Visiting New York with your baby or toddler and need a taxi cab with a car seat? You’re not alone!
While you may not need a car seat except for your ride to and from the airport, or for a particular outing one day of your stay in Manhattan, you don’t have to choose between lugging the car seat from home or using no car seat at all when you ride in a taxi or airport shuttle.
All three of these private car hire services provide airport transportation from JFK, Newark, and La Guardia to Manhattan with car seats or safety boosters by request.
NYC Limousine
Kid Car New York
Crestwood Car & Limousine Service
At time of writing, the least expensive JFK Airport option of these—if you can all fit with your baggage—is the Lincoln Town Car ($55) from Crestwood Car & Limousine Service with the requested car seat ($15) for a total of $70 + tolls & tip.
All three of these services offer a minivan or van option at a higher rate ranging from $120 up to $160, with each car seat or booster costing an extra $15 to $20. Worth it? Safety aside, how much would you pay to skip that taxi line with your toddler after surviving a red-eye from the West Coast?
These companies can also be used for point-to-point trips in town or hired by the hour for sightseeing as well.
Related posts and pages:
The best toddler car seats for travel
Car seat alternatives for travel
Seven Easy Ways to Get Your Car Seat through the Airport
The best infant car seats for travel
Tips for taking the New York City subway with a stroller
Hire private car service for your family in NYC
Car seat laws and taxis in New York and beyond
How to get around New York City with a baby
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More tips about travel with car seats in Part 4 of Travels with Baby: The Ultimate Guide for Planning Travel with Your Baby, Toddler, and Preschooler.
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22 comments
Thank you so much for this page. I went from London to NYC with a 19 month for the first time and was super nervous about car services, but your tips saved my husband and I. I am truly grateful.
Booking a taxi is always much easier and quicker. We can have a safe and secure journey for booking a taxi.As i was looking for an online taxi service i found this post really helpful.
Great post!
Kidmoto is also a great service in NYC. They offer car seats that are pre-installed and there is option for multi car seats as well. You might check the website http://www.kidmoto.taxi for more information or check online reviews of the company before making a decision to choose them for your next airport transfer.
City cabs are typically not required to provide safety restraints for … Vehicles arrive with one forward-facing car seat and two booster seats.
Try looking at Kidmoto as we are expanding family transportation services nationally in 2020. Kidmoto drivers provide 1 to 4 child car seats for airport and cruise transportation.
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I used Legends Limousine out of Brooklyn in November 2012 with my 18-month-old daughter – $67 including car seat, tolls and tip, and they were fantastic. I would highly recommend them.
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