New York City's premier car service · Updated June 2026
Car Service NYC
Detailed Drivers is a 5.0-star rated New York City car service featured in Forbes and Entrepreneur — all-in estimates from $120/hr, NYC TLC PHV-licensed NDA chauffeurs, and JFK / LGA / EWR / Teterboro transfers that never surge through UN General Assembly week, the US Open, the Met Gala, or New Year's Eve. All five boroughs plus the Hamptons, Westchester, Greenwich CT, and New Jersey, 24/7.
Quick facts
Business Sedan: $120/hr · 2-hr min · 3 pax
First Class SUV (Escalade ESV): $150/hr · 2-hr min · 6 pax
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van: $240/hr · 3-hr min · 10–14 pax
Mercedes-Benz S-Class: select markets on request
JFK → Manhattan Midtown: $220 Business Sedan · 17 mi · 45–90 min
LGA → Manhattan Midtown: $180 · 9 mi · 25–50 min
EWR → Manhattan Midtown: $220 · 16 mi · 35–75 min
JFK → Hamptons Southampton: $570 · 80 mi · LIE I-495 East
24/7 dispatch · NDA chauffeurs · Call (888) 420-0177
JFK + LGA + EWR + TEB + HPN transfers — all-in estimate pricing
UN General Assembly + US Open + NYC Marathon + Met Gala specialty
No surge on UNGA, US Open, Marathon Sunday, Met Gala, NY Fashion Week, NYE
NDA chauffeurs for Wall Street + Big Tech + Fashion + Media accounts
Hamptons weekends + Greenwich CT + Westchester + Princeton NJ + 5 boroughs
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Detailed Drivers provides New York City car service from $120/hr (Business Sedan) to $240/hr (Sprinter Van) — all-in estimates with gratuity, tax, and card fees included, no surge ever. NYC TLC PHV-licensed NDA chauffeurs cover all five boroughs and the tri-state area 24/7, with airport transfers from JFK ($220 to Midtown), LGA ($180), EWR ($220), and Teterboro. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is available in select markets on request. Neighborhood-level detail lives in the soho car service and tribeca car service guides, and reach beyond the five boroughs is covered in dedicated write-ups on NYC to Washington DC car service, the nyc to dc car service comparison, NYC to Atlantic City car service, NYC to Connecticut car service, NYC to Philadelphia car service, and the nyc to boston car service route.
Where we drive across New York City and the tri-state
Airports
JFK — 62.5M passengers (Port Authority), JetBlue + Delta + American hubs · LaGuardia (LGA) — rebuilt 2022 · Newark Liberty (EWR) — United hub · Teterboro (TEB) — busiest US private-aviation field · Westchester (HPN) · Stewart (SWF)
Wall Street & FiDi
Goldman Sachs (200 West St) · Citigroup (388 Greenwich) · BNY Mellon · American Express (200 Vesey) · Condé Nast at 1 WTC · Spotify (4 WTC) · NYSE · Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel routes
Midtown & Park Ave
JPMorgan Chase (270 Park) · Morgan Stanley (1585 Broadway) · Bank of America (One Bryant Park) · Citadel (425 Park) · Blackstone (345 Park) · NBCUniversal (30 Rock) · UN Headquarters — UNGA September
West Side & Hudson Yards
BlackRock (50 Hudson Yards) · Google (Pier 57) · Equinox Hotel · Vessel · The Shed · Lincoln Center · Mandarin Oriental (Columbus Circle)
Upper East Side
The Carlyle · The Mark · The Pierre · The Plaza · Peninsula · Aman New York · Metropolitan Museum — Met Gala first Monday in May · Madison / Fifth Ave luxury corridor
Boroughs
Brooklyn — DUMBO, Williamsburg, Barclays Center · Queens — LIC, Citi Field + US Open at Flushing Meadows · Bronx — Yankee Stadium · Staten Island — Verrazzano (NYC Marathon start)
Long Island & Hamptons
Manhasset · Garden City · Old Westbury · Belmont Park (Belmont Stakes) · UBS Arena · Westhampton · Southampton · Bridgehampton · Sag Harbor · East Hampton · Montauk — LIE I-495 summer Fridays
Westchester · CT · NJ
Scarsdale · Bronxville · Rye · White Plains · Greenwich & Westport CT (Bridgewater) · Stamford · Hoboken · Jersey City · Short Hills · Alpine · Princeton · MetLife Stadium — 2026 FIFA World Cup final
No-surge events
UN General Assembly week · US Open Tennis · NYC Marathon · the Met Gala · New Year's Eve Times Square · NY Fashion Week · Macy's Thanksgiving Parade · Yankees / Mets / Knicks / Rangers playoffs
All-in estimates: JFK → Midtown $220 · LGA → Midtown $180 · EWR → Midtown $220 · JFK → Hamptons $570 · hourly $120-$240/hr by tier. NYC Congestion Pricing $9 toll included. Versus yellow taxi meters, AirTrain + subway transit, or driving yourself into the congestion zone, the price is fixed before you ride. Available 24/7, 365 days · NDA standard · (888) 420-0177. Vehicle and pricing questions are covered in more depth in the sedan vs. SUV vs. Sprinter van comparison guide, the true cost of corporate ground transportation analysis, the sprinter van rental nyc guide, the limousine service nyc rankings, the private car service NYC overview, and how to choose a chauffeur service.
How much is a car service in NYC?
| Route | Business Sedan | First Class SUV | Sprinter Van | Distance · Drive time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK → Manhattan Midtown | $220 | $270 | $670 | 17 mi · 45–90 min · Belt / Van Wyck / Triborough / FDR |
| JFK → Wall Street / FiDi | $270 | $340 | $760 | 27 mi · 45–90 min · Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel |
| JFK → Times Square / Theater District | $220 | $270 | $670 | 17 mi · 45–90 min |
| JFK → Hudson Yards | $220 | $270 | $680 | 18 mi · 45–90 min |
| JFK → Upper East Side / UES | $240 | $290 | $700 | 20 mi · 50–95 min |
| JFK → Brooklyn DUMBO | $230 | $280 | $680 | 18 mi · 35–65 min |
| JFK → Williamsburg | $210 | $250 | $650 | 15 mi · 35–65 min |
| JFK → Long Island City / LIC | $200 | $250 | $650 | 14 mi · 30–55 min |
| JFK → Hamptons (Southampton) | $570 | $700 | $1,240 | 80 mi · 2–3 hr · LIE I-495 East |
| JFK → East Hampton / Bridgehampton | $660 | $810 | $1,380 | 96 mi · 2.5–3.5 hr |
| JFK → Montauk | $720 | $900 | $1,490 | 108 mi · 3–4 hr |
| JFK → Greenwich CT | $360 | $440 | $890 | 42 mi · 60–90 min · I-95 N |
| JFK → Westchester (Scarsdale / Bronxville) | $290 | $350 | $780 | 29 mi · 50–80 min |
| LGA → Manhattan Midtown | $180 | $220 | $610 | 9 mi · 25–50 min · Triborough / RFK / FDR |
| LGA → Wall Street / FiDi | $200 | $240 | $630 | 12 mi · 30–55 min |
| LGA → Hudson Yards | $180 | $220 | $610 | 10 mi · 25–50 min |
| EWR → Manhattan Midtown | $220 | $260 | $660 | 16 mi · 35–75 min · NJ Turnpike / Lincoln Tunnel |
| EWR → Wall Street / FiDi | $200 | $240 | $640 | 13 mi · 30–65 min · Holland Tunnel |
| EWR → Hoboken / Jersey City | $150 | $180 | $560 | 4 mi · 15–30 min |
| EWR → Hamptons | $740 | $910 | $1,510 | 111 mi · 2.5–4 hr |
| EWR → Princeton NJ | $350 | $430 | $880 | 40 mi · 60–90 min |
| EWR → Philadelphia | $580 | $720 | $1,260 | 83 mi · 2 hr |
| TEB → Manhattan Midtown (private aviation) | $200 | $250 | $650 | 14 mi · 30–50 min · Lincoln Tunnel |
All-in estimates (gratuity, tax & card processing included, rounded to the nearest $10) — no surge during UN General Assembly week, US Open Tennis, NYC Marathon Sunday, the Met Gala, New Year's Eve, NY Fashion Week, Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, Tribeca Film Festival, Belmont Stakes, Hampton Classic, snowstorms, or 2026 FIFA World Cup final at MetLife Stadium. Hourly includes NYC TLC PHV-licensed chauffeur, bottled water, complimentary phone chargers, leather interior, deeply tinted privacy glass on Escalade ESV, onboard Wi-Fi on Sprinter Van. NYC Congestion Pricing $9 zone toll (south of 60th St) included. Tolls outside the Manhattan zone and gratuity not included. Airport-specific detail is broken out in the Westchester County Airport (HPN) guide, the full JFK, LGA, and EWR airport car service guide, the international executive airport arrival guide, the NYC airport ground transportation comparison, the jfk car service nyc rankings, the NJ to JFK Airport car service guide, and the lga car service rankings.
When to book NYC car service
UN General Assembly / UNGA week (September)
UN Headquarters at 405 E 42nd St — every September, world leaders descend with severe Manhattan East Side shutdowns 1st Ave + 42nd-50th Sts plus NYPD/Secret Service/Diplomatic Security motorcade routing. Uber Black 4.0–6.0x. Detailed Drivers JFK to Manhattan Midtown $220 Business Sedan all-in. NDA chauffeurs for federation delegations + permanent missions + sponsor hospitality. Manhattan East Side hotels (Lotte NY Palace, St. Regis, Pierre, Plaza, Carlyle, Mark, Lowell, Loews Regency, Peninsula, Aman New York) sell out 60+ days ahead. Sector-specific NDA transportation is also detailed for executive protection transportation, healthcare executive transportation, pharmaceutical clinical trial transportation, insurance industry executive transportation, biotech and life sciences executive transportation, consulting firm executive transportation, and media and advertising agency executive transportation.
US Open Tennis (late August-early September)
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens — Arthur Ashe Stadium 23,200 / Louis Armstrong 14,000 / Grandstand 8,500 / 800K total attendees / world's largest annual sports event by attendance. Uber Black 4.0–5.0x. Detailed Drivers Manhattan to Flushing $180 all-in. Multi-day Sprinter Van for sponsor hospitality + corporate suites. Night session returns 10 PM-12 AM common. Venue and event-week coverage extends to game day stadium transportation, MSG, Barclays Center, and Yankee Stadium event transportation, music tour transportation for artists, TV and film production transportation, Lunar New Year corporate transportation, last-minute, same-day booking, congestion pricing's effect on corporate transportation, and the ranked guide to event transportation nyc.
NYC Marathon (first Sunday in November)
50K runners across all 5 boroughs starting at Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in Staten Island ending in Central Park, with road closures Brooklyn → Queens → Bronx → Manhattan. Uber 5.0x marathon Sunday. Detailed Drivers 5 AM race-corral departures from Midtown hotels to Verrazzano starting line $200 all-in. Multi-vehicle spectator transport across boroughs. Book 14+ days ahead. Detailed Drivers also publishes occasion-specific guides for prom and graduation transportation for parents, a prom season car service guide, dignified funeral transportation, nonprofit charity gala transportation, Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve transportation, Fashion Week transportation, and medical travel transportation for patients and families.
The Met Gala (first Monday in May)
Metropolitan Museum of Art on Fifth Ave at 82nd Street — Anna Wintour / Vogue / Condé Nast hosted, the most photographed event of the year. Uber Black 5.0x. NDA chauffeurs strongly recommended for VIP arrivals via Fifth Ave + East 84th St staging. Multi-day Sprinter Van for production crews + sponsor talent. Post-Met Gala Carlyle / Mark / Pierre / Lowell afterparty returns to UES. Book 60+ days ahead. The same Upper East Side circuit is covered in guides to private member club transportation, professional sports team transportation, art world and auction house transportation, pharmaceutical sales rep transportation, luxury real estate property tour transportation, luxury real estate agent transportation, and tax season CPA transportation.
NY Fashion Week (Feb + Sept) + Tony Awards
NY Fashion Week at Spring Studios (TriBeCa) + Skylight Clarkson Square + Chelsea Piers tents, twice yearly Feb + Sept. Uber 4.0x. Multi-day Sprinter Van for production crews + sponsor talent + magazine teams. Tony Awards (June at Radio City). Tribeca Film Festival (June — Robert De Niro founded). New York Film Festival (Sept-Oct at Lincoln Center). NYC Auto Show (March at Javits Center). NDA chauffeurs throughout.
Hamptons summer Fridays + 2026 FIFA World Cup
Hamptons summer Fridays (Memorial Day to Labor Day): LIE I-495 East to Westhampton / Southampton / Bridgehampton / Sag Harbor / East Hampton / Montauk — 4-5 hour drives common in peak summer. Detailed Drivers JFK to the Hamptons / Southampton $570 Business Sedan all-in. 2026 FIFA World Cup final at MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford NJ — June-July 2026): massive international visitor surge, NDA chauffeurs for FIFA executive transport + federation delegations + broadcast partners. Book 90+ days ahead. Hampton Classic Horse Show Bridgehampton late August. Belmont Stakes June at Belmont Park. Clients weighing sustainability and corporate policy alongside cost can also review the corporate ESG transportation guide, the eco-friendly black car service guide, and the Wall Street and Midtown corporate car service guide.
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Last Updated: June 2026
