An LAX chauffeur service is a pre-booked car with a professional chauffeur who meets you inside the terminal, handles your luggage and drives you to your destination at a fixed price. What separates a smooth arrival from a stressful one is rarely the car itself. It is the meeting point, the right vehicle for the bags you actually have, and a booking that gives the chauffeur everything they need.
With Elly8.net, an LAX chauffeur to Beverly Hills is fixed at US$170 in a business sedan, US$275 in a First Class SUV and US$445 in an Executive Sprinter, including standard gratuity and meet and greet. This guide is about the practical side: how the meeting works, how much luggage fits in each vehicle, and the booking details worth getting right.
How does meet and greet work at LAX?
Your chauffeur tracks the flight and waits inside the arrivals area of your terminal with a name board. For international flights at the Tom Bradley International Terminal, that is after immigration and customs. The chauffeur helps with your bags and walks you to the car, so you never need the LAX-it pickup lot.
Meet and greet is included in every Elly8.net airport fare, not sold as an extra. It exists because LAX is an airport where finding your ride is genuinely hard: the terminals form one long loop, the curbs are crowded, and taxis and app rides do not pick up at the terminals at all but at LAX-it, a separate lot.
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Meet and greet, terminal by terminal
Domestic terminals (Terminals 1 to 8). After you leave the secure area, follow the signs to baggage claim. Your chauffeur waits in the arrivals area with a name board. If you travel with carry-on only, you will reach arrivals quickly, so it helps to say so in the booking.
Tom Bradley International Terminal. International arrivals clear immigration, collect bags and pass customs before they reach the public arrivals hall. Your chauffeur waits in that hall. Waiting is complimentary after a tracked landing, which covers a normal immigration queue; if the queue is unusually long, message the 24/7 desk and the car keeps waiting.
Connecting at LAX. If you arrive internationally and connect to a domestic flight that ends at LAX, or change your flight on the way, give the desk the final flight number. The chauffeur tracks the flight you are actually on.
Construction. LAX is in the middle of a large rebuild that Los Angeles World Airports describes on its Transforming LAX page, including the SkyLink train and new terminal and concourse work. Walkways and signage change from time to time. A chauffeur who meets you inside arrivals removes the need to learn the current layout.
Private and business jets. If you fly privately, you are more likely to land at Van Nuys than at LAX. At Van Nuys Airport, the chauffeur meets you at the FBO your operator uses; give the desk the tail number and FBO. See our private jet and FBO car service.
The name board, and discreet arrivals
A name board is simple, but there are choices.
- Your name, as on the booking. The default. Check the spelling.
- A company name. Useful when an assistant books for a visiting executive or a team.
- A guest's name. When you book for a client, a parent or a VIP, put their name on the board and their mobile number on the booking.
- Discreet boards. For high-profile travellers, the board can carry initials or a reference word you agree with the desk. NDAs are available on request.
When someone else is booking for the traveller, a hotel concierge or a travel agent for example, it is cleaner to book through an account. Elly8.net has travel agent accounts and hotel accounts for exactly this.
Luggage: which vehicle fits your bags
The most common arrival problem is not a late chauffeur. It is three travellers with five large suitcases and a sedan. Choose the vehicle by bags as much as by passengers. These are the planning capacities from our fleet page.
| Vehicle | Passengers | Large bags | LAX to Beverly Hills | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business sedan | up to 3 | 2 | US$170 | Business trips, couples with carry-ons |
| First Class sedan | up to 3 | 2 | US$300 | Executives and VIP arrivals |
| Business SUV | up to 6 | 6 | US$225 | Families, golf trips, longer stays |
| First Class SUV | up to 6 | 6 | US$275 | Families and small groups who want more space |
| Executive Sprinter | up to 12 | 12 | US$445 | Groups, crews, extended families |
Some practical rules:
- Two people, four large bags: book an SUV, not a sedan.
- Golf bags: count each as a large bag. Two golfers with clubs and suitcases need an SUV.
- Strollers and car seats: a folding stroller fits in any SUV. Child seats are available on request; add the number and type when you book.
- Surfboards, bikes, musical instruments and production kit: tell the desk the size when you book. For film and music crews with cases, an Executive Sprinter is usually the right call; see film and production transportation.
- Wheelchairs and mobility aids: describe what you need in the booking so the desk can confirm the right vehicle before you travel.
If you are weighing a business car against First Class, our LAX black car service guide compares the classes side by side. If you are unsure about space, choose the next size up. The price difference between a business sedan and a business SUV from LAX to Beverly Hills is US$55, far less than the cost of a second car on the night.
Booking tips: what to send the desk
A good booking answers every question before the chauffeur has to ask. Include:
- The flight number, not just the landing time. The chauffeur tracks the flight, so delays and early arrivals are handled automatically.
- The lead passenger's name and mobile number, with the country code for international numbers. This is how the chauffeur reaches you if you cannot find each other.
- Passengers and bags. The real numbers, including golf bags, strollers and anything oversized.
- Child seats. How many, and which type: infant, convertible or booster.
- The exact destination. Hotel name and address, apartment number, gate code, or the entrance for an office or studio lot.
- Stops. Any stop on the way, added when you book so the fixed price includes it.
- Return trip. If you know your departure date, book the round trip. LAX to Beverly Hills and back starts at US$325 in a business sedan.
Use the web booker for any address not on the price list; it shows the fixed price before you pay.
Arriving with children or older relatives
Family arrivals need a little more planning. Book an SUV even for a small family if you have a stroller and car seats, because loading three child seats into a sedan is a squeeze. Ask for the seats to be fitted before pickup. If you are booking for older parents travelling alone, put their names on the board, add your own number as a second contact, and keep the 24/7 desk number to hand so you can check on the pickup. On long-haul arrivals into Tom Bradley, allow for a slow immigration queue when you tell family at home what time to expect them.
Two sample arrivals
A family landing from London. Two adults, two children aged 3 and 7, four large suitcases, a folding stroller and two carry-ons, landing at Tom Bradley in the late afternoon. The right booking is a business SUV with one convertible seat and one booster, the flight number, a parent's mobile number with the country code, and the hotel address in Santa Monica. The chauffeur tracks the flight, waits in the arrivals hall while the family clears immigration, and the seats are fitted when they reach the car. A sedan would not have held the bags.
A consultant on a day trip. One traveller, a carry-on and a laptop bag, landing at Terminal 7 at 8:00 am for meetings in Century City and Downtown, flying home the same evening. A business sedan by the hour, from US$105 an hour with a 3-hour minimum, covers the airport pickup, both meetings and the return to LAX, with the car waiting outside each building. For a longer schedule, see corporate car service.
Departing LAX with luggage
On the way back, the same rules apply in reverse. Book the vehicle for the bags you are taking home, which after a shopping trip is often more than you arrived with. The chauffeur drops you at the departures curb of your terminal and unloads the bags. Allow two and a half to three hours from a Westside hotel for a domestic flight and three and a half to four for an international one.
When a chauffeur is worth it, and when it is not
Be honest about the trip. For one traveller with a carry-on, landing mid-afternoon and heading to a hotel near a rail station, the Metro or an app ride from LAX-it is a reasonable choice and cheaper. A chauffeur is worth it when you have bags, children or older relatives, when you land late, when you are heading straight to a meeting, when you are travelling with a client, or when you simply want the arrival settled before you leave home.
Our comparisons of Uber Black vs a pre-booked chauffeur and chauffeur vs taxi set out the trade-offs, and the guide to how pickups, waiting and flat rates work at LAX explains the waiting policy in detail.
Beyond the airport
Many arrivals turn into a day or a week with the same chauffeur. By the hour, as directed, Los Angeles cars start at US$105 in a business sedan and US$210 in an Executive Sprinter, with a 3-hour minimum, and a full-day chauffeur starts at US$775. The 8-hour Malibu and Pacific Coast Highway day trip starts at US$775. Visitors planning the stay can find official ideas on Discover Los Angeles. For meetings, our hourly chauffeur service keeps the car with you between appointments.
How to book an LAX chauffeur
- Enter the flight and the destination. LAX with your flight number, then the address, stops and any return trip.
- Choose the vehicle by passengers and bags. Add child seats and any special items.
- Reserve. Reserve now on a published fare or confirm the web booker price. Confirmation arrives by email, with chauffeur details before pickup.
Rides in Los Angeles are operated by licensed, commercially insured local chauffeur partners vetted through the Limousine Worldwide network; Elly8.net takes the booking, fixes the price and runs the 24/7 desk. See every fare on the Los Angeles car service page and how the meeting works in every city on airport meet and greet.
Frequently asked questions
Is meet and greet included in the price?
Yes. Every Elly8.net airport fare includes meet and greet inside arrivals with a name board, along with the chauffeur, the vehicle, taxes and standard gratuity. Tolls and parking are billed at cost.
Where exactly will the chauffeur be waiting at LAX?
Inside the arrivals area of your terminal, after baggage claim, holding a name board. At the Tom Bradley International Terminal, that is in the public arrivals hall after customs. If you cannot see the chauffeur, call the 24/7 desk and we connect you directly.
How much luggage fits in an SUV?
A business SUV or First Class SUV carries up to 6 passengers and about 6 large bags. For more bags, or for golf clubs plus suitcases for four people, choose an Executive Sprinter, which carries up to 12 passengers and 12 bags.
Can an LAX chauffeur be booked for someone else?
Yes. Put the guest's name on the board and their mobile number on the booking, and add yourself as a second contact. Hotels and travel agents who book often can open an account with Elly8.net.
Do you provide child seats at LAX?
Yes, on request. Add the number and type, infant, convertible or booster, when you book. The chauffeur fits them before pickup, so the car is ready when you reach it.
What happens if you cannot find the chauffeur?
Call or message the 24/7 desk. The desk is in contact with the chauffeur and will tell you exactly where they are standing, or bring them to you.
