Our private hourly chauffeur takes you from Surfside to Miami City Ballet at the Adrienne Arsht Center on October 16, 2026, in a Black SUV XL at a flat rate from $100 per hour, with a 5-hour minimum. The 7:30 PM season opener deserves an unhurried evening: one bilingual chauffeur, one dedicated vehicle, the dinner stops you select, and the same car ready to bring everyone home.
Rates are set per vehicle, not per guest, and every booking runs a five-hour minimum.
Your headcount picks the tier. A couple or a small family rides comfortably in the Black SUV XL, while a birthday party or a circle of season subscribers moves into one of the Sprinter tiers. The rate attaches to the vehicle rather than to each seat, so a full car spreads the hourly cost across everyone riding. The Platinum SUV suits an evening that calls for a more polished arrival without needing extra room. 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.
You reserve one vehicle and one chauffeur for a block of hours, then set every stop.
Send your group size, a rough start time, and your wish list of stops over WhatsApp, and we match the right vehicle to your party. The clock starts at pickup, which can be any address in Miami agreed at booking: a hotel lobby, a home, Miami International Airport, or a PortMiami cruise terminal if a cruise-day arrival wants to head straight to the show. From there the chauffeur stays with you for the whole block, through dinner first, then the ballet, then a nightcap afterward, in whatever order you like. You never touch a steering wheel, and you never search for a ride between stops. When the reserved hours run out, the evening doesn’t have to end. Every extra hour past the five-hour block is merely added at the same per-hour rate, with nothing renegotiated, and it’s settled after the night wraps up.
Yes. The itinerary is never locked. Swap the restaurant, linger over dessert, add a stop for flowers before the theater, or skip the nightcap altogether. Tell the chauffeur and the route changes as the evening unfolds, with no new fare to negotiate for any of it.
You pay the full fare when you book, and three simple rules cover it all.
Once your payment arrives, your date, Surfside pickup address, and vehicle are confirmed in the same WhatsApp thread you booked through. That thread stays open afterward for questions about the evening, an updated headcount, or an extra stop you’d like to add.
Your slot is locked in and held just for you. When the performance is within the next 24 hours, a chauffeur and vehicle are already set aside for your group, so the date and time go ahead as agreed. On such short notice we can’t guarantee a date change or a refund. You can still add hours on the day.
Four private tiers cover everything from a date night to a sizable party of arts patrons.
Our chauffeur drives every tier, and none is ever handed over for you to drive yourself. Select by headcount first, then by the feel of the evening. An opening-night couple often picks the Platinum SUV, while a group that wants to keep the dinner conversation going across the causeway fits naturally in a Sprinter. A garment bag for changing after the show is no problem; tell us in advance if you’re bringing something large.
Yes. Either Sprinter tier works as a private van reserved only for your group, never a shared seat. Everyone leaves Surfside together, rides to dinner and the ballet as one party, and comes home together. Nobody waits for a second car or hunts for a friend in the crowd after the show.
A private vehicle, a bilingual chauffeur, and a locked-in rate add up to premium service.
The vehicle is reserved for your party alone, so you can start talking about the Balanchine opener before you’ve crossed the bay. Your bilingual chauffeur makes things easier for groups with several generations and for visiting relatives who’d rather sort out plans in their first language. The flat hourly rate is fixed the moment you book, with no surge on a hectic Friday downtown and no change for traffic or weather. One chauffeur handles the whole evening, so nobody switches cars after dinner or hunts for a ride in the crowd after the show. You reach that chauffeur, or us, directly on WhatsApp, not through a call center or an app queue. On a ballet night, better service means a clean premium vehicle, an unhurried pace, and one person responsible for getting every guest where they need to be, on your schedule.
The Friday, October 16, 2026 performance opens the company’s new season with a 7:30 PM curtain.
The program, American Rhythms, is the season’s first mixed-repertory bill. It is also the first season under new Artistic Director Gonzalo Garcia, which gives the night real opening-night energy. It begins with George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante, continues with a world premiere by former principal dancer Patricia Delgado, and closes with the company’s first staging of Jerome Robbins’ jazz-inflected N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz. Expect a dressed-up crowd of longtime subscribers, arts patrons, and couples making an occasion of a professional ballet evening at the Adrienne Arsht Center in downtown Miami. Tickets and seating details are available through Miami City Ballet. We handle everything between your Surfside door and the theater, so the evening begins the moment you step into the car rather than when you finally locate a parking space.
The Ziff Ballet Opera House is the Arsht’s main hall and the home stage of the resident ballet company. The center has more than one hall, so check that your tickets name the Ziff and mention it when you book. That way your chauffeur plans the evening around the right building from the start.
Yes. The hourly service works the same way for any performance this season, from a weekend matinee paired with lunch in Coconut Grove to a holiday outing to George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker with the whole family. Each performance is booked as its own block, with the same vehicle choices and rates listed on this page.
Your chauffeur drives south from Surfside and crosses Biscayne Bay into downtown Miami.
Two routes do most of the work. The first follows Collins Avenue down through Miami Beach to the Julia Tuttle Causeway, landing on the mainland near Midtown just north of downtown. The second crosses the Broad Causeway from Bay Harbor Islands and runs down Biscayne Boulevard on the mainland side. Your chauffeur picks between them on the night based on live traffic, and any toll along the way is already covered. The ride is a picturesque one, with water on both sides of the causeway and the downtown skyline lit up ahead, and nobody in your group has to watch the road, locate the entrance, or circle for a parking space. On a Friday evening the causeways carry commuters as well as theatergoers, so the timing, the drop-off, and the ride home each require a plan of their own.
Allow a generous cushion. The cross-bay drive from Surfside typically takes well under an hour, but Friday traffic on the causeways can stretch it. Most groups leave early enough to reach downtown with time to find their seats and settle in. If dinner comes first, we plan the pickup time backward from the curtain when you book.
The chauffeur brings you as close to the Ziff Ballet Opera House entrance as access allows on the night, so the walk in is short even in heels or formalwear. Your group steps out together at the drop-off point. The chauffeur then moves the vehicle to nearby parking, which is already included, while you head inside.
Yes, and waiting is the point of booking by the hour. Your chauffeur stays close by for the entire program and remains on call by WhatsApp. If you plan to slip out early, a quick message brings the car around. There’s no second ride to arrange and no scramble for a car when the lobby empties.
Send a WhatsApp message as the applause starts, and the chauffeur brings the vehicle back to the agreed pickup point by the entrance. From there it’s straight home across the bay to Surfside, or on to a late supper if the group isn’t ready to call it a night. The car and driver are the same either way.
Pickup happens at any address in Surfside you select when you book.
Most ballet evenings start at a hotel lobby or a private residence: the Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club, one of the oceanfront condominium towers along Collins Avenue, or a home on the quieter residential streets west of Harding Avenue. Hotel guests can let the front desk know a car is expected, and the chauffeur meets your group in the motor court or the lobby, whichever the property prefers. If your party is spread across several buildings, list every address in your WhatsApp request. We plan the order so no one stands on the curb in evening clothes longer than necessary. Friends staying just north in Bal Harbour or just south in North Beach can be picked up on the same run, since you set the stops. Once everyone is aboard, the car heads to dinner or straight downtown, whichever you planned.
Fuel, causeway tolls, and downtown parking are all covered by the hourly rate.
On a ballet night from Surfside, that means the tolls on the drive downtown, whatever parking the vehicle needs near the theater during the performance, and the fuel for every leg: dinner, the show, and the ride home. You pay for your vehicle and your hours, and the evening’s running costs are already inside that figure. The one charge that can apply on top is the night surcharge, which covers trips outside daytime hours; the amounts are listed in the surcharge section below. Anything beyond the car itself is yours to arrange, including ballet tickets, restaurant bills, and drinks at the theater bar. We supply the chauffeur and the vehicle, and your chauffeur will happily suggest a route or a place to eat, but we don’t book tickets or tables.
Daytime hours run from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM with no surcharge, and trips outside that window carry the amounts below.
The amount depends on the vehicle class you book. It appears on the same WhatsApp summary as your hours, so the fare you pay and any time added afterward hold no surprises. A matinee, by contrast, typically fits entirely inside daytime hours. Nothing about the service changes after dark: the same car and driver finish the night exactly as they started it.
Yes, dinner and the ballet fit naturally into one hourly booking. The chauffeur picks you up in Surfside, takes the group to dinner, drives downtown for the 7:30 PM curtain, and brings everyone home afterward in the same vehicle. The only thing left for you to plan is the restaurant reservation.
Surfside and its neighbors have strong options close to home. Le Sirenuse Miami at the Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club brings an Amalfi Coast–style dining room to the beach, and Bal Harbour Shops, just north, has several polished restaurants under one roof for an early bite before the drive. Groups who’d rather eat near the theater can head to Brickell or the Design District and ride a short hop to the show. After the final bow, a nightcap in Wynwood or a late plate in Brickell before returning to Surfside is simple. We don’t book tables, but your chauffeur will gladly suggest spots.
Yes. A couple books the same private hourly service as a large party, usually in the Black SUV XL, or the Platinum SUV for a more formal arrival. You get the whole vehicle and chauffeur to yourselves for dinner, the performance, and the drive home, with nothing shared along the way.
Pets are not accepted; certified service animals are welcome with advance notice.
The hourly service stays local, covering the Miami region and neighboring communities up toward Fort Lauderdale.
That covers Surfside and its neighbors plus Miami Beach, Downtown Miami, Brickell, Coral Gables, Doral, Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne, Wynwood, Little Havana, and the region around Miami International Airport, with neighboring communities heading north toward Fort Lauderdale. Staying close to the city lets a chauffeur remain on call for your evening, move between dinner and the theater without racing the clock, and be outside when you’re ready to leave. Far-off destinations such as Naples, Orlando, or West Palm Beach aren’t part of this hourly service. A ballet night that begins in Surfside, detours to a Brickell nightcap, and ends back on Collins Avenue fits effortlessly. If your weekend also includes a Coconut Grove brunch or a Key Biscayne afternoon, you can book those the same way, by the hour, with the same choice of vehicles.
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.
Book as soon as your tickets are in hand for the Friday, October 16 opener.
Opening nights draw the full subscriber crowd, and each vehicle is reserved for one group at a time, so an early request keeps your preferred tier open. To check availability, send a WhatsApp message with your group size, a rough pickup time in Surfside, and the stops on your wish list, such as dinner, the theater, and a nightcap. We reply with the vehicle that fits, confirm the pickup address, and send a secure payment link for the full fare. After that, the plan is simple: a chauffeur at your door, a clean premium vehicle, and a relaxed night at the ballet with no car to park and no ride to hunt for afterward. Questions about a matinee instead, a larger party, or a pet riding along go to the same thread, and the answers come back just as rapidly.
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.
First class service. No waiting around, no extra charges, no surprises.
On point. didn’t have to negotiate or wait for anyone, honestly no waving down anyone, the car was where they said.
No issues, no surprises, no hassle.
Solid pickup, the SUV was spatless inside.
Fair price. Comfortable seats. Smooth ride