Our private hourly chauffeur takes your group from Coral Gables to Miami City Ballet at the Adrienne Arsht Center on Friday, October 16, 2026, in a Black SUV XL at a flat rate from $100 per hour, with a 5-hour minimum. Rates are locked at booking with no surge, and the same driver stays with you through the 7:30 PM performance and back to Coral Gables.
Rates are charged per hour for the whole vehicle, on a five-hour minimum booking.
Each rate covers the whole vehicle and its chauffeur, so four friends in the Black SUV XL pay the same hourly figure as a couple riding alone. A Coral Gables ballet evening fits naturally inside that block: pickup at home or a hotel lobby, an unhurried dinner on or near Miracle Mile, the drive downtown, the performance itself, and the ride back to the Gables once the final bows are taken. Families, patrons, and friends celebrating the new season each pick the tier that matches their head count and their taste — the Platinum SUV for a more polished arrival, a Sprinter when the whole circle wants to journey together. With every figure visible here, you can compare tiers before you message us and confirm the booking in a single WhatsApp conversation.
Daytime service between 7:00 AM and 6:00 PM carries no surcharge. 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.
The surcharge depends on the vehicle, not on how late the evening goes. In the SUV tier it is one fixed amount per trip outside daytime hours; in either Sprinter it is a percentage of the trip value. Everything else stays exactly as booked after dark — the same chauffeur, the same hourly pricing for your tier, and the same freedom to add a stop on the way home. For most ballet evenings from Coral Gables, the ride back from downtown is the leg to watch, so it makes sense to plan for this line from the start rather than be surprised by it. We confirm which charge applies to your evening in the same WhatsApp thread where you book.
Miami City Ballet opens its season with American Rhythms on October 16, 2026. The curtain rises at 7:30 PM on this Friday Fall Mixed Repertory program at the Adrienne Arsht Center.
The bill moves from George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante to a world premiere by former company principal dancer Patricia Delgado, then closes with the company’s first staging of Jerome Robbins’ jazz-driven N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz. Performances fill the Ziff Ballet Opera House, the Arsht’s grand main hall, and this opener carries extra weight as the first season under new Artistic Director Gonzalo Garcia. The company is a resident of the Arsht and one of the major expert ballet companies in the country, and its opening-night audience dresses for the occasion, arrives early, and lingers in the lobby. That is the kind of evening where handing over the driving pays off: no one watches the clock in traffic, and no one leaves the theater wondering where the car is.
Opening night draws Miami’s arts-patron crowd: longtime subscribers, couples making a date of it, dance lovers curious about the new artistic direction, and friends meeting for dinner beforehand. Evening attire is common, and many guests arrive well before curtain to enjoy the lobby, which is one more reason to let a chauffeur handle the drive while you get ready.
Yes. The same private hourly booking works for any evening or matinee at the Arsht, whether you come back for a Nutcracker outing during the holidays or a Swan Lake night, if either is on your calendar. You book it the same way: choose the vehicle, set the Coral Gables pickup, and keep the car for the whole block.
Your chauffeur takes the group from Coral Gables to downtown with no parking to locate.
The usual routes run north out of the Gables: South Dixie Highway past the edge of Coconut Grove into Brickell, then up Biscayne Boulevard, or LeJeune Road to the Dolphin Expressway and east into the Arts & Entertainment District. Your driver picks whichever route is moving top that evening, working from live traffic rather than habit. Friday evenings stack commuter traffic through Brickell and downtown on top of theater arrivals, so the drive typically takes longer than the same trip on a quiet weekend morning. That is the reason to build in a cushion rather than cut it close. The Ziff Ballet Opera House sits along Biscayne Boulevard with the bay close by, and the surrounding blocks grow hectic with arriving patrons and cars dropping off as curtain time approaches. A driver who knows the approach turns that crush into a seamless arrival.
Leave with a generous cushion rather than timing it to the minute. Friday evening traffic between the Gables and downtown is unpredictable, and arriving early leaves time to settle in, find your seats, and enjoy the lobby before the lights dim. When you book, the chauffeur suggests a pickup time based on your group and any dinner stop.
Your chauffeur sets the group down as close to the Ziff Ballet Opera House entrance as access allows that night, at the nearest available drop-off point. You step out in evening wear and walk straight in. There is no garage, no valet ticket, and no hunt for a space on a busy downtown Friday.
Yes. The same driver stays close by for the entire performance and can be reached on WhatsApp throughout. When the final bows end, send a quick message and walk out to the pickup point you agreed on. The car will be there to take everyone home to Coral Gables or on to the next stop of the night.
Miracle Mile anchors one of the easiest pre-theater dinner scenes in Miami.
The Mile and the downtown Coral Gables blocks around it are lined with restaurants, wine bars, and cafes where a group can eat without rushing, and the chauffeur collects everyone at the curb when it is time to head north. For a grander start, start with a drink at the historic Biltmore Hotel, the Coral Gables landmark known for its tall Mediterranean-style tower and old-Florida glamour. The Shops at Merrick Park add another cluster of dining rooms with an easy curbside pickup. Groups that would rather eat closer to the theater can stop in Brickell on the way downtown instead, where waterfront restaurants and hotel dining rooms suit a dressed-up evening. Whichever you choose, the car stays neighboring while you finish your meal, and nobody at the table has to skip a second glass of wine to drive home.
Yes. Dinner, the performance, and the ride home all fit inside one hourly booking with the same car and chauffeur. A typical evening runs from pickup in Coral Gables to dinner on Miracle Mile or in Brickell, then the drive to the Ziff Ballet Opera House and the return trip. The driver handles every leg, so the night moves at your pace.
Pickup happens wherever your group is in Coral Gables — home, hotel, or restaurant.
Residents are collected at the front door, whether home is a Mediterranean Revival house on a shaded street near the Biltmore, a waterfront property in Cocoplum or Gables Estates, or a condo close to the University of Miami. Visitors staying at a Coral Gables hotel meet the chauffeur at the main lobby entrance, and the driver sends a WhatsApp message on arrival so no one waits outside in evening clothes. Mixed groups are easy too. If some guests live in the Gables and others are coming from Coconut Grove or South Miami, the driver can collect everyone in turn before heading downtown; just list each stop when you reserve. If your community has a guardhouse, feature any entry instructions with the address so the arrival goes smoothly.
An hourly booking reserves one vehicle and one chauffeur for your whole evening.
Start by choosing the tier that fits your group, then send a rough start time and the stops on your list — dinner, the performance, a nightcap afterward. Service begins with a five-hour block, and the driver stays with you from the first pickup to the last drop-off rather than leaving between legs. The pickup can be any Miami address, agreed when you book: a Coral Gables home, a hotel lobby, the arrivals curb at Miami International Airport, or a PortMiami cruise terminal, so guests stepping off a ship that day can ride straight on to the ballet. You set the stops and the route, and the itinerary is never locked. Add a stop, drop one, or linger over dessert, and the plan adjusts without a new fare to negotiate. The chauffeur follows your lead for the hours you have reserved.
Yes. Once the five-hour block is used, every additional hour is simply added at the same per-hour rate as the rest of your booking, with no renegotiated fare. If you linger over a late supper or add another stop, the extra time is settled after the night wraps up, either with the driver or over WhatsApp.
Fuel, tolls, and parking are all built into the hourly rate.
On a downtown theater night, that means the expressway tolls on the way in and any parking while the chauffeur stays close during the performance are already covered, so no receipts obtain passed back to your group at the end. The rate pays for the vehicle and the chauffeur’s time for every hour you reserve. Beyond the hours themselves, only a couple of charges can be added on top, and each is spelled out before you pay anything. A trip outside daytime hours carries the night surcharge listed earlier on this page. If you plan to bring something bulky, such as a garment bag for a change of outfit after the show, tell us in advance so the right space is ready.
The full fare is paid at booking, and you can pay whichever way suits you.
Four private tiers cover everything from a couple to a large patrons’ group.
Every tier is private, comes with its own chauffeur, and uses the same hourly pricing. For a ballet night, the Platinum SUV suits couples and small groups who desire the arrival to feel like part of the occasion, while the Sprinters let a larger party share the whole evening — pre-show photos, the ride downtown, and the conversation on the way home. When your head count falls between tiers, the larger vehicle keeps evening wear from getting crushed.
We offer your group a upscale service built around one whole evening.
The vehicle is reserved for your party alone and never shared, and the same bilingual chauffeur, fluent in English and Spanish, stays with you from Coral Gables to the theater and back. Your rate is flat and locked when you book, with no surge for a hectic Friday downtown and no change for traffic or weather. You reach your driver directly on WhatsApp, so a revised dinner plan or a slower exit from the lobby is one message away. The result is a better experience from first pickup to final drop-off. Nobody drives, nobody circles for a space, and nobody ends the night hunting for a ride among departing patrons. For an evening that opens with Balanchine and closes with Robbins, arriving and leaving in a car that is already yours sets the right tone.
Yes — a private chauffeur booked by the hour covers the whole ballet evening from Coral Gables.
People search for it in distinct ways — a car service to the Arsht, a private van for a ballet group, a luxury ride for opening night — and every one of those leads to the same answer here: your own SUV or Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with a chauffeur, reserved for your party. There are no shared seats, no fixed departure times, and no strangers joining partway. Because the booking covers the evening rather than a single one-way leg, the car is there for the ride in, remains on hand through the performance, and is ready for the trip back to the Gables. Riders who search for a limo for the night will locate that the Platinum SUV delivers the same polished arrival in a modern luxury SUV instead of a stretch car.
Yes. After the performance, the chauffeur can take the group for dessert or a nightcap in Brickell, a late bite in Wynwood, or a final drink back on Miracle Mile before the last drop-off in Coral Gables. Just message the driver on the night. The extra stop comes out of your booked hours.
Yes, whenever a car and driver are available. Once a ride within the next 24 hours is confirmed, that date and time are locked in and held just for you, with a driver and vehicle already set aside. On such short notice we can’t guarantee a date change or a refund, so the booking goes ahead as agreed. You’re always welcome to add more hours on the day.
The hourly service stays local and on call around the city: Coral Gables, Miami, Downtown Miami, Brickell, Miami Beach, Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne, Wynwood, Little Havana, Doral, the area around Miami International Airport, and nearby areas up toward Fort Lauderdale. Longer journeys to places like Naples, Orlando, or West Palm Beach aren’t part of this hourly service, which is built for relaxed days and nights around town.
Pets are not accepted; certified service animals are welcome with advance notice.
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.
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Reserving your ballet evening takes one WhatsApp message.
Send your group size, a rough pickup time in Coral Gables, and the stops on your wish list — a dinner table on Miracle Mile, the performance itself, maybe a nightcap in Brickell or Wynwood afterward. We reply with the vehicle that suits your party and a plan for the evening, and your confirmation arrives in the same conversation. Booking the car early lets your group focus on dinner plans and what to wear instead of the drive downtown. If some details are still taking shape, send what you know now; stops can change later, and the chauffeur adapts on the night. One conversation, one car, and one chauffeur carry the whole evening from your Coral Gables doorstep to the opening curtain and back again. Message us to check availability and confirm your booking.
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.
Tranquilidade total: fácil continuar usando, não tem motivo pra trocar, nenhum perrengue com as malas de mão, preço justo pelo que oferecem.
Booked the night before, picked up on time, done.
Vehículo impecable. Reserva fácil. Interior limpio!
No drama: second booking with them, same quality, booked online and got confirmation in minutes, first time setting up a transfer like this and it went smoothly
Comfortable seats. Smooth ride. Good price. Good driver.