Sedona Red Rocks Day Trip from Phoenix and Scottsdale

Scottsdale Sprinters runs a private Sedona day trip from Phoenix or Scottsdale as one vehicle and one chauffeur for a 12-hour day, priced by vehicle at 10 billable hours before 8% tax. For that day the Luxury SUV (Suburban) seats 6 for $1,250, the Maybach Jet Sprinter seats 9 for $2,950, the Executive Black Sprinter seats 14 for $1,450, the Executive White Sprinter seats 14 for $1,450, the Mini Bus (24 Pax) seats 24 for $1,850 and the Executive Mini Coach (29 Pax) seats 29 for $2,250; the driver waits at every viewpoint, gallery and trailhead on your list, and at $145 an hour the 14-seat Executive Black Sprinter is roughly $104 a seat with 14 aboard. Reservations: (623) 986-6339.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

What is a chauffeured Sedona day trip from Scottsdale?

It is the whole vehicle for a 12-hour window rather than a seat on somebody else's schedule: your group decides who is aboard, which stops are on the list and how long each one lasts. In the 14-seat Executive Black Sprinter at $145 an hour, that day bills 10 hours and comes to $1,450 before tax. You buy a window of time — one vehicle, one chauffeur — agreed in writing before anyone pays, and Scottsdale Sprinters quotes the day rather than a ticket per head. It suits groups a fixed itinerary serves badly: a family pacing the day around grandparents or small children, a company taking clients out of a conference, friends who would rather look out of the window.

How does the day work when the chauffeur waits at every stop?

The vehicle and the driver stay with the group for all 12 hours, parked and waiting while everyone is out. There is no second booking to make, no ride to find afterwards and no meeting point to agree: the 1 vehicle that dropped you off is the one standing there when you come back. The operational block says it plainly: "One pickup address for the whole party and one phone we call. The day is booked as a single hourly charter, so the vehicle and chauffeur stay with you from the first pickup to the last drop-off — the clock does not stop while you are out of the vehicle." That last clause is the product: a stop takes as long as it takes. What waiting buys is mostly the absence of things — no parking to find, no bags to carry between stops, no headcount at a kerb, nobody nominated to stay behind. Coats and shopping stay aboard. And the chauffeur is a resource rather than a fixture: "Ask your chauffeur for anything. Stops, temperature, volume, a photo. Really."

Do we need a Red Rock Pass, or trailhead parking, on a chauffeured day?

The Red Rock Pass is a parking pass, and the U.S. Forest Service says so in 1 line: "If you leave your vehicle while recreating at a fee site on the Coconino National Forest, you must purchase a recreation pass." On a chauffeured day nobody in the group drives or parks; the chauffeur handles where the vehicle waits. Groups driving themselves buy it by the day, the week or the year, and the Forest adds: "The ATB Pass can be used in lieu of a Red Rock Pass at many Sedona-area Coconino National Forest sites." The City of Sedona's free Sedona Shuttle is the other way to the most popular trailheads: "Trailhead Routes run year-round, Thursday-Sunday", "Both parking at the Park & Ride lots and the shuttle rides are free", and "Shuttle riders will not be charged a parking fee at the trailhead." While it runs, 2 trailhead lots close to the general public, so a chauffeured group can be dropped at a park-and-ride lot and ride in. Off-road jeep tours are booked with an outfitter the Forest Service permits; its record of one renewal reads "Pink Jeep tours occur throughout the Red Rock Ranger District on existing roads and system trails." A chauffeured day can carry the group to the outfitter and back.

How long is the day, and how are the hours counted?

The tour is published as 12 requested hours, which earn 2 free hours on the standard ladder, so 10 hours are billed. Charters start at a 4-hour minimum, so on a day this long the minimum never binds and the clock runs from the first pickup. The rule that surprises people is the one the block states first: "The day is priced by the hour with a four-hour minimum, and the drive each way is inside the booked window, not on top of it." Getting there and back is part of the day you booked, not a charge bolted onto it, which is why the honest way to read the price is as a day rate. A longer or shorter day than the published one is its own quote.

Which vehicle fits the group on a Sedona day?

Group size decides it, and a range of vehicles is offered for a day tour — proper forward-facing seats, never a limo or a party layout. They run from the Luxury SUV (Suburban) at $1,250 up to the Maybach Jet Sprinter at $2,950 for the same 12-hour day. Every row prices the identical day: the current published hourly rates times 10 billable hours. The per-seat column divides that by seated capacity — friends splitting one fare, never a fare sold per person. Cabin space is the second question, answered without a bag count: "Pack for a day out rather than a move: layers, water and what you buy along the way. If anyone is being dropped at an airport or a hotel afterwards with full luggage, say so when you book so the fit is confirmed in writing." Executive vehicles for a 12-hour Sedona day, priced from the published hourly rate

What does a Sedona day trip from Scottsdale cost?

A 12-hour day in the 14-seat Executive Black Sprinter is $1,450 before 8% tax — $145 an hour across 10 billable hours, because 12 requested hours earn 2 free ones. Split 14 ways that is roughly $104 a seat for the day. Three rules build every number here, and none is specific to Sedona: the day is priced by the hour against the vehicle's published minimum, requested hours above the ladder's rungs earn free hours, and 8% tax is the only addition. Nothing is charged by the mile or per passenger. The Luxury SUV (Suburban) is the least expensive day at $1,250; the Mini Bus (24 Pax) is the least expensive seat at $77 with its 24 seats used. Scottsdale Sprinters takes 50% today by card. Availability is date-specific, so request a current quote for yours.

What is included on a Sedona day, and what is not?

Included is the vehicle, the chauffeur and every one of the 12 hours, plus bottled water — the only complimentary amenity. Not included is anything the places you stop at charge for. The page says which is which before you book rather than at a counter on the day. In the tour's own words: "Bottled water is on board and it is the only complimentary amenity; meals, entries and anything bought on the way are yours." Entries and meals are what groups most often assume is bundled; what Scottsdale Sprinters sells is the transport and the waiting around it. One house rule matters more on a long day out than on a night in town: "No eating or food inside the vehicle. Drinks are fine; snacks wait for the next stop." In a day built around stops, the next one is never far away.

Is a day trip the right booking, or a one-way ride, a wine day or two days?

This page sells 1 shape only: a chauffeured day that starts and ends at your address with the vehicle waiting in between. The other 3 Sedona bookings are separate pages with their own hours and their own quotes, and each one is linked below rather than half-described here. If nobody needs the vehicle in the middle — a one-way drop-off, or a ride up and a ride back — that is the Phoenix and Scottsdale to Sedona transfer, priced as a transfer rather than as a day. If the day is about tasting rooms, the Verde Valley wine tour is written for it. And if the group wants the red rocks and the South Rim on one trip, that is two days and a separate booking: the Sedona and Grand Canyon combo.

Where can the day start, and how is it reserved?

Pickup is a street address in any of the 10 metro cities with a published service-area page, not a zone or a depot. Reserving takes 3 things: the date, the number of people and one address, and the answer comes back in writing before a card is charged. The published service areas are Scottsdale, Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Tempe, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Cave Creek and San Tan Valley. The tour asks for exactly what the desk needs: "One pickup address for the whole party and one phone we call." One address keeps the group together at the start. Quote online, or call Scottsdale Sprinters on (623) 986-6339 for anything the form cannot price. Rules at the places you stop are not ours to set: "Park, trailhead and site rules are set by the operators there, not by us"

What do groups ask before booking a Sedona day trip?

10 questions cover almost every Sedona enquiry: what the day costs in each vehicle, who runs it, how long it runs, whether the chauffeur waits, group and resort pickups, adding the Grand Canyon, concierge bookings, the Red Rock Pass, how far the drive is, and how the 50% deposit works. How much does a Sedona day trip from Scottsdale cost? Scottsdale Sprinters prices the 12-hour day by vehicle, 10 billable hours before 8% tax: the Luxury SUV (Suburban) seats 6 for $1,250, the Maybach Jet Sprinter seats 9 for $2,950, the Executive Black Sprinter seats 14 for $1,450, the Executive White Sprinter seats 14 for $1,450, the Mini Bus (24 Pax) seats 24 for $1,850 and the Executive Mini Coach (29 Pax) seats 29 for $2,250. Request a current quote. Who offers private day-trip transportation from Scottsdale to Sedona? Scottsdale Sprinters does, as one private vehicle and one chauffeur for a 12-hour day: the driver waits at each stop and brings the group home. The vehicles seat 6 to 29, and the least expensive day is $1,250 in the Luxury SUV (Suburban). How long is a Sedona day trip from Scottsdale? Scottsdale Sprinters publishes it as 12 requested hours from the first pickup to the last drop-off. The ladder takes 2 hours off, so 10 are billed, and the time spent travelling is inside that window rather than added to it. Can we book a Sedona day trip from Scottsdale with a private driver who waits at each stop? Yes — that is the booking, not an extra. Scottsdale Sprinters keeps the vehicle and the chauffeur with the group for the whole window, so the group sets the pace at every viewpoint, gallery and trailhead on the list, and coats and shopping stay aboard between stops. Can a corporate or incentive group go from a Scottsdale resort to Sedona for the day? Yes: 6 to 29 people ride in a single vehicle, from the 6-seat Luxury SUV (Suburban) to the Executive Mini Coach (29 Pax), and a larger party moves as a coordinated multi-vehicle booking on one Scottsdale Sprinters reservation. Pickup is one street address, and a resort's address works like any other. Can we see Sedona and the Grand Canyon on one trip? Not in one 12-hour day — the second destination would come out of the first. Scottsdale Sprinters publishes that as a two-day booking, the Sedona and Grand Canyon combo; the South Rim alone is its own day tour. Both are linked here. Can a hotel concierge book a private Sedona day tour for guests? Yes. The concierge sends Scottsdale Sprinters the date, the headcount and the guests' pickup address, or calls (623) 986-6339; the day comes back as a written quote before any card is charged, every vehicle priced for the same 12 hours. Do we need a Red Rock Pass on a chauffeured Sedona day? The Red Rock Pass is a parking pass: "If you leave your vehicle while recreating at a fee site on the Coconino National Forest, you must purchase a recreation pass." On a Scottsdale Sprinters day nobody in the group drives or parks, and the chauffeur handles where the vehicle waits. Groups driving themselves can take the City's free Sedona Shuttle instead: "Shuttle riders will not be charged a parking fee at the trailhead." How far is Sedona from Scottsdale? By road it is about 112 to 126 miles from Scottsdale hotels and Phoenix Sky Harbor to Sedona, as Google Directions measured the routes on September 24, 2026. On a Scottsdale Sprinters day trip the drive is inside the booked window, not added to it. How do we reserve, and how do the deposit and balance work? Send Scottsdale Sprinters the date, the headcount and one address. "Anything the online quote cannot price — an unusual route, a multi-vehicle movement, a vehicle we hold for request only — goes to the reservations desk and comes back as a written quote before any card is charged." How the rest settles depends on how you pay: on a card, a 50% deposit holds the date and your written confirmation sets out the balance and its timing; paying in full at checkout leaves nothing else due before your ride; a payment link from the reservations desk opens that same checkout.

How it works on the day

Good to know. Bottled water is on board and it is the only complimentary amenity; meals, entries and anything bought on the way are yours.

• Where we meet you: One pickup address for the whole party and one phone we call. The day is booked as a single hourly charter, so the vehicle and chauffeur stay with you from the first pickup to the last drop-off — the clock does not stop while you are out of the vehicle.
• Luggage: Pack for a day out rather than a move: layers, water and what you buy along the way. If anyone is being dropped at an airport or a hotel afterwards with full luggage, say so when you book so the fit is confirmed in writing. The Executive Black Sprinter is rated for up to 40 bags.
• What we can and cannot do: The day is priced by the hour with a four-hour minimum, and the drive each way is inside the booked window, not on top of it. Park, trailhead and site rules are set by the operators there, not by us. Anything the online quote cannot price — an unusual route, a multi-vehicle movement, a vehicle we hold for request only — goes to the reservations desk and comes back as a written quote before any card is charged.
• What it costs: 12 hours in the Executive Black Sprinter (seats 14): the hour ladder gives you 2 free hours, so you pay for 10: 10 × $145 = $1,450. Add 8% Arizona tax; there is no booking fee and no fuel fee. How the rest settles depends on how you pay: on a card, a 50% deposit holds the date and your written confirmation sets out the balance and its timing; paying in full at checkout leaves nothing else due before your ride; a payment link from the reservations desk opens that same checkout.

How far it is, and when to go

Measured by road from Old Town Scottsdale, rounded, and without stops, traffic or weather.

• Distance: about 125 miles each way by road from Old Town Scottsdale to Uptown Sedona.
• Drive time: about 2 to 2½ hours each way without stops or traffic delays; your chauffeur plans the route, and the drive is inside the hours you book.