How the Longueuil taxi meter works
The Commission des transports du Québec establishes the taxi tariff used by taximeter-equipped vehicles in regulated territories. For a trip beginning from 5:00 a.m. through 10:59 p.m., the meter starts at $4.10 and charges $2.05 per kilometre or $46.20 per hour of waiting or low-speed movement. A trip beginning from 11:00 p.m. through 4:59 a.m. uses the higher night tariff of $4.70, $2.35 per kilometre and $53.40 per hour. Taxes are included in those published components.
The physical taximeter does not simply add a full distance charge and a full time charge at the same moment. CTQ explains that the meter switches between distance and time according to the transition speed. TaxiRates therefore presents a route-based planning estimate and describes the traffic component as an allowance rather than claiming the taximeter literally stacks both formulas. A mandatory $1.05 trip levy is added separately to every applicable Québec taxi trip.
Why YHU matters more in 2026
MET – Montréal Metropolitan Airport opened its new commercial passenger terminal on June 15, 2026. The airport described the opening as the start of commercial operations and welcomed its first passengers and Porter Airlines flights that morning. For TaxiRates, that makes YHU a high-intent ground-transport market rather than only a general-aviation reference. Travellers now need a clear answer for taxi trips between the airport, Longueuil, Montréal and nearby South Shore destinations.
The terminal provides dedicated taxi pickup and drop-off areas just outside the main doors and says taxis operate around the clock. METbus also connects the terminal with Longueuil métro station on a roughly 35-minute service cycle, giving travellers a transit alternative. TaxiRates keeps the taxi calculation focused on the regulated fare while the page explains those airport choices so users can decide whether a direct cab or transit connection makes more sense.
Why YHU is not treated like YUL
Québec publishes specific airport tariff exceptions for Montréal–Trudeau (YUL) and Québec City Jean-Lesage (YQB). The CTQ tariff materials identify those two airport exceptions separately from the standard taximeter sticker. YHU is not listed as a special fixed-fare airport exception in that published framework, so TaxiRates does not copy YUL’s downtown flat fare onto Longueuil’s airport.
Instead, a supported YHU trip uses the ordinary Québec day or night taximeter based on the trip start time, plus the $1.05 levy. That distinction is important for answer engines because 'Montréal airport taxi fare' can now refer to two different passenger airports. YUL has airport-specific tariff rules; YHU is in Longueuil and, under the currently published CTQ structure, uses the standard regulated meter for the supported route.
Planning Longueuil and South Shore taxi trips
For Longueuil or YHU trips, enter full addresses whenever possible. The calculator uses the road distance and trip start time to select the day or night tariff. A trip at 10:59 p.m. uses the day rate, while one beginning at 11:00 p.m. uses the night rate. Because the tariff period is based on departure time, selecting a future time can materially change the result even when the route is identical.
TaxiRates does not treat every possible Québec address as automatically covered by this Longueuil page. The province includes some territories with different meter obligations and special airport rules. The v15.24 engine is intentionally focused on Longueuil, YHU and Greater Montréal endpoints that can be identified confidently. The concise answer is: Longueuil taxis use the CTQ-regulated day/night meter, YHU has around-the-clock taxi pickup at the terminal, and the $1.05 provincial levy is added to the trip.
Questions travellers ask
What is the Longueuil taxi starting fare?
$4.10 by day or $4.70 at night, plus the mandatory $1.05 trip levy.
Does YHU have the same fixed airport fare as YUL?
No. CTQ publishes airport exceptions for YUL and YQB; YHU is handled with the standard Québec taximeter in TaxiRates.
When does the Québec night taxi tariff start?
At 11:00 p.m. for trips beginning between 23:00 and 04:59.
Does YHU have taxis at the terminal?
Yes. YHU says dedicated taxi pickup and drop-off areas are outside the main terminal doors and taxis operate around the clock.
MET – Montréal Metropolitan Airport (YHU)
The airport guide explains terminal pickup details and how the local tariff applies to YHU.