What Hourly Charter Service Covers
Hourly charter service gives you a private vehicle and driver for a set block of time. The car stays with you, so you can make multiple stops without rebooking. This works well for restaurant tours, wedding-day transport, funerals, executive errands, and festival-hopping.
Who Uses Hourly Charters in New Orleans
Wedding parties use hourly sedans and sprinter vans to move between hotels, ceremony sites, and reception venues. Bachelor and bachelorette groups book SUVs or vans for nights out in the French Quarter and on Frenchmen Street. Food and cocktail tour groups use hourly service to visit restaurants along Magazine Street and Freret Street. Families attending jazz funerals or cemetery tours also reserve hourly cars.
Where We Operate and When
Our dispatch team arranges hourly service across Orleans Parish, Jefferson Parish, and the Northshore through vetted local affiliates. Availability is best when booked at least a week ahead, especially on Saturdays and during festival weekends. St. Charles Avenue is home to the historic streetcar line, which runs 13.2 miles from Canal Street to Carrollton. Magazine Street stretches roughly six miles from the CBD to Audubon Park and is lined with restaurants, boutiques, and galleries.
How Pricing Works
Sedan hourly charters are from $130 with a three-hour minimum. SUVs are from $240 per hour, and sprinter vans are from $240 per hour. Larger coaches and shuttles are priced by the hour with longer minimums. Rates include the vehicle, driver, fuel, and mileage within the service area. Overtime is billed in thirty-minute increments.
An Honest Limitation
Hourly service keeps the car with you, but parking in the French Quarter is extremely limited. Drivers must wait at legal standing zones, which may be a block or two from your restaurant or venue. Parade closures during Mardi Gras and other events can force route changes and added wait time.