Alton, Illinois · Chauffeured transportation
Alton Limo Service & Car Service
A car on your street in Alton, and the river crossing left to somebody in uniform.
Most Alton bookings are a short run into St. Louis: Lambert about 25 minutes out, St. Louis Downtown about 35, MidAmerica about 50. The rest is hospital and college traffic, riverfront events, and companies moving visiting teams across the bridge.
- 2004Chauffeured since
- 25 minAlton to Lambert
- UniformedChauffeurs on every run
- One quoteCovers the whole vehicle
Why riders book Executive Transportation
Chauffeured since 2004Dispatch answers day and nightUniformed chauffeursQuoted by the hour, in writing
Airports from Alton
Which field should an Alton trip fly out of?
The closest airline airport to Alton is St. Louis Lambert, about 25 minutes out. St. Louis Downtown is about 35 minutes, Spirit of St. Louis about 45 and MidAmerica about 50.
Clear-road figures measured from Alton, with no traffic in them. Give a coordinator the flight number and the pickup is set from the counter deadline backwards.
Four of those fields sit inside an hour of Alton, which is why few trips here start with a long drive.
Wherever the fare sends you, the quote follows the vehicle rather than the seat.
Where we pick up in Alton
The Alton addresses a trip starts at
Alton travel starts in three places: the hospital and the college, the employers on the bluff, and the riverfront.
Medicine and campus
Hospitals and colleges
Alton Memorial HospitalOne Memorial Drive: a full-service, acute-care hospital with 24-hour emergency care.See the pageLewis and Clark Community CollegeScott Bibb Center at 1004 East 5th Street; the main campus is up in Godfrey.See the pageEmployers and offices
Workplaces and city business
The large employers Alton namesThe city’s own list names Alton Steel, American Water Company and Olin Corporation.See the pageCity offices downtownCity Hall at 101 E. Third Street, a few blocks up from the water.See the pageThe riverfront
Venues, the marina and visitors
Argosy Casino Alton1 Piasa Street, on the water downtown.See the pageAlton Marina#1 Henry Street, at Mile Marker 203 on the Mississippi.See the pageNot on the list? The quote works the same way from any Alton address.
Request a QuoteCorporate travelEvery place above was checked on its own website in September 2026.
Private jets and charter
Private jet and charter flights near Alton
A good share of the flying near Alton never touches an airline counter. Lambert and St. Louis Downtown both run busy general aviation ramps.
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The car is parked at the FBO door
Charter passengers leave through a fixed base operator on its own road. That is where the chauffeur stands.
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Cases move at the aircraft where the ramp allows
Where the operator permits it, luggage goes straight from hold to trunk.
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Two fields, one reservation
A charter into St. Louis Downtown and an airline return out of Lambert are a single booking.
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Room for the whole delegation
A Sprinter takes ten arriving passengers and their cases. Larger parties take a coach.
The FBOs an Alton charter clears through
- Signature Flight Support5995 James S. McDonnell Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63134Signature lists the St. Louis facility as open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with ramp side vehicle access among its ground services. That is the door your chauffeur pulls up to.
- Jet AviationEast Ramp, 6100 Archview Dr., Cahokia Heights, Illinois 62206The only fixed base operator St. Louis Downtown lists on its own page. It publishes 24-hour line service, Phillips 66 Jet A and 100LL, heated hangars, conference rooms and executive and crew lounges. That is the building your chauffeur pulls up to.
Send the tail number, the operator and the slot, and say which field you are landing at. We prefer 72 hours’ notice, but call anytime. Short-notice trips depend on availability.
Executive chauffeur serviceSt. Louis Lambert (STL) car service
Executive Transportation drives the ground leg, and the car waits before the stairs come down.
Request a QuoteCall (217) 523-5466Private jet shuttle
Why be driven
Four reasons Alton riders hand over the keys
Alton is close to its airports, and they are still awkward to reach, because every route runs through a river crossing.
The bridge stops being your problem
Traffic over the Mississippi backs up without warning, and the Clark Bridge is the crossing most Alton trips use.
The first bank leaves before dawn
Lambert’s earliest departures mean leaving Alton in the dark, with the car already warm.
No parking deck at the far end
Twenty-five minutes each way is short enough that the garage can cost more than the driving.
One figure, however many seats
Alton trips are quoted by the hour for the whole vehicle, with the minimum stated up front. Four colleagues ride on one figure.
We prefer 72 hours’ notice, but call anytime. Short-notice trips depend on availability.
Popular runs from Alton
Where Alton rides actually go
Almost all of it is St. Louis. Executive Transportation drives Alton to Lambert, across to MidAmerica when the fare is better there, and north to Springfield when the schedule is.
Book with the flight number and the scheduled time, and tell dispatch if either one changes.
More reading on these runs: what Lambert parking really costs, the drive down to Lambert and how a car service is quoted.
Out of one field and home into another is still a single reservation.
The fleet
Fleet for Alton runs
An Alton trip is quoted by the hour for the vehicle, so headcount and checked bags settle which one comes.
Executive Sedan
One or two riders on the short hop out to Lambert.
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Luxury SUV
A family leaving Alton with real luggage, or four colleagues and cases.
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Sprinter Van
A visiting crew and their cases, with room to stand while the bags load.
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Groups of 15 to 35
Riverfront dates and college groups. Shuttle coaches seat 22 to 35, limousine coaches 25 to 30.
Shuttle CoachLimousine CoachAll four come with a uniformed chauffeur, and a stretch limousine seats 8 to 10.
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Book a chauffeur in Alton
Book a chauffeur in Alton.
Send us the pickup address, the field and how many are riding. A coordinator picks the vehicle and works the time back from your flight.
(217) 523-5466We prefer 72 hours’ notice, but call anytime. Short-notice trips depend on availability.
What riders say
Three riders, three different runs
Executive Transportation saved the day after another bus company fell through last minute.
The scheduling process was seamless, and the timely pickup from Bloomington airport made my journey stress-free.
Our group of 7 needed a ride from Chicago O’Hare to Springfield. The vehicle was clean and comfortable.
Manufacturers along the river move auditors through Alton all year, and corporate airport transfers are arranged one calendar at a time.
Riverfront dates fill the downtown blocks in season, and a group arriving in waves is handled through event transportation.
Alton questions
What Alton riders ask before they book
The figures below are the calibrated drive times Alton schedules are built from.
How much notice do you need for a car in Alton?
Executive Transportation prefers about 72 hours’ notice for an Alton airport run and roughly a week for a group of fifteen or more. Dispatch picks up at any hour, though a short-notice Alton trip turns on which vehicles are still open.
Call (217) 523-5466 or request a quote.
Do you pick up at my door in Alton?
Yes. Executive Transportation collects at the address you give anywhere in Alton, whether that is a house on the bluff, an office on Third Street, a hospital entrance or a hotel by the water. Luggage goes in at your step.
See how airport transportation works.
Which airport is closest to Alton, and how long is the drive?
St. Louis Lambert, code STL, is about 22 miles and 25 minutes from Alton. St. Louis Downtown is about 35 minutes, Spirit of St. Louis about 45 and MidAmerica about 50. All four are clear-road floors rather than promises.
See the Lambert car service page.
Which towns around Alton do you serve?
Executive Transportation picks up across the Riverbend, including Godfrey, East Alton, Wood River and Bethalto in Madison County and Grafton up in Jersey County, and from any address between them. The quote follows the pickup address rather than a zone map.
See every city we cover on the service area page.
Which vehicle should a group leaving Alton book?
The quote here covers the vehicle, not a seat in it. Two or three riders and a sedan is enough; five or six want the SUV; up to fourteen fit the Sprinter van; fifteen to thirty-five ride a coach.
Compare them on the fleet page.
Do you pick up private jet and charter passengers near Alton?
Yes. Charter flights near Alton usually clear Signature Flight Support at Lambert, open around the clock, or Jet Aviation on the East Ramp at St. Louis Downtown. Your chauffeur meets you at that lobby instead of an airline door.
Tell us the tail number when you book the chauffeur.
Can you handle a riverfront event or a college weekend in Alton?
Yes. Riverfront dates and college weekends arrive in waves rather than all at once, so the schedule matters more than the vehicle. Executive Transportation reserves the coach around the pattern you give it, then reverses that timetable at the end.
See event transportation.
Keep reading
Near Alton, and what to read next
The cities on either side of Alton, the fields it flies from, the services behind both.
Cities near Alton
The next service area page.
Fields Alton flies from
The four this city uses.
Services and corporate
The work behind a transfer.
Book the ride
Request your Alton ride
Three things Alton riders say made the difference.
One figure for the car, crossing included
Quoted by the hour with the minimum stated up front, so the river crossing is planned into the hours.
Counter deadline first, then the drive
The cut-off comes first, then the drive, then a cushion for the crossing.
Dispatch answers day and night
Most Alton work is an early start or a late landing, and the phone is staffed for both.
Photo credits
- Historic downtown Alton, in the Middletown Historic District, via Wikimedia Commons. Photo by Robbschultz69, CC BY-SA 4.0, source.