LAX · Burbank · John Wayne
Black car service in Los Angeles
Choosing between LAX, Burbank, Long Beach and John Wayne is the first decision of the trip.
| Route | Off-peak | Peak | Sedan | SUV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAX → Downtown LA | 30–40 min | 60–85 min | $148.00 | $198.00 |
| LAX → Century City | 25–35 min | 50–70 min | Quoted | Quoted |
| LAX → Beverly Hills | 25–35 min | 55–75 min | Quoted | Quoted |
| By the hour | 3-hour minimum | from $99/hr | Quoted | |
Weekday afternoon examples from our quote engine, Oct 2026, including the 20% chauffeur gratuity, tolls, parking, airport fees, surcharges and taxes. Your quote is confirmed in writing and held for 72 hours.
The airport access fee is shown on its own line and already in the total.
Sedan: up to 3 passengers and 3 bags. SUV: up to 6 passengers and 6 bags.
Booking in Los Angeles
Choosing between LAX, Burbank, Long Beach and John Wayne is the first decision of the trip, and it shapes every hour after it. Chauffeured sedans and SUVs across Los Angeles — four commercial airports worth considering, one of the busiest general-aviation fields in the world, and a metropolitan area large enough that the choice of airport shapes the whole trip. Booked and managed by Executive Black Car, driven by vetted local operators who work these roads every day.
- Gratuity and airport fees included
- Rate agreed in writing, no surge pricing
- Free cancellation up to 2 hours before pickup
- Free waiting: 60 minutes at airports, 15 minutes elsewhere
Booking for someone else
- With a corporate account, confirmation and chauffeur details go to you and, if you want, the traveller
- Cost centre or PO on the invoice, with a corporate account
- One monthly invoice across all 27 cities — open a corporate account
Travelling yourself
- Meet-and-greet at arrivals; your flight is tracked, so early and late landings are handled
- One number, answered 24/7: 1-866-EXEC230
Every operator must hold
- Licensed and permitted for the city and its airports
- $1M combined single limit, certificate on file naming Karfis Enterprises LLC
- Background and driving-record checks, attested
- Two vehicle classes, the same in every city
Choose your trip
Airport transfers
LAX, Burbank, John Wayne and Long Beach — and which one to pick
Corporate & roadshows
Multi-stop days, studio schedules and consolidated billing
Private aviation
Van Nuys, Burbank, Santa Monica and the southern fields
Hotel transfers
Beverly Hills, the Westside, the beach and Downtown
Events & venues
SoFi, Crypto.com Arena, the Bowl and the studio lots
Universities & campuses
UCLA, USC, Caltech and the Westside medical centres
Airport guide
LAX vs Burbank vs Long Beach: downtown, Century City, Santa Monica, the studios and Orange County, plus Van Nuys for private flights.
Los Angeles airports
Los Angeles International (LAX)
A horseshoe of terminals designed for far less traffic than it now carries, and the upper and lower roadways behave very differently depending on the hour. Arrivals at LAX reward a driver who knows which door actually works for your terminal. We confirm the terminal against the flight number and meet inside by default — the kerb at LAX is not a place to be waiting with luggage.
All terminals · Tom Bradley international · Meet & greet
Hollywood Burbank (BUR)
Small, close to the studios and the single most pleasant airport in the region to be collected from. For anyone working in Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena or the Valley it is faster end to end than LAX even when the flight options are thinner. We will say so when the booking makes it obvious, because arriving through Burbank instead of LAX can save an hour of ground time.
Studio district · Valley advantage · Short arrivals walk
John Wayne (SNA) and Long Beach (LGB)
Orange County and Long Beach serve the south of the region and are frequently the better arrival point for anyone working in Irvine, Newport Beach or the South Bay. From SNA to central Los Angeles is a genuine drive up the 405, so the airport choice should follow the destination rather than the fare. We cover both on the same per-route basis.
Orange County · South Bay · 405 corridor
Van Nuys (VNY) and private aviation
Van Nuys is one of the world’s busiest general-aviation airports and handles a large share of the region’s private movements; Burbank and Long Beach also serve private flights. For private arrivals we work from the tail number and coordinate with the FBO directly rather than a published schedule, so an early landing is met on the ramp. Tell us the field and the FBO when you book and we will confirm coverage before you travel.
Van Nuys · FBO ramp pickups · Crew coordination
Where we work in Los Angeles
Century City & Beverly Hills
Century City’s defined pickup points make it reliable. The entertainment, legal and financial concentration on the West Side, and where most of our Los Angeles corporate work sits. Century City’s towers have structured parking and defined pickup points, which makes it one of the more reliable districts to work in.
Downtown Los Angeles
A trip against the flow moves far better than the map suggests. Downtown’s traffic is genuinely bidirectional — heavy inbound in the morning and outbound at night — so a trip against the flow moves far better than the map suggests. Event nights at the arena complex close streets rather than merely slowing them.
Santa Monica & the Westside
Leave before the 10 and the 405 fill. Santa Monica, Venice and Playa Vista carry the technology and media work, and all three sit closer to LAX than almost anywhere else of consequence. For a morning departure from Santa Monica we will usually recommend leaving before the corridor fills rather than trying to cross it.
Hollywood, Burbank & the studios
The studios are far closer to Burbank than to LAX. Studio work has its own rhythm — early calls, long days and departures that move by hours rather than minutes. The studios are also closer to Burbank than to LAX by a wide margin, which is worth knowing when the flights are being booked.
Pasadena, the Valley & beyond
Crossing the hills is the most underestimated journey here. Pasadena, Glendale and the San Fernando Valley sit on the far side of the hills from the Westside, and crossing between them at the wrong hour is the single most underestimated journey in the region. We quote these honestly rather than optimistically.
Typical journey times across Los Angeles
Los Angeles has no reliable off-peak.
| From | Approx. distance | Off-peak | Allow in peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown LA to LAX | 18 miles | 30–40 min | 60–85 min |
| Century City to LAX | 12 miles | 25–35 min | 50–70 min |
| Beverly Hills to LAX | 13 miles | 25–35 min | 55–75 min |
| Santa Monica to LAX | 9 miles | 20–30 min | 40–60 min |
| Pasadena to LAX | 27 miles | 40–55 min | 75–100 min |
| Hollywood to Burbank | 9 miles | 20–25 min | 35–50 min |
Hotels, venues and campuses we run to
Hotel transfers in Los Angeles
The Beverly Hills houses sit within a few minutes of one another, which makes a multi-hotel morning pickup practical here. Rodeo Drive and the blocks around it effectively lose kerb access in the afternoon, so we work from a cross street.
Events & venues in Los Angeles
SoFi and the Hollywood Bowl are the two worst departures in the city — both empty enormous crowds onto limited roads at once. For either we agree a collection point away from the venue and walk you the last stretch rather than sitting in a queue.
Malibu, Santa Barbara and Palm Springs are genuine long-distance runs quoted per trip, and all three are far better as a day hire than as two transfers. The Getty and Griffith both have controlled access roads that queue badly at weekends.
- Crypto.com Arena
- SoFi Stadium
- Dodger Stadium
- Hollywood Bowl
- Los Angeles Convention Center
- Walt Disney Concert Hall
- The Greek Theatre
- Paramount Studios
- Warner Bros. Studios
- Sony Pictures Studios
Culture, dining and the region
- The Getty Center
- LACMA
- The Broad
- Griffith Observatory
- Santa Monica Pier
- Malibu
- Santa Barbara
- Palm Springs
- Orange County
Universities & campuses in Los Angeles
Cedars-Sinai and the UCLA medical campus both sit in dense Westside traffic with multiple entrances serving different departments. We confirm the building, and medical days are better booked hourly because the return time is rarely knowable.
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