Weezer Scotiabank Arena Toronto Transportation
Weezer: The Gathering plays Scotiabank Arena on Thursday September 25, 2026, with a 7:00 PM start and two opening acts, The Shins and Silversun Pickups. It is a weeknight, so the drive in fights the commuter peak and the night ends late. Book it as a drop-off and a pick-up from approximately $185 each way, or hold the chauffeur by the hour.
Weezer Scotiabank Arena transportation rates
Three bands makes this a long night, which pushes more groups toward the hourly product than a single-support show would. Both are below, and your quote will always say which one you are being priced on.
By the trip: drop-off and pick-up rates
Both legs are booked and held together, so the chauffeur who dropped you off is the one who collects you. Nothing reprices at 11 PM on a work night.
1 to 2 passengers – the smallest booking
Sedan
Lexus ES or Cadillac XTS, within the GTA. A pair or a solo rider going straight from the office. It seats two, so four people need the SUV rather than a stretched assumption.
3 to 6 passengers – the common correction
Executive SUV
Lincoln Navigator, within the GTA. Four colleagues with coats and work bags need this rather than the sedan, and the step up buys the boot space with the seats.
Up to 6 passengers – the same six, a different arrival
Cadillac Escalade
Escalade ESV, within the GTA. Six seats again, used when the evening includes clients.
7 to 14 passengers – the office block of tickets
Regular Sprinter
One vehicle instead of three, within the GTA. One pickup outside the office beats fourteen people finding their own way downtown in the peak.
7 to 10 passengers – the flagship
Jet Sprinter
Captain’s chairs and a conference table, within the GTA. Captain’s chairs, a conference table and screens, so a small group can keep working on the way in. More on our Jet Sprinter page.
From approximately $1,000 covers the Regular Sprinter booked in both directions, which is two $500 legs priced and held together. Transfer prices are approximate, one price per leg within the GTA, set by distance, with no minimum. They include the chauffeur, fuel and insurance. HST at 13% and gratuity of 15 to 20% are added on top.
By the hour: the chauffeur holds through the show
On a weeknight this is the product most corporate groups want, because the evening usually has a dinner stop in it and the vehicle is where the work bags live during the show. It costs more than two transfers, and it buys you the vehicle rather than two journeys.
The minimum column is not the same rule on every row. Most vehicles carry a minimum spend, a dollar figure billed per trip. The Maybach carries a minimum number of hours instead. Those are two different things and one never converts into the other.
Hourly prices are approximate and include the chauffeur, fuel and insurance for the hours you book. Additional hours are billed at the same hourly rate. HST at 13% and gratuity of 15 to 20% are added on top. Child seats are $25 each and an additional stop is from $30, both shown on your quote before you approve it.
Above fourteen people the hourly product is usually the only one that works, since a group that size arrives and leaves as a unit. The 27-Passenger Mini Bus, the 35-Seat Limousine Bus and the 56-Passenger Coach all book this way.
Why a 7:00 PM weeknight show is harder than a weekend one
The practical consequence: you cannot leave at your usual time. A trip that takes 25 minutes on a Sunday takes an hour on a Thursday at six, and the last kilometre into the arena district takes longer than the ten before it.
We plan the pickup against the commuter peak rather than against the map. That means leaving earlier than the estimate on your phone, and it means the chauffeur is already on the road toward you rather than starting the trip when you call.
The other half of a weeknight is the morning after. Three bands finish late, and most people on this booking are at work the next day. A booked vehicle at an agreed corner is the difference between being home at midnight and being home at one.
Scotiabank Arena drop-off and pickup for a weeknight show
So the meeting point matters more than the vehicle. We agree it at booking, in writing, along with the driver’s name and number. If the loop is moving we use it. If it is closed or backed up, the alternative is already set and you walk two minutes instead of standing in a crowd for twenty.
The arena is at Scotiabank Arena, 40 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2X2, on the northwest corner of Lake Shore Boulevard West and Bay Street, with Union Station immediately north and Maple Leaf Square to the west. Every approach to it narrows in the hour either side of a show. Knowing that in advance is most of the job.
Parking near Scotiabank Arena on a weeknight
A weeknight adds a problem a Saturday does not have. Downtown garages are already holding the day’s office traffic when event traffic arrives, so the good spaces near the arena are gone before the doors open. Arriving at six to look for parking is arriving at the worst possible moment.
For one couple a private vehicle is not the cheap option against a $50 parking spot, and we will not pretend it is. For a group it wins outright. An Executive SUV transfer is approximately $225 each way, so both directions across six people is about $75 each with no ramp queue, no search, and nobody driving home at 11 PM on a work night.
The arena is cashless throughout. If anyone in the group needs accessible boarding, tell us at booking so the meeting point is set for it in advance.
What time to arrive for a 7:00 PM Weezer show with two openers
With The Shins and Silversun Pickups both on the bill, the ticket time and the headline set are a long way apart. Nobody publishes the changeover times in advance, so we do not guess at them. What we do instead is book enough hours that a late finish costs you nothing.
Working backwards on a Thursday: from downtown, leave about 90 minutes before the start. From Mississauga, Vaughan, Markham or Oakville, leave two to two and a half hours before it. Those are commuter-peak numbers, not map numbers, and they are why weeknight pickups are set earlier than people expect.
Pickup address, pickup time, the meeting point for the return, the driver’s name and number. Nothing is worked out on the night.
Anything outside the core leaves early because the peak is the constraint, not the distance.
Clears the bag check and your seats before the first support act. Doors typically open 60 to 90 minutes before showtime.
Three bands means an unpredictable finish. The vehicle is staged nearby and the hours you booked already cover it.
Group transportation to Scotiabank Arena, by headcount
Weeknight groups skew larger than weekend ones, because a block of tickets usually comes from one office or one team who have all been at work since nine. Up to fourteen people, a Regular Sprinter return is approximately $1,000 for both directions, which splits across fourteen at roughly $71 each before tax and gratuity.
Above fourteen the hourly product takes over. The table keeps the two products in separate rows so you can see which rate card each vehicle is priced on.
Groups travelling in from Hamilton, Barrie, Kitchener, London or Niagara book as a single charter, one pickup and one return, quoted per trip against that route. Send the origin and headcount and we price it. Our group transportation and shuttle page covers how those are put together.
Corporate and client bookings for Scotiabank Arena
A weeknight arena show is a client-entertainment night as often as it is a night out, and it books differently.
Corporate bookings run on invoicing rather than a card at the kerb, with one coordinator holding the whole evening: the pickup from the office, the restaurant stop, the drop-off, the wait and the returns. Where a group splits at the end of the night, we quote the drop-off list up front rather than settling it on the pavement.
The two vehicles that carry most of this work are the Executive Sprinter at approximately $195 an hour for up to fourteen, and the Jet Sprinter at approximately $300 an hour for seven to ten, which has the cabin clients notice. Our corporate chauffeur page covers accounts and invoicing.
Getting home after a Thursday night show
With a booking: you text your chauffeur near the end, walk to the agreed meeting point, and go. The vehicle was staged outside the congestion the whole time rather than trying to drive into it.
Without one: surge pricing, a twenty to forty minute wait, and a rideshare pin that keeps moving because the driver cannot physically reach the corner you set.
A late finish does not punish you on either product. A by-the-trip pick-up is a flat price for the leg however long the third band plays. On an hourly booking, time past your confirmed hours bills at the same hourly rate, agreed with your chauffeur before it starts rather than added afterwards.
Scotiabank Arena bag policy for concerts
On a weeknight this is a bigger deal than it sounds, because half the room came straight from an office. A work bag or a laptop bag does not get in, and bag check is $25 an item. In a booked vehicle it stays with your chauffeur at no extra cost and it is there at the end of the night.
Same for jackets, merch and anything picked up before the show. The vehicle is your storage for the evening, which is a plain practical reason a lot of weeknight groups book one.
Where we pick up across the GTA
Financial district offices, downtown Toronto, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, Oakville, Burlington and Hamilton are all routine weeknight pickups for a Scotiabank Arena show. Office pickups are the most common shape on a Thursday, and multiple addresses in one booking are normal.
Anyone flying in for the show can chain the airport leg and the arena night onto one booking with a single coordinator. Our airport transportation page covers the arrival side, and our Sprinter van service page covers the fourteen-seat tier in full.
Weezer Scotiabank Arena transportation: questions
How much does transportation to the Weezer show at Scotiabank Arena cost?
Two ways to price it. By the trip is from approximately $185 each way for a sedan, $225 for an Executive SUV and $500 for a 14-passenger Regular Sprinter, one flat price per leg within the GTA with no minimum. By the hour is from approximately $175 an hour on the Escalade or the Regular Sprinter. HST at 13% and gratuity of 15 to 20% are added on top of either.
Should I book two transfers or book by the hour for a three-band show?
Two transfers if you only need the drop-off and the pick-up. By the hour if the evening has a dinner stop in it, if you want somewhere to leave work bags during the show, or if several people need dropping at different addresses afterwards.
Is there a minimum on a drop-off and pick-up booking?
No. A by-the-trip price is one price per leg, set by distance, with no hour minimum and no dollar floor. Minimums apply only to the hourly product.
What does a return trip cost?
A return is two legs. The published Regular Sprinter return is from approximately $1,000 within the GTA, which is two $500 legs priced and held together. For other vehicles we quote the two legs against your addresses.
What is the minimum on an hourly booking?
It depends on the vehicle, and there are two different kinds. Most carry a minimum spend: the Escalade and the Regular Sprinter are from approximately $525 per trip, the Executive Sprinter from $780, the Jet Sprinter from $1,200, the 27-Passenger Mini Bus from $1,000, the 35-Seat Limousine Bus from $1,400 and the 56-Passenger Coach from $1,800. The Maybach S580 carries a 4 hour minimum instead. Additional hours are billed at the same hourly rate.
What time does the Weezer show start at Scotiabank Arena?
7:00 PM on Thursday September 25, 2026, billed as Weezer: The Gathering with The Shins and Silversun Pickups. We build your pickup so you arrive 45 to 60 minutes before that.
What time do doors open?
Scotiabank Arena does not publish a doors time for each event. Its general guidance is that doors open 60 to 90 minutes before showtime, so arriving 45 to 60 minutes ahead clears security and the bag check without a rush.
What time will Weezer actually be on stage?
Nobody publishes changeover times in advance, so we do not guess at one. With two opening acts the headline set is a long way after the ticket time, which is why the pick-up leg is scheduled loosely and an hourly booking is sized for a late finish.
What time should we leave on a Thursday?
About 90 minutes before the start from downtown, and two to two and a half hours from Mississauga, Vaughan, Markham or Oakville. A 7:00 PM start sits on top of the commuter peak, so weeknight pickups are earlier than the estimate on your phone.
Where does the driver drop us off at Scotiabank Arena?
The arena’s own zone is the Bremner Boulevard traffic loop by Gates 5 and 6. That loop congests before and after events and can close to all traffic except Wheel-Trans, so we agree an alternate meeting point at booking and use whichever is actually moving.
On a drop-off and pick-up booking, where is the driver during the show?
Not held for you, because you have not booked the vehicle for those hours. The pick-up leg is scheduled and the same chauffeur returns for it. If you want the vehicle standing by all evening, that is the hourly product.
What happens if the show runs late?
On a by-the-trip pick-up, nothing changes. It is a flat price for the leg however long the third band plays. On an hourly booking, time past your confirmed hours bills at the same hourly rate, agreed with your chauffeur before it starts.
Can you pick us up from the office rather than from home?
Yes, and on a weeknight that is the most common request we take. Office pickups in the financial district and across the GTA are routine, and multiple pickup addresses in one booking are normal. An additional stop is from $30.
Which vehicle should a group of twelve book?
The Regular Sprinter, 7 to 14 seats, from approximately $500 each way or approximately $1,000 as a return. Across twelve people that return works out near $83 each for both directions before tax and gratuity.
Which vehicle should two of us book?
The sedan at approximately $185 each way. It seats two, so if four of you are going the Executive SUV at approximately $225 each way is the correction we make most often.
What if our group is bigger than 14?
Above fourteen the hourly product takes over. The 27-Passenger Mini Bus is approximately $250 an hour from a $1,000 minimum spend, the 35-Seat Limousine Bus approximately $250 an hour from a $1,400 minimum spend, and the 56-Passenger Coach approximately $300 an hour from a $1,800 minimum spend.
Can a company book this on an invoice?
Yes. Corporate bookings run on invoicing rather than a card at the kerb, with one coordinator holding the pickup, any dinner stop, the wait and the returns. Client evenings almost always book by the hour, because the vehicle has to cover the middle of the night as well as the ends.
Can the group be dropped at different addresses afterwards?
Yes, and that is normally an hourly booking rather than two transfers, because the vehicle is working through several drop-offs. Send the list when you request the quote and it is priced up front rather than settled on the pavement. An additional stop is from $30.
How far in advance should I book for this show?
Two to four weeks for a sedan or SUV transfer. Four to six weeks for a Sprinter, mini bus or the 35-Seat Limousine Bus, since group vehicles on a weeknight also carry corporate work.
Is a booking cheaper than parking downtown?
For one couple, no, and we will not pretend otherwise against a $50 parking spot. For a group it wins outright: an Executive SUV both ways is about $75 each across six people, with no search for a space and nobody driving home on a work night.
How does the price compare to rideshare after the show?
Rideshare surges when 19,000 people leave at once and the wait runs 20 to 40 minutes. Your pick-up leg is a fixed price agreed before you left, and the chauffeur is heading to a meeting point you both already know, which matters more on a night before work.
What is the bag policy at Scotiabank Arena?
Only bags smaller than about 16.5 by 11.5 centimetres get in, and bag check is $25 an item at the galleria across from Gate 1. A work bag or laptop bag will not go in. On an hourly booking it stays in the vehicle with the chauffeur at no extra cost.
Is Scotiabank Arena cashless?
Yes, the arena is cashless throughout. Bring a card. Parking on site is $50 flat and also cashless, with a 2 metre height limit.
Where is Scotiabank Arena?
40 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2X2, on the northwest corner of Lake Shore Boulevard West and Bay Street, immediately south of Union Station.
Is there accessible parking and accessible boarding?
The arena has four accessible spaces on site and Fan Services takes accessible parking requests at (416) 815-5982. Tell us at booking if anyone needs accessible boarding and the meeting point is set for it in advance.
Do you pick up outside Toronto?
Yes. Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton, Etobicoke, North York and Scarborough are routine, and by-the-trip prices are set by distance from your pickup address. Hamilton, Barrie, Kitchener, London and Niagara run as a single charter quoted per trip.
What is included in the price?
The chauffeur, the vehicle, fuel and insurance, on both products. HST at 13% and gratuity of 15 to 20% are added on top and shown on your quote before you approve it.
How do I get a quote?
Send the date, your pickup address or office, the headcount, and whether you want two transfers or the vehicle held by the hour. We reply with one fixed price, usually within the hour.
Get a fixed quote for the Weezer show
Send your pickup address or office, the headcount, and whether you want two transfers or the vehicle held by the hour. We reply with one fixed price covering the chauffeur, fuel and insurance. Figures are approximate. HST at 13% and gratuity of 15 to 20% are added on top.