Huntington Beach chauffeur and car service

The Huntington Beach Pier, 1,850 feet long, meets the shore at Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway, and Visit Huntington Beach calls it the most photographed spot in town. The first pier was built in 1904, and after several rebuilds the current pier took its final form in 1992. Downtown's shops and restaurants run inland along Main Street from the pier, and Pacific City, a 31-acre center with more than sixty retailers, faces Pacific Coast Highway nearby.

Pacific Coast Highway carries beach traffic right past the pier, so the easiest drop-off is a side street, a hotel entrance or a named spot at Pacific City rather than the highway curb. Agree on the same point for the pickup, and use the live tracking link you receive before pickup to time your walk back.

Visit Huntington Beach lists more than 20 signature annual events. The biggest draws include Independence Day in July, the US Open of Surfing in July and August and the Pacific Airshow in October, along with the Surf City Marathon in February. Downtown and the beach roads are at their busiest on those days.

For an event day, book hourly service so the car stays with you for the return, with a 3-hour minimum online, and set the drop-off and pickup a few blocks from the busiest stretch. For a single dinner downtown, two one-way rides with a fixed pickup time work well, and the chauffeur meets you at the same corner you were dropped at. Event one-way pickups include 15 minutes of complimentary waiting from the scheduled time.

Huntington Harbour, in the northwest corner of the city next to Seal Beach and Sunset Beach, was built in the 1960s around five man-made islands with more than 500 bayfront homes. Bolsa Chica State Beach adds 3 miles of coastline north of downtown, and the paved 10-mile oceanfront path links the beaches for walking and biking.

For a home on the harbor islands, give the street address and any gate instructions, and e-mail access notes to reservations@lux4rides.com after booking or call (424) 209-8001. Visit Huntington Beach lists four oceanfront hotels; for a hotel pickup, enter the hotel name and the chauffeur meets you at the entrance. Bookingslane is independent and is not affiliated with any hotel.

John Wayne Airport is about 9 to 11 miles from downtown depending on the route, usually 20 to 40 minutes. Ride apps pick up on the top levels of parking structures A2 and B2 and the upper level of the Terminal C structure, while a reserved chauffeur follows the airport's rules and confirms the exact meeting point by text or phone after you land. See SNA to Huntington Beach.

Long Beach Airport is about 19 miles from downtown, usually 30 to 55 minutes, and is closer still from Huntington Harbour. LAX is about 37 miles, usually 45 to 95 minutes, covered on LAX to Huntington Beach. On any arrival, the chauffeur monitors the flight and arrives based on the actual landing time, and domestic arrivals include a complimentary waiting period after landing.

Newport Beach is about 6 miles south on Pacific Coast Highway, usually 10 to 25 minutes, and downtown Long Beach about 15 miles up the coast. Visit Huntington Beach describes the city as the closest beach to Disneyland, and Disneyland Resort is about 16 miles inland, usually 30 to 50 minutes depending on traffic.

That makes Huntington Beach a common base for a beach and theme park trip. See Anaheim for the resort area and Newport Beach for the harbor and Balboa. For a day with stops in several cities, an hourly booking keeps one car and one chauffeur with you.

Beach stays mean strollers, coolers and extra suitcases, so size the vehicle to the luggage as well as the people. A Comfort Sedan or Executive Sedan carries up to 3 passengers and 3 bags, the Escalade Elite up to 6 passengers and 5 bags and the Luxury SUV up to 7 passengers and 6 bags.

A Mercedes Sprinter Van carries up to 16 passengers and 18 bags for a group or a wedding party. Rear-facing child safety seats and booster seats are add-ons, up to three of each type. Capacities are maximums, and an equivalent vehicle may be substituted.