A private hourly chauffeur from Coral Gables to Miami Heat vs. Oklahoma City Thunder at Kaseya Center on Sunday, November 22, 2026, runs a Black SUV XL at a flat rate from $100 per hour with a 5-hour minimum. The rate locks at booking, and one bilingual driver stays with your group from your Coral Gables pickup to the ride home after the 6:00 PM game.
Your hourly rate depends only on the vehicle your group needs, and every Heat-night booking from Coral Gables has a 5-hour minimum.
Each rate is per vehicle, not per seat, so the group can split it however it likes. Smaller parties usually take the Black SUV XL. Bigger crews move up to a Sprinter so nobody has to follow in a second car. The rate is set by the hour rather than by the mile, so a detour for dinner or a stop on the way home does not change what each hour costs. Most Coral Gables groups plan their block around four parts: a pregame dinner close to home, the drive downtown, the game itself, and the ride back after the final buzzer.
Fuel, tolls, and parking are included in the hourly rate for every vehicle.
This matters on a downtown game night. The rate already covers the expressway tolls between Coral Gables and Biscayne Boulevard, the fuel for a loop through dinner and back, and the parking your chauffeur needs while the group is inside the arena. Nobody hunts for a garage, pays an event-night parking fee, or finds a toll bill in the mail weeks later. There is room for what fans usually bring, from jerseys and signs to a bag of merch from the team store. If you plan to bring something bigger, tell us in advance. Two things can add to the total. Any booked time outside daytime hours carries the night surcharge explained further down this page, which is worth checking for an evening tip-off. And if the night goes well and you keep the car longer, each added hour is billed at your vehicle’s same rate.
Our four private tiers carry anything from a solo fan to a group of fourteen.
The Platinum models are examples of the vehicle class, not a promise of one specific model on the night. For a Heat game, the best choice is the vehicle that keeps the whole party together. That means one pickup in Coral Gables, one drop-off downtown, and one meeting point after the game, instead of coordinating two cars through the crowd.
The Platinum SUV makes sense when the evening itself is the occasion. That could mean courtside seats, hosting a client, celebrating a milestone birthday, or treating visiting family at the start of the holiday season. You arrive downtown in a luxury-class vehicle, and you get the same dedicated chauffeur and flexible stops as every other tier.
Yes. A private chauffeur booked by the hour covers the whole Heat vs. Thunder night from Coral Gables.
The game tips off at 6:00 PM on Sunday, November 22, 2026, at Kaseya Center, the Heat’s home arena on Biscayne Bay in Downtown Miami. It falls on the weekend before Thanksgiving, just as the holiday season and the winter visitor season begin, so downtown is busy well before anyone takes a seat. The crowd is pure Miami: Cuban, Venezuelan, Colombian, and Puerto Rican families, Black Miami fans from across the county, longtime season-ticket holders, young professionals coming from Brickell, and snowbirds at their first game of the winter. In many Coral Gables households, game night starts with the same two questions: who is driving, and where are we parking? A private chauffeur answers both. Your group rides together in one reserved vehicle, the evening runs on your schedule, and nobody has to be the designated driver or circle a garage.
Oklahoma City comes to town as one of the Western Conference’s top teams, and the two franchises have met in the Finals before. That makes this a marquee visit rather than a routine Sunday game. Heat home games regularly fill the building, which means heavy downtown traffic before tip-off and a big crowd on Biscayne Boulevard afterward.
Your chauffeur typically heads north to the Dolphin Expressway, then east into downtown.
From most Coral Gables addresses, the usual route runs up LeJeune Road or Douglas Road to the Dolphin Expressway, east onto I-395, and down Biscayne Boulevard to the arena. When that route backs up, US-1 through Coconut Grove and Brickell, or SW 8th Street through Little Havana, is a good alternative. Your chauffeur chooses between them based on live traffic that evening. On a quiet night the trip is typically a short drive across town. On a packed Sunday, allow noticeably longer, because the downtown exits and Biscayne Boulevard fill up in the last stretch before tip-off. The way to beat that traffic is simple: get in the car earlier than feels necessary and let the driver time the approach. Once you are downtown, the plan is about meeting points: where you step out, where the car waits, and where the group meets up after the game.
Your chauffeur drops the group on Biscayne Boulevard or the closest side street, as close to the venue as access allows that night. Event-night traffic control can move the exact drop-off point, so the driver adjusts on the spot and goes over the plan with you before anyone steps out of the car.
Yes. Waiting is the whole point of booking by the hour. While you watch from your seats, your chauffeur stays with the vehicle nearby, with parking already covered, and keeps WhatsApp open. Nothing needs to be rebooked at halftime, and if part of the group decides to leave early, one quick message brings the car around.
Agree on a meeting point with your driver before you walk in, usually a nearby corner or landmark rather than the busiest curb. Send a WhatsApp message as you head out, and the car pulls up to that spot while much of the crowd is still walking to the garages and waiting in traffic.
Leave Coral Gables with plenty of time before the 6:00 PM tip-off, not a tight margin.
Doors open well before tip-off, and the early window is one of the best parts of an arena night. You can watch warmups close to the court, walk through the team store, get food and drinks before the lines build, and find your seats without squeezing past a full row. Security screening takes longer on a packed Sunday, and holiday-season visitors along the waterfront add to the downtown crowd. Work backward from the time you want to be seated, then add a comfortable buffer for traffic. If dinner in Coral Gables is part of the plan, start early enough that dessert never competes with the drive. Or split the meal: a light pregame bite close to home and a proper dinner after the game. Your chauffeur knows how game nights build and will suggest a departure time once you share your pickup address and dinner plans on WhatsApp.
Plan around doors opening if the group wants warmups, the team store, or a relaxed meal inside the arena. Plan around tip-off if you only care about the game itself. Either way, tell your chauffeur which one matters, because that choice sets the pickup time in Coral Gables and the shape of the evening.
Miracle Mile and Giralda Plaza are Coral Gables’ classic spots for a pregame dinner.
Giralda Plaza, the pedestrian block just off Miracle Mile, is lined with restaurants and outdoor tables, which makes it an easy place to gather the group before heading downtown. For a more polished start, The Shops at Merrick Park combine dinner with some browsing. The historic Biltmore Hotel is a good choice for a pregame drink when visiting family wants to see a Coral Gables landmark. Many families keep it simpler with a favorite neighborhood spot near home. Wherever you go, the chauffeur waits nearby while you eat, so there is no valet line, no meter to feed, and nobody watching the clock between courses. When you finish, the group walks out to the same car and heads straight for the expressway. These are suggestions for your booked hours, not reservations we make, so book any table directly with the restaurant.
Yes. Both are on the way between Coral Gables and the arena. A stop at Versailles on SW 8th Street for Cuban coffee and croquettes is a Miami tradition before a big game. Brickell’s rooftop bars suit a group that wants one round with a skyline view. Your driver waits at each stop, then continues downtown.
Bayside Marketplace sits right next to the arena for a post-game bite by the water.
When the game ends on a Sunday night on Biscayne Bay, most of the crowd is thinking about traffic, but your group can think about what comes next. Bayside’s waterfront restaurants and live music make an easy first stop while the garages empty out. Brickell is a short drive south for a late dinner or a celebratory round if the Heat win, and Wynwood’s murals and breweries suit friends who want to keep the night going. Visiting family often prefers a slower finish, like a nightcap back on Miracle Mile, close to home. The same car and driver handle every leg, so the group stays together without anyone splitting up at the curb. If the evening runs past your booked block, just tell the driver and keep going. With Monday morning coming, many Coral Gables groups plan one post-game stop and then head home.
You pay the full fare to secure the date.
Yes. You reserve one vehicle and one chauffeur for a block of hours.
Start by choosing the vehicle that fits your group, then agree on the pickup. Your driver can pick you up at any Miami address: a hotel, a PortMiami cruise terminal (on a cruise day you can go straight to the game), Miami International Airport, or a home. For this game that usually means a Coral Gables doorstep, with the exact spot set at booking. From there, you set the stops: dinner, the arena, a post-game round, and the ride home. The same chauffeur stays with you for the whole block and waits at the venue while you watch, so you never need to arrange a second car. The booking starts with a five-hour block. After that, every additional hour is added at the same per-hour rate for your vehicle, so you can keep the car as long as you need with no new fare to negotiate.
No. The itinerary is never locked. Share a rough plan when you book so the chauffeur can time the evening, then add a stop, drop one, or stay longer somewhere on the night itself. A detour for dessert or a quick stop at a friend’s house in Coral Gables just uses part of your booked hours.
A private chauffeur gives you a better experience on a downtown game night, from pickup to the ride home.
Driving yourself means someone has to be the designated driver, you have to find an event-night garage, and you face a slow crawl out after the buzzer. Our premium service removes all three. The vehicle is reserved for your group alone, and one dedicated chauffeur who speaks English and Spanish stays with you from the first pickup to the last drop-off. Grandparents and out-of-town cousins feel as welcome as the regulars. The flat hourly rate is locked at booking, with no surge and no change for traffic, weather, or a packed Sunday downtown. You message us directly on WhatsApp, whether you are planning the night weeks ahead or telling the driver you are leaving a quarter early. Clean premium vehicles, a driver who waits through the whole game, and a plan built around your stops make for a calmer night than handling keys, parking, and timing on your own.
Daytime hours run from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM with no surcharge. Booked time outside that window adds the following:
Daytime hours end at 6:00 PM, so a 6:00 PM tip-off puts the evening in the surcharge window for your vehicle. 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 SUV add-on is charged once per trip, and the Sprinter add-on is a percentage of the trip value. Groups that want to avoid it can plan a direct ride home. Groups that want the full night out know the cost in advance, since it is listed above.
Our hourly chauffeurs stay local and serve the Miami area and nearby neighborhoods.
The service covers Miami, Miami Beach, Downtown Miami, Brickell, Coral Gables, Doral, Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne, Wynwood, Little Havana, and the area around Miami International Airport, plus nearby areas up toward Fort Lauderdale. It is an on-call, unhurried service that stays around the city. That is why a driver can wait through a game, loop between dinner and the arena, and still be close when plans change. Longer trips to places like Naples, Orlando, or West Palm Beach are outside this hourly service. A night like this one, from Coral Gables to downtown and back with a stop or two along the way, is exactly what it is designed for. If friends are joining from Key Biscayne or Brickell, the driver can add their pickups to the route, so everyone travels in one loop instead of several separate trips.
Your driver picks you up at any address in Coral Gables you choose when booking.
Hotel guests usually meet the car at the lobby entrance, whether that is the Biltmore or one of the smaller hotels around downtown Coral Gables. Families are picked up at home, from the tree-lined streets near Venetian Pool to the waterfront neighborhoods toward Cocoplum. Friends can meet outside a coffee shop on Miracle Mile, and University of Miami students and faculty often start near campus. If the group is spread across a few addresses, the driver can make several swift pickups before dinner, as long as you share the plan ahead of time. Keep WhatsApp handy on game day so the driver can tell you the car is outside, and nobody is left on the curb guessing which vehicle is theirs.
A private chauffeur booked by the hour is the easiest way to get from Coral Gables to this game. One reserved vehicle takes the whole group downtown, the driver handles traffic and parking, and the same car is ready after the buzzer. Nobody drives, nobody hunts for a garage, and the evening runs on your schedule.
No. Every booking is private. The vehicle and chauffeur are reserved for your group alone, with no other passengers, no fixed schedule, and no seats sold to strangers going to the same game. You choose who rides, where the evening starts, and when it ends, whether that is two friends or a full Sprinter.
Short-notice bookings are welcome whenever a vehicle is available. Once a ride within the next 24 hours is confirmed, your slot is locked in and held just for you. A driver and vehicle are set aside, so the ride goes ahead exactly as agreed, and a date change or refund can’t be guaranteed. You can always add more hours on the night.
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 reserve your game-night chauffeur, send us your plan on WhatsApp.
Feature three things in your first message: how many people are coming, a rough pickup time in Coral Gables, and the stops you want. That might be dinner on Giralda Plaza, a coffee on SW 8th Street, or a post-game table at Bayside. We reply with the right vehicle for the group, confirm the pickup address, and send the payment details to secure the date. After that, the plan stays open: you can change the dinner stop, add a friend, or move your meeting point for after the game. Sunday home games on the weekend before Thanksgiving tend to draw a large crowd, so booking early gives your group the widest choice of vehicles. On November 22, all that’s left is to walk out the door, get in the car, and enjoy the Heat and the Thunder from your seats.
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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.
Era un viaje corto, solo yo, muy paciente con yo. el baúl entró cuatro maletas grandes más las de mano. Valió la reserva.
Éramos solo los dos y se portó como un caballero. no hubo que buscar a nadie, el auto estaba donde dijeron. Reservaremos con antelación la próxima.
Made our trip easier. was already at the curb when we walked out.
No drama. the booking process was straightforward.
Done well. Good price. Spotless car.