Black Car Service NYC

Black car service in New York City is a prearranged ride with a professional chauffeur, a scheduled pickup and a vehicle selected for the trip.

New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission, or TLC, defines a Black Car as a for-hire vehicle dispatched through a Black Car Base or a High-Volume For-Hire Vehicle Service. A Black Car Base dispatches prearranged trips. Its vehicles belong to base franchisees or a cooperative operated by the base, and the great majority of its business is paid by a method other than direct passenger cash. True North VIP takes major credit cards and corporate accounts, not cash. The TLC’s description of for-hire vehicle bases and Chapter 51 rules explain the category.

For a traveler, the practical difference is that the ride is arranged ahead of pickup. You provide the origin, destination, date, time, passenger count and luggage count. You select a vehicle class and see the price before booking. A yellow taxi is metered, while an app-based ride is requested in an app. With a prearranged black car, you choose the pickup details and vehicle for your trip in advance.

True North VIP offers point-to-point rides and hourly chauffeur service. Point-to-point fits a specific pickup and destination, such as a hotel to an office or a home to the airport. Hourly service fits a schedule with several planned stops. For trips around the city, see Car Service NYC.

A black car can be useful when your group wants to travel together, your pickup has a set time, or your trip has a clear destination and vehicle preference. A solo airport passenger may choose a sedan; a family or small work group may compare SUV classes; a larger party can request a Sprinter quote. Add your luggage count when you book so you can compare the vehicle class against the actual group and bags.

A black car is scheduled in advance, a taxi is metered, app-based rides are requested in an app, and public transit follows a route plan.

Each option suits a different travel plan. A taxi can work for a short trip when one is available at your location. An app-based ride lets you request a vehicle through the app. Public transit can suit trips between stations on a useful route. Driving puts the route and parking plan in your hands. A prearranged black car fits travelers who want to set the pickup, destination and vehicle class before leaving.

Airport arrivals and business days often involve more than the ride itself. You may be carrying bags, coordinating with colleagues, heading to a meeting at a set time or traveling from a terminal with a specific pickup point. Putting those details into one ride request makes the plan easier to follow. If your trip is an airport transfer, start with NYC Airport Car Service and the airport page for your terminal.

Black car service NYC is priced by distance and vehicle class, and your exact price is shown before you book.

Example prices from our booking engine, November 2026. Taxes, tolls and fees included; gratuity optional. Your exact price is shown before you book.

For black car service NYC rates, read across a row to compare vehicle classes on the same route. Read down a column to compare routes for one class. The trip examples cover JFK, LaGuardia and Newark airport travel, plus a Manhattan pickup to JFK. Enter your own pickup, destination, date and vehicle class to see the price for your request. A different origin, destination or vehicle class produces a different route price. Sprinters are quoted on request.

For airport route information, visit JFK Car Service, LGA Car Service and Car Service to Newark Airport. Those pages help you review each airport’s trip details alongside your pickup and destination.

Choose a vehicle by passenger count, then enter the number of bags for the whole party.

Passenger capacity and luggage capacity are separate details. Enter the number of suitcases and carry-on bags when requesting the ride, then choose a class that fits the group. A vehicle may have enough seats for your passengers while the bag count calls for a different configuration. For a family airport transfer, include each traveler and every bag in your request. For a work group, include briefcases and checked luggage along with passenger count.

Child seats are $25 each in SUVs and Sprinters, never in sedans. Include the child-seat request with the ride details so the vehicle selection reflects your family’s needs. See Child Car Seats in NYC for more on planning a car-seat ride.

The vehicle table lets you start with passenger capacity, then finish the choice with luggage and trip type. A sedan suits a smaller party with a modest amount of luggage. An SUV accommodates a larger passenger count, and child seats go in SUVs and Sprinters, never in sedans. A Sprinter works for a larger group that wants to ride together. View Our Fleet for vehicle-class details and Sprinter bookings.

For airline arrivals, your chauffeur meets you at the airport’s specified car service meeting point, listed below by terminal.

Use the meeting point listed for your arriving airport and terminal. Add your flight number and destination to the ride request so the airport pickup is tied to the correct arrival. Check the NYC Airport Pickup Guide for current airport pickup information before you travel.

If you are connecting between airports, enter both airports and the destination for the final leg. For an airport-to-hotel ride, use the hotel’s full street address rather than just its name. When a colleague or family member is the passenger, give the ride request the passenger’s arrival information so the pickup details reflect the person coming through the terminal.

If you want an inside-terminal meeting, review Airport Meet and Greet and add your request to the ride details.

Airport arrivals have a 60-minute wait time after a domestic landing and a 90-minute wait time after an international landing.

Flight tracking is included for airline arrivals. Add your flight number when you request the ride, together with the arriving airport and terminal. The flight information helps align the pickup with your arrival, while the airport wait time gives you time to leave the aircraft, collect luggage and reach the agreed meeting point.

A $25 meet-and-greet add-on brings the chauffeur inside the terminal with a name sign and help with luggage. A dedicated greeter is available for $150. This is a separate greeter who waits inside the terminal and can help during terminal construction or for VIP arrivals.

Choose the arrangement that fits the people traveling and the airport handoff. The standard pickup suits travelers who can reach the arrivals curb or the terminal’s specified car service pickup point. Meet-and-greet puts the chauffeur inside with a visible name sign and luggage help. A dedicated greeter adds a separate person inside the terminal. When you request the ride, state which option you want so your pickup plan is clear.

True North VIP also meets arriving private flights at JFK, Newark, Teterboro (TEB), Westchester (HPN), Republic (FRG), Long Island MacArthur (ISP), Morristown (MMU), East Hampton (HTO), Gabreski in Westhampton Beach (FOK) and Trenton-Mercer (TTN). Your chauffeur meets you in the FBO lobby, or planeside when the FBO allows it. Enter the airport, pickup or drop-off location, date and requested time in your ride details.

Choose point-to-point for a known route and hourly service when you need a vehicle for a block of time.

Example prices from our booking engine, October 2026. Taxes, tolls and fees included; gratuity optional. Your exact price is shown before you book.

Hourly service is useful for a meeting day, several appointments or a sequence of planned stops. Start with the first pickup and last destination, then list each stop in order. Consider how long you expect to spend at each location and include travel between them when selecting the block. The minimum reservation is three hours. The table shows the hourly rates and three-hour totals for the four classes with published hourly pricing.

Point-to-point is a practical fit when the trip has one clear origin and destination. It can cover an airport transfer, a ride between a home and a hotel, or travel from an office to a venue. For a full schedule with several destinations, compare the hourly service block against separate point-to-point trips. See Hourly Car Service NYC for more information.

Enter the full pickup and destination addresses, then choose the requested date, time and vehicle class.

For a residence or office pickup, include the building name and the entrance the passenger will use. For a hotel, enter the street address rather than the property name alone. Use an exact address at both ends of a regional trip so the requested route is clear. Add an airport and terminal when the trip includes an airport arrival, then follow the meeting point listed above.

If you have several appointments during the day, compare an hourly block with separate point-to-point trips. Include the passenger and luggage counts when choosing a class. For service-area details, review Areas We Serve before submitting a ride request.

Plan a business ride by listing each pickup, destination, time and passenger count in the ride request.

A work itinerary may include an airport arrival, a hotel, an office, a client meeting and a return trip. For each point-to-point ride, enter the exact origin and destination. For a schedule that uses one vehicle through several appointments, compare hourly service and arrange the stops in the order they happen. Choose the vehicle class for the number of passengers and include the luggage count.

For an airport arrival, include the flight number, terminal and final destination. Decide whether the traveler will meet the chauffeur at the standard pickup point or request an inside-terminal meeting. When colleagues arrive on separate flights, use separate requests with each flight number and passenger count. For a shared arrival, enter the total group and luggage count. For larger work groups, compare SUV and Sprinter capacities, then provide the passenger and luggage counts to guide the vehicle selection.

A company arranging rides for employees or visitors can review Corporate Accounts for account information. For a single ride request, enter the traveler’s pickup, destination, date, time, passenger count, bags and selected vehicle class. For a day with changing locations, add the known schedule and call 888-887-0324 to discuss the trip with the 24/7 dispatch team.

Include the pickup, destination, date, time, passenger count and luggage count in every ride request.

Enter the details in your online ride request. For an airport arrival, use the actual arriving flight and terminal. For a trip that starts at a residence or office, give the pickup address and the entrance or building name that will help the passenger reach the vehicle. For a multi-stop ride, list stops in order and choose point-to-point or hourly service based on the schedule.

Choose the passenger count before selecting the vehicle, then add luggage and any child-seat request. This sequence makes it easier to compare vehicle capacity with the full party. An airport traveler should add flight information; a business group should add the meeting locations and expected passenger count. Include an inside-terminal meeting request with the airport details. If you need a dedicated greeter, include that request as well.

Read our Is a Black Car Service Worth It in NYC? Airport, Event and Corporate Rides guide.

Request your black car ride online at Book now, or call 888-887-0324 any time. Dispatch and phone support are available 24/7. Add the pickup, destination, date, time, passenger count, luggage and vehicle class to your request.