US Open · Flushing Meadows, Queens
US Open car service to Flushing Meadows
Chauffeured transport to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Night sessions run long, so the car waits rather than leaving you to find one.
Book your US Open transport
Tell us the session. We handle the rest, including the wait.
Getting to Flushing Meadows, and getting home afterwards
The 2026 US Open runs from Sunday 23 August to Sunday 13 September at Flushing Meadows in Queens. Fan Week opens on the 23rd, qualifying runs 24 to 27 August, and the main draw begins Sunday 30 August. The women's final is Saturday 12 September and the men's final Sunday 13 September.
Night sessions do not end when you think they will
A five-set match on Arthur Ashe can run past midnight. Rain suspends play on the Grandstand and outer courts, pushing everything back — though Ashe and Louis Armstrong have retractable roofs and carry on regardless.
That unpredictability is the whole transport problem. Twenty-three thousand people leaving Arthur Ashe at the same time means a packed 7 train and a long wait for anything else.
This is why hourly hire suits the US Open better than a booked pickup time. Your chauffeur waits rather than being released and re-summoned, so a match that runs three hours long does not leave you standing outside the gates at half past midnight. See hourly hire.
Closer to the airports than to Manhattan
The tennis centre sits in Queens, which makes it unusually convenient if you are flying in for the tournament and unusually awkward if you assume Manhattan travel times apply.
Journey times during the tournament are not normal journey times. Session changeovers put thousands of vehicles onto the same few roads at once. We build that into the plan rather than quoting a best case.
Four patterns we see every year
Corporate entertaining
Clients collected from offices or hotels, delivered together, and taken home whenever the tennis finishes. Booked on account so nothing needs settling on the night. See corporate accounts.
Airport transfers
Flight tracked, so a delayed arrival does not become a missed session. LaGuardia is the closest airport to the grounds by some margin. See airport transfers.
Groups and families
One Sprinter instead of three cars. Everyone arrives together, and nobody is left waiting outside the gates while the others get a ride.
Hourly hire
The car stays with you for the evening. When the match finally ends, your chauffeur is already there rather than forty minutes away.
Which days are hardest to travel
Fan Week, 23–29 August
Free grounds admission on several days brings very large crowds for qualifying and the Mixed Doubles Championship. Busier than people expect for a week before the main draw.
Opening weekend, 30 Aug–1 Sep
Every court in use from late morning until late at night, with more than sixty matches a day. Sessions overlap, so arrivals and departures run continuously.
Labor Day, Monday 7 September
Round of 16 tennis on a public holiday. One of the single busiest travel days of the tournament, and the one worth booking earliest.
Finals weekend, 12–13 September
Women's final Saturday, men's final Sunday. Fewer matches but the largest single-session crowds of the fortnight, all leaving at once.
Things worth checking before you go
- Bag policy — one bag per person, maximum 12 x 12 x 16 inches. Anything larger is refused at the gate
- Fan Access Pass — everyone eighteen and over needs the free pass from the US Open app during Fan Week
- Tickets — buy through official channels only
- Rain — Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong have roofs; outer courts do not
Three show courts
Give us the stadium and session on your ticket and we will advise which gate to be dropped at, which is not always the obvious one.
US Open transport
When is the US Open in 2026?
The full event runs Sunday 23 August to Sunday 13 September 2026. Fan Week opens on 23 August, qualifying runs 24 to 27 August, and the main draw begins Sunday 30 August. The women's final is Saturday 12 September and the men's final Sunday 13 September.
Which airport is closest to the US Open?
LaGuardia, at roughly ten to twenty minutes from Flushing Meadows. JFK is twenty to thirty-five minutes. Newark is considerably further at sixty to ninety minutes.
Should I book a transfer or hourly hire?
For a day session with a predictable end, a flat transfer works. For night sessions, book hourly — matches routinely run long and a fixed pickup time is a guess. The chauffeur waits rather than being re-summoned.
How far in advance should I book?
As early as possible for Labor Day and the finals weekend. Those dates compete with the general September rush, including UN General Assembly week which follows immediately afterwards.
Can you take a group?
Yes. A fourteen-seat Sprinter is the usual choice for families and corporate groups, and coaches seating up to 55 are available for larger parties.
Where will the car collect me afterwards?
We agree a specific meeting point before the session rather than trying to find each other in a crowd of twenty thousand people. Your chauffeur confirms it by text.
What does it cost?
Rates are fixed and quoted before you book, with tolls and parking included. See our rates page for how pricing is worked out.
Ready when you are
Send the date, the journey and the passenger count. We confirm the right vehicle and a flat rate, with nothing added afterwards.
Call (800) 515-0319