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A car, a chauffeur,
and no surprises.

BlackRyde arranges chauffeured ground transport for travellers, executives, event organisers and families — directly across Ontario, and through a vetted operator network in 56 countries.

What we actually do

We are a chauffeur service, not a rideshare app and not a broker who disappears once the money clears. When you book with BlackRyde.com you are dealing with one company for the whole journey: we quote it, we confirm it in writing, we brief the chauffeur, and if something changes at 3am you call us and reach a person who can see the booking.

Across Ontario we operate our own vehicles and our own chauffeurs. Beyond it, we place your journey with an operator selected from the memberships below and hold them to the brief we would give our own drivers. The difference is invisible to you by design — same confirmation, same all-inclusive fare, same phone number. The associated network page lists every brand involved.

The two things we will not move on

The price is the price

Every quote is all-inclusive: tolls, taxes, parking, airport access charges, fuel and gratuity are already inside it. It does not increase because the traffic was bad, because the flight was late, or because it started raining. The only things that change a fare are things you ask for — an extra stop, more waiting time, a bigger vehicle — and we quote those before we charge them.

The chauffeur is a professional

Licensed for the class of vehicle they drive, insured, background-checked and dressed for business. They know the airport’s current pickup arrangements, they carry a name board, they handle the luggage, and they do not make conversation you did not start.

Memberships that mean something

We are a member of the Limousine Worldwide Directory (LWD) and the Limousine Association International (LAI). Those memberships are how we find and vet operators abroad, and they are also what we are measured against — on licensing, insurance, vehicle safety and chauffeur conduct. Full detail on both is at the bottom of every page on this site, and the complete list of associated brands is on the network page.

Who books us

  • Business travellers arriving on a red-eye who want the car to already know the flight was delayed.
  • Corporate accounts that need consolidated invoicing, cost-centre references and chauffeurs who understand confidentiality.
  • Event organisers moving delegates between hotels and halls on a manifest that has to work the first time.
  • Families who want a fixed price to the airport, a child seat already fitted, and help with the bags.
  • Couples and hosts who need a written run sheet for a wedding day rather than a hopeful text message.

Where we are

Our operating base is Toronto, Ontario, Canada, covering Toronto, the Greater Toronto Area, Southern Ontario and cross-border routes into Buffalo and Detroit. Nationally we cover Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Internationally, see the countries list.

Talk to us

Book online at any hour through the booking page. For multi-vehicle bookings, weddings, conferences, private aviation transfers or to open a corporate account, call (877) 403-1177 or email support@blackryde.com.

See how it works.

Book one journey. If it is not what we said it would be, tell us and we will fix it.

Book a ride

Accredited member

Held to a worldwide standard.

BlackRyde is a member of both industry bodies below. In the cities where we do not garage our own vehicles, we place your journey with a vetted operator drawn from these networks — briefed to the same standard, and accountable to the same rules.

LWD

Limousine Worldwide Directory

The worldwide network of limousine companies, owner-operators, chauffeurs and allied businesses. Our listing keeps us accountable to a global standard of service, and gives our clients a vetted operator in the cities where we do not garage cars ourselves.

LimousineWorldwide.Directory

LAI

Limousine Association International

The international association for limousine operators, associated vendors and professional chauffeurs. Membership commits us to its standards of licensing, insurance, vehicle safety and chauffeur conduct on every journey we accept.

LimousineAssociation.International