Phoenix to Sedona Car Service

Phoenix to Sedona is about 116 miles and roughly two hours each way — closer to two hours and twenty minutes when SR-179 backs up at peak season. The route climbs I-17 north out of the Valley, then drops onto SR-179, the scenic red-rock approach past Bell Rock and the Village of Oak Creek.

Phoenix Chauffeur Co. treats this as a held-for-the-day booking: the same chauffeur drives you up, waits through your stops, and brings you home, so there is no reservation clock and no return to arrange on the fly.

A typical chauffeured Sedona day is a loop of a few marquee stops with the car waiting between each. Because you are not driving, you spend the daylight on the rocks rather than on the wheel.

• Chapel of the Holy Cross — the cliffside chapel with valley views, an easy first stop off SR-179.
• Tlaquepaque — the arts-and-shopping village along Oak Creek for lunch and galleries.
• Oak Creek Canyon — the drive north toward Slide Rock, greener and cooler than the desert floor.
• Red Rock viewpoints — Airport Mesa and Cathedral Rock pullouts for photos without hunting for parking.

See the full day trips menu for other Northern Arizona routes, or the fleet for the right vehicle for your group.

Yes — Sedona sits at about 4,500 feet, roughly 10 to 15°F cooler than the Valley floor, which makes it a genuine summer escape when Phoenix is over 110°F. Spring and fall are ideal for hiking and photography; winter days are crisp and clear.

The trade-off is crowds: spring weekends and fall color pack SR-179 and the trailhead lots. With a chauffeur, congestion is the driver's problem, not yours — you are dropped at each stop while parking sorts itself out, and the car's climate control makes the elevation change a non-event.

A chauffeur beats self-driving on a day like this for one plain reason: the two hours up and two hours back are someone else's job, so you arrive rested and leave without watching the clock or the fuel gauge. Mountain grades on I-17 and tight red-rock pullouts are handled by a professional who drives them constantly.

Rideshare simply does not cover this run reliably — a driver willing to take a 116-mile fare and wait all day is rare, and there is no app guarantee of a car for the trip home from Sedona at dusk. Phoenix Chauffeur Co. holds one chauffeur and one vehicle for the whole day, 24/7, so stranding is off the table.

The one-way reference fare is from $740 all-in in an Executive Sedan and from $920 in a Luxury SUV. That figure is a point-to-point benchmark; a real Sedona day trip is round-trip with hours of waiting built in, so Phoenix Chauffeur Co. prices it as-directed and hourly instead — one chauffeur held for the day and quoted flat up front.

As-directed fleet rates start at $360/hr for an Executive Sedan, $440/hr for a Luxury SUV, $690/hr for a Mercedes S-Class and $710/hr for a Sprinter, on a 3-hour minimum. A full Sedona day is normally an 8-plus-hour hold once travel and touring are combined.

Get an exact day-trip quote on the rates page. All-in estimate — gratuity, tax and card processing included, rounded to the nearest $10.