# Black Car Service

> Bay Area black-car and chauffeur service since 2019. Three booking types: airport transportation (SFO, OAK, SJC), hourly chauffeur service and point-to-point transportation. Use them for weddings, business travel, Napa/Sonoma outings and other occasions. BCS provides transportation only, has no winery affiliations and does not provide winery access. Private full-size SUV service. TCP-licensed by the California Public Utilities Commission, commercially insured. Quotes and reservation requests are available through the booking flow. Confirm trip availability before travel.

## Service area

Greater San Francisco Bay Area: San Francisco proper, Peninsula (down to San Jose), East Bay (Oakland, Berkeley, Piedmont, Alameda), Marin County (Sausalito, Mill Valley, Tiburon, Larkspur), Napa Valley, Sonoma County, and Half Moon Bay. BCS also provides transportation between Bay Area airports and Sacramento; request a quote for the complete itinerary and confirm availability. [Sacramento visitor guide and transfers](https://www.blackcarservice.co/areas/sacramento). [SFO to Sacramento trip planning](https://www.blackcarservice.co/airport/sfo#sacramento).

## Airports served

- **SFO** (San Francisco International) — private transfers with flight status manually checked by the chauffeur
- **OAK** (Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport) — covering East Bay, San Francisco, Marin, Peninsula
- **SJC** (San José Mineta International) — covering South Bay, Peninsula, San Francisco

For airport transfers, the chauffeur manually checks flight status and coordinates pickup changes with the passenger. Pickup locations vary by airport and terminal; the chauffeur confirms the current meeting point with the passenger.

## Services

- [Your vacation starts before you board](https://www.blackcarservice.co/services/pier-27-cruise-transportation) — Private Pier 27 cruise transportation from SFO, OAK or SJC. Plan airport-to-hotel, hotel-to-ship and post-cruise pickups with a chauffeur who cares.
- [Everyone together. The ride just for you](https://www.blackcarservice.co/services/private-suv) — Our full-size SUV and chauffeur for Bay Area airport transfers and hourly trips. Plan passenger seating, mixed-size luggage and requested child seats.
- [After the flight, let someone else take over](https://www.blackcarservice.co/airport/sfo) — Private black car and SUV service to and from San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Share your route and date to review a quote before payment.
- [Make the arrival part of the welcome](https://www.blackcarservice.co/airport/oak) — Private black car and SUV service to and from Oakland Airport (OAK), serving the East Bay. Share your route and date to review a quote before payment.
- [Land at SJC. Arrive ready for what’s next](https://www.blackcarservice.co/airport/sjc) — Private black car and SUV service to and from San José Mineta International Airport (SJC). Share your route and date to review a quote before payment.
- [One chauffeur. All the stops that make your day](https://www.blackcarservice.co/services/hourly-chauffeur) — Private Bay Area hourly chauffeur and full-size SUV for $100 per hour, with a three-hour minimum. Plan meetings, outings and multiple stops with BCS.
- [You’ve invested in being here. Make the day worth it](https://www.blackcarservice.co/services/corporate) — Private Bay Area corporate car service for every industry. Airport transfers and hourly chauffeur service for meetings, conferences, clients and business travel.
- [Be in the moment. Even between venues](https://www.blackcarservice.co/services/wedding) — San Francisco and Bay Area wedding transportation in a private SUV. Plan hotel, ceremony, photo and reception transfers with a chauffeur.
- [A tasting day everyone gets to enjoy](https://www.blackcarservice.co/services/napa-sonoma-wine-tour) — Private transportation to Napa and Sonoma and between your winery reservations. Arrange visits directly with the wineries; your chauffeur handles the driving.

## Service areas

- [Give the coast a day of its own](https://www.blackcarservice.co/areas/santa-cruz) — Private Santa Cruz day trips from the Bay Area. Enjoy West Cliff, the beach or the Boardwalk with a chauffeur and an agreed return the same day.
- [Let Carmel set the pace](https://www.blackcarservice.co/areas/carmel) — Private Carmel-by-the-Sea day trips from the Bay Area. Spend time in the village and on the beach, with your chauffeur and same-day return arranged.
- [See Yosemite. Let us take the wheel](https://www.blackcarservice.co/areas/yosemite) — Visit Yosemite with private same-day BCS transportation from the Bay Area. Explore the valley independently, with planned stops and an agreed return.
- [Land in the Bay Area. Settle in Sacramento](https://www.blackcarservice.co/areas/sacramento) — Book a private SUV car service from SFO, OAK or SJC to Sacramento. Plan airport pickup and a return transfer, then request a route quote.
- [Step into the San Francisco you came to see](https://www.blackcarservice.co/areas/san-francisco) — Private black car and SUV service in San Francisco for SFO, OAK and SJC, hourly and point-to-point rides. Review your route quote before payment.
- [A day together, across the East Bay](https://www.blackcarservice.co/areas/oakland) — Oakland and East Bay private black car service by SUV for OAK, San Francisco and local trips. Arrange a point-to-point or hourly quote.
- [Across the bridge. Out of the driver’s seat](https://www.blackcarservice.co/areas/marin) — Marin County private car and SUV service for SFO, OAK and SJC transfers, San Francisco trips and Napa or Sonoma days. Request a route quote.

## Visitor guides

- [Things to do](https://www.blackcarservice.co/things-to-do) — City guides linking to individual landmarks, neighborhoods, museums and team destination pages.
- [Sports and game days](https://www.blackcarservice.co/things-to-do/sports) — Bay Area and Sacramento teams, official venue information and transportation planning. Event tickets and admission are separate from BCS transportation.

## Trip ideas

- [Flexible trip ideas](https://www.blackcarservice.co/trip-ideas) — Starting points for a personalized itinerary. Confirm transportation availability; arrange venue reservations, tickets and admission separately.
- [San Francisco, your way](https://www.blackcarservice.co/trip-ideas/san-francisco-sightseeing) — Pair San Francisco landmarks with the neighborhoods, meals, and views that make the city feel like yours; transportation can connect the stops across the day.
- [A wine country day of your own](https://www.blackcarservice.co/trip-ideas/napa-sonoma-wineries) — Choose Napa and Sonoma tastings that suit your group, then travel between your own reservations without assigning anyone the designated-driver role.
- [Make the Monterey coast day yours](https://www.blackcarservice.co/trip-ideas/monterey-carmel) — Choose the coast day you want: marine life in Monterey, a walk in Pacific Grove, time in Carmel, or a longer scenic drive.
- [Wine country, beyond the tasting room](https://www.blackcarservice.co/trip-ideas/wine-country-beyond-tasting) — Find food, history, redwoods and relaxing stops for a wine country day shaped around what you enjoy.
- [A special occasion, planned around you](https://www.blackcarservice.co/trip-ideas/special-occasions) — Bring dinner, art, a performance, a ballpark visit, or a Bay sail into one occasion, with the ride planned around when your guests need to arrive and head home.
- [Tahoe ski weekends & lake getaways](https://www.blackcarservice.co/trip-ideas/tahoe-weekends) — Explore Tahoe resort and lakeside ideas, with a ride there and a scheduled pickup when you are ready to come home.

## Reference

- [Homepage](https://www.blackcarservice.co/)
- [About](https://www.blackcarservice.co/about)
- [FAQ](https://www.blackcarservice.co/faq)
- [Booking flow](https://www.blackcarservice.co/book)
- [Cancellation policy](https://www.blackcarservice.co/cancellation)
- [Terms & conditions](https://www.blackcarservice.co/terms-conditions)
- [Privacy policy](https://www.blackcarservice.co/privacy)

## Vehicle

- **Vehicle: Black SUV** — capacity depends on passenger and luggage arrangements
- Plan for approximately six mixed-size bags; this is a planning estimate, not a guarantee. Provide the passenger and bag count and note oversized items; the operator may contact the customer if clarification is needed.
- Maximum 6 passengers, including children. Confirm luggage and child-seat needs
- Bottled water, phone chargers and wifi
- Rear-facing, forward-facing and booster seats may be requested by type and quantity. BCS-provided seats carry a charge and are subject to availability.

## Booking

Online reservations through https://www.blackcarservice.co/book begin tomorrow. For a ride today, call to check availability.

## AI ride quotes in ChatGPT

Customers can [open Black Car Service in ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6ab86e22dc608191ade77faa2244a227), install the plugin, and ask for a fare estimate with pickup and destination addresses, a future pickup date and California time, and 1–6 passengers. See [customer instructions and MCP setup](https://www.blackcarservice.co/ai).

## AI assistant setup

The public remote MCP endpoint is [https://www.blackcarservice.co/api/mcp](https://www.blackcarservice.co/api/mcp). It uses Streamable HTTP and does not require sign-in or an API key. Users add the endpoint manually in a supported client's connector or MCP settings. Client documentation describes different product support and account requirements; registry listing or website indexing does not automatically connect a client. See the [AI assistant guide](https://www.blackcarservice.co/ai) and [public MCP server manifest](https://www.blackcarservice.co/mcp/server.json).

Official setup references (documented support, not BCS product test results): [Muse custom connectors](https://www.meta.com/help/superintelligence/1687253048996149/); [Manus MCP connectors](https://www.manus.im/features/connectors); [Genspark connectors](https://www.genspark.ai/helpcenter/connectors-and-integrations); [OpenClaw MCP](https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/mcp); [Claude and Cowork custom remote MCP](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11175166-get-started-with-custom-connectors-using-remote-mcp); [Grok connectors](https://docs.x.ai/grok/connectors); [Grok Bot team bots](https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/team-bots); [Gemini and Gemini Spark custom apps](https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/17209137?hl=en-PR); [Perplexity Computer remote MCP](https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11502712-local-and-remote-mcps-for-perplexity); [Copilot Studio MCP](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/agents-experience/tools-add-mcp-server); [Mistral Vibe Work MCP](https://docs.mistral.ai/vibe/work/connectors/mcp-connectors); [Hermes MCP](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/mcp). Google documents its separate Gemini API MCP route at [Gemini API function calling](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/function-calling.md?example=meeting); xAI documents a separate API route at [xAI Remote MCP](https://docs.x.ai/developers/tools/remote-mcp).

Muse public directory distribution requires separate [Meta review](https://platform.muse.ai/docs); BCS has not verified a public Muse listing or a Muse quote. OpenAI documents that [Dots can use connected ChatGPT plugins](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001529-dots-privacy-security-and-safety-faqs); the BCS ChatGPT test does not establish a Dots runtime test.

## MCP ride planning tools

Remote MCP clients that support Streamable HTTP can connect to the endpoint above and call the estimate-only `quote_ride` tool for current website SUV fare estimates. It supports one-way, airport (SFO, OAK and SJC), and hourly trips around the Bay Area. Use the separate `check_ride_availability` tool with the same inputs for available, unavailable, or unknown status. Availability is tentative: neither tool holds a vehicle, creates a reservation, or takes payment. Follow the returned `booking_url` to prefill and review the trip on the website. Requests are limited to 30 per IP per five minutes and 300 combined per five minutes; clients should honor the `Retry-After` header. Use a server-side MCP client runtime; this endpoint is not a browser CORS proxy. Client-specific support and setup vary; listing does not guarantee discovery or connection. See [MCP client setup and request examples](https://www.blackcarservice.co/ai) and the [public MCP server manifest](https://www.blackcarservice.co/mcp/server.json).

When tools/list exposes `book_ride`, a customer may explicitly confirm a quoted trip and supply name, email and phone to create a pending reservation. Use the exact signed booking_token from quote_ride, and reuse it with identical contact details on retries. The server rechecks price and live availability. This tool does not hold a vehicle or verify payment. Use `get_booking_status` with the private checkout_url to review the final USD total and verify confirmation. Keep that link private. If booking is not exposed, use the standard booking website.

When tools/list also exposes `complete_booking` and get_booking_status supplies a payment_handler, a supported customer-approved wallet can issue a Stripe shared payment token to the returned business profile for the exact total. After the customer approves the total and terms, submit that token to complete the same booking. Never collect raw card details or invent a wallet credential. If customer_action is verify_in_agent_wallet, the issuing wallet must handle the issued token's next_action and then retry this SAME booking. Agents without wallet capability should return the existing secure website checkout before starting payment. Only status confirmed verifies payment and reservation confirmation; after an uncertain outcome, check or retry the SAME booking rather than creating another one. This capability does not mean every AI has a wallet, a public BCS listing, or native checkout approval.


## Waiting

Airport pickups include 45 minutes of waiting from flight landing, allowing time for disembarkation, baggage collection, immigration and customs where applicable. Waiting beyond 45 minutes incurs a one-hour waiting charge.

For regular, non-airport trips, waiting or a requested pickup delay of more than 30 minutes incurs a one-hour waiting charge. Confirm the applicable waiting rate with the operator.