Real Estate Photography Travel Fees in Niagara, Hamilton and the GTA (With Real Numbers)
Elijah Allison · · 1 min read
Travel fees are the line item agents like least, mostly because they show up as a surprise. So here's exactly how ours work, with the real amounts we've charged this year.
The rule
The first 50 km of driving is free. After that it's $1.60 per km. Distance is measured by road from our home base in Fonthill, right in the middle of the Niagara Region.
That's it. No minimums, no tiers, no "out of area" surcharge on top.
No travel fee
The whole Niagara Region sits inside the free zone: St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Welland, Thorold, Fonthill and Pelham, Port Colborne, Fort Erie, Ridgeway, Crystal Beach, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Lincoln, Beamsville, Vineland, Jordan, Smithville, Wainfleet, and Dunnville just over the line in Haldimand.
Small travel fee
Here's roughly what the fee comes to in the places we shoot most outside Niagara:
- Grimsby: a few dollars, and often nothing at all
- Stoney Creek: about $30
- Hamilton: about $40
- Burlington: about $40 to $50
- Ancaster and Dundas: about $60 to $70
- Oakville: about $75
- Milton: about $80
- Mississauga: about $95
- Halton Hills and Georgetown: about $110
- Toronto: about $120 to $130
These are typical amounts from real bookings, not quotes. The exact fee depends on the address, and the booking form shows it as soon as you type the address in, before you confirm anything.
Is it worth it for a Hamilton or GTA listing?
We think so, but we're biased. What we can tell you is that Hamilton is now our busiest city outside Niagara, and Toronto, Mississauga, Halton Hills, Burlington and Oakville together make up a big share of our bookings. Those agents keep booking for the same reasons Niagara agents do: next-business-day photos, video in 24 to 48 hours, and every image edited at no extra charge.
See the full map on our Service Areas page, or check what's included on our real estate photography page.
