Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu Limo & Chauffeur Service, Charlevoix

A limo to Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu is the simplest way to reach a hotel that sits roughly two hours' drive from the nearest commercial airport and has no shuttle of its own. LimousineCanada.ca takes you from Québec City's Jean Lesage airport, from a downtown hotel or train platform, or from a Montréal address, along the north shore of the St. Lawrence and up to the front of the château in Pointe-au-Pic.

LimousineCanada.ca is an independent chauffeured-transport company. We are not affiliated with the hotel or with Fairmont, and nothing on this page is an endorsement from either. What follows is a practical arrival guide written for guests who have already chosen the hotel, with every fact about the property taken from the hotel's own pages as we read them.

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Charlevoix car service to the Manoir: what the trip involves

The hotel stands at 181 rue Richelieu in La Malbaie, in the Pointe-au-Pic sector, on a bluff above the St. Lawrence. It is not a downtown address you reach by a short airport hop. Even the hotel's own location page puts the drive from Québec City's airport at about 120 minutes, and notes that it offers no shuttle, pointing guests to taxis, limousines, buses or rental cars instead.

That single sentence explains most of what a pre-booked car is for here. You land, your chauffeur is waiting, the luggage goes into a vehicle sized for it, and the two-hour run to the coast becomes part of the holiday rather than an errand. Arranging the car before you fly is therefore a practical decision, not only a luxury one.

How far is Le Manoir Richelieu from Québec City and Montréal?

The hotel's driving directions break the airport run into two parts: Autoroute Félix-Leclerc toward Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, then Route 138 East for the last stretch of about an hour to La Malbaie–Pointe-au-Pic. From Montréal it describes Highway 40 East to Québec City (about two and a half hours), then the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré connection and the same Route 138 finish.

You may see the hotel described elsewhere as "about 90 minutes from Québec City". That figure refers to the city rather than the airport, and it assumes light traffic. For planning a flight connection we use the longer, airport-based time. Our Québec City airport page covers the pickup side.

Le Manoir Richelieu limo fares from Québec City and Montréal

All fares below are before tax, in Canadian dollars, and use the published per-kilometre ranges with the minimum transfer applied where relevant. The booker gives the all-in figure for your exact address,.

The Montréal row is an estimate built from the Montréal–Québec leg plus the Charlevoix leg, so treat it as a planning figure and confirm in the booker. For that distance, many guests take the train or a short flight to Québec City and use the car only for the final two hours. Our Montréal to Québec City route page compares those options.

On the airport run, flight tracking is included, and we wait 30 minutes free on a domestic arrival or 60 minutes on an international one. A name-board meet-and-greet inside the arrivals hall is an add-on of $100–$150. Child seats are free if you request them at booking.

The Route 138 drive to La Malbaie, stage by stage

Leaving Québec City, the road follows the north shore past the Beaupré coast, with the St. Lawrence widening on your right. The hotel's directions flag Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré as the turning point where the motorway gives way to Route 138 East, and the remaining hour to Pointe-au-Pic is slower, with villages, speed changes and one lane each way.

Your chauffeur will normally suggest one comfort stop in the middle of the drive, usually in Baie-Saint-Paul, the arts town on the Charlevoix coast road. Stopping adds time, not cost, unless you extend the wait beyond what you agreed at booking, so say at the time of booking if you want a gallery visit, a cheese shop or a picnic spot built in.

In winter, expect snow-packed shoulders and lower speeds on the Route 138 climbs. Build in an extra half hour on the airport run between December and March, and avoid a tight same-day connection on the way back. Check-in opens at 4:00 pm, so a mid-afternoon arrival from a morning flight is the easiest fit.

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Where the car arrives at the hotel

On arrival your chauffeur pulls in at the hotel's main entrance, at the front of the château. The hotel's pages do not describe the porte-cochère in detail, so we keep it simple: say the hotel name at booking, and the chauffeur is briefed on the address and the Chemin des Falaises approach that the hotel's own directions use.

Parking and valet are the hotel's own arrangements. Its pages list self-parking as free and indoor valet parking at $39 per night with in-and-out privileges, with EV charging also available. Its location page, however, describes indoor parking as an extra fee, so confirm with the hotel when you reserve if you plan to bring your own car. If you travel with us, none of this matters, since your car returns to the city after drop-off.

The hotel's concierge can also arrange transportation, and guests who prefer to hold a single point of contact can ask the front desk to pass along a pickup time. We will confirm the pickup window by message before the day.

What the hotel is known for

Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu is a 405-room château-style resort on the St. Lawrence River, with check-in from 4:00 pm and check-out by 11:00 am. The first hotel on the site was commissioned in 1899 by the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company, with Edward Maxwell as architect. The building guests see today comes from a 1929 redesign in the Châteauesque manner by John Smith Archibald, resembling a Loire Valley manor. Canada Steamship Lines, formed in 1913, later held the hotel until it sold its controlling interest to Warnock Hersey in 1966.

The Manoir is also a place where heads of government have met. It hosted the 44th G7 Summit on June 8 and 9, 2018. Earlier visitors included Bob Hope, Fred Astaire and U.S. president William Howard Taft.

On the amenities side, the hotel lists a 27-hole golf course set into rolling hills above the river, redesigned by Darrell Huxham. Moment Spa offers massages, facials and body treatments on the water, and guests can use the Multi-Sports Centre with indoor and outdoor pools, steam rooms and an exercise room. Restaurants named on its pages include Le Saint-Laurent for gourmet dining, Le Bellerive for family meals and, in season, Le Point Cardinal for brunch by the golf course. A casino, the Casino de Charlevoix at 183 rue Richelieu, stands next door.

Weddings, meetings and social events

The hotel runs dedicated sections for weddings, meetings and conferences, and social events, so a booking here is often a group booking. A few patterns come up regularly when guests combine a hotel event with our transport.

For a wedding weekend, an Executive Sprinter carrying 12 to 14 guests is the practical shuttle between Québec City's train station or airport and the hotel, because it removes the need for six sedans to leave in convoy. For smaller families, a Luxury SUV seats six with five to six large bags, which suits a couple plus parents. Our wedding limo page explains the timeline from ceremony to reception.

For corporate programmes, a morning airport block of two or three vehicles with a single meeting point keeps delegates together. The corporate car service page covers invoicing and accounts. Separately, the hotel lists a charity cocktail dinner, Le Grand Marché en Rose, for November 14, 2026, in support of the Québec Breast Cancer Foundation, a night when a hired driver is a sensible way home.

Seasons at the Manoir: summer, autumn and snow

Summer is the busiest season. The hotel lists hiking, mini-golf and a Flavour Trail package that runs from April 20 to October 31, 2026, tied to the region's food route. Whale watching with Croisières AML and a beluga-adoption programme with GREMM appear on the same pages.

Autumn trades crowds for colour. Charlevoix's tourism office lists a fall festival at Mont Grand-Fonds on October 10 and 11, 2026, with a chairlift ride to the summit. If your stay falls around Canadian Thanksgiving, our Thanksgiving weekend travel guide explains how the airport and roads behave that weekend.

Winter is a different resort. The hotel lists snowshoeing, ice skating, ice fishing, a winter via ferrata and Ski-Doo packages, and offers snowmobilers booking that package free heated indoor parking for up to two machines. If you are pairing a night in the city with a night on the coast, our Québec winter carnival guide explains the February programme.

Is a private car better than a rental car in Charlevoix?

For a two-hour rural run with luggage, the honest answer depends on whether you want a car for the whole stay. The comparison below uses the hotel's own statements wherever it publishes them.

A rental car is cheaper if you will drive daily and happily navigate winter roads. A chauffeured car is better when you arrive late, travel as a family with several suitcases, or plan to enjoy the hotel's restaurants and wine. Many guests use a hybrid: a private arrival and departure, with a rental only for the middle days. See our limo versus rideshare guide for the wider trade-offs.

Day trips from Pointe-au-Pic by private car

Charlevoix rewards slow travel, and an hourly chauffeur suits it better than a string of one-way fares. Common outings from the hotel are the gallery town of Baie-Saint-Paul, the villages of the coast road, the cheese and cider stops on the region's Flavour Trail and a half day at a regional park. Because many stops are 30 to 60 minutes apart, we recommend the as-directed rate.

The hourly rates are $135–$165 for the sedan, $175–$210 for the SUV and $240–$295 for the Sprinter, with a 2-hour minimum for sedan and SUV and 3 hours for the Sprinter. Our hourly chauffeur page explains how the meter runs. If you also need to see the old city, the Old Québec walking guide and the Montmorency Falls and Île d'Orléans half-day fit the first or last morning.

Private aircraft, the Charlevoix airport and the marina

Guests flying privately should read the hotel's own location notes. It names the Aéroport de Charlevoix as about 15 minutes away and says it handles private and charter flights from Montréal, in summer only. A marina at Cap-à-l'Aigle, also about 15 minutes away, is available to private boats, but the Pointe-au-Pic dock is reserved for commercial vessels.

If your aircraft lands at a larger airport, our private aviation page lists the terminals we serve, and the Montréal Trudeau page covers commercial arrivals. A chauffeur can also meet a charter at the small field and carry on to the hotel in a matter of minutes.

Luggage, vehicles and which one to book

Fit the vehicle to the bags, not only to the passengers. The Executive Sedan takes three passengers with two large bags and two carry-ons. The Luxury SUV seats six and handles five to six large bags, which is the right choice for a family heading to a golf and spa weekend. The Executive Sprinter carries 12 to 14 passengers and more than a dozen bags, suited to a wedding party or a corporate retreat.

Golf clubs and winter equipment take space. If you are bringing clubs, tell us the number of sets so we can confirm the vehicle. Our fleet page shows the vehicles and our rates page lists every range in one place.

Booking, waiting time and cancellation

Book on LimousineCanada.ca's own booker so the fare, vehicle and pickup details are fixed in one confirmation. Pricing is by the kilometre, with the minimum transfer applied to short runs, and tolls and gratuity are not part of the base fare.

Cancellations are measured from the scheduled pickup time. More than 72 hours' notice carries no charge. At 72 hours or less the charge is 10%, at 48 hours or less it is 50%, and at 24 hours or less, or on a no-show, it is 100%.

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When you finish with Charlevoix, see our other luxury hotel arrival guides, including the Château Frontenac in Québec City for an overnight before or after the coast. For the cruise visitors who dock at Saguenay, the Saguenay cruise port page covers that transfer.

For current figures, the hotel's own Charlevoix pages, its location and directions page, the Historic Hotels of America history page and Tourisme Charlevoix are the places to check dates, rates and seasonal programmes before you travel.