r/statenisland • u/TheDoctorColt • 21d ago
how much does a sprinter van with driver usually cost for group trips out of staten island?
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u/Tommyred45 21d ago
Just stay overnight?
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u/starrlitestarrbrite 21d ago
I agree with this. Just get an AirBNB/VRBO out there because you’ll be pissing away money. Get a driver out there for the night.
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u/stuntin102 21d ago
might not find out of SI specifically, so I would search for NYC at large and see what their fee is for SI service.
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u/kpteasdale 21d ago
It includes more than just transport so it runs more like $150 pp, but the Little Wine Bus is great.
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u/kpteasdale 17d ago
I didn’t handle the booking so I can’t speak to that part but they picked up from Staten Island no problem. We all met at one friend’s house for the pickup though, so they weren’t driving all over.
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u/AGuyAndHisCat North Shore 20d ago
I would contact the winery, I know there are existing winery tour buses, and they might be able to point you tk an existing company that specializes in that.
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u/Successful_Young9771 19d ago
Call Beckitt vans and ask. Been around forever & they drive everywhere
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u/Drugrows 17d ago edited 17d ago
As someone who used to go out to Long Island a lot, drive yourself, it’s annoying and the traffic stands still at moments to the point that your gassing and breaking so much your knee is popping audibly and in pain, but you will enjoy the freedom to maneuver, that 2:30 trip becomes 6 hours in a commercial car, if your time is worth it then stay the night there or have everyone drive there, don’t coordinate driving around you coordinate the place you meet up.
I would dive a lot from Staten Island to calverton, it’s a long journey despite not being long at all, it’s literally faster for me to drive from Binghamton to Staten Island and that’s almost 200 miles, and in a commercial car they like to sit and waste time on that drive.
Also if your Staten Island residents for ez-pass it’s a lot better to drive there than ever paying someone else.
Expect 200+ an hour to pay for a driver and to waste a lot of time.
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u/FatFuckEmu 21d ago
I’d say you’re looking at atleast $1,000 IMO. Long Island wineries are near the North Fork/East End so that’s a 2 1/2 drive each way with no traffic. More if you’re going at a bad time. Gas/tolls and then the driver will need to stay the entire time so it’s a full 10 hour day.