Our private hourly chauffeur service takes your group from Bal Harbour to Miami Heat vs. Minnesota Timberwolves at Kaseya Center on Saturday, October 10, 2026. You ride in a Black SUV XL at a flat rate from $100 per hour, with a 5-hour minimum. Your chauffeur picks you up at any address in Bal Harbour and leaves well before the 8:00 PM tip-off. The same vehicle stays on hand for the ride home.
You pay per vehicle and per hour, and every booking is at least five hours.
The hourly figure covers the whole vehicle, so your group pays for the car and chauffeur, not per seat. That block has room for an unhurried pickup in Bal Harbour, the drive downtown, the game, and the journey back up the coast. If you want a sit-down dinner before tip-off or a nightcap in Brickell after the game, book more time up front or extend on the night. The night fee depends only on the pickup time: for pickups between 6:00 PM and 7:00 AM the SUV adds $50 (vans +10% of the hourly total), once per booking. We confirm it with your rate, so you know the full total for the evening before your date is locked in. There are no hidden charges waiting at the end of the night.
We have four private tiers, from a car for a couple to a van for a large group of friends.
The Black SUV XL suits most game nights. It is quiet and roomy, and it pulls up easily at a hotel lobby on Collins Avenue. Both Sprinter layouts keep bigger groups in one vehicle. The Platinum SUV is the more polished choice if your group is treating the night as a celebration.
Every tier comes with its own chauffeur. Our vehicles are never handed over for you to drive yourself. You tell us the headcount, and we match the tier before the night.
Yes. A Mercedes-Benz Sprinter carries the whole group in one private van, so nobody splits into separate cars or waits for a second ride. Everyone boards together in Bal Harbour, arrives downtown together, and meets back at the same vehicle after the game. Send us your exact headcount when you book, and we match the right Sprinter layout.
Fuel, tolls, and parking are all included in the hourly rate.
Whichever route the chauffeur takes from Bal Harbour, the tolls on the way and the parking the vehicle needs during the evening are already covered. You won’t run up a separate tab for the driving. You can ask for a short comfort stop at any point, whether it’s a restroom, a snack from a corner shop, or a swift stretch, and it never changes the rate. There’s also room for what fans usually bring, like signs, a bag of team merch, or jackets for later. Just tell us in advance if you’re bringing something large. Only a few charges can be added on top of the hourly figure, and you know about them up front: the night surcharge if it applies. Everything else you require for the evening is already part of the price you confirm.
You reserve one vehicle and one chauffeur for a block of hours, not for a single journey.
First, select the tier that fits your headcount and pick a start time. Every booking starts with a five-hour block, which should cover the drive down, the game, and the ride home. Pickup can be at any Miami address, and we agree the exact spot when you book. That could be a hotel, a PortMiami cruise terminal (a cruise-day arrival can go straight to the event), Miami International Airport, or a home. For this game, it’s usually a lobby or residence in Bal Harbour. From then on, the same chauffeur stays with you for the whole block, and you decide the stops: dinner, the arena, a late drink, or straight home. After the five-hour block, every extra hour is merely added at the same flat per-hour rate. There’s no fare to renegotiate, and you settle up once the night is over. Keep the car for as long as the evening runs.
Yes. The plan is never locked, so you can add a stop, drop one, or stay longer wherever the night takes you. Just tell the chauffeur. If the schedule allows, you can extend your hours on the spot with no new fare to negotiate. Plans often change after a close game, and that’s no problem at all.
A private chauffeur gives you one upscale service from start to finish on game night.
The vehicle is reserved for your group only. Your hourly rate is locked when you book, so it won’t surge on a busy Saturday or change for traffic or weather. One bilingual chauffeur looks after the whole evening, from your Bal Harbour lobby to the last drop-off. Nobody has to be the designated driver, and everyone gets to savor the game. You reach us directly on WhatsApp before and during the booking. A moved dinner reservation or a late exit gets sorted in one message, with no call center in between. You won’t circle downtown looking for a garage or walk back to a distant lot, and you won’t scramble to find your friends after the final buzzer. The vehicle is private, the price is fixed, and the chauffeur knows how downtown moves on an event night. That’s what makes it a better experience than piecing the night together yourself.
A night surcharge applies to bookings outside daytime hours, which run from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM. With an 8:00 PM tip-off, the ride home will run later than that, so plan on it.
The timing for this game is predictable, so the surcharge won’t come as a surprise. We confirm it with your hourly rate when you book, so you know the total for the evening before you pay. SUV bookings add one fixed amount per journey. Sprinter bookings add a percentage of the journey value, as listed above. The surcharge depends only on the clock. Traffic, demand, and how busy downtown gets after the game don’t affect it. If your group starts early with dinner in Bal Harbour, the drive down still happens in daytime hours. Knowing this up front means nobody at the table is caught off guard when the night ends.
Miami Heat vs. Minnesota Timberwolves tips off on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 8:00 PM.
This NBA preseason game is one of the Heat’s first home dates of the new season. It’s played at Kaseya Center on Biscayne Bay in Downtown Miami. Preseason nights feel more relaxed than the regular season. They’re a favorite for families bringing kids to their first game, for groups of friends and young professionals, and for longtime season-ticket holders getting back into the routine. The crowd looks like Miami itself. Cuban-American, Venezuelan, Colombian, and Puerto Rican families sit alongside a large Black fan base and plenty of visitors from abroad. Heat games have long been a place to be seen, so people dress up for the night. With a crowd like this, arriving together in a private car or private van really helps. Nobody gets separated downtown, dinner stays on schedule, and the night feels like an occasion from the moment you leave Bal Harbour.
Your chauffeur heads south from Bal Harbour on Collins Avenue or crosses over to Biscayne Boulevard.
The coastal route runs down Collins Avenue through Surfside and Miami Beach, then crosses the MacArthur Causeway into Downtown Miami. The inland route takes the Broad Causeway west to Biscayne Boulevard, which runs south to the arena on the bay. Interstate 95 is the backup when the boulevard backs up. Your chauffeur chooses between them based on live traffic that evening. On a normal evening the drive typically takes well under an hour. A Saturday game night adds arena traffic, crowds around Bayside Marketplace, and weekend diners heading into Brickell, so permit extra time. Beating the tip-off traffic mostly comes down to leaving on time. The closer it gets to 8:00 PM, the slower the last stretch of Biscayne Boulevard becomes. Once your group is inside, the chauffeur’s focus turns to getting you home, as explained below.
Leave with plenty of extra time instead of cutting it close. Head out in the early evening if you’ve eaten in Bal Harbour, or in the late afternoon if dinner is downtown. If you arrive before the crowd peaks, the drop-off is easier, the walk to the entrance is calm, and you have time to find your seats before warm-ups end. Your chauffeur will suggest a departure time based on that day’s traffic.
The chauffeur drops your group along Biscayne Boulevard, as close to the venue as access allows. That’s usually a short walk from the entrance. Event-night traffic control decides the exact curb, so the driver picks the best spot on arrival. Before you step out, the driver confirms where to meet after the game. There’s no garage to find and no parking ticket to pay on the way out.
Yes. The chauffeur stays with the vehicle nearby for the whole game instead of leaving and coming back. Send a WhatsApp message during the final minutes, and the car will be ready at the agreed pickup point when you walk out. You can leave early if the kids are tired or stay until the arena empties. Either way, the same car is ready for you.
Pickup can be at any address in Bal Harbour, and we agree it when you book.
Most game-night bookings start at a hotel lobby. The St. Regis Bal Harbour and The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour are the familiar ones on Collins Avenue, and the vehicle pulls into the front drive at the agreed time. If you live in one of the oceanfront towers on Collins or in a home in Bal Harbour Village, the chauffeur picks you up at your own door or building entrance. If your group spent the afternoon at Bal Harbour Shops, the chauffeur can pick you up right there, shopping bags and all, before the evening starts. The chauffeur messages you when the car is outside, so nobody has to wait in the lobby wondering where to go. Tell us about anything specific, like a side entrance or a building’s front-desk process, and it’s handled before the night.
Yes. The chauffeur can pick up guests from several buildings. Friends staying next door in Surfside or Bay Harbor Islands can be added on the way out. Send every address and a headcount when you book. We plan the order of stops in advance, so the whole group is in the car before it turns south toward downtown.
Bal Harbour Shops is the classic place for dinner before the game.
Carpaccio and Makoto, both inside Bal Harbour Shops, are longtime local favorites for a sit-down meal. The open-air walkways create a simple meeting point when friends are coming from different places. For something more casual, Harding Avenue in neighboring Surfside has a relaxed strip of cafes and bistros close to the hotels. If you’d rather eat near the arena, the chauffeur can stop in Brickell or at Bayside Marketplace on the way in, and then you finish the drive together. Wherever you eat, the vehicle stays ready, so there’s no juggling valet tickets or splitting cars. These are ideas for your booked hours, not reservations we create. Book your own table and tell us the time, and we build the evening’s schedule around it. The only timing that’s fixed is tip-off.
Brickell’s rooftop bars and late-night kitchens are just south of the arena. Wynwood’s murals and music venues are a short drive north, right on the way home. A late bite in South Beach is another easy stop before the causeway. Add hours on the night, and the same chauffeur keeps going until your group is ready to call it.
Payment works on three simple terms, from the full fare at booking to any extra hours.
Yes. You can reserve a private chauffeur and a upscale vehicle from Bal Harbour for this game.
Nothing about the ride is shared with anyone else or scheduled around other people. The vehicle, the chauffeur, and the timing belong to your group for the whole booking. October 10 is a Saturday in the Heat’s first home stretch, and weekend demand across Miami is high. Check availability early and confirm your booking once your plan is set. The confirmation lists the tier, the pickup address in Bal Harbour, the start time, and any stops like dinner, so everyone knows how the night will go. If you only require a plain drop-off with no waiting, you can ask about a point-to-point transfer instead. Most game nights still work better with the chauffeur staying neighboring. The questions below cover what Bal Harbour guests ask most before they book.
This hourly service stays local. It covers Miami, Miami Beach, Downtown Miami, Brickell, Coral Gables, Doral, Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne, Wynwood, Little Havana, the area around Miami International Airport, and nearby areas up toward Fort Lauderdale. It’s an on-call, unhurried service for a night around the city, so it doesn’t run to far destinations like Naples, Orlando, or West Palm Beach.
Pets are not accepted; certified service animals are welcome with advance notice.
Yes, if a vehicle is free. Once the day and time are agreed within that final 24 hours, the slot is locked in and held just for you, with a driver and vehicle set aside. On such short notice we can’t guarantee a date change or a refund, so the booking runs as agreed. You can always add more hours on the day.
Book a chauffeur by the hour, and someone else handles the drive downtown, the drop-off, and the ride home. From Bal Harbour, that means one vehicle for the whole night. After the game, your group walks out and gets into the same car that brought you. Choose your tier, send your pickup address, and confirm your booking on WhatsApp.
Reserving one premium service by the hour is a different thing from opening an app every time you move. You hold a single vehicle and a single bilingual chauffeur for the whole block, the price is fixed before you start, and the car simply waits while you eat, shop, or take photos — no re-requesting, no surge, no stranger learning where you are headed each time.
| By the hour with us | App rides (Uber / Lyft) |
|---|---|
| One flat hourly rate, locked before you start | A fresh fare every ride, surging 1.5×–4× at peak |
| The same vehicle and driver stay with you all day | A different car and a stranger at every pickup |
| Your driver waits between each stop — nothing to re-book | Re-request and wait at the curb after each stop |
| A vetted, professional bilingual chauffeur | Whoever happens to accept the ping |
Across a full day of stops, one reserved chauffeur usually lands below a string of Uber Black or Lyft Lux surges — and it stays a calmer, more premium service from the first pickup to the last drop-off.
Uber, Uber Black, Lyft, and Lyft Lux are trademarks of their respective owners. We are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by them. Comparison reflects publicly available pricing as of 2026.
To book, send one WhatsApp message with your group size, start time, and plans.
Tell us the number of passengers, the Bal Harbour hotel or address for pickup, and a rough start time. Add anything on your wish list, like dinner at Bal Harbour Shops beforehand, a Brickell nightcap afterward, or a straight ride home after the game. We reply with the tier that fits, the rate for your group, and the night surcharge if it applies, so you have the full picture in writing before you pay anything. Saturday nights obtain busy across Miami, so messaging early gives your group the widest choice of vehicles for October 10. Once you confirm your booking, the evening is set: one chauffeur, one upscale vehicle, and a clear plan from your Bal Harbour lobby to the arena and back. You can ask about a pet, or a larger group in the same message.
Email: [email protected] | Phone/WhatsApp: +1 (786) 682-8748
We recommend booking at least 24 hours in advance, and online bookings need at least 12 hours’ notice. For holidays and busier weekends, please book ahead to ensure better availability.
Yes, we accept bookings from anywhere in the world. We accept international payments and keep travelers updated via WhatsApp and email.
No. We only work with reservations made in advance: online bookings need at least 12 hours’ notice. For anything sooner, message us on WhatsApp and we will check availability — same-day service is subject to availability and is not guaranteed.
You pay the full fare when you book, by card or Apple Pay through the secure checkout on the site, or a Stripe payment link we send on WhatsApp. The same applies to every pickup area and to hourly chauffeur bookings.
No. The full fare is paid in advance by card or Apple Pay, through the secure checkout on the site or a Stripe payment link we send on WhatsApp; online payments carry a 4% processing fee.
No. In addition to the airport, we also serve hotels, ports, train stations, restaurants, and private addresses.
We work with a black SUV for up to 5 passengers, a van for 6 to 9 passengers and a larger van for 10 to 14.
Yes. We serve weddings, corporate conferences, VIP events, and other special occasions — as a direct ride to the venue, or with the chauffeur staying with you for the whole celebration on our hourly service (5-hour minimum). Contact us with the date, head count and schedule and we will set it up.
Some vehicles in our fleet are equipped with Wi-Fi and USB ports. Let us know in advance if this is essential, and we’ll book a vehicle that meets your needs.
No. We only work with private transfers. The vehicle is reserved exclusively for you and your party, with no shared seating.
No problem. We track your flight in real time and adjust the pickup time when needed, at no extra charge.
Send us the updated information as soon as possible, and we’ll adjust your booking while monitoring the new flight status.
We primarily work with curbside pickup. Just send a message with your exit gate and the driver will arrive in a few minutes — usually faster than the traditional sign-holding service.
If you prefer the driver to wait inside the terminal with a sign bearing your name, add the Meet & Greet for US$ 40 when you book — available for airport pickups only.
The day before your trip, we’ll send you a message with the driver’s name, vehicle model, and license plate, along with detailed instructions for curbside pickup.
Don’t worry. We’ll send you a message as soon as your flight lands. If we don’t receive a quick reply, the driver will automatically head to the international arrivals hall. Wait there and we’ll find you.
For domestic flights, we offer up to 60 minutes of wait time after arrival.
For international flights, the courtesy time is up to 120 minutes.
For hotel pickups, there’s a 15-minute grace period.
For port pickups, we wait up to 60 minutes past the agreed time.
Two hours is the free wait for international flights. When your free waiting time ends, extra waiting is not automatic: your driver may text you an offer to keep waiting, but is not required to. If the offer is sent, the driver waits up to 10 minutes for your reply; if you don’t accept in that time, the driver may leave. If no offer is sent, the driver may leave once your free waiting time is over.
Yes. Our drivers help load and unload your bags.
The standard allowance includes one large suitcase and one carry-on per person.
Traveling with larger or additional items — extra suitcases, musical instruments, mobility equipment, or strollers? Contact us in advance so we can arrange the necessary space. An additional fee may apply.
We’re sorry — pets are not accepted on any of our services. Certified service animals are welcome: please tell us in advance and we’ll assign a van for the ride.
We ask that you don’t eat during the trip. Only water in sealed bottles is allowed on board.
With by-the-hour service, stops are included: the vehicle is yours for the hours you book.
Yes. The pickup time and other details (an extra passenger) can be changed until 24 hours before the ride, depending on availability. Within 24 hours of the ride there are no changes and no refunds — message us on WhatsApp and we’ll see what we can do. The travel date itself is fixed once booked.
No hidden fees: the quoted price includes the driver, fuel and tolls. Only optional extras add to it — the night-hours fee shown in your quote before you book, the optional Meet & Greet at Miami International Airport and the 4% processing fee on card payments made through the payment link. Driver gratuity is optional and at your discretion; it’s always welcome.
You get a full refund if you cancel more than 24 hours before your scheduled pickup. Within 24 hours of the ride, the booking is non-refundable.
Note: any refund claim — including a driver no-show or another service issue — must reach us within 30 days of your scheduled pickup. Requests made more than a month after the ride date are no longer eligible for review or refund.
Sin contratiempos. cargó todo rápido y con cuidado. el wifi funcionó, los chicos se entretuvieron en el camino. Contentos con haber elegido esto.
Precio justo. Interior limpio. Buen precio.
Felt taken care of. was waiting for me at the agreed spot.
Tudo certo. Bem feito. Bom motorista.
Viajando con amigos, todo el grupo, no había que pensar, solo subir y llegar. nos confirmaron por mensaje la noche anterior. Forma inteligente de empezar un viaje. Para nuestro grupo de 6.