Request the child seat when you book, not on the day. Give the child's age and weight so the correct stage is fitted — infant, convertible or booster — and the seat is installed before the chauffeur leaves the garage. Seats are $25 each. Rideshare apps cannot reliably guarantee a fitted seat at an airport.
Why this has to be booked in advance
A child seat is not something a chauffeur can produce at the kerb. It has to be collected, fitted and checked before the vehicle leaves the garage, which means the request has to reach dispatch before the car is assigned.
This is also the single clearest gap between a booked car and a rideshare app. Even where an app offers a car-seat option, availability at an airport at a specific arrival time is not something it can guarantee — and discovering that with a tired toddler at JFK arrivals is a genuinely bad evening.
Give us the age and weight rather than just saying 'a car seat'. The stage matters, and guessing it is not something we are willing to do.
Which stage your child needs
Infant carriers suit newborns through roughly the first year, rear-facing. Convertible seats cover toddlers and can face either direction depending on age and weight. Booster seats raise an older child so the adult belt sits correctly across the shoulder and hips rather than the neck and stomach.
New York State law requires appropriate child restraint for children under a set age and size threshold, and the requirements differ from the federal guidance parents often have in mind. If you are unsure which stage applies, tell us the age and weight and we will fit the correct one.
You are also welcome to bring your own seat and have the chauffeur fit it, which many families arriving on international flights prefer.
Airport arrivals with children
Meet-and-greet is worth choosing here even if you would normally take curbside. A chauffeur inside the terminal at baggage claim who takes the bags while you manage the children turns the worst part of the trip into the easiest.
The seat will already be fitted when you reach the car. Sixty minutes of complimentary wait time is included, which matters more with children than without — clearing customs with a family is rarely quick.
For families of five or more with luggage, the SUV or Sprinter is usually the right call rather than a sedan. Tell us the number of seats and bags and we will match the vehicle.
What to tell us when you book
The child's age and approximate weight, for each child. That is genuinely all we need, and it is what lets us fit the correct stage rather than guessing.
Whether you are bringing your own seat or want us to supply one. Many families arriving on long-haul flights prefer to bring their own, and your chauffeur will fit it.
The total number of passengers and bags, including the seats. Car seats occupy passenger positions, which is why a family of four with two seats is usually an SUV booking rather than a sedan.
Whether you want meet-and-greet. With children, we would recommend it even if you would normally take curbside.
Travelling with children through a New York airport
Clearing customs with a family is rarely quick, and the sixty minutes of complimentary wait time matters more here than on any other kind of booking. It starts when you land rather than when you were scheduled to.
The practical advantage of meet-and-greet with children is not the placard, it is that somebody else takes the luggage while you manage the children. At JFK arrivals after a long-haul flight, that is the whole trip.
If your children are old enough to need boosters rather than full seats, say so — a booster is quicker to fit and takes less room, which occasionally means a sedan works where you had assumed an SUV.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Request it at booking with the child's age and weight so the correct stage is fitted before the chauffeur leaves the garage. Seats are $25 each.
$25 per seat on our bookings. Multiple seats can be fitted in an SUV or Sprinter van.
Yes, and many families arriving on international flights prefer to. Your chauffeur will fit it for you.
There is a car-seat option in some markets, but availability at a specific airport at a specific arrival time is not guaranteed. A booked car service confirms the seat in advance, which is why most families arriving with young children book rather than hail.
A sedan takes one comfortably. An SUV takes two, and a Sprinter van can accommodate more. Tell us how many seats and how much luggage and we will match the vehicle.
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