Sapphire Black Car Service charges $95/hr for a Business Sedan (Lincoln MKZ, Chrysler 300), $135/hr for a Business SUV (Chevrolet Suburban, Lincoln Navigator), $150/hr for a First Class SUV (Cadillac Escalade ESV), $175/hr for a First Class Sedan (Mercedes-Benz S-Class), and $200/hr for a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van. Sedans and SUVs carry a 3-hour minimum; the Sprinter carries a 4-hour minimum. All rates are flat with tolls, taxes, and standard gratuity included.
Hourly (also called “as-directed”) car service is a continuous-vehicle charter — your chauffeur and vehicle stay with you for a defined number of hours, going wherever you direct, waiting between stops, with no per-stop or per-mile metering. It is built for multi-location days where you need predictable cost and the vehicle ready the moment each meeting, appointment, or event ends.
Business Sedan, Business SUV, First Class SUV, and First Class Sedan charters carry a 3-hour minimum; the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van carries a 4-hour minimum because it is a 10-14 passenger vehicle. After the minimum, time bills in 30-minute increments at the same hourly rate — a 3.5-hour sedan charter is $332.50, not a rounded-up 4 hours. The minimum is a floor, not a flat fee.
Yes — waiting is the entire point of hourly service. Your chauffeur and vehicle hold at each stop for as long as you need, whether 5 minutes or 3 hours, then continue wherever you direct next. There are no re-dispatch fees, no penalties for itinerary changes, and no surge if a meeting or dinner runs long.
For itineraries with 4+ stops and real waiting time, hourly usually wins: a 10-hour Business Sedan roadshow is $950 flat, while covering the same 7-8 legs with separate Uber Black rides at $45-90 per leg plus 2-3x evening surge typically lands between $1,100 and $1,600 — with a new driver and 10-15 minutes of dispatch lag at every stop. For 1-2 stops with no waiting, a point-to-point transfer is cheaper than the 3-hour minimum.
Yes — multi-stop corporate and investor roadshows are the primary use case for Sapphire Black Car Service hourly charters. A typical itinerary: 7:30 AM pickup at the Pierre Hotel, Goldman Sachs at 200 West Street, Bloomberg at 731 Lexington Avenue, lunch at the Knickerbocker, JPMorgan at 270 Park Avenue, a CNBC hit at 1 Times Square, dinner at Per Se, return to the hotel. One vehicle, one chauffeur, zero dispatch lag.
Yes — weddings, evening dinner-and-event circuits, prom, bachelor/bachelorette parties, and medical appointments are all common as-directed bookings. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Vans (10-14 passengers) and Cadillac Escalade ESVs cover wedding parties; a Business Sedan at $95/hr covers a hospital visit where the chauffeur waits through the appointment and drives you straight home.
24-48 hours of advance notice covers routine weekday hourly charters. For Friday evenings, holiday weekends, NY Fashion Week, the US Open, UN General Assembly week, prom season (May-June), and FIFA World Cup 2026 match days, book 1-2 weeks ahead — Sprinter Van and First Class SUV inventory clears first. Same-day hourly is accepted subject to vehicle availability.
Yes — Sapphire Black Car Service dispatches hourly charters 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including overnight event coverage, pre-dawn roadshow starts, and late-night returns from weddings and galas. Overnight and multi-day itineraries are quoted in advance at the same published hourly rates.
