New York East 34th Street Heliport (TSS) Airport Charter Bus Rental Service

Charter Bus Rental Service to and from New York East 34th Street Heliport (TSS) Airport

A helicopter settles onto the East River pad at 499 East 34th Street, the rotors wind down, and a group of twelve is suddenly standing in Murray Hill with luggage, a tight schedule, and nowhere obvious to wait. Our New York airport charter bus rental service exists for exactly that scene. We stage the right vehicle on the heliport approach before the aircraft lands, the chauffeur greets passengers as they clear the Atlantic Aviation lounge, and the whole party rolls onto the FDR Drive together. Union Limousine has driven New York City groups since 1997, and heliport work in Manhattan is some of the most time sensitive driving we do, because a flight that lands at 6:40 p.m. at a facility that closes at 8:00 p.m. leaves no room for a late pickup.

Passengers using the East 34th Street Heliport (TSS) are almost always on the clock. Corporate shuttles from Teterboro and Newark, summer flights back from the Hamptons, production crews, medical teams, and diplomats heading to sessions at the United Nations all pass through this small pad beside the FDR service road, and each of those groups needs ground transport that scales from three seats to fifty six. That is the gap this page fills for New York, NY.

Who Books a Charter Bus from the East 34th Street Heliport?

The heliport sits at the eastern edge of Midtown, minutes from the hotels of Murray Hill, the offices of Midtown East, and the hospital corridor along First Avenue. Union Limousine heliport charter clients tend to fall into a few groups:

• Corporate teams flying in from regional airports who need one coach to a boardroom, a conference hotel, or a client site across town.
• Wedding parties and private celebrations returning from the Hamptons or the North Fork with guests, gowns, and gifts.
• Film and television crews moving people and cases between the pad and a shoot location in Manhattan or Brooklyn.
• Convention delegations heading west to the Jacob Javits Convention Center or to a Broadway show after a late afternoon landing.
• Diplomatic and NGO groups attending General Assembly sessions each September, when security around First Avenue tightens and walking with luggage becomes impractical.
• Cruise passengers connecting to a sailing from the Manhattan Cruise Terminal on the West Side.

Our Fleet for East 34th Street Heliport Charter Transfers

Helicopters land in ones and twos, so we match vehicles to how the group actually arrives. A single Sikorsky may carry six people; a corporate shuttle rotation may deliver forty people over ninety minutes. Every option below can wait on standby while later flights come in.

Sedans (Up to 3 Passengers)

A Cadillac CT6 sedan suits the executive who lands alone or with an assistant and needs to be in a Park Avenue lobby ten minutes later. Sedans also handle the quiet transfers between the heliport and Grand Central for evening trains north.

SUVs (Up to 6 Passengers)

Our Cadillac Escalade SUV carries a full helicopter load with luggage behind the third row. Families back from a Hamptons weekend, small legal teams, and touring artists with instrument cases all fit without a second car.

Stretch Limousines (Up to 20 Passengers)

The Cadillac Escalade ESV stretch limo turns the heliport pickup into part of the celebration. Wedding parties, milestone birthdays, and VIP arrivals for galas at Cipriani or the Plaza use the stretch for the ride into Midtown and the photographs on East 34th Street.

Sprinter Vans (Up to 14 Passengers)

A luxury Sprinter van is the workhorse of corporate heliport transfers. Standing headroom, forward facing captain seats, power at every row, and a rear luggage cage make it ideal for a sales team that wants to keep working between the pad and a client meeting in Hudson Yards.

Party Buses (Up to 30 Passengers)

Bachelor and bachelorette groups returning from Montauk, wrap parties after a shoot, and sports teams heading out for a night on the town book the 30 passenger party bus. Wraparound seating, a sound system, and mood lighting keep the energy going through the crosstown crawl.

Mini Charter Buses (Up to 35 Passengers)

The 36 passenger mini coach handles conference groups, university delegations, and tour parties that combine two or three helicopter loads into one departure. It fits on East 34th Street where a full coach would struggle, and it has underfloor luggage bays.

Full Size Charter Buses (Up to 56 Passengers)

When an event arrives by rotation across an afternoon, the 56 passenger coach bus waits nearby and consolidates everyone for a single trip to a hotel block, a stadium, or an airport. Restroom, reclining seats, and full luggage capacity come standard.

Where We Take Heliport Groups Across New York, NY?

Murray Hill, Kips Bay, and Midtown East

Most rides from the pad are short. We run constant transfers into Murray Hill, Kips Bay, and Midtown East, where the hotel density is highest. Diplomatic groups continue north to Turtle Bay and Tudor City, and the United Nations visitor services office on First Avenue notes that guided tours run on weekdays with photo identification required for adults, which is why delegations prefer a coach that waits at the security perimeter. Cultural groups often stop at the Morgan Library and Museum group tours program at Madison Avenue and 36th Street, which takes parties of ten to twenty with four weeks of notice.

Connections to Other Heliports, Airports, and Piers

Manhattan has three heliports and a seaplane base, and passengers sometimes need to cross between them. We link the East 34th Street pad with the West 30th Street Heliport, the Downtown Manhattan Heliport at Pier 6, and the New York Skyports Seaplane Base at East 23rd Street. Groups continuing on commercial flights can book a JFK Airport charter bus or a LaGuardia Airport charter bus with the same chauffeur, and our seaplane base charter bus service covers Hamptons connections in the summer months.

Venues, Landmarks, and the 34th Street Corridor

The heliport shares its street with one of the busiest corridors in the city. The 34th Street Partnership business improvement district manages thirty one blocks between the rivers, and the Empire State Building sits a short crosstown ride west. We carry groups to Madison Square Garden for Knicks and Rangers games, to the Empire State Building observatory, to galas at Cipriani 42nd Street, and to the Broadway Theater District for curtain times that do not wait for slow traffic.

East 34th Street Heliport (TSS) Airport Information

Airport Name: New York East 34th Street Heliport (TSS) Airport. Airport Code: TSS (FAA identifier 6N5). Address: E 34th St, New York, NY 10016, United States. Phone: +1 212 889 2319. The official facility page is published by the operator at VertiPorts by Atlantic, which lists hours, frequencies, and the airport diagram.

Brief History and Importance

City officials began looking for waterfront heliport sites in the mid 1960s to keep rotor noise and risk away from residential blocks, and the East 34th Street site opened on June 16, 1972 on the East River Greenway between the river and the FDR Drive viaduct. New York City owns the facility through the Economic Development Corporation, and Atlantic Aviation operates it under a five year renewal announced in October 2024 that requires electric charging infrastructure once the FAA certifies electric air taxis for commercial use. On May 1, 2026 the operator hosted a live demonstration flight of an all electric vertical takeoff aircraft from Joby Aviation on this pad, marking the site as one of the proving grounds for quiet urban air mobility in the city. It is one of only two city controlled heliports, alongside the Downtown Manhattan Heliport.

Operators and Flights

No scheduled airline serves the East 34th Street Heliport. Traffic comes from helicopter operators, corporate flight departments, and charter companies, and the pad is sometimes referred to as BLADE East because of that operator's regular use of the facility. Atlantic Aviation provides the fixed base services on site, including a lounge, Wi Fi, crew cars, Hertz rentals, and limousine arrangements. Helicopters here are typically twin engine types seating four to eight passengers, so a group of thirty arrives across several landings.

Domestic Destinations

Typical flights are short regional hops. The most common are transfers to John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty, and Teterboro for connections to commercial or private jets; summer service to East Hampton, Southampton, and Montauk; corporate flights to Westchester and Connecticut; and sightseeing or charter runs along the Hudson Valley and the Jersey Shore. Every one of those routes ends with passengers standing on East 34th Street looking for their ride.

Terminal Information

The terminal is a single story lounge building at 499 East 34th Street on the FDR service road, with a main landing pad of roughly 300 feet and four smaller parking pads. The facility operates Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and is closed on Saturday and Sunday, with an after hours line at +1 917 226 9091. Unicom is 123.075 and field elevation is ten feet. There is no security screening in the airline sense, but passengers are weighed and identified by their operator before boarding.

Passenger Traffic

The city does not publish annual passenger totals for the heliport in the way commercial airports do. Volume is heaviest on weekday mornings and late afternoons, peaks in July and August with Hamptons traffic, and reaches its most restricted period each September during the United Nations General Assembly, when VIP movements and security perimeters affect both the pad and the surrounding streets.

Parking Overview

There is no public parking lot at the heliport, and in 2026 the parking areas on both sides of the pad are under construction. Metered street parking on East 34th Street west of the FDR is scarce and unsuited to coaches. Anyone driving a private car to meet a flight should expect to circle; this is the single strongest argument for a prebooked vehicle with a chauffeur who never needs to park.

Pick Up and Drop Off Guidance

Passengers exit the lounge directly onto the FDR service road at the foot of East 34th Street. Sedans and SUVs can pull up briefly at the entrance. Sprinter vans, mini coaches, and full size buses stage on East 34th Street between First Avenue and the FDR and roll forward on the chauffeur's call once the whole group is clear of the pad. We coordinate that timing with the heliport staff so no vehicle blocks emergency access.

Ground Transportation Options

The M34 crosstown bus runs along 34th Street to Penn Station, the 6 train stops at 33rd Street and Park Avenue, and the NYC Ferry East 34th Street landing sits next door for trips to Brooklyn and Queens. Yellow cabs can be flagged on First Avenue but rarely enter the service road, and rideshare drivers often struggle with the pickup point. Our East 34th Street Heliport car service, heliport limo service, and heliport Sprinter van service all meet passengers inside the lounge with a name sign.

Tips for Arriving Passengers

• Confirm your landing slot with the operator; the pad closes at 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and does not open on weekends.
• Keep photo identification handy, especially during General Assembly season when checkpoints extend along First Avenue.
• Pack for helicopter weight limits; overflow bags can be sent ahead in our vehicle from your departure point.
• Build a fifteen minute buffer for weather holds over the East River, which are common on foggy mornings.
• Share your operator's tail number or flight reference with us so your chauffeur can track the arrival.

Why a Prebooked Chauffeur Service Makes Sense Here?

A taxi hailed on First Avenue takes one group of four. A rideshare app sends a driver to a pin on the FDR that the driver cannot reach. A prebooked chauffeur with the right vehicle knows the service road, watches the landing, and moves twenty people in one motion. For heliport groups, Union Limousine also removes the guesswork of surge pricing, curb disputes, and split parties arriving in three separate cars. Our New York airport chauffeur service tracks every flight in real time and adjusts the pickup without a phone call from you.

How Our Heliport Charter Service Works?

A Simple Booking Sequence

The process is built for people who are already busy. Tell us the date, the operator, the expected number of landings, and the destination, and we handle the rest.

Before the Aircraft Lands

We confirm the vehicle, assign a chauffeur who knows the East 34th Street approach, and share a direct mobile number. For rotations, we build a landing timeline so the coach is never idling for hours.

At the Heliport Gate

Your chauffeur meets passengers in the Atlantic lounge with a printed sign, helps with cases, and walks the group to the vehicle. Coaches pull forward only when everyone is present.

After the Final Drop Off

The same chauffeur can stay on for the day, return for a departure flight, or hand off to a second vehicle for a different destination. Invoicing is itemized so corporate travel desks can reconcile it quickly.

Book Your East 34th Street Heliport Charter Bus in New York, NY

Tell us when the helicopter lands and how many people step off it, and we will have the right vehicle waiting on East 34th Street. Union Limousine has staged pickups at this pad for corporate, diplomatic, wedding, and production clients for years, and our reservation team is available around the clock. Explore our full range of services, review the broader charter bus service fleet, or compare regional options through our New York charter bus rental page. Call, email, or book online, and your heliport transfer is confirmed in minutes.