Taxi Service in Madison, NJ — 24/7 Cabs for the Rose City & Drew University
Madison is one of the few genuinely walkable towns in Morris County. The downtown, Drew University’s wooded campus and the Morristown Line station all sit within a short walk of each other, which is unusual here and is most of why the borough feels the way it does. It is known as the Rose City, after the rose-growing trade that once defined it — the town was called Bottle Hill before that.
Walkable does not mean car-free, though. Our base at 512 Logan Drive in Landing is about twenty-one miles north-west, and the work we do in Madison is the part walking cannot cover: early flights out of Newark, students and families moving in and out at term time, and evenings that end after the trains thin out.
Madison taxi and car service fares
Quoted before you ride and held to. No surge, no meter — including on the weekends when a whole campus is trying to travel at once.
| From Madison to | One-way, sedan |
|---|---|
| Newark Liberty (EWR) | from $89 |
| JFK | from $205 |
| LaGuardia (LGA) | from $175 |
| Philadelphia (PHL) | from $239 |
| Teterboro (TEB) | from $115 |
| Manhattan / NYC | from $165 |
Executive SUV adds $40–50. Sprinter van for up to twelve adds $90–110. Hourly from $79 per hour, three-hour minimum. A wheelchair-accessible vehicle is available — ask for it when you book.
Tolls and tax are not included and are added at the end of the trip. Gratuity is at your discretion. We tell you the toll cost up front.
Drew University runs
Drew’s campus is wooded, set back and quiet — lovely to live on, and genuinely confusing to be collected from if the driver has not been before. Term dates concentrate the demand hard: move-in and move-out weekends, parents’ visits, reading weeks, and the end of each semester when a lot of students fly home at once.
Give us the hall or the campus gate rather than just “Drew”, and tell us how much luggage there is. Two suitcases and a duvet do not go in a sedan; the executive SUV or the Sprinter van exists for exactly that weekend.
Eighteen miles to Newark Liberty
From Madison it is about 18 miles to EWR, mostly on NJ-24 east. That is one of the shortest airport runs in the county, and it is why the Newark fare from here starts at $89.
- Before 6:00 AM — about 25 to 30 minutes.
- 7:00 to 9:30 AM — NJ-24 east carries the commuter load. Budget 45 minutes.
- 4:00 to 7:00 PM — the same road plus terminal traffic. Budget 45 to 50 minutes.
Two and three-quarter hours ahead covers a domestic departure before 9 AM, and three and a half hours an international one.
The station, the downtown and the museum
Madison station is on the Morristown Line, part of the Morris & Essex Lines, and the town has grown around it. Two blocks from the station, at 9 Main Street where Route 124 meets Green Village Road, is the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts — a Richardsonian Romanesque building given to Madison by D. Willis James in 1900, holding more than 8,000 hand tools.
For us the station is the everyday work: a car out in the morning instead of a second vehicle left in the lot, and a car home in the evening when it is raining or the last stretch is further than it looked. Short local rides are quoted flat before you get in.
Parents, visitors and people who arrive without a car
A university town has a steady flow of people who are here for a few days and have no vehicle: parents in for a weekend, academics visiting, families arriving for graduation. They land at Newark, and the first New Jersey they see is whoever meets them.
We track the flight, so a late landing does not cost the car or change the price, and meet-and-greet inside the EWR terminal is available if somebody would rather not work out the pickup deck after a long flight. For international students arriving for the first time, that is worth arranging in advance.
Who rides with us in Madison
The borough’s mix is unlike the rest of the county:
- Students and university staff, heaviest at the start and end of term.
- Visiting parents and families flying into Newark for a weekend.
- Rail commuters to and from the station.
- Early airport travellers making use of an 18-mile run.
- Evenings downtown, where parking is the constraint rather than distance.
Booking a taxi in Madison
Call (973) 306-7075 at any hour. From campus, give us the hall or gate and the amount of luggage. From the station, the train. From home, the street.
At term start and end, book as early as you can — those weekends are the busiest we have in Madison, and a car booked on the day is a car that may not exist.
Madison to New York City
The Morristown Line runs into Manhattan and on a weekday it is usually the right answer — a car to the station is all you need from us. For a late return, a group of three or four, or a day with luggage, direct is from $165 one-way with tolls added at the end.
Early mornings, late nights and term weekends
We dispatch twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. In Madison the pattern is seasonal as much as daily: quiet weeks, then a move-in weekend where every family in town seems to need a vehicle at the same hour.
Pre-dawn airport runs and late returns from Newark fill the rest. Both are steadier and easier to guarantee than an app booking at those hours.
Local fares around Madison
Short runs are quoted flat before you ride. Campus to the station, the station to home, downtown to a restaurant, or across to Chatham, Florham Park and Morristown — all priced as local trips, with no change of rate at the borough line.
Why book us instead of a rideshare app
The fare is fixed when you book, which matters most on the weekends when demand spikes and app pricing follows it. The car is assigned in advance, so a student with three bags is not standing outside a hall watching an app search. And the driver knows the campus gates and the downtown one-ways.
Groups, graduations and occasions
A Sprinter van takes up to twelve, which on a graduation weekend or a family arriving together for a ceremony removes three cars and the parking problem with them. For weddings we work to the timings rather than the mileage and arrive early rather than on time.
Coming back to Madison from the airport
Book the return with the outbound. Give us the flight number and we track it — land two hours late and the car is still there at the fare you agreed. For a student coming back at the end of a holiday, it is worth booking before they fly rather than sorting it out at arrivals.
Our Fleet Includes:
Around Madison
Chatham Borough and Chatham Township sit to the east, Florham Park north, Morris Township and Morristown north-west, and Harding to the south-west. All are worked from the same base and priced from the same distance bands.
How Our Booking System Works?
Our booking process is simple, secure, and fully assisted. From requesting a quote to ride confirmation, we ensure clear communication and a smooth, stress-free experience every step of the way.
Request a Quote
Fill out the Get a Quote form on our website with your trip details, pickup location, date, and contact information to start your booking request.
Confirm Your Booking
Our representative or driver will call you and send a confirmation email to verify trip details, pricing, and vehicle availability before final approval.
Ride with Confidence
Once confirmed, your professional chauffeur arrives on time at your pickup location, ready to provide a smooth, comfortable, and reliable limousine experience.
Explore Our Frequently Asked Questions
The questions Madison callers actually ask.
How much is a taxi from Madison to Newark Airport?
From $89 one-way in a sedan, confirmed at booking. It is about 18 miles, mostly on NJ-24 east — roughly 25 to 30 minutes before 6 AM and 45 minutes in the morning peak. Tolls and tax are added at the end.
Can you collect from Drew University?
Yes, and it is one of our busiest Madison bookings at term start and end. Give us the hall or the campus gate rather than just “Drew”, and tell us how much luggage there is so we send a vehicle that fits it.
Can you pick me up at Madison station?
Yes. The station is on the Morristown Line in the centre of town. Give us the train you are on and the driver will be waiting when it arrives.
How early should I leave Madison for a morning flight?
Two and three-quarter hours before a domestic departure and three and a half for international. Madison has one of the shorter runs to Newark in Morris County.
Can you meet a parent or student flying into Newark?
Yes. Give us the flight number and we track it, so a delayed landing does not lose the car or change the price. Meet-and-greet inside the terminal is available, which helps for someone arriving in New Jersey for the first time.
How much luggage can you take for a move-in weekend?
A sedan takes up to three passengers with normal luggage; for a dorm move an executive SUV (up to six) or a Sprinter van (up to twelve) is usually the right call. Tell us what you are bringing when you book.
Do you run in Madison twenty-four hours a day?
Yes, twenty-four hours, seven days a week, including holidays and the term weekends when everyone needs a car at once.
Can I book the return from Newark to Madison?
Yes, and booking both legs together is worth it, especially for students returning after a holiday. The flight is tracked and the fare does not change if it lands late.
Do you cover Chatham, Florham Park and Morristown too?
Yes, all of them, at the same distance-band rates. Crossing the borough line does not put you on a different rate card.
How is this different from a rideshare app in Madison?
The fare is fixed when you book rather than rising with demand on a move-in weekend, the car is assigned in advance, and the driver knows the campus gates and the downtown one-ways.
Book a Madison taxi
Madison is covered with our own cars and drivers — no sub-contracting. Call (973) 306-7075 at any hour. For campus pickups give us the hall and the luggage; for term weekends, book as far ahead as you can.
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