How can I book a cab with your service?

You book a cab with JetBlack by sending your trip through the online booking form or by calling +1-646-214-4828 — and the answer comes back as one written, fixed price before you travel, with no surge. A JetBlack cab is a pre-booked car with a professional chauffeur, not a hail: the car, the driver, the pickup time and the price are all agreed in advance, and the driver tracks your flight so the curb arrival matches the actual landing. The economy sedan from JFK to Manhattan is a $65 flat, and that fixed-price idea is the whole point — the number you agree is the number you pay for the ride itself, with tolls, tip and governmental fees sitting outside it.

The 2 ways to book

There are two real channels, and both reach the same 24/7 dispatch team. The online route is the booking form: fill in your pickup, drop-off, date and time, passengers and luggage, then add the flight number and any extras — child seats, a wheelchair-accessible vehicle — in the notes. The phone route is +1-646-214-4828: say the same details out loud and the dispatcher prices it while you talk. Neither channel charges for asking, and neither one locks you in — the booking is an offer until you confirm it, and you book only when the number works. You can book on the day when cars are available, but book as early as you can for early-morning departures and holiday weeks, when cars go first.

What to send with your booking

A booking is only as accurate as the request behind it, so send the complete picture the first time. Every item below moves the price or the vehicle, and leaving one out is the usual reason a booking comes back twice — once as a guess, once corrected.

• Pickup address and drop-off address, exactly as written
• Date, pickup time, and how firm that time is
• Flight number and terminal, if the trip touches an airport
• Number of passengers, including children
• Luggage count and size — suitcases, skis, golf bags, boxes
• Child seats needed, and the children’s ages
• Wheelchair or mobility needs, so the right vehicle is sent
• Any stop on the way, in order, with a rough wait time

Two of those details deserve a second look. The flight number matters because the driver tracks the flight and times the curb arrival. And the stop list matters because an hourly booking and a multi-stop point-to-point trip are priced differently: the Economy Sedan hourly rate of $45 an hour with a 3-hour minimum suits a day of errands, while a fixed sequence of stops usually prices better as a single per-trip quote.

What your price includes, and what it does not

A JetBlack booking is a per-trip price for the car, the driver, and the route you described — fixed once given, with no surge when demand spikes or a flight bank lands. What sits outside it is the same on every car service in New York. Tolls are extra, and on a trip into Manhattan that can include the $9 congestion toll for entering at or below 60th Street in peak hours — the FDR Drive is exempt. Governmental fees are extra. A 20% tip is suggested, not included. Cancellation is free before your booking is confirmed; after confirmation it is $31 in total — $25 plus $5 in fees plus a $1 technology fee. Child seats are provided for about $35 per seat, confirmed at booking, and wheelchair-accessible vehicles are provided.

A JetBlack cab versus a yellow taxi or the train

The comparison that matters is not car versus car — it is fixed price versus open-ended price. A yellow taxi between JFK and Manhattan runs on the TLC’s $70 flat fare, with the meter reading “Rate #2 – JFK Airport”, but that $70 is the fare, not the bill: surcharges, tolls and tip push the real total toward $90 to $115, and the flat only covers Manhattan. LaGuardia has no flat rate at all: it is the meter plus a $5.00 airport surcharge, so the number is unknown until you arrive — full details are in how to get to LGA Airport using public transportation, and a LaGuardia Airport transfer by car is quoted per trip, not metered. The train is the cheapest honest option — the JFK AirTrain costs $8.75 one way at Jamaica or Howard Beach, and with the $3.00 subway fare the trip to Manhattan is $11.75 per person — but it is per person, with luggage legs and no door-to-door drop. The transfers from JFK Airport to Manhattan guide compares the car against the train and the taxi on the same route, the JFK to Manhattan budget options page shows the flat-fare side of the same service, and the taxi from NYC to JFK reviews lay out the same arithmetic from the rider’s side. LaGuardia is the closest of New York’s three major airports to Manhattan, which is why the meter there still stings: the ride is short and the price is open-ended. The car service companies guide explains what a licensed car service actually is — in New York City every driver you hire with a car must hold a TLC driver license, and every vehicle must be affiliated with a licensed base. The trade-off is plain: booking a cab in advance takes one planned step, but the car is already coming to you, the price is fixed before you travel, and the driver is waiting at your door rather than somewhere across the street.

So the short version: describe the trip through the booking form or by phone, get one written number back, check that tolls, tip and fees sit outside it, and book only when the number works. A quote is free to request, fixed once given, and free to walk away from before confirmation.

Sources

• NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission — Taxi Fare (Rate #2 JFK Airport $70 flat; LGA meter + $5.00 airport surcharge), accessed 2026-11-07
• Port Authority of New York and New Jersey — AirTrain JFK fare ($8.75 one way at Jamaica/Howard Beach; free between terminals), accessed 2026-11-07
• MTA — Congestion Relief Zone toll schedule ($9 peak E-ZPass for passenger vehicles entering Manhattan at or below 60th Street; in effect since 5 January 2025), accessed 2026-11-07
• JetBlack Transportation — owner-confirmed service facts (booking channels, cancellation, tip, flat fares, hourly rate, child seats, WAV), confirmed 2026-10-26