Lexus ES, Premium
★4.7· 28Automatic3.5 L302 hpFront-wheel5 seats
C$ 184per day
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Lexus car rental in Toronto
Our Toronto fleet holds 2 Lexus models — the RX and the ES — from C$ 74 to C$ 184 per day, weekly from C$ 444 and monthly from C$ 1,554.
Which Lexus Models You Can Rent in Toronto
Lexus car rental in Toronto through Rent-Trip runs on two Premium models: the RX SUV and the ES sedan. Both seat five, both take petrol, both shift through an automatic gearbox, and both are delivered to the address you agree with a manager.
Lexus RX, the all-wheel-drive SUV
The Lexus RX is a Premium SUV with 5 seats, a 2.4 L engine and 275 hp, all-wheel drive, petrol and automatic. The RX is the cheaper of the two at C$ 74 a day, and it is the only SUV body in our Lexus line-up here.
Lexus ES, the front-wheel-drive sedan
The Lexus ES is a Premium sedan with 5 seats, a 3.5 L engine and 302 hp, front-wheel drive, petrol and automatic. If you plan to carry four adults plus bags for a week, check the boot volume against your cases before you commit to the sedan.
RX or ES side by side
| Model | Body | Drivetrain | Engine | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexus RX | SUV | All-wheel | 2.4 L, 275 hp | 5 |
| Lexus ES | Sedan | Front-wheel | 3.5 L, 302 hp | 5 |
Both are Premium class, both petrol, both automatic, and both come with a full tank under our full-to-full fuel rule.
What Lexus Car Rental in Toronto Costs per Day, Week and Month
Premium class on this page runs from C$ 74 to C$ 184 a day. Weekly rentals start at C$ 444 and monthly at C$ 1,554, with the exact figure depending on the model you pick.
Daily rates by model
| Model | Class | Body | Daily rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexus RX | Premium | SUV | C$ 74 |
| Lexus ES | Premium | Sedan | C$ 184 |
Weekly and monthly bookings
Lexus car rental in Toronto is priced from C$ 444 for a week and from C$ 1,554 for a month, both figures taken from the RX at the bottom of the page range. The arithmetic behind those numbers is simple: a week is charged as six days at the daily rate and a month as twenty-one days. Decide how many days you actually need behind the wheel before choosing between the two, since the multiplier rewards a longer single booking over splitting the trip.
- Delivery to your address: the car is brought to any address in Toronto and to the three airports we cover, with the address, date and time agreed with a manager when the booking is fixed.
- Full-to-full fuel: the Lexus arrives with a full tank and must go back full; the missing fuel and a refuelling service fee are set out in the rental agreement.
- Deposit and excess: the deposit amount and the insurance excess are not fixed on this page — they are set out in the rental agreement.
- Tolls and charges: who pays road charges, tolls and any penalty notice is agreed when booking, not assumed from the daily rate.
Delivery and Airport Pick-Up for Your Lexus Rental
Rent-Trip delivers the car to any address in Toronto and to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) and John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM).
Where we bring the Lexus
- Union Station and Downtown Toronto: both sit inside our delivery area, so the car can meet a train arrival rather than a flight.
- Mississauga, North York, Scarborough and Vaughan: addresses across these districts are part of the same delivery zone, with no separate arrangement needed.
Delivery outside these places is arranged case by case and is not promised on the site.
Fixing the delivery time with a manager
The delivery address, the date and the time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.
Confirm the address and the time window early.
The car arrives clean and with a full tank, and it must be returned with a full tank (full-to-full). If the tank is short on return, the missing fuel and a refuelling service fee are charged as set out in the rental agreement. No other fuel option — a pre-paid tank or full-to-empty — is offered on the site, so plan the last refill into the drive back.
Most vehicles taken in Canada can travel there, but only with permission from the rental point, and without written permission the trip breaches both the agreement and the insurance.
Documents, Licence and Insurance for Lexus Car Rental in Toronto
Before a Lexus leaves our hands, the paperwork matters more than the model badge.
Driving on a foreign licence
A visitor to Ontario staying less than 3 months can drive on a valid licence from their own province, state or country. Anyone visiting from another country for more than 3 months needs an International Driver's Permit from their own country — and it cannot be obtained in Canada, so arrange it before you fly. The minimum driving age under Ontario law is 16.
Insurance and the ownership permit
Ontario requires every driver to have insurance on the vehicle and to carry the original or an exact copy of the ownership permit. Insurance terms, any excess and the deposit are set out in the rental agreement and confirmed when the booking is agreed with a manager.
What else to sort before the keys change hands
- IDP for long stays: visitors from another country staying over 3 months need the permit from their own country before departure.
- Ownership permit: the original or exact copy stays in the car for the length of the rental.
- Insurance cover: confirmed in the rental agreement; the deposit and excess are agreed at booking.
Alcohol, speed and the rules that catch visitors out
Ontario treats alcohol behind the wheel as a criminal matter from 0.08 (80 mg per 100 ml of blood). The 0.05–0.079 "warn range" brings an immediate 7-day licence suspension, an 8-hour course and a C$250 fine for a first offence; drivers aged 21 and under and holders of G1 or G2 licences must show zero.
How Self-Drive Lexus Car Rental in Toronto Works
What the hand-over involves
- The car: supplied clean with a full tank of petrol, so the first stop is not a filling station.
- The fuel rule: full-to-full — return the vehicle with a full tank, or the missing fuel and a refuelling service fee are charged as set out in the rental agreement.
Driving a Lexus yourself in the city
The RX is all-wheel drive with a 2.4 L engine and 275 hp; the ES is front-wheel drive with a 3.5 L unit and 302 hp.
One local habit to know: Highway 407 ETR is tolled and cashless, with light-vehicle rates from 49.93¢ to 119.21¢ a kilometre depending on zone and time of entry, plus a C$1 trip toll charge; without a transponder there is a C$5.30 camera charge per trip and a C$5 monthly account fee. Who covers tolls, congestion charges and penalty notices is agreed when booking — it is not something to assume either way.
Where the car can go
The delivery area covers any address in Toronto plus Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) and John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM). Union Station, Downtown Toronto, Mississauga, North York, Scarborough and Vaughan are all inside it. Anything outside these places is arranged case by case and is not promised on the site.
Crossing into the United States is possible in principle — most cars taken in Canada may travel there — but only with the permission of the specific rental point, and without written permission the trip breaks both the agreement and the insurance. Winter tyres are not mandatory in Ontario; Quebec requires them from 1 December to 15 March for Quebec-registered cars, rentals included, with fines of C$200–300, and vehicles on other provinces' plates are not covered by that rule.
Driving a Lexus Rental Around Toronto and Beyond
- Full-to-full: we hand the car over with a full tank and ask for it back full; otherwise the missing fuel and a refuelling service fee are charged as set out in the rental agreement.
- Who covers tolls and notices: this is agreed when booking, so raise it with the manager before the car is delivered.
On my own trips I check the zone rate before committing to it.
Winter tyres, Quebec and the US border
Winter tyres are not compulsory in Ontario, though they are worth asking about for a December or January booking. Quebec is different: tyres are mandatory there from 1 December to 15 March for vehicles registered in Quebec, including rental cars, with fines of C$200–300. A car plated outside the province does not fall under that rule, which is exactly the sort of thing to confirm when booking a run to Montreal or Quebec City.
Crossing into the United States is possible with most cars rented in Canada, but only with permission from the specific rental location — exotic classes and large vans are usually excluded. Without written permission the trip breaches both the agreement and the insurance, and you will need a passport at the border.
Where the Lexus suits the road
The Lexus RX, with its all-wheel drive and 275 hp, is the better pick for Muskoka gravel, Blue Mountain in slush or an Algonquin Park run in wet weather. The ES, at 302 hp and front-wheel drive, eats the highway kilometres to Niagara Falls or Prince Edward County with far less effort, and its sedan body slots into the tight underground garages of Downtown Toronto more easily. Neither car is the obvious choice for a family hauling four suitcases and a stroller — the RX covers that better.
Distances are honest rather than dramatic: Toronto Pearson International Airport sits 36 km by road from the core, roughly 38 minutes without traffic, while Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is 6 km and about 12 minutes. Hamilton airport is the outlier at 86.7 km.
Best Lexus Car Rental in Toronto Trip Scenarios
The RX earns its place on the long westbound run to Niagara Falls and on the cottage tracks around Muskoka, while the ES is the better tool for a two-up weekend in Prince Edward County. Matching the model to the trip is the single decision that shapes the whole booking.
Highway runs out of the city
- Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake: a steady highway leg where the ES and its 302 hp settle into a quiet cruise, and the sedan body is easy to park in the tight lots near the falls.
- Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City: multi-day runs that reward the ES on comfort but put the RX ahead once you leave the pavement at the far end.
- Thousand Islands and Prince Edward County: mixed highway and back-road driving, either model copes, so pick on luggage volume rather than drivetrain.
The one thing to settle before you choose is how much of the trip sits off asphalt.
City driving and the airport hand-over
Downtown Toronto rewards a shorter car: the ES slots into underground garages where clearance bars and narrow ramps punish anything tall, and front-wheel drive is all a paved city asks for. The RX answers a different question — a clearer view over traffic, room for suitcases that would need folding into a sedan boot, and grip on wet autumn asphalt.
Delivery to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), 36.0 km by road and roughly 38 minutes without traffic, or to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), 6.0 km and about 12 minutes from downtown, is agreed with a manager along with the address and the time.
Reading the Agreement Before Your Lexus Car Rental in Toronto
The rental agreement is where the details that are not on this page actually live: the deposit, the insurance excess, the delivery fee and who covers tolls and penalty notices.
What the agreement fixes
- Delivery fee: where a fee applies it is stated in the agreement, not calculated on the site.
- Tolls and penalty notices: who pays road charges, tolls and any penalty notice is agreed when booking, not inferred from the daily rate.
- Fuel: full-to-full is the only option offered — the car arrives full and must go back full, otherwise the missing fuel and a refuelling service fee are charged as set out in the agreement.
- Minimum age, young-driver surcharge, cards accepted and territory limit: all agreed when booking.
Questions worth asking the manager
Whether the car may cross the border into the United States belongs in that same conversation: most vehicles taken in Canada can travel there, but the rental point must authorise it in advance, and a crossing made without that authorisation breaches both the agreement and the insurance.
What the agreement says about documents and the driver
A guest of Ontario visiting for less than 3 months may drive on a valid licence from their own province, state or country; anyone arriving from another country for more than 3 months needs an International Driver's Permit (IDP) from their own country, and it cannot be obtained in Canada. Carry the insurance for the vehicle and the ownership permit — the original or an exact copy — because Ontario requires both to be in the car. The minimum age to drive under the law is 16; what a rental company asks beyond that, and what it charges a younger driver, is agreed when booking.
Long Stays and Monthly Lexus Rental in Toronto
A month behind the wheel changes the arithmetic. Monthly bookings start at C$ 1,554, taken from the RX at the bottom of the page range, and the structure is twenty-one days at the daily rate rather than thirty — the multiplier rewards one long booking over splitting the trip.
When the monthly structure pays
- Stays of a month or more: the monthly figure is built for exactly this length, and the ES at C$ 184 a day climbs steeply once the calendar stretches out.
- Two-week trips: a fortnight in the sedan lands well above the same fortnight in the SUV, and that gap grows with each day added.
Weekly bookings start at C$ 444, again from the RX.
Living with the car for a month
Ontario has no seasonal tyre rule of its own, so a winter booking is worth raising with the manager if snow is likely on your route. Quebec's winter-tyre rule covers only Quebec-registered cars, so a car on other provinces' plates falls outside it, which is the sort of detail to settle when the rental is fixed rather than at the wheel. Keep the ownership permit, the original or an exact copy, in the car for the whole rental, as Ontario requires.
Choosing between the RX and the ES for a long stay
Whichever you take, the delivery address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed, and the car arrives clean with a full tank.
Lexus Car Rental in Toronto: Agree the Details When Booking
- Returning the tank short: full-to-full is the only fuel option offered, and the missing fuel plus a refuelling service fee are charged as set out in the rental agreement.
- Driving into the United States without written permission: most cars taken in Canada may travel there, but only with permission from the rental point, and without it the trip breaches the agreement and the insurance.
One more to add: a visitor from another country staying more than 3 months needs an International Driver's Permit from their own country, and it cannot be obtained in Canada — arrange it before you fly.