Taxis vs. Car Services in NYC

Would you like someone to meet you at the airport and bring you directly to your hotel? Perhaps an NYC car service is a good choice for you. While more expensive than taxis, booking a car service in advance ensures that you don't have to wait in a line for a cab. This is a great choice for families traveling with young children, business travelers, and travelers on a tight schedule. It's also a good choice for groups traveling together since car services can often provide stretch limos or even vans that can accommodate 10 or more people.

• Avoid waiting in line for a taxi when you arrive at the airport. This is particularly great when it's a busy travel time and you could find yourself waiting for 20-30 minutes outdoors in the taxi queue.
• The trip can be paid for in advance by credit card. Looking for a way to treat someone traveling to NYC? Arrange for (and pay for) a car service to pick them up at the airport and bring them to their hotel.
• Car services often have vehicles in their fleet that can accommodate more than four people.
• For a fee, your car service driver/representative will greet you at baggage claim, and can often provide assistance with luggage.

• More expensive than comparable taxi service (though on many airport trips the difference is just a few dollars)
• Often requires a credit card to book
• Frequently a penalty for cancellation
• Hourly rates normally have 2-3 hour minimums (does not apply to airport transportation)

Carmel Car and Limousine Service
Offers sedans, luxury sedans, minivans, stretch limos, passenger vans, and stretch SUVs
Phone: 1-800-9-CARMEL (227635) / 212-666-6666

Dial 7 Car and Limousine Service
Offers sedans, luxury sedans, minivans, stretch limos, and passenger vans
Phone: 1-800-777-8888 / 212-777-7777

GroundLink
Offers sedans, luxury sedans, SUVs, 6 passenger limos, and passenger vans
Phone: 1-855-747-6863

Bermuda Limousine International
Offers luxury sedans, minivans, stretch limos, limo buses, and passenger vans
Phone: 212-647-8400 / 800-223-1383 

Legends Limousine
Offers luxury sedans, stretch limos, stretch SUVs and luxury coaches. They also have plenty of car seats available, so this is a great choice if you're traveling with kids and want a car equipped with car seats. Make sure you let them know what kind of car seat you need (infant/toddler/booster).
Phone: 1-888-Legends (534-3637) / 718-788-1234

Paris Limousine Service
Offers Lincoln Town Cars, Bentleys, Mercedes sedans, stretch limousines, stretch SUVs, passenger vans, and luxury vans
Phone: 718-396-1100 / 866-249-7760