A chauffeur, not a driver
Suited, briefed on the itinerary, and already waiting when you walk out. The difference shows up in the details you never have to mention twice.
Los Angeles · Orange County · San Diego
Airport · Hourly · Corporate · City-to-city
Request a ride
Tell us the day.
We'll handle the road.
Three short steps. No account and no card details — just the information we need to review the ride properly.
- A person, not a queue
- Every request is read by a Black Tie concierge who comes back to you directly with timing and pricing.
- Built around the flight
- Share the airline and flight number and the pickup is planned around your actual arrival, not the schedule.
- One vehicle, one standard
- The Cadillac Escalade that arrives is the same one you see here — no substitutions, no surprises.
Prefer to talk it through? Call or text (310) 666-6745
Request a ride
STEP 1 / 3Where are we taking you?
Google reviews
Been in the back seat?
Tell us how it went.
Reviews are written on Google, under your own Google account. A minute of your time helps the next guest decide — and tells us what to keep doing, or do better.
The airport handoff
From flight path to front door.
The transition from the aircraft to the car should feel like one continuous plan. Share the flight, terminal and bags; the concierge will take care of the ground details before you land.
Air · ground · arrival
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Curbside at LAX, a private terminal in Van Nuys or a meet and greet at baggage claim: every arrival has a different shape. The vehicle stays the same, while the plan is made around the person getting out of the airport.
The Black Tie experience
The road, reconsidered.
Anyone can move you across a city. What you actually want back is the hour — arriving unhurried, with the day still intact and nothing left to sort out at the curb.
That is the whole idea behind Black Tie Escalade: one vehicle, one standard, and a level of attention that makes the transportation the least eventful part of your schedule.
LA · OC · SD
Room to arrive composed
The Cadillac Escalade cabin gives you space to take the call, change the plan, or say nothing at all between meetings, flights and dinners.
One point of contact
A concierge reads your request, plans the ride and stays with it until you are where you meant to be. No dispatch queue in between.
A service for every itinerary
Whatever brings you here, arrive well.
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Airport transfers
LAX, SNA, SAN and private terminals — planned around your flight, not a pickup window.
ExploreCorporate & executive
A consistent standard for executives, clients and visiting teams, easy for an assistant to manage.
ExploreHourly chauffeur
The Escalade stays with you across meetings, dinners and every stop the day adds.
ExploreCity-to-city
Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, covered without a terminal or a transfer.
ExploreSpecial occasions
Dinners, celebrations and the evenings where the arrival is part of the point.
ExploreTHE BLACK TIE STANDARD
Not just a ride. Your arrival.
Black Tie Escalade brings a private, polished standard to every mile.
From the moment your door is opened to the final stop, every detail is designed around your comfort, privacy, and peace of mind. Step into a black Escalade, settle into an all-black luxury cabin, and let the city move around you.
Whether you’re leaving the airport, moving across town, or traveling between destinations, every mile is handled with intention—so you can simply enjoy the journey.
Your next journey starts here.
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Airport Transfers
From the terminal to your destination, without the waiting or the worry.
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City to City
Go farther with more comfort, privacy, and ease.
Hourly Chauffeur
Your time. Your route. Your Escalade.
One vehicle. One standard.
One iconic vehicle.
One standard of service.
Most companies ask which car you would like. We made that decision once, so every guest gets the same considered experience: the Cadillac Escalade, presented properly, with a chauffeur who treats it as part of the service rather than the whole of it.
Room to reset
A full-size cabin, so a long travel day does not have to feel like one.
Quiet presence
Black on black, kept immaculate. Composed at the curb, never a spectacle.
Ready for the day
Early flights, multi-stop schedules and late dinners in the same vehicle.
Where we move
Southern California,
well connected.
A deliberately focused service area. Three regions we know street by street, and the three airports that connect them.
The visual standard
One vehicle, every angle.
The Cadillac Escalade is not one detail in a catalogue. It is the atmosphere, the space and the first impression of every Black Tie journey.
For the people behind the plans
Transportation that reflects your business.
When a client is collected from LAX, the ride is the first thing your company does for them. Black Tie keeps that moment as consistent as everything else you put your name on — same vehicle, same standard, one contact who already knows the account.
- Executive travel
- Client transportation
- Visiting teams
- Board and investor days
- Corporate events
- Assistant-managed bookings
Founder & ownerFarzad Sharifan
About the founder
Farzad Sharifan
The standard starts with a person.
A higher standard, built personally.
Black Tie Escalade was founded by Farzad Sharifan, who has spent more than ten years working in private transportation and guest service.
Over the years, Farzad has learned that a truly premium journey is defined less by spectacle and more by consistency: arriving prepared, communicating clearly, protecting a client's time, and taking care of the details before they become questions.
That belief is at the heart of Black Tie. Farzad's first priority is to deliver an experience that feels personal, discreet, and dependable from the first message to the final arrival. Whether the journey begins at LAX, continues between Los Angeles and San Diego, or includes a full day of meetings and appointments, every request is handled with the same care.
Black Tie is intentionally personal: one carefully maintained Cadillac Escalade, one direct point of contact, and one standard of service.
The goal is simple—to make every guest feel looked after, never managed.
How it works
Simple by
design.
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Send the details
Route, timing and a flight number if there is one. Three steps, with no account required.
- 02
A concierge reviews
A person reviews the request, checks the details against your day and follows up with the next steps — not an automated quote.
- 03
Step into your Escalade
Once the ride is confirmed, you have the details you need for a composed arrival.
A private line to Black Tie
Questions before you book? Ask a person.
Good to know
The details,
handled.
Anything still unanswered? Add it to your request and a concierge will pick it up.
Send a request through the form on this page — route, date, time and the details that matter — or call or text (310) 666-6745. A Black Tie concierge reviews every request personally and comes back to you with timing and pricing. Submitting the form is a request, not a charge.
LAX, John Wayne (SNA) and San Diego International (SAN), plus Hollywood Burbank, Long Beach, Ontario and private aviation terminals across the region. Add your airline and flight number to the request and the pickup is planned around your actual arrival.
That is exactly why we ask for the flight number. It gives the team the context needed to review the timing against your arrival. If plans change while you are in the air, call or text and we will review the request with you.
Yes. Hourly service is built for multi-stop days — meetings, dinners, events, showings — where you want the vehicle and chauffeur to stay with you rather than being re-dispatched between stops. Choose "Hourly chauffeur" in the request and tell us roughly how long you need.
We do. Executive travel, client pickups, visiting teams and assistant-managed bookings are a large part of what we do. Note the company name in your request and a concierge will set up a way of working that suits your team.
A concierge reviews the route, timing and service details you send, then shares the applicable quote before anything is confirmed. The form is a request, not a charge.
Call or text (310) 666-6745 as early as you can. The team will review the updated request and tell you what is possible for that trip.
Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, including Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Malibu, Newport Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, La Jolla and Coronado, along with the airports serving each region. City-to-city runs between them are one of our most requested services.
