NYC → Hamptons
Noble Black Car Service is a 5-star rated NYC and Tri-State black car service operating since 2015, providing flat-rate NYC to Hamptons transfers from $595 in a Business Sedan and $795 in a Business SUV. East Hampton, Bridgehampton, Sag Harbor, Southampton, Water Mill, Sagaponack, Amagansett, Montauk. Door-to-door — no Jitney stops, no shared rides. Drive time 2-3 hours off-peak via Long Island Expressway; summer Friday afternoons 4-5 hours. Updated July 2026.
Sedan
$595
flat each way
SUV
$795
flat each way
Drive
2-3
hours off-peak
East End · Since 2015
Quick Facts
Hamptons door-to-door · no Jitney
Manhattan to Hamptons car service is $595 flat in a Business Sedan and $795 in a Business SUV to the Southampton-through-Amagansett corridor, with the Queens-Midtown Tunnel toll, taxes, and standard gratuity inside the number. First Class vehicles — the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and the Cadillac Escalade ESV — run $895. The rate is per vehicle, not per person, so four friends in an SUV pay less each than four Jitney seats with none of the stops. Montauk pricing and drive detail lives on the NYC to Montauk page.
| Vehicle | Models | Pax / Bags | Flat | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Sedan | Lincoln MKZ, Chrysler 300 | 1-3 / 3 | $595 | Couples, weekend bags |
| First Class Sedan | Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 1-3 / 2 | $895 | The 3-hour ride as an office |
| Business SUV | Chevrolet Suburban, Lincoln Navigator | 4-6 / 6 | $795 | Families, beach gear |
| First Class SUV | Cadillac Escalade ESV | 4-6 / 6 | $895 | Groups who want the Escalade |
Per-town distances and drive times from Midtown Manhattan:
| Town | Distance | Drive time | Flat rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westhampton Beach / Quogue | ~78 mi | 1 h 45 off-peak | Quote on request |
| Hampton Bays | ~87 mi | 2 h off-peak | Quote on request |
| Southampton / Water Mill | ~96 mi | 2 h - 2 h 15 | $595 sedan / $795 SUV |
| Bridgehampton / Sagaponack | ~100 mi | 2 h 15 - 2 h 30 | $595 sedan / $795 SUV |
| Sag Harbor | ~103 mi | 2 h 20 - 2 h 40 | $595 sedan / $795 SUV |
| East Hampton / Wainscott | ~105 mi | 2 h 30 - 2 h 50 | $595 sedan / $795 SUV |
| Amagansett | ~110 mi | 2 h 40 - 3 h | $595 sedan / $795 SUV |
| Montauk | ~120 mi | 3 h - 3 h 20 | $695 sedan / $895 SUV |
Western Hamptons pickups (Westhampton, Quogue, Hampton Bays) are shorter trips and quoted on request — call (888) 503-4449 or price it at nobleblackcarservice.com/book. Every long-distance flat on the calendar, Boston to Atlantic City, is on the long-distance car service page.
The route barely changes; the clock changes everything. From Manhattan it is the Queens-Midtown Tunnel onto the Long Island Expressway (I-495) to Exit 70 at Manorville, then County Road 111 south to Sunrise Highway (Route 27), which narrows into the two-lane Montauk Highway through the villages. The two chronic chokepoints are the LIE eastbound between Exits 49-57 and the single-lane crawl on Route 27 through Water Mill and Bridgehampton — a Friday-afternoon queue there can add an hour by itself.
| Departure window | Manhattan → East Hampton | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Weekday before 7 AM | 2 h - 2 h 20 | LIE empty; Route 27 villages clear |
| Weekday 7 AM-3 PM | 2 h 15 - 2 h 45 | Steady LIE traffic to Exit 70 |
| Weekday 4-7 PM | 3 h - 3 h 45 | LIE eastbound rush out of Queens and Nassau |
| Thursday 3-8 PM (summer) | 3 h 15 - 4 h | Early weekenders; Route 27 slows at Water Mill |
| Friday 12-8 PM (summer) | 4 h - 5 h | The worst window of the week, every week |
| Saturday before 9 AM | 2 h - 2 h 30 | The smart summer departure |
| Sunday 3-9 PM return (summer) | 3 h 30 - 4 h 30 | Westbound crawl from Southampton to the LIE |
According to the MTA, the Long Island Rail Road is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, and its seasonal Cannonball express is the fastest train to the East End — an honest alternative for a solo traveler with one bag. The car wins when the trip involves luggage for a week, a dog crate, a 6 AM Saturday tee time, or a house group splitting one flat rate to their own front door. The flat also means a 5-hour Friday costs exactly what a 2.5-hour Tuesday costs.
Four ways east, four different trades. The coach is cheapest, the train is fastest on summer Fridays, the helicopter is fastest full stop, and the private car is the only one that goes from your lobby to your rental's driveway with the trunk doing the carrying.
| Option | How it works | The catch |
|---|---|---|
| Noble black car | $595 sedan / $795 SUV flat, door-to-door, your schedule, 2-3 h off-peak | Sits in the same Friday traffic as everyone — leave early |
| Hamptons Jitney / Ambassador | Scheduled coach from Manhattan stops to village stops; cheapest comfortable option | Fixed stops and timetable, luggage limits, and you still need a ride from the stop |
| LIRR (Cannonball in summer) | Summer-Friday express from Penn Station; the fastest rail ride to the East End | Penn Station with bags, seasonal schedule, taxi scrum at the village station |
| Helicopter / seaplane | ~40 minutes in the air; unbeatable on time | Weather-dependent, strict luggage limits, and a ground transfer on both ends anyway |
Plenty of regulars mix them: fly out Friday, and book the Noble Black Car Service SUV for the Sunday return when the bags have multiplied and the helicopter weather window has closed. Whichever way out, the car is the leg that carries the luggage.
Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, book at least 48-72 hours ahead for any Hamptons departure — that is the floor, not the ideal. The pressure windows are sharper: summer Friday pickups after 2 PM and Sunday-evening returns sell through 1-2 weeks out, and the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Vans are always the first inventory to clear because every share house and wedding block wants the same six Saturdays. July 4th week is the earliest sellout on the calendar every year.
Timing strategy beats booking strategy, though: a 7 AM Friday or 8 AM Saturday departure saves two full hours over a 4 PM Friday one, at the same $595. Book both legs at once — the return flat is identical, and a confirmed Sunday car out of East Hampton in August is worth more than the reservation costs.
Hamptons departures are luggage-heavy, so the pickup is built around loading: your chauffeur arrives ahead of the confirmed time, stages at your building's curb or the nearest legal cross-street — the practical move on narrow West Village blocks — and loads duffels, coolers, strollers, and the case of wine while you finish getting the family downstairs. Doorman buildings on Park and Fifth Avenues, brownstone stoops in the Village, office towers in Midtown for the straight-from-work Friday escape: all standard, all door-to-door across Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Picking up two households — one in SoHo, one on the Upper East Side? Note the second stop when you book and dispatch builds it into the schedule before the tunnel. Landing at JFK and heading straight east is also common in summer: airport-to-Hamptons direct is quoted on request and includes flight tracking and a baggage-claim meet — see JFK car service for how arrivals work.
A couple with weekend bags: the Business Sedan at $595 is exactly right. A family or share-house crew of four to six with beach gear: the Business SUV at $795 — six seats, six bags, and room for the soft stuff, which is why it is the most-booked vehicle on this route all summer. The First Class Sedan ($895, Mercedes-Benz S-Class) turns the 2.5-hour ride into a working office or a nap; the First Class SUV ($895, Cadillac Escalade ESV) does it for a group.
The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van (10-14 passengers) is the wedding and full-house machine — Wölffer Estate in Sagaponack, private-estate receptions in Water Mill, and North Fork winery loops all run on it; packages are on the wedding transport page. Fewer than seven people? Skip the van — an SUV or two sedans is cheaper and more flexible. Every tier is compared on the fleet page, and rates across all routes on pricing.
Support
The most-asked questions about NYC to Hamptons car service
Summer dates go fast — lock the $595 flat and both legs now.
Far-east LI — $695 sedan
Nassau, Suffolk, North Shore
Eastern LI airport
Airport-to-Hamptons direct
Wölffer Estate, private estates
North Fork wineries
Boston, DC, Philadelphia
Where the trip starts
Every flat rate, one page
Last Updated: July 2026.