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New Orleans, LA
Hourly Chauffeur Service in New Orleans
Book the chauffeur rather than the trip. The car waits, your bags stay in it, and the day runs on your schedule instead of on a dispatcher's.
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Hourly & As-Directed Service in New Orleans, LA
New Orleans has one of the largest contiguous exhibition halls in the country at the Morial Convention Center, a cruise terminal on the river, and a festival calendar — Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, Essence — that deliberately closes the streets. Parade routes are published in advance and a chauffeur who knows them is worth considerably more than one who does not.
What "as directed" actually means
You reserve a block of hours — three is the usual minimum, four in some markets — and inside that block the vehicle is yours. You do not name the stops in advance, you do not re-book between them, and the chauffeur waits at the kerb or in a nearby garage while you are inside. Luggage, samples, coats and shopping stay in the car.
It is the most flexible product we sell and, past about four separate movements in a day, the cheapest. Four point-to-point transfers across a business day almost always cost more than a five-hour as-directed block, and they leave you waiting for a car between each one.
What this means in New Orleans
Parade routes are published in advance and close whole corridors for hours. During Mardi Gras every booking is planned around the route sheet, and hotel access changes daily.
The French Quarter is largely impassable to vehicles at the best of times and entirely so during a parade. Pickup points here are agreed by cross-street, always.
A typical as-directed day in New Orleans
Most hourly bookings here move between these districts, and the route is built against the real traffic profile for the date rather than an average.
The chauffeur identifies the drop-off point, the loading dock and a legal wait or nearby garage for each building before the day starts. On a dense downtown day that preparation is most of the value.
What is included
- Three-hour minimum in most markets, four in a few
- Unlimited stops inside the booked block
- Luggage and belongings stay in the vehicle between stops
- Overtime billed in 15-minute increments at the same rate
- Parking and tolls inside the block included in the quote
- Same chauffeur for the whole block, and for multi-day bookings where possible
Also in New Orleans
Vehicles for this service
- Executive Sedan — 3 passengers
- Luxury Sedan — 3 passengers
- Executive SUV — 6 passengers
- Executive Sprinter Van — 14 passengers
Terminals near New Orleans
Questions
Hourly & As-Directed in New Orleans
What is the minimum hourly booking in New Orleans?
Three hours in most US markets. Inside the block the vehicle is yours: unlimited stops, luggage stays aboard, and the chauffeur waits rather than leaving between them.
Is hourly cheaper than separate transfers in New Orleans?
Past about four separate movements in a day, almost always — and it removes the waiting between them. The desk will compare both for your itinerary before you book.
What happens if we run over in New Orleans?
Overtime is billed in fifteen-minute increments at the same hourly rate. There is no penalty rate and no re-booking.
Where does the car wait between stops?
At the kerb where the building allows it, or in a nearby garage where it does not. Parade routes are published in advance and close whole corridors for hours. During Mardi Gras every booking is planned around the route sheet, and hotel access changes daily.
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