Our private hourly chauffeur takes your group from Miami to Miami City Ballet at 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. Your rate is locked when you book, with no surge. One bilingual driver stays with your group from the pre-show dinner through the 7:30 PM curtain and the ride home.
Show-night rates are set per vehicle and per hour, so the figure below is what your group pays for each hour of the booking.
Every reservation covers at least five hours. That is enough for an unhurried dinner, the performance and the drive home. Each figure is the full hourly price for the vehicle, not a per-person fare, so friends who split a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter frequently locate the evening easier to budget than they expected. Select the tier by headcount first and by feel second. The Black SUV XL suits a couple or a small party, and the Platinum SUV brings a more polished cabin for patrons marking a special night. The only add-on that commonly applies to a ballet evening is the night surcharge, explained below.
Four private vehicle tiers cover every ballet party, from date night to a patrons’ circle.
Every tier is private, so the whole cabin belongs to your party for the evening. If you can’t decide between two sizes, send your headcount on WhatsApp and we will suggest the tier that fits comfortably. If anyone is bringing flowers for a dancer, a garment bag for changing after dinner or anything else bulky, tell us in advance so we can plan the space. If your group grows before October 16, let us know and we will confirm the right vehicle.
A night surcharge applies only to trips outside the 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM daytime window. Here is how it works for each vehicle type.
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. For an SUV it is a single amount per journey, not an extra charge on every hour. For a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter it is a percentage of the journey value. If your day starts with an afternoon of shopping or a long lunch, those daytime hours carry nothing extra. When you book on WhatsApp, we include the surcharge in the total we confirm with you, so you know the full figure well before October 16.
You pay the full fare when you book.
A private chauffeur turns ballet night into one unhurried evening instead of a string of logistics.
The vehicle is reserved for your group alone. Your conversation about the premiere can carry from the restaurant table to the curb and back without a stranger in the front seat. Your rate is locked when you book and stays flat whether the evening is peaceful or the whole city is out, with no surge. One bilingual chauffeur, fluent in English and Spanish, stays with you from the first pickup to the last drop-off, including the hours you spend in your seats. You can reach that driver directly on WhatsApp, so changing a dinner time or a meeting point takes a single message. That is our idea of upscale service: fewer moving parts, a clean upscale vehicle and one familiar face all evening. On a night built around the arts, it merely makes for a better experience.
Booking by the hour reserves a car and chauffeur for a block of time, not a single ride.
Start by messaging us on WhatsApp with your group size, a rough start time and the stops you have in mind, such as a dinner reservation, a hotel bar or the theater itself. We match the vehicle to your party and confirm the plan. Your booking begins with a five-hour block. Every extra hour after that block is added at the same flat per-hour rate, with no renegotiated fare, and you settle it once the night is over. You never have to guess how long the curtain calls will run. The same chauffeur stays with the car for the entire block, so you never have to request a new pickup. During the evening you set the stops and the pace. You can add a quick detour, skip a planned stop or linger over dessert, and the plan adjusts without a new fare.
Your driver picks you up at any address in Miami, and we agree on the exact spot when you book. That could be a hotel lobby in Brickell or Downtown, a private home, the arrivals curb at Miami International Airport, or a PortMiami cruise terminal. If you arrive by cruise that day, you can head straight to the performance.
Fuel, tolls, and parking are included in the hourly rate, so the price you book holds.
On show night, that covers the car waiting near your restaurant in Brickell or wherever else you stop. It also covers the toll on the Rickenbacker Causeway if you start in Key Biscayne. You won’t pay a fuel supplement, and no parking receipts obtain passed along. A few charges can come on top of the hourly figure, and each is clear from the start. The night surcharge applies to trips outside daytime hours. Any hours you select to add beyond your block are billed at your vehicle’s rate. The stops you add during the evening don’t cost anything extra because they fit within the hours you have already reserved. Nothing else shows up on the bill after the performance.
Miami City Ballet opens its season on October 16, 2026, with American Rhythms at 7:30 PM.
The mixed-repertory program opens with George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante. Next comes a world premiere by former company principal dancer Patricia Delgado, and the evening closes with the company’s first staging of Jerome Robbins’ jazz-driven N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz. It plays in the Ziff Ballet Opera House, the main hall of the Adrienne Arsht Center, where the company is a resident troupe. This is also the first season under new Artistic Director Gonzalo Garcia, which gives the opener a real sense of occasion. Anticipate Miami’s arts-patron crowd: longtime subscribers, devoted supporters, couples on a dressed-up date and friends making a night of it. This audience values an unrushed arrival, a peaceful exit and a car that is merely there when they require it. An hourly chauffeur gives you all three.
Yes. The same private hourly booking works for any later Miami City Ballet program this season, whether it’s an evening performance or a weekend afternoon. Send us the date, your group size and your stops on WhatsApp. We will confirm the vehicle and total, and the same pricing and payment steps apply.
Brickell, Little Havana, and the Design District are natural pre-show dinner stops before the ballet.
Brickell is polished and close to Downtown. The restaurants around Mary Brickell Village and Brickell City Centre suit a relaxed early table. For something unmistakably Miami, Little Havana puts Versailles and its classic Cuban dishes on your itinerary. If you want a creative setting before a creative program, try the Design District or Wynwood, where galleries and murals set the tone for the evening. Families staying in Coconut Grove can eat by the water there before heading north. Wherever you select, your chauffeur drops you at the restaurant door and waits nearby while you eat. The car is ready when the check arrives, so nobody has to hunt for parking in evening shoes. Your driver is glad to suggest a place that fits your group, but you make the reservations yourself.
Yes. One hourly booking covers the pickup, dinner, the performance and the ride home, because the same car and chauffeur stay with you the whole time. A late-afternoon start leaves room for an unhurried meal before the 7:30 PM curtain, and you don’t need to arrange any separate transport between the restaurant and the theater.
Your chauffeur drives you straight to the performing-arts campus on Biscayne Boulevard. It’s typically a short city drive.
The route depends on where your evening begins. From Brickell or a Downtown hotel, it is a straight run up Brickell Avenue and Biscayne Boulevard. From South Beach or elsewhere on Miami Beach, the MacArthur Causeway feeds into I-395 and brings you right into the arts district. The Venetian Causeway is a picturesque alternative. From Coral Gables, Coconut Grove or Little Havana, drivers commonly come up I-95 or US-1. From Doral or near the airport, they take the Dolphin Expressway east toward Downtown. On a Friday evening with a full house arriving, the last few blocks are the slowest part of any route, so leave extra time instead of cutting it close. Your driver watches traffic and chooses the smoother road on the night, so your group can unwind and enjoy the ride.
Leave a generous buffer so you arrive with time to spare before the 7:30 PM curtain. Friday-evening traffic and a full house of arrivals slow the final stretch. Leaving from dinner in Brickell needs less lead time than starting in Doral or near the airport, and your chauffeur will suggest a departure time for your starting point.
Your chauffeur brings you to the drop-off point as close to the entrance of the Ziff Ballet Opera House as access allows, so the walk in stays short even in heels. Curbside access can change on a busy performance night. Your driver handles that on the spot, and you simply step out and go inside.
Yes. Your chauffeur stays nearby for the whole performance and messages you on WhatsApp with the pickup point as the audience starts leaving. You won’t wait in a queue or scramble at the curb. The car that brought you is ready to take the group home or on to a late dinner.
After the ballet, your chauffeur can take the group on to a nightcap, a late dinner or straight home.
Brickell’s rooftop bars suit a group that wants to talk through the premiere with a view of the bay. South Beach along Ocean Drive keeps the night lively for anyone not ready to call it. Coconut Grove offers a quieter, leafy setting for a late glass of wine, and Wynwood suits a crowd that wants more music after the closing jazz piece. Your driver waits outside each stop, so you can move between them without thinking about parking or deciding who drives. When the group is ready, your chauffeur drops each guest off, whether that is a home in Coral Gables, a hotel on Miami Beach or an apartment in Brickell. If the night runs long, just tell your driver and the car stays with you.
Yes. Our hourly chauffeur service is a fully private ride from Miami to the ballet and back.
If you were searching for a private shuttle to the theater, this is it: a private van or SUV reserved for your party alone. There are no shared seats, no fixed departure times and no other riders joining along the way. Every vehicle comes with its own chauffeur, so nobody in the group has to drive, locate a garage or skip the glass of champagne at intermission. Because the booking is hourly, one car covers the whole evening: the journey in, the time you spend in the theater and whatever comes after. You won’t juggle separate rides or pay for a parking garage, and your attention stays on the performance and the people you came with. The questions below cover the practical details guests most frequently ask before they book.
Yes. The full-size Mercedes-Benz Sprinter keeps a big party together from dinner to the theater and home again. The mid-size Sprinter suits a family or a dinner party that has outgrown an SUV. Either way, the van is reserved for your group alone, with the same chauffeur at the wheel all evening.
We are a local, on-call service that stays around the city. We cover 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. Hourly bookings don’t run out to Naples, Orlando or West Palm Beach.
Pets are not accepted; certified service animals are welcome with advance notice.
Your slot is locked in and held just for you. For a service within the next 24 hours, the date and time stay as agreed because a driver and vehicle are already set aside for your group. On such short notice we can’t guarantee a date change or a refund. You can always add more hours on the day.
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 ballet-night chauffeur, send us three details on WhatsApp: headcount, start time and stops.
For stops, list the hotel or home for pickup, the restaurant, the theater and any late-night stop you are considering. We reply with the right vehicle for your party and a total that includes the night surcharge if it applies. We also send the payment link. Once your payment is in, your date is set and the car and chauffeur are held for your group. October 16 is a Friday and the opening night of the company’s season, so an early message gives you the widest choice of vehicles. If plans change before the week of the show, send us a message and we will adjust the stops, the start time or the vehicle. After that, all that’s left is deciding what to wear to the opener and where to raise a glass afterward. Check availability and confirm your booking today.
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.
Easy all around. ended up cheaper than the Uber Black we got last trip.
Todos juntos, ya reservamos el próximo viaje con ellos. incluso con tráfico la ruta tuvo sentido. (ventana de 20 minutos para el pickup)
mu recomendado. auto muy limpio y bien cuidado.
Reservei na noite anterior, o valor combinado se manteve. mesmo com trânsito a rota fez sentido. Anotei o contato pra próxima.
Súper bien: el SUV se veía recién lavado, muy paciente con nosotros, todo justo a tiempo.