Hourly Chauffeur Service Explained
How an hourly chauffeur service works — the car and driver at your disposal by the hour for tours, events and multi-stop days.
Sometimes a single transfer is not enough — you want the car to stay with you through a day of stops. That is what hourly, or as-directed, chauffeur hire provides. Here is how an hourly chauffeur service works on the French Riviera.
The car and driver at your disposal
With hourly hire, you book the car and chauffeur for a block of time rather than a single route. The car stays with you throughout, waiting between stops, so you can move from place to place without re-booking or hunting for transport.
It is your own car and driver for the hours you need them.
- Booked by the hour, not the route
- The car stays with you throughout
- Waiting between stops included
- No re-booking for each leg
When it makes sense
As-directed hire suits any day with several stops or waiting: a tour of the villages, a shopping day, a wedding, a business day of meetings, an evening of dinner and events, or a festival like the Grand Prix. Wherever plans are fluid, it fits.
It is the natural choice when one fixed transfer will not do.
- Village tours and shopping days
- Weddings and events
- Business days of meetings
- Dinners and festival evenings
How it is priced
Hourly hire is charged by the hour according to the vehicle, usually with a minimum booking. As a guide, rates run from around €90 an hour in an E-Class, €110 in a V-Class and €130 in an S-Class, up to €300 in a Maybach, with full-day rates for longer use.
The price covers the car, the driver and the waiting, agreed in advance.
- E-Class — from around €90/hour
- V-Class — from around €110/hour
- S-Class — from around €130/hour
- Full-day rates for longer use
The freedom it gives
The real value is flexibility: linger over lunch, add a stop, change the plan, and the car is simply there. There is no watching a meter and no arranging the next leg — the day flexes around you.
It is the most relaxed way to spend a day out on the coast.
Frequently asked questions
What is an hourly chauffeur service?
Booking the car and driver by the hour rather than for a single route, so the car stays with you and waits between stops through the day.
When should I use an hourly chauffeur?
For any day with several stops or waiting — tours, shopping, weddings, business days, dinners and events like the Grand Prix.
How much is an hourly chauffeur on the Riviera?
Indicatively from around €90 an hour in an E-Class, €110 in a V-Class and €130 in an S-Class, usually with a minimum booking.
Does the car wait between stops?
Yes. With hourly, as-directed hire the car stays with you and waits between stops, so you never re-book or hunt for transport.
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