,400-1,700 and $1,750-2,100 for an executive SUV, and $1,900-2,300 and $2,300-2,800 for a Sprinter carrying fourteen. The car wins for the family with the gear, the executive who works eight hours on the seat, the group of fourteen and the cargo that will not fly; for one or two travellers the desk says fly from Pearson or connect through it, or take VIA through Toronto, and be met at Ottawa's or Montreal's airport by the network's chauffeur on the same account; this article is the honest arithmetic.
The long runs, in a table
| Ottawa | Montreal | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance from London | 640 km | 800 km |
| Route | The 401 through Toronto and Kingston; the 416 to the city | The 401 to the Quebec border; Autoroute 20 to the core |
| Time, off-peak | 6 h 30 with two stops | 8 h with three stops |
| Time, through Toronto at 4 p.m. | 7 h 30 | 9 h |
| Sedan, quoted band, one way | $1,200-1,500 | $1,500-1,850 |
| SUV, quoted band | $1,400-1,700 | $1,750-2,100 |
| Sprinter, quoted band | $1,900-2,300 | $2,300-2,800 |
| The flight from Pearson | 1 h in the air; 5 h door to door with the London run | 1 h 15 in the air; 5 h 30 door to door |
| VIA through Toronto | 7-8 h with the change at Union | 8-9 h with the change |
| The far end | The network's Ottawa chauffeur at YOW | The network's Montreal chauffeur at YUL |
LondonLimo.net's quoted bands before HST with the gratuity and the chauffeur's return inside; the Ottawa airport page and the Montreal airport page have the network's meets.
The 401 east, in detail
London to Toronto's 401 in two hours, the express lanes through the city's north from the 427 to the 404 - an hour at 4 p.m. and thirty minutes at 10 - the 401 east through Oshawa, Cobourg, Belleville and Kingston's stretch along the lake, the ONroutes at Port Hope and Odessa for the stops, and the 416 north from the 401 at Prescott to Ottawa's south end for the Hill; or the 401 on past Cornwall to the Quebec border and the 20 to Montreal's west island and the core; the Toronto article has the first two hours and the Ontario 511 site the rest.
When the car wins
The family of five with the cases, the hockey bags and the dog to an Ottawa Christmas; the executive with a day's work on the seat who lands at the Hill's door rested; the group of fourteen in the Sprinter to a Montreal conference with the table and the Wi-Fi; the cargo that will not fly - the art, the instruments, the trade show's cases; and the passenger who does not fly; the desk quotes the run and the group transportation page has the Sprinter.
When the flight wins
One or two travellers with cases that fly: the Pearson page's $295-345 to Terminal 1, the hour in the air to Ottawa or the hour and a quarter to Montreal, and the network's chauffeur at YOW's or YUL's arrivals with the board on the same account - five to five and a half hours door to door against six and a half to eight by road, at a fraction of the run's price; the airports page has the network's seven cities and the desk says so before it quotes the road.
When the train wins
VIA from London to Union in two to two and a half hours and the Toronto-Ottawa or Toronto-Montreal train in four and a half to five, with the change at Union and the VIA article's arithmetic; a solo traveller with time takes it, and the network's chauffeur meets the train at Ottawa's or Montreal's station.
The Ottawa day, at the far end
Meetings on the Hill, the departments on Sussex and at Tunney's Pasture, the Supreme Court, the committees, the embassies: the network's Ottawa chauffeur by the hour on the corporate account with the London desk building the day, and the Ottawa airport page has the meet; a London executive who drives up works the day and the run home, and the desk quotes the return.
The Montreal day, at the far end
The aerospace cluster around the airport, the pharmaceutical companies in Laval, the banks and the law firms downtown, the universities and their hospitals, the Bell Centre and the Plateau's restaurants: the network's Montreal chauffeur who speaks both languages by the hour on the account, and the Montreal airport page has the meet.
The quote, in detail
The desk quotes the long run from the driving hours at the class's hourly rate both ways - the chauffeur's return is inside - plus the tolls on the 407 if used and the stops' time, and states it in writing before the booking; a two-day run with the chauffeur's overnight is quoted with the hotel; the rates page has the hourly classes the quote is built from.
The winter, honestly
The 401 east of Toronto through the Kingston stretch takes Lake Ontario's squalls and the 416 the Ottawa Valley's cold, and Autoroute 20 through the Quebec border's flat takes the drifts; the chauffeur leaves at dawn from December to February, the desk moves a run when the Ontario 511 or the Quebec 511 cameras show a closure, and the flight is the honest winter answer for one or two.
Three long runs, as they went
A family of five to an Ottawa Christmas, December 22. Byron at 6 a.m. in the SUV with the cases, the gifts and the dog, the Odessa ONroute at 10:30, the Glebe's door at 1:15. One quoted fare; the return on January 2.
An executive to a Montreal board meeting, a Tuesday. The desk's advice taken: Pearson at 6:30 a.m. from Masonville, the 8:15 flight, the network's Montreal chauffeur at YUL at 9:40, the tower at 10:20, the flight home at 6. Two London runs and the network's day.
Fourteen to an Ottawa conference, May. The office at 7 in the Sprinter with the trade show's cases, the Port Hope ONroute, the conference centre's door at 2. One quoted fare; the return on Thursday.
Booking it
The long run is one email or call to the desk with the dates, the numbers, the cargo and the far end's address; a written quote follows within a working day with the desk's honest advice on the flight or the train; the airports page has the network's meets at both cities.
Three questions the desk is asked about the long runs
Does the chauffeur drive it in one day? Yes - six and a half or eight hours with the stops is a working day, and the chauffeur returns the next morning or waits by the day for a group's two-day trip, quoted with the hotel.
Can we split it with an overnight? Yes - Kingston's waterfront or Cornwall for a family that wants the Thousand Islands on the way, quoted as two days.
Is Montreal's French a problem? Not for the passenger; the network's Montreal chauffeur speaks both languages and the London chauffeur drives the road; the FAQ has the rest.
The 401 through Toronto, in detail
The 401's express lanes from the 427 to the 404 across the city's north - thirty minutes at 10 a.m. and an hour at 4 p.m. - the collector lanes' exits for Pearson and Yorkdale avoided, the Don Valley's crossing and the 401's run east through Scarborough to the Pickering and Ajax exits and Oshawa's; the Toronto article has the city's crossing and the desk leaves London at 6 to cross Toronto by 8:15.
Kingston and the 416, in detail
The 401 east through Cobourg, Port Hope's ONroute at kilometre 481 for the first stop, Belleville, Napanee and Kingston's stretch along Lake Ontario with the Odessa ONroute at 604 for the second, the Thousand Islands' exits at Gananoque, and the 416's start at Prescott's Exit 721 north through the Rideau's flat to Ottawa's south end and Bronson Avenue for the Hill; the Ontario 511 site has the 401's east.
The Quebec border and the 20, in detail
The 401's last stretch past Brockville and Cornwall to the border at Lancaster, Autoroute 20's start, the Vaudreuil-Dorion approach and the bridge onto the island, the 20 through the west island to the Décarie's interchange and the Ville-Marie into the core; the Quebec 511 site has the 20's conditions and the desk's chauffeur has driven it.
The quote, in detail
The class's hourly rate for the driving hours both ways - the chauffeur's return is the run's second half - plus the stops' time, the 407's toll if used through Toronto and the chauffeur's hotel for a two-day booking; the desk states it in writing, and the rates page has the hourly classes the arithmetic is built from.
When the car wins, in detail
The family with five cases, two hockey bags, the gifts and the dog to an Ottawa Christmas in the SUV; the executive who dictates six hours of work on the seat and arrives at the Hill's door rested; the group of fourteen in the Sprinter to a Montreal conference with the table and the trade show's cases; the art dealer's crate, the musician's instruments and the passenger who does not fly; the group transportation page has the Sprinter's manifest.
When the flight wins, in detail
The Pearson page's $295-345 to Terminal 1 at 6:30, the 8:15 flight's hour in the air, the network's Ottawa chauffeur at YOW's arrivals with the board at 9:40 or Montreal's at YUL at 9:55, the meeting at 10:30 and the flight home at 6; five to five and a half hours door to door and the network's day on the same account; the Ottawa airport page and the Montreal airport page have the meets.
When the train wins, in detail
VIA's London-Toronto train and the Toronto-Ottawa or Toronto-Montreal train with the change at Union, seven to nine hours with the seat, the table and the Wi-Fi, and the network's chauffeur at Ottawa's station on Tremblay Road or Montreal's Central Station; the VIA article has the arithmetic and the travel desk books the seat.
The far end's day, in detail
Ottawa's Hill, Sussex Drive's departments, Tunney's Pasture, the Supreme Court, the embassies and the Shaw Centre by the network's chauffeur by the hour; Montreal's aerospace cluster at Dorval, Laval's pharmaceutical campuses, the banks on René-Lévesque, McGill's and the Université de Montréal's hospitals and the Bell Centre; the corporate page has the account that covers both.
Booking checklist for the long run
The dates; the numbers and the cargo; the far end's address; the one-day or the two-day run; the return; the flight or the train alternative the desk should price; the card. Seven lines to the desk and the written quote with the honest advice comes back within a working day.
The honest summary
Six and a half hours to the Hill and eight to the Plateau by road, quoted with the chauffeur's return inside, against the flight and the network's chauffeur at the far end for one or two; the airports page has the network's cities.
