Chauffeur’s guide
A local chauffeur's guide to arriving in Montreal — airports, business districts, conference venues and the landmarks our clients ask for, with discreet black car and executive transfers.
In Montreal, trips are driven by a vetted local affiliate chauffeur and coordinated by our 24/7 desk.
Where to eat
Contemporary Québécois · $$$$ · Quartier International
Normand Laprise's landmark restaurant that launched Quebec's farm-to-table movement.
French · Québécois · $$$$ · Little Burgundy
French · Québécois restaurant in Little Burgundy.
Québécois · $$$ · Plateau
Martin Picard's temple of Québécois excess.
Jewish deli · $ · Plateau
Smoked-meat counter in Canada, hand-cutting brisket on The Main since 1928.
Bakery · $ · Mile End
A Montreal bagel — hand-rolled, honey-boiled and wood-fired since 1957.
French bistro · $$$ · Plateau
A Parisian-style bistro on St-Denis, unchanged and known for decades.
Places to go
Vieux-Montréal
The historic heart of the city — cobbled 17th- and 18th-century streets leading to the Old Port.
Vieux-Montréal
A breathtaking Gothic-Revival basilica with a deep-blue, star-studded vaulted ceiling.
Mont-Royal
The forested hill at the city's centre, designed by Central Park's Frederick Law Olmsted, with a grand lookout.
Little Italy
One of North America's largest open-air markets, bursting with Québec produce and specialities.
Plateau
A bohemian neighbourhood of colourful triplexes, spiral staircases, murals and buzzing cafés.
Golden Square Mile
Canada's most-visited art museum, spread across five pavilions in the Golden Square Mile.
The perfect chauffeured day
Where business happens
Meetings & events
Worth seeing
Montreal · Local intel
Montréal–Trudeau (YUL) sits 20 km west of downtown via Autoroute 20 and the Decarie expressway. Chauffyr meets at the arrivals-level curb outside Door 11 or lobby-side with a named sign inside the international arrivals area on request. Saint-Hubert (YHU) handles private aviation 15 km south-east of downtown; Mirabel (YMX) is used for cargo and some private movements.
Chauffyr rides in Montreal anchor on Downtown (rue Sherbrooke and boulevard René-Lévesque for hotels and the McGill campus), Old Montreal for restaurants and the port, the Plateau and Mile End for creative-industry pickups, and Griffintown for the newer corporate cluster near the Bonaventure. The Palais des congrès on Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle is the standard convention anchor. Winter routing favours the Underground City network between major hotels and the Palais.
Montreal · Chauffyr operating model
A comparable vehicle class to our standard: Business Sedan for one or two passengers, Executive SUV for three to five with luggage, and Executive Sprinter or Jet Sprinter equivalents for groups. Vehicle class is chosen from your headcount and luggage count, and the price is confirmed in writing before you book. The chauffeur’s name, mobile and plate are confirmed by SMS and email the night before departure (or on dispatch for same-day rides).
Our 24/7 reservations desk watches the flight (commercial) or tail number (private aviation) from before block-out. Commercial arrivals carry 60 minutes of complimentary wait after wheels-down to clear immigration and baggage; private aviation includes 15 minutes of complimentary wait after actual landing time, and is met plane-side where the FBO permits, lobby-side otherwise. Non-airport pickups carry 15 minutes of complimentary wait at the quoted pickup time.
Every quote is in USD; your confirmed quote is locked when you book — no distance surcharge, no fuel surcharge. The 20% gratuity is added when you book; any wait time beyond the complimentary windows above are the only post-ride line items on the receipt. Written confirmation of chauffeur, vehicle and pickup follows by email. Our 24/7 desk responds right away.
The desk takes same-day and overnight requests by phone when the quote widget on this page isn’t enough — for multi-stop itineraries, late-night private arrivals, event-week movements or corporate billing changes. Call +1-833-457-5466.
Service · at a glance
Our 24/7 reservations desk watches the flight (commercial) or tail number (private aviation) from before block-out. Commercial airport arrivals get up to 60 minutes of complimentary wait after wheels-down to clear immigration and baggage, then extra wait is billed at the vehicle's hourly rate in 15-minute increments; private-aviation (FBO) arrivals get 15 minutes of complimentary wait after actual landing time, then extra wait is billed at the vehicle’s hourly rate in 15-minute increments; they are met plane-side where the FBO permits, lobby-side otherwise. Non-airport pickups carry 15 minutes of complimentary wait at the quoted pickup time.
You are dispatched a late-model Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Lincoln Aviator or similar executive sedan, a Cadillac Escalade / Chevrolet Suburban or similar SUV, or an Executive Sprinter van depending on headcount and luggage. The chauffeur’s name, mobile and vehicle plate are confirmed by SMS and email the night before departure (or on dispatch for same-day rides). Every chauffeur holds a current commercial licence, is background-checked, drug-tested, and carries the state-required commercial livery insurance.
Chauffyr quotes are in USD; your confirmed quote is locked when you book — no distance surcharge, no fuel surcharge. The only post-ride adjustments are the 20% gratuity added when you book any wait time beyond the policy windows above, both of which appear as explicit line items on your receipt. Billing to a corporate account is available on request; our desk invoices against a single credit card or ACH relationship.
Most rides can be booked up to a few hours before pickup through the live quote widget on this page; our 24/7 US-based desk handles same-day and overnight requests by phone. Every booking returns a written confirmation to your email, with the dispatcher’s direct line should anything on the day of travel change. Cancellation and no-show policy vary by vehicle class and are listed on our cancellation policy page.
Our own fleet serves Napa and the Bay Area; elsewhere, trips are run by vetted affiliate partners.
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