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RideSoHo is an NYC TLC-licensed black car base, Base #B03644.

JFK Airport Car Service

RideSoHo provides private car service between JFK Airport and Manhattan, all five boroughs and the Northeast, for arrivals and departures at every terminal. Transfers to and from Manhattan are all-inclusive flat rates from $197.68, and your chauffeur follows your flight from takeoff.
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✓ NYC TLC Base B03644   ✓ All-inclusive Manhattan rates   ✓ Flight tracking   ✓ Dispatch 24/7
Distance to Midtown
About 16 miles
Typical drive
45 to 75 min
From Manhattan
$197.68 all-in
Terminals
1, 4, 5, 7 and 8
Waiting
45 min domestic, 60 international

Why RideSoHo for JFK

Chauffeurs

Background-checked by the TLC

Every chauffeur is licensed by the NYC TLC, which requires a criminal background check, fingerprinting, a drug test and a driving record review, and drives in a suit and tie.
Licensed

NYC TLC Base B03644

A licensed black car base at 230 Park Avenue, with dispatch answering 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Fleet

Modern vehicles, well equipped

Late-model Escalades, Suburbans, S-Class sedans and Sprinters, with phone chargers, Wi-Fi and premium bottled and still water in every vehicle. Need Wi-Fi? Add a note to your reservation.
Airports

Flights monitored

Your chauffeur tracks the flight and adjusts to the actual landing time, with 45 minutes of waiting after a domestic arrival and one hour after an international one.
Availability

More than 300 SUVs

A fleet large enough that an SUV is usually available at short notice, even when the airports are busiest.
Families

Child seats installed

Infant, toddler and booster seats for $10 each, fitted before you arrive. Share each child’s age and weight 24 hours ahead.
Booking

Your own online account

Book, change and cancel trips yourself, see your trip history and download every receipt.
Flexible

Change and cancel

Change up to 4 hours before pickup and cancel free up to 24 hours before. Outside New York City, changes need the driving time from New York City plus 4 hours. Some vehicles and events need longer notice.

JFK to Manhattan Rates

All-inclusive flat rates between JFK and any Manhattan address for a direct trip, the same in both directions. Traffic on the Van Wyck does not change the price. Adding a stop changes the rate, and you see the total before you confirm.

Premium Sedan

E-Class, XT6 or LYRIQ · 3 passengers, 2 bags

$197.68

one way, all-in

Premium SUV

Suburban, Yukon, Navigator or VISTIQ · 6 passengers, 5 bags

$248.90

one way, all-in

First Class SUV

Cadillac Escalade · 6 passengers, 5 bags

$279.11

one way, all-in

First Class Sedan

S-Class, 7 Series or EQS 580 · 3 passengers, 2 bags

$407.80

one way, all-in

Executive Sprinter

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter · 14 passengers, 8 bags

$727.80

one way, all-in
Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, New Jersey, Connecticut and Long Island are flat rates quoted when you reserve. Meet & Greet is $25 and child seats are $10 each.
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Arriving at JFK: How Pickup Works

1
Add your flight number when you reserve. Your chauffeur tracks the flight and adjusts to the actual landing time at no extra charge.
2
Receive your chauffeur’s details 24 hours before pickup: name, phone number and vehicle.
3
Message your chauffeur when you have your bags. On international arrivals, customs comes first, so the included waiting starts at the gate and runs one hour, with or without Meet & Greet.
4
Meet your chauffeur at your terminal’s arrivals curb, or inside the terminal with Meet & Greet, and your chauffeur takes your bags to the car.

After an international flight, restart your phone so it connects to a local network, or join the airport Wi-Fi, so your chauffeur can reach you.

Departing from JFK: Drop-Off and Timing

Your chauffeur collects you at home, the office or your hotel 15 minutes before pickup and drops you at the front of your airline’s terminal. Drop-offs are available at the front of every terminal.

From Midtown, plan to leave about three hours before an international departure and two and a half hours before a domestic one. Add time at rush hour, on Friday afternoons, before holidays and during UN General Assembly week, when Manhattan traffic slows the approach to the Van Wyck.

JFK Terminals and Airlines

Add your airline and flight number, and your chauffeur goes to the right terminal for drop-off and the right pickup point on arrival.
Terminal 1

International airlines

Air France, Lufthansa, SWISS, Korean Air, Turkish Airlines, Austrian, ITA Airways, TAP, EVA Air and others. Meet & Greet is not available here while construction has removed the terminal’s parking, so your chauffeur meets you at the arrivals curb.
Terminal 4

Delta and partners

Delta with Virgin Atlantic, KLM, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Etihad, Air India, LATAM, El Al and others. JetBlue’s overnight international arrivals also land here, from 10:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
Terminal 5

JetBlue

JetBlue, Cape Air and Sun Country, connected to the new Terminal 6 site.
Terminal 7

Transatlantic airlines

Aer Lingus, ANA, Icelandair, Ethiopian, Condor, Kuwait Airways and Norse Atlantic.
Terminal 8

American and oneworld

American Airlines with British Airways, Qatar Airways, Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, Finnair, Qantas, Alaska and Hawaiian.
Under construction

Terminal 6 and New Terminal One

Two new terminals are being built as part of JFK’s redevelopment. Airlines will move as they open, so always go by your boarding pass.
Terminal assignments checked against the official JFK airline directory, October 2026. Check with your airline before you travel.

Meet & Greet and Luggage Assistance

With Meet & Greet, your chauffeur parks and waits for you inside the terminal with a sign bearing your name, then takes your bags to the car. It is the simplest way through JFK’s large terminals after a long flight, and it includes one hour of waiting after landing, for domestic and international flights alike.

Meet & Greet is $25, added in the booking form, at every JFK terminal except Terminal 1, where construction has removed the parking your chauffeur would use. It takes place in the public arrivals area and does not include escort through customs or security.

Airport Meet & Greet

JFK to Manhattan and NYC: Drive Times

Typical drive times in normal traffic, in either direction. Rush hour, weather and holidays add time.

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Midtown Manhattan

45 to 75 minutes

About 16 miles, via the Van Wyck and the Midtown Tunnel or the RFK Bridge.

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Lower Manhattan

45 to 70 minutes

Wall Street, Tribeca and Battery Park City.

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Upper East and West Side

45 to 70 minutes

Usually via the RFK Bridge.

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Brooklyn

30 to 50 minutes

Downtown Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Park Slope.

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Queens and the Bronx

20 to 50 minutes

From Long Island City and Forest Hills to Riverdale.

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Staten Island

50 to 75 minutes

Via the Belt Parkway and the Verrazzano.

Your Car and Chauffeur

Modern, maintained vehicles in every class, each with a professional chauffeur.
Most booked at JFK

Premium SUV

Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Yukon, Lincoln Navigator or Cadillac VISTIQ. Six passengers and five bags, with room for international luggage.
Executive

Cadillac Escalade

The flagship of the fleet, seating six with five bags. The usual choice for executives and private clients.
Sedan

S-Class and Premium Sedan

Three passengers and two bags, with a lower step-in, for one or two travelers with light luggage.
Groups

Executive Sprinter

Fourteen passengers and eight bags, for families, teams and group arrivals.

JFK Car Service for Every Traveler

Executive

Straight to the first meeting

Met at JFK and driven to Park Avenue or Hudson Yards, with calls carrying on from the back seat.
Executive car service
Corporate

Visiting clients and teams

Book for anyone under a company account, with the chauffeur’s details sent to the traveler and the booker.
Corporate car service
Families

Car seats installed

Infant, toddler and booster seats fitted before arrival, $10 each, with room for strollers in an SUV.
Car service with car seats
Hourly

Before hotel check-in

Keep the car from JFK with your luggage inside, and see the city until your room is ready.
Hourly car service
Hotels

To Manhattan’s hotels

Transfers to every hotel in Manhattan, from Midtown and the Upper East Side to SoHo and Tribeca.
Manhattan hotel car service
Cancelled flight

Drive there instead

If your flight is cancelled, a car can take you from JFK to Boston, Philadelphia or Washington, DC, subject to availability.
Long distance car service

From JFK to the Northeast

We drive from JFK to destinations across the region, and collects you there for the trip back, at a flat rate quoted when you reserve with tolls included.
JFK to the Hamptons
About 2 to 2½ hours
JFK to Greenwich and Stamford, CT
About 1 to 1½ hours
JFK to Long Island
Nassau and Suffolk
JFK to Westchester
About 50 to 75 minutes
JFK to New Jersey
Across the state
JFK to Philadelphia, Boston and Washington, DC
About 2½, 4 and 4½ hours
JFK to Manhattan
JFK to Times Square
JFK to LaGuardia
Penn Station to JFK

JFK Car Service Questions

How much is a car service from JFK to Manhattan?

RideSoHo transfers between JFK and Manhattan are all-inclusive flat rates for a direct trip: $197.68 in a Premium Sedan, $248.90 in a Premium SUV, $279.11 in a Cadillac Escalade and $407.80 in a Mercedes-Benz S-Class. The same rate applies from Manhattan to JFK.

Delta uses Terminal 4, JetBlue Terminal 5 and American Terminal 8. Air France, Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines use Terminal 1, and Aer Lingus and Icelandair Terminal 7. JetBlue’s overnight international arrivals use Terminal 4. Always check your boarding pass.

Usually 45 to 75 minutes to Midtown in normal traffic, and longer at rush hour or in bad weather. Lower Manhattan takes about the same, and Brooklyn about 30 to 50 minutes.

Waiting is included for 45 minutes after a domestic arrival and one hour after an international one, timed from the gate. With Meet & Greet it is one hour for both. Extra waiting is billed at the hourly rate.

Your chauffeur parks and waits inside the terminal with a sign bearing your name, then takes your bags to the car. It costs $25, is added when you book, and is available at every JFK terminal except Terminal 1, where construction has removed the terminal’s parking.

Not at the moment. Construction for JFK’s New Terminal One has removed the parking at Terminal 1, so your chauffeur meets you at the Terminal 1 arrivals curb instead. Meet & Greet is available at Terminals 4, 5, 7 and 8.

Plan to leave about three hours before an international departure and two and a half hours before a domestic one, and allow more at rush hour, on Friday afternoons and before holidays.

Yes. RideSoHo drives from JFK to any address in the five boroughs, New Jersey, Connecticut, Westchester, Long Island and the Hamptons, in both directions, at a flat rate quoted when you reserve.

Yes. Reserve online or call dispatch at (212) 875-5212, and a car can take you from JFK to Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, DC or anywhere in the Northeast, subject to availability.

Look for a TLC-licensed base, a price fixed before you travel, flight tracking with included waiting, and chauffeurs who know JFK’s terminals during the rebuild. RideSoHo is NYC TLC Base B03644, with all-inclusive Manhattan rates, every flight tracked and suited chauffeurs at JFK 24 hours a day.

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