Upper West Side to LaGuardia (LGA) Car Service

This page helps you reserve a private car between the Upper West Side and LaGuardia Airport, in either direction. It covers example prices to LGA Terminals B and C, drive time estimates, how the car crosses the park and the river, where the chauffeur meets you at each terminal, and how the price compares with a taxi.

LaGuardia is the closest airport to the Upper West Side, and most bookings are short, time-sensitive rides. The common trip types are a departure from home or a hotel, an arrival pickup with flight tracking, an arrival straight to a show or dinner, and a family or group trip. The table matches each to a booking.

The price depends on the pickup address, the terminal, the time and the vehicle class. The table shows example all-in prices from our booking engine for three Upper West Side trips on a weekday morning: The New York Historical to Terminal B, the Beacon Theatre to Terminal C, and a Terminal C arrival to the Arthouse Hotel.

Example prices from our booking engine, October 2026. Taxes, tolls and fees included; gratuity optional. Your exact price is shown before you book.

Tolls, the New York State congestion surcharge, taxes and fees are in the price, and gratuity is optional. LaGuardia does not list an Upper West Side taxi estimate. Check the laguardiaairport.com taxi page for current estimates to nearby areas such as Morningside Heights and Times Square; tips, tolls, congestion pricing and an airport access fee are extra.

Your chauffeur picks you up at the exact Upper West Side address you enter: a building on Central Park West, West End Avenue or Riverside Drive, a brownstone, a hotel on Broadway or a venue near Lincoln Center. Add the entrance, a doorman note or the cross street in the booking notes so the car stops in the right place.

Without traffic, the Upper West Side to LaGuardia is about 20 to 22 minutes and 8.8 to 9.6 miles, by routing estimates from three addresses. That is the floor, because the car crosses the park and the East Side first. Crosstown traffic, the Grand Central Parkway at rush hour, weather and show nights add time, so leave a buffer.

Drive times are estimates (OSRM free-flow routing with no traffic, checked Oct 29, 2026). Traffic varies, and rush hour, weather and airport construction add time.

Work back from the time your airline asks you to be at the airport, then add the drive estimate and a buffer for traffic. From the West Side the crosstown leg is slow on weekday afternoons and show nights, and the Grand Central Parkway backs up before holidays. If unsure, choose an earlier pickup; your pickup has a 15-minute grace period.

From the Upper West Side, the chauffeur first crosses Manhattan through a Central Park transverse or along 59th Street, then takes the Queensboro Bridge, which has no toll, and continues on 33rd Street or the Brooklyn Queens Expressway to the Grand Central Parkway. Some trips from the upper 90s and 100s use the RFK Bridge instead.

The MTA lists the RFK Bridge car toll at $7.46 with E-ZPass and $12.03 by Tolls by Mail. Routes along 59th Street can enter the MTA Congestion Relief Zone, and the $0.75 black car charge applies only when a trip enters it. The New York State congestion surcharge of $2.75 applies to trips that begin, end or pass through Manhattan south of 96th Street. All of these are in the price.

At LaGuardia, car service pickups for Terminal B are on Level 2 of the Terminal B parking garage, and Terminal C pickups are in the arrivals inner lane. Terminal A has had no airline flights since May 2026. Curbs are for active pickups only, so the car waits nearby until you call with your bags. Meet and greet is $25 if you want the chauffeur inside with a name sign.

Terminal by terminal steps are in our LGA pickup guide.

Waiting time depends on the pickup. Home, hotel and office pickups have a 15-minute grace period, after which waiting time applies. Airport arrivals have a 60-minute wait time after a domestic landing and a 90-minute wait time after an international landing, counted from when the flight lands, and every airport pickup includes flight tracking, so an early or late flight moves your pickup with it.

See the wait time policy for the full terms.

Match the vehicle to your group and bags. An Executive Sedan seats 2 and a Luxury Sedan seats 3, for light luggage. Both SUV classes seat 6 and suit families, car seats or several large suitcases. For a team or a family group, the Jet Sprinter seats 10 and the Executive Sprinter seats 13, quoted on request.

For larger groups, mini coaches and coaches are quoted on request. Wheelchair-accessible vehicles, including Sprinters, can be arranged with advance notice, so tell us when you book.

Yes. Child seats are $25 each and go in SUVs and Sprinters only, not sedans. In an Executive SUV or Luxury SUV you can add a maximum of 2 child seats per direction. Add the number of seats when you book so the car arrives with them fitted, and call us first if you need more.

Example prices from our booking engine, October 2026. Taxes, tolls and fees included; gratuity optional. Your exact price is shown before you book.

Read the child seat policy and our family car service page.

Turn your itinerary into a pickup the chauffeur can find. Enter the Upper West Side address, date and time online, add the airline and flight number, and note the entrance, the passenger name and a mobile number. For a venue drop-off after landing, name the venue. You see the all-in price before you book.

1. Enter the pickup address, the drop-off, the date and the time online.
2. Add the airline and flight number for any airport pickup.
3. Choose the vehicle class for your group and bags.
4. Add pickup notes: entrance, passenger name and a mobile number.
5. Review the all-in price and book.

Every booking comes with the same written policies. Prices are all-in, with taxes, tolls and fees included and gratuity optional. We take major credit cards and corporate accounts; cash is not accepted. We send a receipt for every trip, and one account can cover several travelers. True North VIP maintains commercial insurance and all required licenses and permits.

LaGuardia is the nearest airport to the Upper West Side, but many travelers also compare JFK for international flights. These pages cover the LGA hub with terminal details, car service anywhere on the Upper West Side, the Upper West Side to JFK route, the East Side version of this trip and all of Manhattan.

• LGA car service: the LaGuardia hub with terminal details
• Upper West Side car service: rides anywhere on the Upper West Side
• Upper West Side to JFK: the longer run to JFK
• Upper East Side to LaGuardia: the same trip from across the park
• Manhattan to LaGuardia car service: prices from every Manhattan neighborhood

• Upper West Side to Newark Airport (EWR) Car Service: door to terminal prices, drive times and pickup details, both directions

Before travel day, check the details that make the airport handoff work. The chauffeur needs the flight number to track an arrival, the right terminal for a departure, a pickup address with the entrance or doorman note, and a mobile number. At LaGuardia, check whether your airline uses Terminal B or C, as they are far apart.

• Flight number and airline added to the booking
• Pickup address with the entrance or cross street
• Passenger name and a mobile number in the notes
• Passenger and bag count matched to the vehicle class
• Child seats added, in an SUV or Sprinter

Yes. Book the LaGuardia to Upper West Side ride as a separate airport pickup with your flight number. The chauffeur tracks the flight and waits 60 minutes after a domestic landing or 90 minutes after an international landing. You can also go straight to Lincoln Center, the Beacon or dinner instead of home.

Planning more of the trip? These pages cover the other parts of a LaGuardia travel day, from meet and greet inside the terminal to all three New York airports. If you are booking for a family, the child seat and family pages explain which vehicle fits and how the seats are fitted before pickup.

• Airport car service: JFK, LaGuardia and Newark in one place
• Meet and greet: a chauffeur inside the terminal

Enter your Upper West Side pickup, your LaGuardia terminal and your flight time, choose the vehicle that fits your group and bags, and see the all-in price before you book. Taxes, tolls and fees are included and gratuity is optional. Book now or call 888-887-0324, 24/7. You can also email info@truenorthvip.com.