Book a private hourly chauffeur from Miami Design District to Miami Heat vs. New Orleans Pelicans at Kaseya Center on October 8, 2026, in a Black SUV XL at a flat rate from $100 per hour with a 5-hour minimum. Your bilingual driver collects your group anywhere in the Design District and keeps the same upscale vehicle on call from pre-game dinner to the ride home.
Each vehicle tier has its own hourly rate, and every game-night booking covers at least five hours.
Headcount decides the tier. A couple or a small group of friends fits the Black SUV XL, bigger crews move up to one of the two Mercedes-Benz Sprinter sizes, and the Platinum SUV suits a client night or a birthday that deserves a sharper arrival. The hourly figure covers every hour on the clock: dinner in the Design District, the drive downtown, the full game, and the journey home. Nothing is metered by distance. The one extra a game night frequently adds is the late-evening surcharge explained further down.
A private chauffeur gives your group upscale service from the first pickup to the ride home.
The vehicle is reserved for your party alone. Nobody else rides along, and nobody else sets the schedule. Your hourly rate is locked the moment you book, with no surge, so a packed arena night, a passing rain shower over Biscayne Bay, or Thursday rush hour never changes the price. One dedicated driver runs the whole block, so the person who greets you in the Design District is the same one who brings you home. That bilingual chauffeur fits right in with a Heat crowd that sounds like Miami itself. You message your driver directly on WhatsApp instead of going through a call center, so pushing dinner back or adding a stop takes one text. It’s a better experience than circling downtown garages: no parking decisions, no garage exit line, and no scramble for a ride when the final horn sounds.
Hourly booking reserves one car and one chauffeur for a continuous block of time.
Start by choosing the tier that matches your headcount, then send a rough start time and your list of stops on WhatsApp. Every booking starts with a block of at least five hours, which spans dinner, the drive downtown, the game, and the ride back. The driver can pick up at any Miami address: a hotel, a home, Miami International Airport, or a PortMiami cruise terminal if you step off a ship that day and want to head straight to the game. You agree on the exact spot when you book. From that moment the chauffeur is yours for every hour on the clock. If the game goes to overtime or you want a nightcap in Brickell, keep the car as long as you need. Each extra hour past the five-hour block is simply added at the same per-hour rate for your vehicle, with no new fare to negotiate.
You pay the full fare up front, and any added hours are settled after the game.
Daytime trips from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM carry no surcharge; trips outside that window add this charge.
For the Black SUV XL it is one added amount per journey, not a charge stacked onto every hour. For a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter it is a percentage of the journey value instead. 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 figure sits right here next to the hourly rates, so you know the full cost of the evening before you send a single message.
Fuel, tolls, and parking are included, so downtown garage fees never land on you.
Parking matters most on an arena night, when downtown garages fill up and event parking eats into the evening. Here it is covered by the hourly rate. The same hours also cover the car standing by through dinner, the game, and any stop you add along the way. If your group is bringing something bulky, like a stack of homemade signs or a garment bag for a dressier night out afterward, tell us in advance so we can assign the right vehicle. Only a few charges sit outside the base rate: the night surcharge above and any hours you decide to add on the night.
Four private tiers cover everything from a date night to a full office outing.
The Black SUV XL is the go-to choice for a couple, a family, or a few friends who want a sleek, roomy ride downtown. The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter comes in two sizes. A youth team, a birthday group, or a block of season-ticket holders can journey together in one private van and walk into the arena as a group instead of meeting up inside. The Platinum SUV is the step up for clients, a milestone celebration, or anyone who wants the arena arrival to feel as polished as a Design District dinner. For that tier, the reference cars below show the class of vehicle you can anticipate. Not sure which size fits? Send your headcount on WhatsApp and we match you with the right tier.
Reference Cars: Cadillac Escalade, Lincoln Navigator, Ford Expedition
The larger private Mercedes-Benz Sprinter carries 10 to 14 passengers, and the smaller Sprinter seats 6 to 9, so a whole group can ride from the Design District together. Smaller parties fit the Black SUV XL, which seats up to 5. The Platinum SUV carries up to 5 in a more upscale setting.
It’s the Heat’s home preseason opener, a 7:30 PM exhibition game at Kaseya Center.
The Miami Heat vs. New Orleans Pelicans game is the home crowd’s first look at the team after a preseason opener in Quebec City. It also starts a short run of preseason home dates that brings Minnesota and Brooklyn downtown too. Starters usually play limited minutes, and that is part of the appeal: rookies, new signings, and fresh rotations get their first run under the home lights. The mood is relaxed but loud. Tickets are easier to get than for a regular-season showdown, which makes it a excellent first game for kids or visitors. It’s a weeknight exhibition, so numerous fans create it a dinner-and-a-game outing. That fits an hourly booking well: Design District dinner, the game, and the ride home in one block. Tickets are sold through the arena and the team, so secure your seats first, then reserve the car.
The crowd mirrors Miami itself. You’ll see longtime season-ticket holders, families introducing kids to the team, and a large Hispanic and Latino following with roots across Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, Puerto Rico, and the wider Caribbean. Conversations switch languages in the concourse, and the energy in the stands feels unmistakably Miami from the opening tip.
Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink is the neighborhood’s classic pre-game dinner spot.
Its wood-fired, seasonal plates have anchored the Design District dining scene for years, and the patio suits a group easing into the evening. For something Mediterranean, Mandolin Aegean Bistro serves Greek and Turkish dishes in a leafy garden just at the district’s edge. If your crew arrives early, stroll the Palm Court beneath the Fly’s Eye Dome or step into ICA Miami before dinner. Your chauffeur keeps the car close, so when the check lands you are seated and heading downtown in moments instead of standing in a valet line. Groups starting among the Wynwood murals or the Midtown shops can fold those into the same booking, since the driver simply adds a stop. After the game, a Brickell rooftop or a nightcap back in the Design District makes a simple last stop before the ride home.
Your driver picks up at any address in the Miami Design District: a residence, a nearby hotel lobby, a showroom or boutique along NE 40th Street, or the restaurant door where dinner ends. You choose the spot when you confirm on WhatsApp, and the chauffeur is there waiting before your group steps outside.
Your chauffeur typically heads straight south on Biscayne Boulevard, a short, direct run downtown.
The route leaves the Design District through Edgewater, passes the Adrienne Arsht Center and the bayfront museums, and ends beside Biscayne Bay at the arena. When the boulevard backs up, the driver can swing west onto I-195 and take I-95 south into downtown instead, deciding in real time based on traffic. The drive is typically swift on a quiet evening, but allow a generous cushion on October 8. A Thursday tip-off overlaps with the tail of the downtown commute, and arena traffic thickens as fans pour in from Brickell, Miami Beach, and Wynwood. Nobody in your group is behind the wheel, so a slowdown just means more time to talk about the new faces on the roster, not a reason to worry about missing warm-ups.
Leave the Design District in the early evening, with a comfortable buffer before the 7:30 PM tip-off. That buffer covers weeknight commuter traffic, the slow crawl near the arena, and the walk through security. You’ll be in your seats for warm-ups and player introductions instead of rushing up the aisles after the opening possession.
Your chauffeur drops the group on the Biscayne Boulevard side, as close as access allows.
Kaseya Center sits on the bayfront beside Bayside Marketplace, and on game nights traffic control can reshape the lanes around it. Your driver adjusts on the fly, pulling to the curb wherever officers permit and pointing you toward the entrance. Before you step out, the chauffeur agrees on a post-game meeting point with you. It’s usually a quieter spot just outside the crowd where the car can actually stop, and the driver drops a pin in your WhatsApp. That one step beats both the tip-off traffic and the post-game rush: you walk in without dealing with a garage, and you walk out knowing exactly where to go. Downtown fills rapidly on a Heat night, with fans spilling toward Bayside and the bars along the bay. A fixed meeting spot keeps your group together instead of scattered on a hectic corner, each person refreshing a map.
Yes. Your chauffeur stays with the vehicle nearby for the whole game, because the hours you booked keep the car reserved for you. You don’t need to request a new ride at the final horn. Send a WhatsApp message as you leave your seats, and the driver moves to the agreed meeting point to collect everyone.
Yes. A private hourly chauffeur carries your group from the Design District to the game and back.
The ride is built around your party alone. Nobody else joins at a second pickup, there is no fixed departure time to catch, and the car leaves when your table is ready, not on a timetable. If you searched for a private van or car service to the Heat opener, this is it: an SUV for a small group or a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter for a larger one, each with a chauffeur who knows downtown on game nights. Visitors staying elsewhere in the city can still start the evening in the Design District, meeting friends for dinner before everyone rides downtown together. Locals utilize the same setup to take driving off the table ahead of time, so the whole group can savor a drink at dinner and at the arena. The answers below cover what guests ask most.
The hourly service stays local and on call around the city: 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. This unhurried, around-town service doesn’t run out to farther destinations like Naples, Orlando, or West Palm Beach.
Pets are not accepted; certified service animals are welcome with advance notice.
Yes. Once you agree on the day and time for a service within the next 24 hours, that slot is locked in and held just for you. A driver and vehicle are already set aside, so the booking goes ahead exactly as planned. On such short notice, a date change or refund can’t be guaranteed. You can always add more hours on the night.
Yes. You set the stops, so a post-game detour to a Wynwood bar, a late dinner in Brickell, or a dessert run through Little Havana simply becomes part of the evening. Tell your chauffeur on WhatsApp or in the car, and keep the car for as long as the celebration lasts.
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.
Send your group size, start time, and stops on WhatsApp to check availability for October 8.
Tell us how many people are coming, where in the Design District you want to be picked up, and whether dinner, a pre-game drink, or a post-game stop is on the plan. We reply with the tier that fits, confirm the start time and total hours, and send the payment link once you’re happy. From there, the evening is set. Your chauffeur arrives at the agreed spot, takes your group to Kaseya Center for the 7:30 PM tip-off, and your ride home is sorted before the first basket. Planning a bigger outing? The larger Sprinter keeps an office group, a youth team, or a family reunion together in one private vehicle. Booking early gives you the widest choice of vehicles for the night, and every detail stays in one WhatsApp thread you can check anytime. Email us or message us on WhatsApp below to 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.
Indico, usei ano passado e de novo nessa viagem
Tal y como prometieron: sin tarifas dinámicas ni esperar bajo el sol, tarifa competitiva para servicio privado, los asientos estaban limpios y olía agradable.
Tidy interior. Quick drop-off. Worth it.
Nice ride. Tidy interior. Easy booking.
Festejábamos un aniversario, el coche estaba en perfectas condiciones.