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How Early Should Your Limo Collect You for a Flight?
Work backwards from the check-in cut-off, not forwards from your optimism about the 401.
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Toronto & the Greater Toronto Area
Pearson Terminal 1 vs Terminal 3: Where Your Limo Meets You
The two terminals are a genuine drive apart. Getting the terminal right matters more than getting the minute right.
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They are not next door to each other
Toronto Pearson's Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 are separate buildings with separate roadways, connected by the automated LINK train. Walking between them is not realistic with luggage, and driving between them on a busy afternoon takes longer than people expect.
This is why every airport booking should carry a flight number rather than just a terminal. Airlines move terminals, codeshares confuse things, and the flight number is the only detail that survives all of it.
Where the chauffeur waits
Terminal 1 arrivals put you into a large hall with a designated meeting area. Our default is that the chauffeur parks, walks in and waits there with a name board, then helps with luggage back to the vehicle.
Terminal 3 is more compact, and the chauffeur waits at the arrivals-level exit. It is a shorter walk but a busier curb, so the vehicle is usually parked rather than idling.
In both cases the chauffeur's mobile number is on your confirmation. A text as you clear customs is the single most useful thing you can do.
If you land at the wrong terminal
It happens — a rebooked flight, a diverted aircraft, a codeshare listed under a different airline. Call or text the chauffeur. On a pre-booked flat fare we move to the correct terminal; we do not treat it as a new trip or repriced booking.
What genuinely does cost time is not telling anyone. A chauffeur waiting in Terminal 1 while you stand outside Terminal 3 is a twenty-minute problem that a ten-second message prevents.
Booking a vehicle for this? Check live availability and an all-in price in the booking panel, or call (855) 255-6622 — a dispatcher answers 24 hours a day.
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Straight answers
Frequently asked
Which terminal will my flight arrive at?
Air Canada and its Star Alliance partners generally use Terminal 1; most other carriers use Terminal 3, though there are exceptions and airlines do move. Give us the flight number and we will confirm the terminal rather than either of us guessing.
Can the chauffeur meet me at baggage claim?
Chauffeurs wait in the public arrivals area rather than inside the baggage hall, which is restricted to arriving passengers. They will be at the doors you come through, with a name board.
What about private aviation terminals?
We collect from the private aviation facilities at Pearson as well. Give us the FBO name and the tail number, and the pickup is arranged airside-adjacent rather than at the commercial terminals.
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