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

Hourly Car Service NYC

RideSoHo hourly car service gives you the same car and TLC-licensed chauffeur for as long as you need in New York City. Your chauffeur waits at every stop, stops are unlimited, and rates start at $95 an hour with a two-hour minimum.
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From
$95 an hour
Minimum
2 hours, sedan
Manhattan
12 miles per hour
Stops
Unlimited
Changes
Up to 4 hours before

Why RideSoHo for Hourly Service

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.
Arrivals

Meet & Greet

For $25, your chauffeur waits inside the terminal with a sign bearing your name and takes your bags to the car.
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.

Hourly Rates and Minimums

The same car and chauffeur for as long as you need, with the minimum shown on each class.
2-hour minimum

Premium Sedan

E-Class, XT6 or LYRIQ

$95 per hour


3 passengers · 2 bags
3-hour minimum

Premium SUV

Suburban, Yukon, Navigator or VISTIQ

$115 per hour


6 passengers · 5 bags
3-hour minimum

Cadillac Escalade

First Class SUV, also ESCALADE IQ

$130 per hour


6 passengers · 5 bags
3-hour minimum

Mercedes-Benz S-Class

First Class Sedan, also 7 Series or EQS 580

$150 per hour


3 passengers · 2 bags
5-hour minimum

Executive Sprinter

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

$225 per hour


14 passengers · 8 bags
5-hour minimum

First Class Jet Van

Sprinter with captain’s chairs

$250 per hour


6 to 7 passengers
Rates are per vehicle for hourly service in Manhattan, plus taxes, the Black Car Fund surcharge and any airport fees, added at booking. Each hour includes 12 miles of travel and stops are unlimited. If your day leaves Manhattan, for Brooklyn, Queens or elsewhere in New York City, any bridge and tunnel tolls are added when the trip ends. For eight hours, a Premium SUV is $920 and a Cadillac Escalade $1,040, plus taxes and fees.
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Hourly or Point-to-Point?

Hourly service, also called as-directed service, books the car and chauffeur by the hour instead of for one trip.
Hourly

The car waits for you

Choose hourly when your day has two or more stops, you need the car to wait, or you do not know when you will finish. Stops are unlimited, and the chauffeur stays with you.
Point-to-point

One ride, one flat rate

Choose point-to-point for a single journey from one address to another, with 15 minutes of waiting included and each extra stop charged separately.
Point-to-point car service

What New York Clients Book by the Hour

Corporate

Roadshows and meeting days

The days our clients book hourly service for most often.

Investor meetings or client visits across Midtown, Hudson Yards and the Financial District, with nothing to rebook between stops.
Roadshow transportation
Executive

An executive’s working day

An Escalade or S-Class from the first meeting to dinner, with calls carrying on from the back seat.
Executive car service
Airports

Before hotel check-in

Keep the car from JFK, LaGuardia or Newark, luggage inside, until your room is ready.
NYC airport car service
Cruises

Between a cruise and a flight

From the Manhattan, Brooklyn or Cape Liberty terminal to the airport, with hours to fill and your bags safe in the car.
Evenings

Dinner and Broadway

Dinner, a show in Times Square and the ride home, with the car waiting outside each stop.
Shopping

Fifth Avenue and SoHo

Fifth Avenue, Madison Avenue and SoHo, with your bags kept in the car between stores.
Sightseeing

New York at your own pace

Central Park, the bridges, Lower Manhattan and the neighborhoods you want to see.
Families

A day out with children

Museums, the zoo and lunch, with child seats fitted and the stroller in the back.
Family car service
Appointments

Medical visits

A calm ride to and from an appointment, with the chauffeur waiting outside for as long as it takes.
Hotels

Guests of Manhattan hotels

A car at the hotel entrance for the day, from Times Square to the Upper East Side.
Manhattan hotel car service
Events

Weddings and galas

Arrivals, photo stops and the ride to the reception, all in the same car.
Event transportation
Same day

Out of the city and back

Princeton, Greenwich, Stamford or New Jersey offices and home the same evening, planned and quoted by dispatch.
Long distance car service

Hourly Rates and Minimums

The same car and chauffeur for as long as you need, with the minimum shown on each class.
3-hour minimum

Cadillac Escalade

First Class SUV, also ESCALADE IQ
$130 per hour

6 passengers · 5 bags
3-hour minimum

Mercedes-Benz S-Class

First Class Sedan, also 7 Series or EQS 580
$150 per hour

3 passengers · 2 bags
5-hour minimum

Executive Sprinter

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
$225 per hour

14 passengers · 8 bags
5-hour minimum

First Class Jet Van

Sprinter with captain’s chairs
$250 per hour

6 to 7 passengers

Hourly Service Outside New York City

Hourly rates are for Manhattan, and days that cross into Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx or Staten Island add any tolls involved. For hourly service outside New York City, in New Jersey, Connecticut, Westchester or Long Island, or a same-day trip out of the city and back, please call dispatch at (212) 875-5212. Routes and tolls vary, so dispatch plans the day and quotes it for you.

Flight cancelled or delayed?

If your flight from JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, Teterboro or Westchester is cancelled, a car can drive you on instead. Within a four to five hour radius it is often faster: Philadelphia in about two hours, Boston and Washington, DC in about four. Subject to availability.

How to Book Hourly Service

1
Reserve online and choose hourly, your pickup time, the number of hours and the vehicle. Executive assistants can book for others from one account.
2
Add your stops, child seats or Meet & Greet in the booking form. Stops can also change on the day.
3
Receive your chauffeur’s name, phone number and vehicle 24 hours before pickup.
4
Your chauffeur arrives 15 minutes early and stays with you until the booking ends. To extend on the day, ask your chauffeur or call dispatch.
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Hourly Car Service Questions

How much is an hourly car service in NYC?

RideSoHo hourly rates start at $95 an hour for a Premium Sedan, $115 for a Premium SUV, $130 for a Cadillac Escalade and $150 for a Mercedes-Benz S-Class, plus taxes and fees. The Executive Sprinter is $225 an hour and the First Class Jet Van $250.

Two hours for a Premium Sedan; three hours for a Premium SUV, Cadillac Escalade and Mercedes-Benz S-Class; and five hours for the Executive Sprinter and First Class Jet Van.

For eight hours, a Premium Sedan is $760, a Premium SUV $920 and a Cadillac Escalade $1,040, plus taxes and fees. Each hour includes 12 miles of travel within New York City.

Yes. With hourly service the car and chauffeur wait at every stop, and you can add as many stops as you like at no extra charge.

No. RideSoHo hourly service is a chauffeured car, not a self-drive rental. A TLC-licensed chauffeur in a suit and tie drives you for the hours you book.

The car, your chauffeur and 12 miles of travel for each hour booked in Manhattan. Taxes, the Black Car Fund surcharge and any airport fees are added at booking. If the trip leaves Manhattan, any bridge and tunnel tolls are added when it ends.

You can go anywhere in New York City. Hourly rates are set for Manhattan, so if the day takes you to Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx or Staten Island, any bridge and tunnel tolls are added when the trip ends. Outside New York City, call dispatch for a quote.

Yes, by calling dispatch at (212) 875-5212. Hourly service in New Jersey, Connecticut, Westchester or Long Island, and same-day trips out of the city and back, are planned and quoted by dispatch rather than booked online, because routes and tolls vary.

Usually, yes. Ask your chauffeur or call dispatch, and the extra time is added at the same hourly rate, subject to the car’s next booking.

Change up to 4 hours before pickup and cancel at no charge up to 24 hours before. Outside New York City, changes need the driving time from New York City plus 4 hours. The S-Class, Sprinters and major events need longer notice, shown at booking.

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