Halloween weekend in Los Angeles: hourly chauffeur service

With Halloween on a Saturday, the busiest nights are Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31, and the season's last haunt night is Sunday, November 1. Three major public events each publish their own dates and hours, listed below as the official sites show them. Restaurants, bars and private parties fill the rest of the calendar, which is why a car that stays with you all evening is easier than booking a new ride for every stop.

• Friday, October 30: Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood from 7 p.m.; Knott's Scary Farm in Buena Park from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.
• Saturday, October 31: West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval on Santa Monica Boulevard from 6 to 11 p.m.; Halloween Horror Nights from 7 p.m.; the final night of Knott's Scary Farm, 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.
• Sunday, November 1: the final night of Halloween Horror Nights, from 7 p.m.

With hourly service you reserve a block of time rather than a single trip. Your chauffeur picks you up, drives where you direct, and waits with the vehicle while you are at dinner, a house party or a haunted maze. The order of stops can change during the night, which helps when a party runs long or a group decides to move on early. Before pickup you receive your chauffeur's details and a live tracking link to share with your group.

Hourly bookings have a 3-hour minimum online. Time past the hours you booked is billed at the hourly rate of the vehicle booked, so it is easier to reserve a realistic block at the start than to stretch the night once it is underway. The total shown at checkout includes the gratuity you choose and any add-ons, and it is the amount charged.

Add up the drive between stops, the time you expect to spend at each one, and a buffer for traffic around the big events. The examples below show how the distances work out from the Westside. Universal City and Buena Park are about 32 miles apart, so Halloween Horror Nights and Knott's Scary Farm do not fit comfortably in the same evening.

Give the final drop-off address when you book, even if it is the same as the pickup, and note any guests who need to be dropped at different homes on the way back. Each extra drop-off adds driving time to the block. If friends are joining partway through the evening, add their pickup addresses as stops so the route is planned before the night begins.

• Dinner in Beverly Hills, then Halloween Horror Nights: Universal is about 8 miles away, and a night that runs to closing often needs 6 hours or more
• Dinner, then Carnaval in West Hollywood: Beverly Hills is about 2 miles from the Carnaval stage, so 4 to 6 hours covers dinner, the party and a late stop
• Knott's Scary Farm from Downtown Los Angeles: about 22 miles each way, so a night that runs to the 2 a.m. close usually needs 8 hours or more
• Several house parties across the Westside and Hollywood: list every address, then round up rather than down

West Hollywood's Halloween Carnaval runs on Saturday, October 31 from 6 to 11 p.m. on Santa Monica Boulevard between N. Doheny Drive and N. La Cienega Boulevard. The city closes that stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard from 10 a.m. on Saturday until 6 a.m. on Sunday, along with parts of La Cienega, San Vicente and Robertson Boulevards. If any stop that night is in West Hollywood, agree on a meeting point outside the closed blocks. Details and the full closure list are on our West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval page.

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood runs nightly from October 28 through its final night on Sunday, November 1, starting at 7 p.m. with closing times that vary. Knott's Scary Farm in Buena Park ends on Saturday, October 31, open 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Both are separately ticketed, both say they are not recommended for children under 13, and Bookingslane does not sell tickets for either.

Each event sets its own rules, and they differ more than most people expect. Check the list below before you leave home, because a mask or bag that is fine at a house party can be turned away at the gate. Leave prop weapons at home for every stop.

• WeHo Carnaval: no alcohol, no backpacks, camera cases or tote bags (clear plastic bags allowed), no weapons, fireworks or drones
• Halloween Horror Nights: costumes follow Universal's costume policy, and costume masks are not allowed
• Knott's Scary Farm: costumes that conceal identity are prohibited; clear plastic bags must be smaller than 12 x 12 x 6 inches

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026, when clocks go back one hour. That falls in the middle of Saturday night, when Knott's Scary Farm and many parties are still going. If your Halloween night runs past midnight, confirm late pickup times with your chauffeur and make sure everyone in the group is reading the same clock. Phones update on their own, but a watch or car clock may not.

Two or three people fit a Comfort Sedan or Executive Sedan. A Luxury SUV carries up to 7 passengers and the Escalade Elite up to 6, with more room for wings, capes and props. For a larger group, the Mercedes Sprinter Van carries up to 16 passengers, so the whole party moves between stops together. Capacities are maximums, and an equivalent vehicle may be substituted for the class shown.