Executive Sprinter · Executive Van / SUV
Group transportation across Canada
Chauffeured vehicles for six to fourteen passengers, booked by the hour, in nine Canadian cities.
Book a group tripA family arriving for a wedding, a team travelling to a conference, a party of friends on a wine tour: when more than five people travel together, Maplebridge puts them in one vehicle with one chauffeur, planned in advance and priced before the day.
Group transportation is booked as hourly, as-directed service. The vehicle and chauffeur stay with the group for the whole engagement - a two-hour minimum, with 40 km included for every booked hour - so a day that moves between an airport, a hotel, a venue and a restaurant is one booking rather than four, and nobody is left arranging the next leg from the back seat. The fare is fixed in Canadian dollars and shown with tax before you pay, no gratuity is expected by your chauffeur, and the only charges that can be added afterwards are the ones clause 4 of our Terms describes: extra hours, or distance beyond the allowance that you ask for.
Six to fourteen passengers
The Executive Sprinter for groups; the Executive Van / SUV for up to five with luggage.
Booked by the hour
A two-hour minimum, 40 km included for every booked hour, and the vehicle stays with the group.
Group airport arrivals
A curbside meet and greet with a name sign and 60 minutes of waiting from landing, on every airport pickup.
One running order
Dispatch plans the day with you in advance and is your single point of contact on the day.
Which vehicle for which group
Executive Van / SUV - a Cadillac Escalade or Lincoln Navigator - seats up to five passengers with five bags. It is the right choice for a family with luggage, a small team, or a bridal party, and it can be booked one way as well as by the hour.
Executive Sprinter - a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter - seats six to fourteen and is booked by the hour only. It is the vehicle for guests travelling together to a reception, a delegation moving between meetings, a sightseeing group, or an airport arrival where everyone lands on the same flight. Its luggage space depends on how many seats are taken, which is why we ask for the number of bags as well as the number of passengers.
A group larger than fourteen, or one that needs to split up during the day, takes more than one vehicle. Dispatch books them together, assigns a chauffeur to each, and runs them as one movement with one running order. The full fleet, with every class's capacity, is on the fleet page.
How a group booking works
- Tell us the shape of the day. The pickup, the places the group is going, the times, how many people and how many bags. In the booking flow, choose hourly service and the class; for anything with several stops or several vehicles, the notes field or a phone call is the easiest way to give dispatch the detail.
- Dispatch confirms the running order. Which vehicle collects whom, where it waits between stops, and the chauffeur's name and number, sent to you before the day. A single point of contact at dispatch is yours for the duration.
- The day itself. The chauffeur arrives early, loads the luggage, and stays with the group. Waiting between stops is included within the booked hours; extra time beyond them is billed at the hourly rate for the class in fifteen-minute increments, and you are never left without a vehicle.
Group arrivals at the airport
A group landing on the same flight is met the way every airport pickup is: 60 minutes of complimentary waiting counted from the moment the aircraft lands, and a curbside meet and greet with a name sign. Meeting inside the terminal is available on request, at an extra charge. Give us the flight number and dispatch checks the arrival time, so a late landing moves the pickup rather than starting the clock. Every airport we serve has its own page on the airports page.
Where groups travel
In and around Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Québec City, Niagara Falls and Hamilton, and on the intercity corridors between them. Online booking covers a trip with its pickup or drop-off in Ontario; in the other provinces a group trip is arranged by quote on the same hourly basis, through +1 (888) 627-5313 or a quote request, with the fare fixed in Canadian dollars beforehand. Weddings and celebrations have their own page at weddings and events, with a wedding day planned in detail on the wedding transportation page; corporate programmes and delegations are arranged through maplepont.ca.
Included in every group booking
A fixed fare in Canadian dollars
You see the full fare, including HST (13%), before you pay, and there is no surge pricing. The only additions are the ones clause 4 of our Terms describes: waiting beyond the included time, distance you ask for, or extra hours.
Complimentary waiting
60 minutes on an airport pickup, counted from when the aircraft lands, and 15 minutes on any other pickup, counted from the scheduled time.
40 km for every booked hour
Hourly bookings have a two-hour minimum and include 40 km per booked hour - 80 km on two hours, 160 km on four.
Free cancellation more than 24 hours ahead
Cancel more than 24 hours before pickup and nothing is charged. Closer to the time, the charges in clause 5.1 of our Terms apply.
No gratuity
None is added to your fare and none is expected; you will never be prompted for one.
The full terms are in our Terms of Service.
Questions about group transportation
How many passengers can you carry?
Up to five in an Executive Van / SUV with five bags, and six to fourteen in an Executive Sprinter. For a larger group we book more than one vehicle for the same day and dispatch coordinates them as one movement, each with its own chauffeur.
Can a Sprinter be booked for a one-way airport transfer?
The Executive Sprinter is booked by the hour only, with a two-hour minimum, so an airport run for a group is booked as hourly service and the vehicle stays with you for those hours. The Executive Van / SUV can be booked one way like any other class.
Is distance included in an hourly group booking?
Yes. Hourly bookings include 40 km for every booked hour, so a four-hour booking includes 160 km across the whole engagement. Distance beyond the allowance is billed per kilometre at the published rate for the class, as clause 4.4 of our Terms sets out.
How much luggage fits?
The Executive Van / SUV carries five bags with five passengers. The Sprinter's luggage space depends on how many of its seats are taken; tell us the number of passengers and bags when you book and we will confirm the right vehicle, or a second one, before the day.
Are child seats available?
Availability varies by city and vehicle. Note each child's age and weight at booking and we confirm before your trip. We cannot guarantee a seat without advance notice, and Canadian law requires an appropriate restraint, so please do not rely on one being available on the day.
Can we book a group trip online?
Yes, when the pickup or the drop-off is in Ontario: choose hourly service and the Executive Sprinter or the Executive Van / SUV in the booking flow, and the fare is shown in Canadian dollars with tax before you pay. A trip with neither end in Ontario is arranged by quote: call +1 (888) 627-5313, 24/7, or send a quote request, and the fare is fixed in Canadian dollars before the day.