
Executive sedan
From $394
Up to 3 passengers, 3 bags
One or two travelers with normal luggage on a long freeway run.
LAX → Del Mar · Flight-tracked arrival · TCP 43833-A
LAX to Del Mar car service with iRide360 starts at $394 in an executive sedan and $451 in a luxury SUV. The iRide360 booking engine measured the trip at 105.9 miles and estimated 2 hours 7 minutes when we read it on October 16, 2026. The fare is fixed at booking and does not move with traffic. Tolls and taxes are included, and gratuity is optional. At LAX you meet your chauffeur curbside on the lower Arrivals level, or add meet-and-greet inside the terminal with a name sign for $25. We track your flight and wait 60 minutes after landing at no charge.
105.9 mi
Quoted route distance
2 hr 7 min
Booking-engine estimate, October 16, 2026
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LAX to Del Mar car service with iRide360 starts at $394 in an executive sedan and $451 in a luxury SUV. The iRide360 booking engine measured the trip at 105.9 miles and estimated 2 hours 7 minutes when we read it on October 16, 2026. The fare is fixed at booking and does not move with traffic. Tolls and taxes are included, and gratuity is optional. At LAX you meet your chauffeur curbside on the lower Arrivals level, or add meet-and-greet inside the terminal with a name sign for $25. We track your flight and wait 60 minutes after landing at no charge.
Del Mar is about 106 road miles south of the airport, which makes this a two-hour-plus drive rather than a quick hop. Our LAX to Del Mar car service answers the two things that decide the trip: what it costs, and when you need to leave. You get one fixed price for the whole run, in a sedan or an SUV, and a pickup time worked back from a measured drive. Los Angeles to Del Mar car service runs in both directions on the same terms.
| Route | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Del Mar, California 92014, San Diego County. |
|---|---|
| Distance | 105.9 miles on the route the iRide360 booking engine quoted on October 16, 2026. |
| Drive time | 2 hours 7 minutes — one iRide360 booking-engine estimate for a 6:25 AM departure, read October 16, 2026. Not a guarantee; no hour-by-hour times were measured for this route. |
| Executive sedan, from | $394 one way, fixed at booking; tolls and taxes included; gratuity optional. Up to 3 passengers and 3 bags. |
| Luxury SUV, from | $451 one way, fixed at booking; tolls and taxes included; gratuity optional. Up to 5 passengers and 5 bags. |
| Wait time included | 60 minutes after an airport landing, then $1 per minute; 15 minutes at a non-airport pickup. |
| Pickup at LAX | Curbside on the lower Arrivals level, or meet-and-greet inside the terminal with a name sign for $25. iRide360 does not use the LAX-it rideshare lot. |
| Operator and license | iRide360, a California CPUC charter-party carrier, TCP 43833-A, based at 222 N Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 2000, El Segundo, CA 90245. Dispatch (833) 743-3360, 24/7. |
Flat rates · No surge
Car service from LAX to Del Mar is priced as one fixed fare for the whole trip, not by the mile or the minute. The figures here came from the iRide360 booking form on October 16, 2026. They are fixed at booking, tolls and taxes are included, and gratuity is optional and chosen at checkout. We quoted the city of Del Mar once, on October 16, 2026, and our booking engine returned $394.29 for the sedan and $451.38 for the SUV. We publish those as "from" prices, rounded down to the whole dollar, and we do not publish a price range for Del Mar, because we ran one quote and not a spread. Your own address, date and vehicle set the exact figure, so run the quote for the address you are actually going to. Every LAX to Del Mar car service quote we show is the whole fare for the trip, not a meter that starts running when you get in.

From $394
Up to 3 passengers, 3 bags
One or two travelers with normal luggage on a long freeway run.

From $451
Up to 5 passengers, 5 bags
Families, golf bags or four people who want room on a two-hour drive.
Estimates are planning guides. Your exact pickup time, address, vehicle and requested extras determine the confirmed total shown before payment.
Every charge, named
Included
Added only when requested
Five steps, from booking to your Del Mar address.
Book online or with dispatch and give us your flight number.
We track the flight and move the pickup if it lands late, at no charge.
You land. Sixty minutes of wait are complimentary from the moment you land.
You collect your bags and meet your chauffeur curbside on the lower Arrivals level, or inside with a name sign if you added meet-and-greet.
Your chauffeur loads the bags and drives to your address for the fare you agreed at booking.
Terminal by terminal
For a LAX airport to Del Mar pickup you have two choices, and you pick one when you book. Curbside is included: your chauffeur meets you on the lower Arrivals level once you have your bags. Meet-and-greet is a $25 option: your chauffeur waits inside the terminal with a name sign and walks you out. Arriving on an international flight into the Tom Bradley International Terminal, you can be met in the arrivals hall after customs or at the lower-level curb. We do not use the LAX-it rideshare lot. As a prearranged licensed operator we meet you at the terminal, so there is no shuttle bus to a remote lot with a 106-mile drive still ahead of you.
Terminals 1 to 8
Curbside on the lower Arrivals level outside your terminal, or inside the terminal with a name sign if you added meet-and-greet.
Tom Bradley International Terminal
The arrivals hall after customs, or the lower-level curb.
Not sure where to go?
Call dispatch on (833) 743-3360 at any hour. We do not use the LAX-it rideshare lot.
Airlines by terminal
Add your airline and flight number at booking and your chauffeur meets you at the right terminal. Current assignments from the official LAX Airline Location Map (document SP26-0707, dated July 1, 2026):
| Terminal | Airlines |
|---|---|
| Terminal 1 | JetBlue, Southwest, Cayman Airways, Frontier, Sun Country, Viva Aerobus |
| Terminal 2 | LATAM, Virgin Atlantic, WestJet |
| Terminal 3 | Aeromexico, Delta |
| Terminal 4 | American Airlines, American Eagle, Contour, British Airways, Japan Airlines |
| Terminal 6 | Alaska, Air Canada, Breeze, Hawaiian, Horizon, Porter, Southern Airways |
| Terminal 7 | United / United Express |
| Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT / Terminal B) | Aer Lingus, Air China, Air France, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, Asiana, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, Emirates, EVA Air, Iberia, KLM, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Swiss, Turkish Airlines, and others |
Terminal assignments can change. The official LAX terminal maps and Airline Location Map are the source of truth, so check them or your airline before you fly.
Delays, early arrivals, waiting
Free wait time
iRide360 includes 60 minutes of complimentary wait after an airport landing, then $1 per minute, and 15 minutes at a non-airport pickup.
Delayed flights
Flight tracking is included: we watch the flight and move the pickup to match the new landing time at no charge. Nothing is needed from you.
Plans that change on the ground
Call dispatch on (833) 743-3360 at any hour and we will reset the pickup with you.
One measured estimate, read October 16, 2026
The LAX to Del Mar drive time we can stand behind is a single measured figure, so that is the only one on this page.
That is one estimate for one departure on one day. It is not a guarantee, and we have not measured this route hour by hour, so we are not going to publish a table of times we did not take. What we can tell you is the shape of the trip: it is a long freeway run that ends on Interstate 5 (I-5), where the approach to Del Mar exits at Via de la Valle and heads west.
| What we measured | Figure |
|---|---|
| Distance on the quoted route | 105.9 miles |
| Booking-engine estimate, departing 6:25 AM | 2 hours 7 minutes, arriving 8:32 AM |
| Date read | October 16, 2026 |
Here is what we measured in each direction, and what we did not.
| Direction | What we measured |
|---|---|
| LAX → Del Mar | 2 hours 7 minutes for a 6:25 AM departure, October 16, 2026 |
| Del Mar → LAX | Not separately measured. The departure times below reuse the 2 hour 7 minute figure. |
One honest note on timing: race days at the Del Mar racetrack, San Diego County Fair weeks at the fairgrounds and summer weekends all put more cars on the same I-5 approach and on Via de la Valle. We have not measured how much time any of them adds, so we will not print a number. Allow more than the measured estimate on those days, and remember your fare does not change either way.
The 105.9-mile distance and the 2 hours 7 minutes estimate were both read from the iRide360 booking engine on October 16, 2026. The estimate covers one departure on one day and is not a guarantee. The suggested pickups below add a 20-minute safety buffer on top of it.
Live map of the current driving route and traffic between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Del Mar, California. Drive time is a planning guide, not a guarantee.
Departures
Del Mar to LAX car service needs planning that a short city transfer does not. Work back from your flight: two hours at the airport for a domestic departure, three for an international one, then the drive itself, then a 20-minute safety buffer on top. Because the measured drive is 2 hours 7 minutes, the pickup lands earlier than most people expect. Every row below subtracts the airport buffer, that 2 hour 7 minute drive and the 20-minute buffer from the flight time, then rounds down to the nearest five minutes.
| Flight departs | Flight type | Suggested pickup in Del Mar |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | Domestic | 1:30 AM |
| 9:00 AM | Domestic | 4:30 AM |
| 1:00 PM | Domestic | 8:30 AM |
| 6:00 PM | Domestic | 1:30 PM |
| 11:00 AM | International | 5:30 AM |
| 10:30 PM | International | 5:00 PM |
Del Mar coverage
Del Mar car service covers the city of Del Mar in ZIP 92014 and the addresses around it. These are the places people ask for most.
Del Mar racetrack (Del Mar Thoroughbred Club)
2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, CA 92014. The track's own directions take you off I-5 at Via de la Valle, heading west. Its rideshare drop-off and pickup lot sits on Jimmy Durante Blvd, and riders are asked to walk to that lot before requesting a ride; re-entry is not allowed once a vehicle has parked. That is the practical case for booking car service to Del Mar racetrack in advance: your chauffeur comes back to the point you agreed on.
Del Mar Fairgrounds
2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, CA 92014, the same site as the racetrack. The San Diego County Fair is held here. We handle Del Mar Fairgrounds transportation to and from LAX; for gates, parking and event dates, check the fairgrounds and the fair's own sites, because they set those and they change.
Del Mar Village
The seaside village district promoted by the Del Mar Village Association at 1442 Camino Del Mar, Suite 212, Del Mar, CA 92014. The association describes Del Mar as a seaside village about 20 miles north of San Diego.
L'Auberge Del Mar
1540 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014. The hotel does not publish its valet or drop-off arrangements, so your chauffeur follows the hotel's direction on the day.
Del Mar's beach and civic center
City Hall is at 1050 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014. The city says Del Mar has the only beach with off-leash hours in North County, and its own city news names Powerhouse Park.
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
12600 N. Torrey Pines Road, San Diego, CA 92037, reached from N. Torrey Pines Road, with gates that open at 7:15 a.m. and close at sunset. The reserve was showing a closure to all visitors on the state parks site when we checked on October 16, 2026, so check its status before you plan a stop there.
Del Mar Highlands Town Center
12925 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130. It is in Carmel Valley, just east of the city of Del Mar and inside the City of San Diego, not in Del Mar itself. Its parking structure is entered from El Camino Real, from Townsgate Drive at Gifford Place or from Pell Place, and there are 10- and 20-minute short-term stalls across the center.
Residential Del Mar
ZIP code 92014. Addresses just east in Carmel Valley and Del Mar Heights are 92130 and are City of San Diego, which matters when you type the address into the booking form.
Compare your options
Over a hundred miles, the differences between these options matter more than they do on a short hop. Here is how each one works, without quoting anybody else's prices. A private car from LAX to Del Mar is the only one of the four where the figure is agreed before you travel.
| Feature | iRide360 private car | Rideshare | Taxi | Shared shuttle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickup location | Curbside on the lower Arrivals level, or inside with a name sign for $25 | The LAX-it lot, reached by the free LAX-it shuttle bus or on foot | Taxi line at the airport | Shuttle counter or curb, by operator |
| Price model | Fixed when you book, no surge | Dynamic, set when you request the ride | Metered, by distance and time | Per seat, set by the operator |
| Wait after landing | 60 minutes included | Driver waits a few minutes | Varies with the line | Departs on the operator's schedule |
| Luggage help | Chauffeur loads at the car | Driver's choice | Driver's choice | Self-service, usually |
| Shared stops | None, the car is yours | None | None | Yes, by design |
| Flight tracking | Included, pickup moves with delays | Not applicable | Not applicable | Operator policy |
Los Angeles to Del Mar car service in a private car is the choice you make when you want the price and the pickup settled before you fly. The others are perfectly reasonable options; they just settle those things later.
Licensed, insured, local
iRide360 is a CPUC-licensed black car service based in El Segundo, minutes from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), running executive sedans and luxury SUVs.
Licensed and insured
A California CPUC charter-party carrier, TCP 43833-A. The permit number is printed here so you can check it with the CPUC before you book.
Every flight tracked
Flight tracking is included, and your pickup moves with a delay at no extra charge.
A full hour of free waiting
60 minutes of complimentary wait after an airport landing, then $1 per minute, stated up front.
One fare, fixed
One fixed fare agreed at booking, with tolls and taxes included and no surge pricing.
Minutes from the airport
Our office is at 222 N Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 2000, El Segundo, CA 90245, minutes from LAX, and dispatch answers on (833) 743-3360 around the clock.
Screened chauffeurs, two vehicle classes
Chauffeurs are screened and background-checked. Del Mar chauffeur service is booked as one of exactly two vehicle classes, a sedan or an SUV, so you know what is coming.
Rated 5.0★ on Google
Every review shown on this page is taken word for word from the iRide360 Google profile.
Verified Google reviews
“We had excellent experience with Karan Gosain. He was very polite, friendly, professional and drove safely. The ride was smooth and he was very patient with our kids while our transfer from LAX airport to our brother’s place.I would definitely recommend him and would be happy to ride with him again.”
“Excellent airport transfer experience. Our driver was prompt, professional, and a very smooth driver—which was especially appreciated since my wife gets motion sickness easily. The entire ride was comfortable and stress-free, and the pricing was very fair. Reliable service and great value. Would definitely use again!”
“Very Reliable and great experience. Experienced drivers.”
Google selects the review excerpts returned for LAX Car Service by iRide360.com. Rating and review count verified October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
The questions travelers ask before booking a LAX to Del Mar transfer, grouped in the order they usually come up.
Cost
It starts at $394 in an executive sedan and $451 in a luxury SUV, one way, before the optional gratuity. We read both figures from our own booking form on October 16, 2026 for the city of Del Mar. Tolls and taxes are already included. Your exact address and vehicle choice set the final number, so run a quote for the address you are going to.
Car service to LAX from Del Mar is one fixed fare agreed when you book, with tolls and taxes included and gratuity optional. The $394 and $451 figures on this page are what our form returned for LAX to Del Mar on October 16, 2026; we do not republish them as a return price we have not measured. For Del Mar to LAX car service, set Del Mar as the pickup and the form shows your figure.
No. The fare is fixed when you book and it does not move with traffic, time of day or demand. We do not use surge pricing. What can change the total is something you ask for: an extra stop, a child seat, a pet, or wait time past the 60 free minutes after an airport landing, which is $1 per minute.
No, gratuity is optional and you choose it at checkout. The options are 15%, 18%, 20%, 25% or a custom amount, including zero. It goes to your chauffeur. The from-prices on this page are the fare without gratuity, so what you see is the transport cost and nothing else.
Distance and time
Del Mar is 105.9 road miles from LAX on the route our booking engine quoted on October 16, 2026. That makes it one of our long-distance runs into San Diego County rather than a city transfer. The city of Del Mar sits in ZIP code 92014, on the coast about 20 miles north of San Diego.
Our booking engine estimated 2 hours 7 minutes when we read it on October 16, 2026, for a trip leaving at 6:25 AM and arriving at 8:32 AM. That is one estimate for one departure, not a guarantee. We have not measured the route hour by hour, so this page does not publish a range of times we did not take.
The approach into Del Mar is I-5, exiting at Via de la Valle and heading west, which is the way the racetrack publishes its own directions. We have not published the freeway routing out of LAX because we have not measured it, and your chauffeur picks the roads on the day based on what traffic is doing.
Getting there
Book car service from LAX to Del Mar and give us your flight number. Here is how to get from LAX to Del Mar with us: we track the flight, meet you curbside on the lower Arrivals level or inside with a name sign for $25, load your bags, and drive the 105.9 miles to your address. The fare is agreed before you travel.
We are not a shuttle, so we cannot quote one. A LAX to Del Mar shuttle, where one exists, is a shared service: you pay per seat, you leave on the operator's schedule, and the vehicle stops for other passengers. Our car is yours alone, leaves when you are ready, and drives straight to your address for one fixed fare.
A LAX to Del Mar taxi runs on a meter, so the final figure depends on distance and time and you learn it at the end. We do not quote taxi fares. Our fare is fixed at booking, includes tolls and taxes, and does not move if the drive takes longer than the estimate.
We cannot tell you, because both are priced by someone else and both change by the day. A taxi runs on a meter; rideshare uses dynamic pricing set when you request the ride. That is why this page publishes no LAX to Del Mar Uber cost and no taxi fare: we would be guessing. What we can say is that our figure is agreed before you fly and does not move afterwards.
That depends on the day, the demand and the distance, and neither of them publishes a fixed figure for a 106-mile trip. We do not quote other operators' prices. The relevant difference for a drive this long is not which is cheaper on the day, but that ours is settled and theirs is not.
At the airport
Rideshare pickups at LAX are handled at the LAX-it lot, which passengers reach by the free LAX-it shuttle bus or on foot. We do not use that lot. As a prearranged licensed operator we meet you at the terminal for your LAX airport to Del Mar ride, either curbside on the lower Arrivals level or inside with a name sign if you add meet-and-greet at booking.
Rideshare passengers reach the LAX-it lot either on the free LAX-it shuttle bus or on foot, so walking is one of the two ways in. None of that applies to a booking with us. We are a prearranged licensed operator, so your chauffeur meets you at the terminal itself, curbside on the lower Arrivals level or inside with a name sign for $25, and you never walk to a rideshare lot before a 106-mile drive.
Your pickup moves with the flight, and a delay costs you nothing. Flight tracking is included on every LAX airport transfer to Del Mar: we watch the flight and move the pickup to match the new landing time at no charge. After you land, 60 minutes of wait are complimentary; past that it is $1 per minute. If plans change on the ground, call dispatch on (833) 743-3360 at any hour.
Airport arrivals include 60 minutes of complimentary wait from the moment you land, then $1 per minute. A non-airport pickup, including a Del Mar address, includes 15 minutes. Immigration, baggage and a slow customs hall are exactly what the 60 minutes is there for.
Vehicles
Choose the executive sedan for up to 3 passengers and 3 bags, and the luxury SUV for up to 5 passengers and 5 bags. For a two-hour drive with golf clubs, beach gear or four adults, the SUV is the comfortable answer. SUV service from LAX to Del Mar starts at $451 one way.
Yes. Del Mar black car service is what we do: a black executive sedan or a black full-size SUV with a screened, background-checked chauffeur, booked at a fixed price. You choose the class, not a make or model, and we confirm the vehicle class at booking.
We give you the private, chauffeured airport limousine experience in black executive sedans and luxury SUVs. If you are searching for Del Mar limo service, that is what you get here. We do not operate stretch limousines, vans or buses, so if you need one of those we are not the right call.
Booking
Book as soon as you have the flight, especially for a race meet at the Del Mar racetrack or a county fair week, when demand around the fairgrounds climbs. For a 6:00 AM flight the pickup is around 1:30 AM, and the earlier you book, the easier that is to cover. Same-day requests go to dispatch on (833) 743-3360.
Yes. Pickup time, address and vehicle class can all be changed online or with dispatch, and the price adjusts to match. If you land early, call us. If you need the car an hour earlier for a Del Mar to LAX airport run, tell dispatch and we will move it.
Yes. Extra stops are available and are priced for the added distance and time, so ask for them at booking and the quote will include them. Child seats are available from $25 each in booster, forward-facing and rear-facing. Traveling with a pet adds a $25 pet fee.
Leave earlier than you would for a city transfer. Work back from the flight: two hours at the airport for a domestic departure or three for international, then 2 hours 7 minutes of driving, then a 20-minute buffer, rounded down to the nearest five minutes. A 9:00 AM domestic flight puts the Del Mar to LAX pickup at 4:30 AM. The table above does that arithmetic for six common flight times.
Look for four things: a fare fixed before you travel, a license number you can check, a stated wait policy, and a pickup time worked back from a drive someone actually measured. On this page that is $394 for an executive sedan and $451 for a luxury SUV fixed at booking, CPUC charter-party carrier TCP 43833-A, 60 minutes of complimentary wait after you land, and a departure table that shows its arithmetic.
See the fixed price for your own Del Mar address before you commit to anything. LAX to Del Mar car service runs 24 hours a day in both directions, and Del Mar car service to the airport is booked on the same form. Dispatch answers on (833) 743-3360 if you would rather book by phone.
Private, flight-tracked chauffeur service from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Del Mar, California.
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