Miami Art Week is not one fair but a week of them. In 2026, Design Miami runs from December 1 to 6 in Miami Beach, NADA Miami from December 1 to 5 at Ice Palace Studios on the mainland, Untitled Art from December 2 to 6 on the sand at Ocean Drive and 12th Street, with a VIP and press preview on December 1, and Art Basel Miami Beach holds its VIP Days on December 2 and 3 before opening to the public from December 4 to 6 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, according to the organisers. Around them sit museum openings, gallery dinners in Wynwood and the Design District, and private collection visits.
For collectors, advisers, curators and gallery teams, the week is a moving schedule across two cities joined by causeways. Elly8.net books it as one plan: a tracked airport pickup, a car by the hour that follows your agenda from fair to fair, Sprinters for gallery teams and client groups, and evening cars for the dinners. Prices are fixed, all-in and the same in Art Week as in any other week, and the 24/7 desk runs the booking from landing to departure.
How do you get between the Miami Art Week fairs?
Book a chauffeur by the hour for the days you visit more than one fair. The same car takes you from Untitled on the beach to Art Basel at the convention center, across the causeway to NADA or the Design District, and on to dinner, waiting at each stop. On a single-fair day, a one-way booking or walking on Miami Beach is often enough.
The geography is the problem. Art Basel, Design Miami and Untitled are on Miami Beach, a few minutes apart. NADA at Ice Palace Studios is on the mainland, about 4 miles (6.5 km) from the Miami Beach Convention Center and roughly 12 minutes on a clear road on our routing, and the Design District is about 5 miles (8.6 km), roughly 11 minutes. Those times are for empty roads. In Art Week the causeways between the beach and the mainland are slow at the morning and evening peaks, and every preview opening sends hundreds of cars to the same curb at once.
An hourly chauffeur removes the gaps in the day: no waiting for a new ride outside each fair, no app search at 7 p.m. when a preview closes, and no parking. You leave a booth, message the chauffeur and walk to a car that already knows the next address.
The 2026 fair calendar
These are the dates published by each fair for 2026. Hours, preview access and venue details change, so confirm them on the official sites before you lock in the car.
| Fair | Dates | Where | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Miami (22nd edition) | December 1 to 6 | Miami Beach | Design Miami |
| NADA Miami (24th edition) | December 1 to 5 | Ice Palace Studios, mainland Miami | NADA |
| Untitled Art, Miami Beach | December 2 to 6; VIP and press preview December 1 | Ocean Drive and 12th Street, on the sand | Untitled Art |
| Art Basel Miami Beach, VIP Days | Wednesday December 2 (from 4 p.m.) and Thursday December 3 | Miami Beach Convention Center | Art Basel |
| Art Basel Miami Beach, public days | Friday December 4 to Sunday December 6 | Miami Beach Convention Center | Art Basel |
The pattern is clear: Tuesday December 1 is the busiest opening day for the satellite fairs, Wednesday afternoon brings the first Art Basel VIP Day, and from Friday the public days fill Miami Beach. NADA presents more than 130 galleries and art spaces this year, so a serious NADA visit is a half day in itself.
A sample Art Week day with one car
The day below is typical for a collector or adviser on the opening days. Adapt it to your own invitations; the point is that the car follows you.
Morning, Miami Beach. Pickup at the hotel, then Untitled Art at Ocean Drive and 12th Street. The chauffeur sets you down at the nearest permitted point on Ocean Drive and holds nearby.
Midday, across the causeway. Lunch in the Design District or Wynwood, then NADA at Ice Palace Studios. The car waits outside each stop with your catalogues and bags.
Afternoon, back to the beach. On Wednesday, Art Basel VIP Day opens at 4 p.m. Arriving from the mainland in the late afternoon is where the causeway traffic bites, so the desk plans the crossing with a margin. Art Basel limits groups to six people per group on VIP Days and 12 on public days, according to its visitor information; a First Class SUV or an Executive Sprinter carries a group of six comfortably.
Evening. Gallery dinners and private views often start as the fairs close. The same car takes you to dinner and home.
For a day like this, the full-day chauffeur (8 hours) in Miami costs from US$740 in a business sedan to US$1,475 in an Executive Sprinter, and the corporate roadshow day (10 hours) from US$900 to US$1,800. By the hour, hourly chauffeur service costs US$100 in a business sedan, US$125 in a business SUV, US$150 in a First Class SUV, US$160 in a First Class Sedan and US$200 in an Executive Sprinter, with a three-hour minimum.
Arriving in Miami: MIA, Fort Lauderdale and Opa-locka
Fixed airport fares on the Miami price list run to Miami Beach, where most Art Week visitors stay. For mainland hotels in Brickell, downtown or the Design District, enter the address in the web booker for a fixed quote.
| Airport | To Miami Beach (clear road) | Business Sedan | Business SUV | First Class SUV | Executive Sprinter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami International (MIA) | about 15 mi (24 km), 30 min | US$180 | US$235 | US$290 | US$470 |
| Fort Lauderdale (FLL) | about 27 mi (43 km), 41 min | US$255 | US$335 | US$410 | US$665 |
| Miami-Opa Locka Executive (OPF) | about 17 mi (28 km), 32 min | US$195 | US$255 | US$315 | US$510 |
Give us your flight number when you book. The chauffeur tracks the landing and meets you inside with a name board, and waiting after a tracked landing is complimentary. Many collectors fly privately for Art Week; for Opa-locka and other private terminals, give us the tail number or the FBO and the chauffeur meets the aircraft as the handler directs. See private jet and FBO transfers, airport transfers and meet and greet. The Fort Lauderdale page covers FLL in more detail.
Galleries, advisers and client groups
Gallery teams arrive before the fairs open, with installers, staff and client lists. Art advisers and private banks host clients through the week. The desk books multi-day, multi-car plans on one confirmation: an Executive Sprinter for a gallery team's daily runs between the hotel and the fair, a First Class sedan or SUV for the director, and evening cars for client dinners. See Sprinter van with driver, group transportation and executive car service.
Galleries, family offices and companies with regular travel can open a corporate account with monthly invoicing, and art advisers, concierges and travel advisers can book for clients through travel agent accounts. For high-profile clients, NDAs are available on request, and chauffeurs do not discuss passengers or destinations. Elly8.net books chauffeured cars; it is not a security company, and the car does not transport artworks.
Evenings during Art Week
Evenings are the busiest part of Art Week for cars. Dinners, museum events and private parties start as the fairs close, and the curbs outside them fill at the same moment. The evening out and event night package keeps a car and chauffeur with you for five hours, from US$500 in a business sedan to US$1,000 in an Executive Sprinter. It covers two or three stops and the drive home, with the chauffeur waiting outside each one. The chauffeur follows Florida rules on what can be carried in the vehicle.
If you plan a long night, tell the desk the last address you expect; extra time beyond five hours is billed at the hourly rate, and the chauffeur stays with you rather than handing you back to the app queue.
Honest alternatives: walking, taxis, rideshare and fair shuttles
Not every Art Week trip needs a chauffeur.
Walking on Miami Beach. Untitled, Design Miami and Art Basel are all on the beach, and on a fine day short hops between hotels and fairs in South Beach are often quicker on foot than in any car.
Fair and sponsor shuttles. Fairs and sponsors sometimes run shuttles between venues during the week. Check each fair's visitor information for 2026; for a solo visitor with time, a shuttle is a sensible free option.
Taxis. Taxis wait on the arrivals level at MIA, outside baggage claim. Miami International Airport lists metered fares with a US$15 minimum for trips starting at MIA and a US$2.00 airport origination fee.
Rideshare. Fine for off-peak hops. At preview openings and closing times, waits and app prices rise.
| Option | Price | Best for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking on Miami Beach | Free | Hotel to fair in South Beach | Heat, rain and bags |
| Taxi from MIA | Metered, US$15 minimum from MIA, plus US$2 fee | One or two travellers | Causeway traffic on the meter |
| Rideshare | Set by the app at request time | Off-peak solo trips | Preview and closing-time surges |
| Elly8.net hourly car | From US$100 an hour, 3-hour minimum, fixed | Multi-fair days, clients, evenings | Book early for December 1 to 3 |
A pre-booked chauffeur wins when you visit both sides of the bay in one day, when you are hosting clients, when you carry catalogues and purchases, and in the evening rush. See chauffeur vs Uber and Lyft and Uber Black vs a pre-booked chauffeur.
After the fairs
Many visitors stay for the weekend. The private highlights tour, from US$400 in a business sedan to US$800 in a Sprinter, takes in South Beach, Wynwood, the Design District and Brickell at your pace, and the signature day trip to Islamorada in the Florida Keys is a 10-hour package from US$920 in a business sedan to US$1,840 in an Executive Sprinter. The same desk covers Palm Beach, Naples, Florida and Key West; longer trips are on city-to-city car service.
Rides in Miami 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. Elly8.net is a member of LimousineWorldwide.Directory, LimousineAssociation.International, HotelsWorldwide.Directory and VacationsWorldwide.Directory. Partner vehicles are four model years old or newer, or seven for Rolls-Royce, Maybach and Bentley.
How to book
- Enter the pickup and drop-off, with the flight number or tail number for arrivals, and the fairs you plan to visit.
- Choose the vehicle: business sedan or SUV, First Class sedan or SUV, or an Executive Sprinter for groups.
- Reserve now on the Miami page for listed fares and packages, or use the web booker for any other address. Confirmation arrives by email.
Cars for the opening days, December 1 to 3, book out first, so reserve as soon as your invitations arrive. Prices on the list do not change for Art Week; tolls and parking are billed at cost.
Frequently asked questions
When is Miami Art Week 2026?
The main fairs run from December 1 to 6, 2026: Design Miami December 1 to 6, NADA Miami December 1 to 5, Untitled Art December 2 to 6 with a preview on December 1, and Art Basel Miami Beach with VIP Days on December 2 and 3 and public days December 4 to 6.
How far is NADA from Art Basel?
NADA Miami at Ice Palace Studios is on the mainland, about 4 miles (6.5 km) from the Miami Beach Convention Center, roughly 12 minutes on a clear road on our routing. During Art Week the causeways are slow at peaks, so allow much more time and plan the crossing with the desk.
How much is a car for a full Art Week day?
The full-day chauffeur (8 hours) costs from US$740 in a business sedan to US$1,475 in an Executive Sprinter, and the 10-hour day from US$900 to US$1,800. By the hour, rates start at US$100 with a three-hour minimum. All prices are fixed and all-in.
How much is a car from MIA to Miami Beach?
A fixed transfer costs US$180 in a business sedan, US$235 in a business SUV, US$290 in a First Class SUV, US$315 in a First Class Sedan and US$470 in an Executive Sprinter, per vehicle, including meet and greet.
Can a group of six travel together on Art Basel VIP Days?
Yes. Art Basel limits groups to six on VIP Days. A First Class SUV fits a smaller group, and an Executive Sprinter carries six with room for catalogues and bags.
Can you keep a client's visit confidential?
Yes. NDAs are available on request, and chauffeurs do not discuss passengers, addresses or purchases. Elly8.net is not a security company; for protective services, the client's security provider coordinates with the desk.
What is the cancellation policy?
Cancel more than 72 hours before pickup for free. Within 72 hours the charge is 10%, within 48 hours 50%, and within 24 hours or for a no-show 100%. Refunds go back to the original card.
