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Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about booking, airport transportation, payments, service areas, and what to expect from your ride.
Find an answerOur Vehicle
See the comfortable Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid used for private scheduled rides.
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Helpful guidance for airport pickups, early flights, business travel, and stress-free trips.
Browse travel tipsColumbus Visitor Guide
Explore Columbus history, significant landmarks, population growth, and the major industries and companies shaping Central Ohio.
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Transportation Services
Explore private transportation options and planning resources for airport, business, and advisor-coordinated travel.
Transportation Services
Explore airport transfers, private local rides, executive transportation, and special-event service.
View all servicesBusiness Travel
Professional, prearranged transportation for meetings, corporate guests, and time-sensitive travel.
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Planning resources and dependable transportation support for advisors coordinating client trips.
For travel advisorsRickenbacker Airport
Private, scheduled transportation to and from Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK).
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About Smart Ride
See the impact of a local, owner-operated transportation service.
Meet Steve
Learn how more than 20,000 professional rides inspired Steve to create a personal, dependable, owner-driven transportation service for Central Ohio.
Read Steve’s storySmart Ride by the Numbers
Explore automatically updated ride, passenger, airport transportation, community, and customer-loyalty statistics.
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Watch Smart Ride’s television feature and meet Steve, your owner-operator and driver.
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Preferred Transportation Partner
When a trip needs a larger vehicle or additional capacity, we want you to have a provider we trust.
Granville Concierge
Smart Ride Central Ohio is pleased to recommend Granville Concierge, an independent, locally owned luxury transportation and black car service serving Central Ohio. Owner Ben Dils and his team provide airport, corporate, special-event, and group transportation in luxury sedans, SUVs, and a 13-passenger Mercedes Sprinter. Each company operates independently and handles its own bookings; when a trip is better suited to their fleet, we may refer you directly to them.
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Areas Served
Private transportation throughout Central Ohio, with a focus on rides to and from John Glenn Columbus International Airport.
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