Set your itinerary.
You decide where and when to go. Your chauffeur is always ready — adapt your route as the day unfolds, with nothing to rebook.
Your chauffeur, on your schedule.
A dedicated chauffeur and a premium vehicle, held for as long as you need, from a couple of stops to a full day across the city.
Freedom to move, without the friction.
Unlike a fixed transfer, as directed gives you a chauffeur who stays with you, adapting to your pace, your priorities and your plans as they change through the day.
Work, call, or simply rest.
A private cabin with Wi-Fi and charging. Turn travel time into working time — or decompress between meetings.
Stops and guests.
Collect a colleague or add a location — no second booking, no renegotiation.
Every entrance.
Dropped and collected at the door at every stop. No circling, no waiting on a corner.
Leave your things.
Coats, cases and papers stay in the vehicle between stops — the car is yours for the booking.
1,000+ cities.
One account, one standard of service, anywhere in the world you travel.
Wherever the day takes you.
The same chauffeur, the same vehicle, the whole time, whatever the day is for.
Business trips
Concerts & shows
Sightseeing
Sporting events
Roadshows
A day to yourself
Held for you, all day.
An as-directed booking reserves the chauffeur and the vehicle for the hours you name. Everything below is standard, not an upgrade.
15 minutes early
Items stay on board
24/7 live support
The vehicle your journey deserves.
Professionally maintained, chauffeur-driven vehicles for every occasion — the same standard in every city.
Executive Sedan
Everyday professional travel, and the default choice for airport transfers, meetings, and daily business travel.
- Passengers
- 1 to 2 passengers
- Availability
- Global
Luxury Sedan
Elevated experience for client entertaining, formal events, and nights on the town.
- Passengers
- 1 to 3 passengers
- Availability
- Global
SUV
Space and luggage without sacrificing polish, for conferences, golf outings, and cruise port transfers.
- Passengers
- Up to 6 passengers
- Availability
- US & Canada
MPV
The group-travel standard where SUVs and vans aren’t the norm, for airport transfers and group travel outside the US and Canada.
- Passengers
- 1 to 7 passengers
- Availability
- Outside US & Canada
Prestige
The flagship, for VIP arrivals, board chair pickups, weddings, and celebrity and high-profile occasions.
- Passengers
- 1 to 3 passengers
- Availability
- Global
Luxury Van
Group travel, still first-class, for board meetings, VIP groups, client entertainment, dine-arounds, and airport shuttle.
- Passengers
- 8 to 14 passengers
- Availability
- US & Canada
Motor Coach
Move everyone together, sized by headcount, for corporate outings, sports team travel, large group movements, major events, and conferences.
- Passengers
- 28 to 55+ passengers
- Availability
- Global
Specialty Vehicles
Built for a specific need — curated, phone-booked solutions for niche or local requirements.
- Passengers
- Varies
- Availability
- Global
The standard others aspire to.
For over a century, Carey has held itself to one standard — total accountability. For every passenger, in every city, on every journey.
Every Carey chauffeur is vetted, trained and continuously monitored. Not because it is required — because it is our standard.
- 99.9%Safety record — sustained over a decade
- $5M+Minimum liability coverage on every reservation
- 7 YearsThe background-check window every chauffeur clears before their first trip
- QuarterlyHow often we review every chauffeur's driving record — the industry standard is once a year
Not all rides are created equal.
Here is how Carey's as-directed service compares to the alternatives — across the things that actually matter when you are on the move.
| Feature | Carey As Directed | Rideshare | Traditional Black Car | Aggregator Platforms | Rental Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexibility & Control | |||||
| Chauffeur stays with you all day — add stops freely | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| Pick up guests or colleagues with no extra booking | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Leave personal items in the vehicle between stops | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ |
| No surge pricing — fixed rates regardless of demand | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – |
| Service & Privacy | |||||
| Vetted, uniformed chauffeur — verifiable every time | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| Chauffeur silent unless spoken to — complete discretion | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| Work, take calls, or rest — quiet private cabin | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| The vehicle you booked is the vehicle that arrives | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
- Yes / standard
- Varies by provider
- Not standard
Frequently asked questions.
As-directed service is billed at an hourly rate using a garage-to-garage calculation: time is added to the trip for the vehicle's travel to the pick-up location and back to where it started. Garage locations are fixed points within a service area and are applied the same way across all as-directed billing.
No. No destination is required to book as-directed service. You give the pick-up details and choose your destinations as your day goes. Certain minimum time restrictions may apply.
Carey serves 1,000+ cities worldwide. Contact us to confirm as-directed availability for your city.