One journey, one price
High Society Limousine runs point to point limo and car service across New York: one journey, one fixed price agreed before you travel, with tolls inside it, no meter, no surge and no recalculation because the traffic was worse than the map expected. From a sedan to the airport to a stretch for a night out.
Price your journey
Give us the two addresses, the date and time and how many people are traveling. That is enough to produce a fixed price for the journey, quoted before you book and not recalculated afterwards.
The price covers the vehicle, the chauffeur, tolls and parking where it applies, fifteen minutes of waiting at the pickup and one stop roughly on the route. Gratuity is not included.
How a meter counts
Meter rates from the Taxi and Limousine Commission's fare page; the hourly figure is simply seventy cents a minute times sixty. A fixed price turns every one of those numbers into somebody else's problem.
Fixed price
A meter does not charge for the trip. It charges for the distance when the car is moving and for the minutes when it is not, which in Manhattan is often most of the ride. That single fact is the whole case for a fixed price.
The yellow cab meter
From the TLC fare page.
The TLC's fare page sets the yellow cab meter at USD 3.00 to start, then 70 cents for every fifth of a mile when the cab is moving faster than 12 miles an hour, or 70 cents for every minute when it is slower or stopped. At speed that works out to USD 3.50 a mile. In traffic it works out to USD 42 an hour, and a trip across Midtown at five on a weekday spends much of its time below 12 miles an hour.
On top of the meter come the surcharges: 50 cents for the MTA state surcharge, USD 1.00 for the improvement surcharge, USD 2.50 for the congestion surcharge on any trip that begins, ends or passes through Manhattan south of 96th Street, USD 1.00 overnight from eight in the evening and USD 2.50 for weekday rush hour, before tolls and the tip. App rides have no meter, but they price on demand, which moves the number for the same reason: when everyone needs a ride at once.
A fixed price works the other way around. We quote the journey, not the minutes, so the figure you confirm is the figure for the trip whether the Queensboro Bridge is clear or the FDR is stopped. That risk sits with us. It also means you can compare our price with a cab on equal terms: take the cab estimate, add the surcharges, the tolls and the tip, and then add what the meter would do if the traffic is bad.
None of that makes a cab the wrong choice for one person going a few blocks. It makes a fixed price the better choice for anything with a bridge, a tunnel, luggage, more than one passenger or a time that matters. Split between two or three people, a fixed price for an SUV is often close to what a cab would cost on a bad day, and it is the same on a good one.
What people book it for
Any journey with a known start, a known end and a time that matters. These are the most common.
Regular commuter runs across Westchester and into Manhattan, often as standing bookings on the same account, with the same chauffeur learning the routine. The car is outside at the same time every day, and the statement arrives once a month.
Manhattan to Brooklyn, Queens or the Bronx, where the bridge or the tunnel decides the time and a fixed price takes the crossing off your mind. The chauffeur picks the bridge or tunnel that is moving at that hour.
Grand Central, Penn Station and the Metro-North stations to and from hotels, with the chauffeur meeting you on the concourse rather than at a curb you have to find.
Medical appointments, interviews and closings, where arriving on time matters more than anything and the return can be booked with an open time. A call to dispatch brings the car back when you are done.
One journey each way when the timings are known: dinner, a show, a gala. When they are not, an hourly booking is the better fit. For a show, we drop a block from the theater and meet you at an agreed corner afterwards.
Westchester to Philadelphia, Boston or the Hamptons, quoted as one fixed price including tolls, often cheaper than a family's train tickets once the luggage is counted.
The vehicles
The vehicle sets the price more than the distance does, so choose the smallest one that is comfortable for the people and the bags. Every class below is in our own fleet; seating for each vehicle is listed on the High Society vehicle page.
The BMW 7 Series, Mercedes S-Class, Lincoln Continental and Cadillac XTS for up to four passengers with a suitcase each. The default for most single journeys, and the quietest ride for a call.
The Escalade, Suburban and Yukon Denali for up to seven, or fewer passengers with more luggage. The real limit is the trunk, not the seat count, so we ask about the bags.
Eleven to fourteen passengers with forward facing seats, for a group that needs to travel together with bags, such as a team to a site visit or a family to the station.
For a single journey that is part of an occasion: to a wedding, a gala or a milestone dinner, from the 10 passenger Escalade limousine up. It is the same fixed price limo service, one way.
| People | Luggage | Vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| One or two people | A bag each | Executive sedan |
| Three or four | Four large cases | Luxury SUV |
| Up to seven | Luggage for everyone | Luxury SUV |
| Eleven to fourteen | Group luggage | Sprinter or Transit |
| Ten to twenty | An occasion | Stretch limousine |
Which booking
Three ways to book a car with us, and the right one depends on the shape of the trip.
You know where the journey starts and ends and roughly when, there are no more than two stops, and nobody needs the car to wait. Most airport runs, commutes and station transfers, and the ride home after dinner.
There are three or more stops, the finish time is uncertain, or you want somewhere to leave your bags between appointments. Our hourly limo and car service page explains how that works.
The journey starts or ends at JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, Teterboro or Westchester. Airport bookings are flight tracked, so a delay moves the pickup and waiting starts when you land. See our airport car service pages.
Before you book
The things that separate a fixed price from one that grows on the way.
Nothing, to your price. The journey is quoted, not the minutes. That risk sits with us.
Included in the quote rather than added at the end or reimbursed later, on bridges, tunnels and parkways alike.
Fifteen minutes free as standard. Beyond that we call you rather than quietly starting a charge.
One roughly on the route is included. Anything further is quoted before you travel, not after.
The real limit is the trunk, not the seat count. We size the vehicle for the bags as well as the people.
Fitted before the vehicle arrives rather than handed to you at the curb, at no extra charge.
For someone else
A large share of point to point bookings are made by someone who is not traveling. These are the four we arrange most often.
Book the journey, add their phone number, and the chauffeur calls them on arrival. You receive the confirmation and a message when they have been dropped off.
A guest arriving at a station or a hotel is met by name and taken where they need to go, without ever seeing a payment screen. The trip is charged to you, and you hear when they arrive.
On a company account the trip goes on the monthly statement, with the passenger's name and the cost center, so nobody has to file an expense claim.
Child seats, help with a walker or a folding wheelchair, extra time to get in and out, a quiet ride: tell us when you book and the vehicle and chauffeur are chosen to match. A step stool or an SUV with a lower floor can make a real difference.
Compare
Where each option lands on the same journey. For one person going a few blocks, a cab is the sensible choice, and we would say so. For most other trips, our limo and car service across NYC runs on fixed prices.
| Option | How the price is set | In heavy traffic | Surge pricing | Tolls | Vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point to point with us | Fixed before you travel | Unchanged | Never | Included | The one you booked |
| Yellow cab | Metered, plus surcharges | Rises with the minutes | No, but cabs are scarce at peak | Added | Whatever stops |
| App ride | Estimate that can move | Can rise | Routine | Added | Whatever accepts |
Why a booked car arrives with your name. Every booked car in New York City runs on a rule most people never notice. Under the Taxi and Limousine Commission's driver rules, a black car or limousine may pick up only by prearrangement through a licensed base, never by a street hail. That is why a booked car arrives with your name, why the chauffeur is named on your confirmation, and why a driver offering you a ride on the curb outside a station or a hotel is breaking the rules. Our chauffeurs are licensed, insured and background checked before a first trip, and dispatch can confirm where your car is at any hour.
When a cab is the better choice: one person, no luggage, a few blocks, at a quiet hour. A yellow cab will be cheaper than any booked car for that ride, and we would rather tell you so than sell you something you do not need. A fixed price earns its keep as soon as the trip has a bridge, a tunnel, rush hour, luggage, more than one passenger or a time that cannot slip.
Transfers to events are where a booked car and a fixed price together matter most. A game at Yankee Stadium or Citi Field, a concert at Madison Square Garden or Barclays Center, a trade show at the Javits Center or the US Open in Flushing Meadows: every one of them ends with thousands of people looking for a ride at the same moment. We drop at the designated area, agree a pickup spot a short walk from the crowd, and the chauffeur is waiting when you come out, at the price you were quoted.
A worked example
Here is how the meter treats a short ride that most people would guess costs ten dollars. Take a three mile trip across Midtown at half past five on a weekday: one mile of it moving freely, the rest crawling, and twenty minutes spent below 12 miles an hour. At the TLC's rates the meter starts at USD 3.00, adds USD 3.50 for the moving mile and USD 14.00 for the twenty slow minutes, and then the surcharges arrive.
Illustration: three miles across Midtown, 5:30pm weekday
That is USD 27.75 before the tip, for three miles. Ten more minutes in traffic would add USD 7.00, and twenty more would make it USD 41.75. This is an illustration built from the published rates, not a record of a real fare, but it shows why the same ride can cost very different amounts on different days. A fixed price removes the part of the bill that depends on the traffic.
Commutes
Many of our point to point bookings are the same journey every weekday: a commute from Scarsdale or Rye to an office in Midtown, a Metro-North station run in the evening, a weekly trip to a client's office. These are set up once as a standing booking and then simply run, with the same vehicle and, wherever the schedule allows, the same chauffeur, who learns the route, the preferred entrance and the time the meeting usually ends.
Standing bookings go on one monthly statement rather than a card charge every morning, which is easier to reconcile and easier to expense. Holidays and days off are paused with a message to dispatch. If the time changes for a day, the chauffeur is told the night before. If a commute moves to a different office for a week, the standing booking moves with it, without starting again.
Early mornings and late nights are where a fixed price helps in a way people do not expect. A yellow cab adds an overnight surcharge from eight in the evening and app prices climb when few drivers are out, while our price for a given journey is the same at five in the morning as at noon, with no after hours multiplier. For an early flight or a late finish at the office, the car is booked the night before, the chauffeur arrives early, and nobody is standing on a dark corner refreshing an app.
Pickups
Where the car meets you matters more in New York than almost anywhere. Four rules make every pickup easier.
Most Manhattan buildings have an entrance on a side street that is far easier for a car to stop at than the avenue. Tell us which door you will use, and the chauffeur waits on that side.
Hotel driveways and doormen make pickups simple. Give us the hotel name and the chauffeur coordinates with the door staff, especially when there is luggage.
Much of Midtown is no standing during the day, and bike lanes and bus lanes are off limits. The chauffeur stops where it is legal and close, and calls when they are outside.
Stadiums, arenas and convention centers have designated pickup areas. We agree the spot in advance rather than trying to meet in the crowd at the main doors. After a concert or a game, a short walk to the agreed spot saves half an hour in traffic.
If someone is running late. If you are running late, call or text the number on your confirmation; the first fifteen minutes are free, and after that we call you rather than quietly starting a charge. If the car is the one running late, because of an accident on the route or a closure that was not announced, dispatch calls you with a new arrival time before you notice, and if it matters, sends the nearest available vehicle instead.
Long distance
Drive times are approximate and depend on the hour; each run is quoted as one price, including tolls.
Usually around two hours from Manhattan on the New Jersey Turnpike, depending on the hour. For a family with luggage, a car door to door is often simpler than getting everyone to Penn Station.
A long day, around four hours or more each way, which suits an SUV or a Sprinter for the room. We plan a rest stop and confirm the departure window the day before. The luggage goes in once and comes out at the door in Boston, not at a station.
Four to five hours on I-95, and a common choice for groups with too much luggage for the train or a schedule that does not fit one. Leaving early in the morning misses the worst of the traffic around Baltimore.
Two hours outside summer weekends and three or more on a summer Friday. The run from JFK out to the Hamptons has its own page with the timing.
Stations
Grand Central and Penn Station are where a booked car earns its keep. The taxi lines at both can be long at rush hour and late at night, and the curb outside is crowded with cabs, buses and deliveries. We meet you on the concourse with a name board, take the bags, and walk you to the car rather than leaving you to find it on the street.
For Metro-North stations in Westchester and Connecticut, the chauffeur waits at the station entrance you name, with the train tracked so a late arrival does not cost you waiting time. Commuters who come in by train and need the last leg by car often set up a standing booking for the evening train. If the train is delayed, the car waits for it rather than leaving at the booked time.
For train journeys that start or end outside the region, Amtrak at Penn Station or Moynihan Train Hall, tell us the train number and we will meet the right platform exit. Travelers with heavy luggage can ask the chauffeur to meet them at the top of the escalator rather than at the street.
An example
An illustration of how a fixed price is set, not a quote for a particular trip. A weekday transfer from an office in Midtown to an apartment in Brooklyn at five in the evening, two people and a suitcase.
Midtown to Park Slope. We look at the route, not the minutes: over the Manhattan Bridge or through the Battery Tunnel, whichever is moving.
Two people and a suitcase fit an executive sedan. A third person with luggage would mean an SUV.
One figure, with any toll inside it. It does not change if the bridge is slow.
The chauffeur arrives early, waits up to fifteen minutes at no charge, and helps with the case. The passengers are in the car before the fifteen minutes are up.
Fifty minutes or twenty five, the price is the same. That is the point.
The city's calendar
A fixed price protects you from the traffic, but it is still worth knowing the days when the city closes its own streets.
The United Nations General Assembly brings rolling street closures to Midtown East for about a week. Allow extra time for anything near the East River.
Marathon Sunday closes routes across all five boroughs, and the Thanksgiving parade closes much of the West Side on Thanksgiving morning.
Holiday crowds around Rockefeller Center and Fifth Avenue slow Midtown every evening, and the New Year's Eve closures around Times Square shape every route in the area.
Cabs disappear and app prices climb the moment it rains at rush hour. A booked car with a fixed price is the same in the rain as in the sun, and the chauffeur has the umbrella.
The details
Everything below sits inside the fixed price for the journey.
The buffers we build into single journeys across New York.
Ask every company these, us included.
How it works
Pickup, destination, date, time and how many people. That is enough for a fixed price.
Sedan, SUV, van or stretch, matched to the people and the bags.
The fixed price includes tolls and does not change after you confirm. Gratuity is not included.
A named chauffeur who arrives early, with dispatch on one number if anything changes.
Where we drive
Single journeys across the city, the suburbs and beyond. Everything else we run is on one page of High Society services.
Crosstown and uptown to downtown, where the meter suffers most and a fixed price helps most, from Hudson Yards to the Financial District, and from the Upper East Side to the West Village.
Cross borough transfers, where a bridge or a tunnel decides the time and the toll sits inside our price. Late night runs home from Manhattan are among our most common.
Commutes into the city, station runs and trips between towns, often as standing bookings. Each town has its own page with stations and venues.
Philadelphia, Boston, Connecticut, New Jersey and the Hamptons, each quoted as one fixed price, often cheaper than train tickets for a family with luggage, and quoted with the drive time.
Yes. We quote the journey rather than the time it takes, so the price does not change if the traffic is worse than expected. The only things that change it are adding a stop, a passenger or a vehicle, and any change is quoted before you travel.
It depends on the distance, the vehicle and the time of day. You get one fixed price before you book, with tolls inside it; gratuity is not included. Use the booking form above, or call 914-770-4646.
Never, on any date or at any hour, including New Year's Eve and public holidays. The price for a given journey is the same at six on a Friday evening as it is at eleven on a Tuesday morning, and the same at five in the morning as at noon.
Tolls are, along with parking where it applies, and the figure you are quoted does not change in traffic. Gratuity is not included in the rate.
Fifteen minutes at no charge as standard. If you are running later than that, the chauffeur or dispatch will call you rather than quietly starting a waiting charge. For airport pickups, waiting is set by the flight, not the clock, which is why those are booked as airport transfers.
One stop roughly on the route is included. If it takes the journey somewhere materially different, we quote the change before you travel rather than adding it afterwards. A quick stop for a coffee or to collect a colleague on the way is exactly what the included stop is for.
If you know when the journey ends and there are no more than two stops, book point to point. If not, or if you want the car to wait, book hourly. Send us the outline and we will tell you which is cheaper. As a rule, hourly starts to win at about the third stop.
A New York cab meter charges USD 3.00 to start and 70 cents per fifth of a mile, or per minute when the cab is slow or stopped, plus surcharges, tolls and the tip. A fixed price is one number for the journey, whatever the traffic.
Yes, at no extra charge, fitted before the vehicle arrives. Tell us the ages and weights when you book so we bring the right type. Infant seats, forward facing seats and boosters are all available.
Yes, and we recommend it at Grand Central and Penn Station. The chauffeur waits on the concourse with a name board rather than at a curb you then have to find. There is no extra charge for meeting you inside.
Yes. Philadelphia, Boston, Connecticut, New Jersey and the Hamptons are regular runs, each quoted as one fixed price including tolls. For a family with luggage these are often cheaper than train tickets, and door to door rather than station to station.
Yes. Book both legs together and each is a fixed price. If the return time is uncertain, leave it open and call dispatch when you are ready. The return is still a fixed price, quoted when you book the first leg.
Yes. Regular journeys, such as a daily commute or a weekly station run, can be set up once and run automatically, often with the same chauffeur. Days off are paused with a message, and the trips go on one monthly statement.
Call dispatch. A change of time or address is usually simple, and any change to the price is quoted before you travel. If you need to cancel, tell dispatch as early as you can; the terms are on your confirmation.
A few hours is usually enough for a sedan and a day for an SUV, but we fill same day requests often. For long distance transfers give us a day where you can. Booking earlier does not change the price, but it guarantees the vehicle you want.
Since 2010
Give us the two addresses and the time. We will quote the journey, not the minutes.
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