Chauffeur’s guide
A local chauffeur's guide to arriving in Los Angeles — airports, business districts, conference venues and the landmarks our clients ask for, with discreet black car and executive transfers.
In Los Angeles, trips are driven by a vetted local affiliate chauffeur and coordinated by our 24/7 desk.
Where to eat
Seafood · Contemporary · $$$$ · Hollywood
Seafood · Contemporary restaurant in Hollywood. Michael Cimarusti's Hollywood seafood temple.
Japanese · Kaiseki · $$$$ · Palms
Niki Nakayama's modern kaiseki — an intimate, seasonal Japanese journey in Palms.
Italian · $$$ · Arts District
The buzzing Arts District Italian that has been LA's hardest reservation for a decade.
Oaxacan · $$ · Koreatown
The James Beard-honoured Koreatown institution for authentic Oaxacan mole and mezcal.
Food hall · $$ · Downtown
A century-old downtown food hall — dozens of stalls under one neon-lit roof.
Burgers · $ · Hollywood
The Californian drive-thru icon — order 'Animal Style' from the not-so-secret menu.
Places to go
Griffith Park
A free art-deco observatory with a view of the Hollywood Sign and the LA basin.
Brentwood
A free Richard Meier-designed hilltop museum with old-master paintings and dazzling gardens.
Downtown
A free contemporary-art museum behind a honeycomb 'veil' on Grand Avenue.
Santa Monica
The 1909 pier and its solar-powered Ferris wheel at the end of Route 66.
Hollywood
The 1927 movie palace and the star-studded sidewalk at the heart of Hollywood.
Venice
A carnival of skaters, artists and muscle-beach lifters along the Pacific.
The perfect chauffeured day
Where business happens
Meetings & events
Worth seeing
Los Angeles · Local intel
Brentwood, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Santa Monica, and the Westside are the strongest chauffeured stops for an executive visit, with easy access to dining, shopping, and high-end business hotels. Downtown LA is worth including for the Arts District, the Broad, and the new DATALAND attraction at The Grand LA, while Santa Monica and Playa Vista offer a polished coastal contrast. Hollywood and Los Feliz add city views and culture, but can be visited with door-to-door transport.
Los Angeles is spread out, and major districts can take a long time to connect even when distances look short. Traffic, limited valet access, and expensive parking make a private chauffeur the most efficient option for meetings and dinners. A chauffeur keeps the schedule flexible, avoids parking delays, and makes cross-town travel far smoother between the Westside, downtown, and the coast.
Los Angeles · Chauffyr operating model
A comparable vehicle class to our standard: Business Sedan for one or two passengers, Executive SUV for three to five with luggage, and Executive Sprinter or Jet Sprinter equivalents for groups. Vehicle class is chosen from your headcount and luggage count, and the price is confirmed in writing before you book. The chauffeur’s name, mobile and plate are confirmed by SMS and email the night before departure (or on dispatch for same-day rides).
Our 24/7 reservations desk watches the flight (commercial) or tail number (private aviation) from before block-out. Commercial arrivals carry 60 minutes of complimentary wait after wheels-down to clear immigration and baggage; private aviation includes 15 minutes of complimentary wait after actual landing time, and is met plane-side where the FBO permits, lobby-side otherwise. Non-airport pickups carry 15 minutes of complimentary wait at the quoted pickup time.
Every quote is in USD; your confirmed quote is locked when you book — no distance surcharge, no fuel surcharge. The 20% gratuity is added when you book; any wait time beyond the complimentary windows above are the only post-ride line items on the receipt. Written confirmation of chauffeur, vehicle and pickup follows by email. Our 24/7 desk responds right away.
The desk takes same-day and overnight requests by phone when the quote widget on this page isn’t enough — for multi-stop itineraries, late-night private arrivals, event-week movements or corporate billing changes. Call +1-833-457-5466.
Service · at a glance
Our 24/7 reservations desk watches the flight (commercial) or tail number (private aviation) from before block-out. Commercial airport arrivals get up to 60 minutes of complimentary wait after wheels-down to clear immigration and baggage, then extra wait is billed at the vehicle's hourly rate in 15-minute increments; private-aviation (FBO) arrivals get 15 minutes of complimentary wait after actual landing time, then extra wait is billed at the vehicle’s hourly rate in 15-minute increments; they are met plane-side where the FBO permits, lobby-side otherwise. Non-airport pickups carry 15 minutes of complimentary wait at the quoted pickup time.
You are dispatched a late-model Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Lincoln Aviator or similar executive sedan, a Cadillac Escalade / Chevrolet Suburban or similar SUV, or an Executive Sprinter van depending on headcount and luggage. The chauffeur’s name, mobile and vehicle plate are confirmed by SMS and email the night before departure (or on dispatch for same-day rides). Every chauffeur holds a current commercial licence, is background-checked, drug-tested, and carries the state-required commercial livery insurance.
Chauffyr quotes are in USD; your confirmed quote is locked when you book — no distance surcharge, no fuel surcharge. The only post-ride adjustments are the 20% gratuity added when you book any wait time beyond the policy windows above, both of which appear as explicit line items on your receipt. Billing to a corporate account is available on request; our desk invoices against a single credit card or ACH relationship.
Most rides can be booked up to a few hours before pickup through the live quote widget on this page; our 24/7 US-based desk handles same-day and overnight requests by phone. Every booking returns a written confirmation to your email, with the dispatcher’s direct line should anything on the day of travel change. Cancellation and no-show policy vary by vehicle class and are listed on our cancellation policy page.
Our own fleet serves Napa and the Bay Area; elsewhere, trips are run by vetted affiliate partners.
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