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John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) Transfers
Private chauffeur transfers at Hamilton International, Hamilton.
Hamilton International is owned by the City of Hamilton and managed under agreement by TradePort International Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vantage Group. It is two things at once: a growing gateway for affordable passenger travel, and the largest overnight express freight airport in Canada.
The freight side is why the airport is busy at hours when other airports are not, and the passenger side has been rebuilt around it. The City and TradePort signed a $400 million, 49-year agreement on 13 September 2024 to develop and expand the airport, covering expanded passenger terminal buildings, upgraded cargo facilities, taxiway and apron work and a net-zero-carbon target for 2030. Terminal enhancements were substantially completed in June 2025, with an expanded exterior frontage and upgrades to check-in, baggage claim and the departure gate areas, and jet bridges and an improved international arrivals experience have followed.
Meet & Greet
Your chauffeur meets you at the arrivals curb with a name sign. Meeting inside the terminal is available on request, at an extra charge.
60 minutes of waiting
Complimentary on every airport pickup, measured from when your aircraft lands.
Flight number on file
Our dispatch team checks your flight's arrival time and adjusts your pickup.
Door-to-door
Direct to your destination, with no stops you did not ask for.
How pickup works at Hamilton International
Pickups here are meet and greet. Your chauffeur meets you at the arrivals curb with a name sign and takes the luggage. Meeting inside the terminal is available on request, at an extra charge. It is a compact terminal, which makes meeting somebody straightforward in a way that Pearson is not.
Add your flight number when you book and our dispatch team checks your flight's arrival time and adjusts your pickup. Sixty minutes of complimentary waiting come with every airport pickup, counted from when the aircraft lands rather than from the pickup time in the booking.
Overnight arrivals are worth a word. This is a freight airport as much as a passenger one, so a late or very early passenger flight here is not landing somewhere shut. Give us the time and a car will be there.
Hamilton is in Ontario, so a pickup books online with a fixed Canadian-dollar fare, HST shown separately.
The included waiting period and the per-minute rate after it are set out in clause 4 of our Terms.
Hamilton International in brief
- Owner
- The City of Hamilton.
- Manager
- TradePort International Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vantage Group, under a 49-year agreement.
- Freight
- The largest overnight express freight airport in Canada.
- Investment
- A $400 million agreement signed on 13 September 2024, covering terminal expansion, cargo facilities, taxiways and aprons, and net-zero carbon by 2030.
- Terminal work
- Passenger terminal enhancements substantially completed in June 2025 - expanded frontage, and upgrades to check-in, baggage claim and departure gates - with passenger jet bridges and an improved international arrivals experience since.
- Distance
- About 10 km from downtown Hamilton, straight-line from the airport's official coordinates.
Questions about Hamilton International
How far is the airport from downtown Hamilton?
About 10 km, straight-line from the airport's official coordinates. It is on the Mount Hope side of the city, above the escarpment, so it is a short run into the centre and an easy one out to Burlington or Niagara.
Is it a good alternative to Toronto Pearson?
For a lot of trips in the western Golden Horseshoe it is, and the terminal is far quicker to walk through. What it does not have is Pearson's network. Both airports have pages here, and we cover arrivals at either.
Can you meet a flight arriving very late?
Yes. This is Canada's largest overnight express freight airport, so the field is active at night, and a late passenger arrival is not a problem for us. Give us the flight number and the 60 minutes of waiting from landing apply as usual.
Is a Hamilton pickup bookable online?
Yes. The airport is in Ontario, so the trip qualifies under the current rule and the fare is fixed in Canadian dollars before you pay.
Chauffeur service in Hamilton
Hamilton International serves Hamilton, Ontario. The city page covers everything we run there, not only the airport work.
Chauffeur service in Hamilton →Other airports we serve in Hamilton
- Burlington Executive Airport (CZBA) — private and business aviation, about 20 km from downtown Hamilton in a straight line
- Brantford Municipal Airport (YFD) — private and business aviation, about 40 km from downtown Hamilton in a straight line
- Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) — commercial, about 45 km from downtown Hamilton in a straight line