DTW · Detroit, Michigan · Cross-border
The cross-border hub for Windsor, Chatham-Kent and Sarnia. Delta's hub, and often the shortest routing to the US South and Asia from Southwestern Ontario.
Every booking to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is matched to your live flight number. If you land forty minutes early the car is already in position; if you sit on the tarmac for two hours, the pickup simply moves and the fare does not change. This is the single thing that separates a chauffeur booking from hailing something on arrival, and it is why we ask for the flight number rather than only a time.
On arrival your chauffeur waits inside — McNamara and North terminals — holding a name board, and texts you the moment they are in position. If you would rather skip the terminal meeting entirely, choose the curbside option when you book and the car will come to the door as you walk out.
Departures work the other way round: we start from your check-in cut-off, work backwards using the traffic actually expected on your date, and then add a margin. For an early flight out of DTW that usually means leaving earlier than a mapping app would suggest — which is the entire point of booking a professional rather than guessing.
Cross-border note. This is a United States airport. Every passenger needs their own valid travel documents, and children travelling without both parents need the appropriate consent letter. Build extra time in on Friday afternoons and holiday weekends — your chauffeur will check live wait times and choose the faster crossing, but no operator can promise a border queue.
The fleet
Mercedes-Benz E-Class, BMW 5 Series, Cadillac XTS or similar
3 passengers2 bags
The everyday standard for Pearson runs, downtown meetings and evenings out. A late-model executive sedan, professionally detailed, with a chauffeur in business dress.
Mercedes-Benz S-Class, BMW 7 Series, Audi A8 or similar
3 passengers2 bags
The flagship saloon. Rear climate control, deeper legroom and the quietest cabin we run — for principals, VIP arrivals and journeys where the car is part of the impression.
Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Suburban, Lincoln Navigator or similar
6 passengers6 bags
Full-size SUV for families, ski and golf luggage, Ontario winter roads and small groups who would rather travel together than in convoy.
Mercedes-Benz V-Class, Ford Transit executive or similar
7 passengers7 bags
Executive van seating with standing headroom. The efficient answer to a delegation arriving on one flight, or a crew moving between venues all day.
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter executive conversion
14 passengers14 bags
Captain seating, tables and power throughout — a meeting room that moves. Used for roadshows, plant tours and long Ontario transfers where the team keeps working.
Lincoln Continental, Chrysler 300 stretch or similar
10 passengers4 bags
The occasion car. Wraparound seating, bar and lighting for weddings, proms, anniversaries and nights out where the arrival is the point.
24 to 56 seat coach with luggage bay
56 passengers56 bags
Conference shuttles, wedding guest transfers and staff moves between Toronto, Niagara and Muskoka, with a luggage bay and onboard washroom on the larger cars.
Tesla Model S / Model X, Lexus hybrid or similar
4 passengers3 bags
Requested by corporate accounts with sustainability reporting obligations. Confirm at booking so the right car is assigned to the right charge window.
FAQ
Inside the arrivals hall with a name board by default — McNamara and North terminals. If you would rather be met at the kerb, say so when you book and the chauffeur will call or text when you are ready to walk out.
Nothing, and it costs you nothing. Every arrival is matched to the live flight number, so the chauffeur is dispatched against the actual landing time rather than the scheduled one. A delay of several hours simply moves the pickup.
International arrivals carry a longer free allowance than domestic, because customs and baggage are unpredictable. The exact allowance is stated on your confirmation, and the chauffeur calls you before any waiting time is ever charged.
Yes — this is a route we run constantly. The quoted fare includes the bridge toll, and your chauffeur checks live crossing times before choosing which bridge to use. Every passenger needs valid travel documents, and children travelling without both parents need the appropriate consent paperwork; we will tell you exactly what is required when you book.
Yes, and most clients book both at the same time. For departures we work backwards from your check-in cut-off using the conditions expected on the day, then add a margin. We would rather you waited in the lounge than in traffic.
Reading
Work backwards from the gate, not forwards from your front door. The arithmetic, and the two places people consistently lose half an hour.
Nothing, and it costs nothing — provided the booking was set up against the flight number rather than a clock time. Here is the difference.
The single most-asked question we get, answered honestly — including the four things that move the price and the two that should never appear on your invoice.
Online reservations
Instant quote, live availability and confirmation by email — or call us and speak to a person. Both go to the same dispatch desk.
Partner network
We move you on the ground in Ontario. For the flight, the hotel, a self-drive car at the far end or a whole package, our partner desk at BookingWorldwide searches the major suppliers in one place.
Accredited member
BlackRyde is a member of both industry bodies below. Outside Ontario — and in the far north 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
The worldwide network of limousine companies, owner-operators and chauffeurs. Our listing keeps us accountable to a global standard, and gives Ontario clients a vetted operator at the far end of an outbound trip.
LimousineWorldwide.Directory
LAI
The international association for limousine operators, vendors and professional chauffeurs. Membership commits us to its standards of licensing, insurance, vehicle safety and chauffeur conduct on every journey.
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