CAR WITH DRIVER THE MINIMUM HIRE DURATION
The hourly car with driver service is mostly intended for trips where the pick-up and drop-off are in the same area. You can travel anywhere across France or Europe, but the drop-off should not be too far from the pick-up address - anywhere within orange Zone 2 (see the map below), or, for an additional charge, anywhere within Zone 3 (Beauvais airport, Disneyland Paris, etc.). You can also use the hourly car with driver service for a one-way trip, but you will pay for the minimum hire duration.
If you need a long-distance one-way transfer, it is better to use our long-distance taxi and private transfer service.
To find the minimum hire duration you can select during booking, first work out which zone contains the farthest destination from Paris on your journey.
Zoom in or search the map for the most distant city, town or address you would like to reach, and read the Zone number label to see the minimum hours that apply to that zone.
If you plan to visit several destinations, only the most distant one determines the minimum hire duration.
If you select the wrong duration, don't worry - we will help you correct it when we receive your booking.
Why is the minimum hire duration important?
1. It lets us offer unlimited mileage at a fixed price per hour. We apply a "take or pay" rule: you book a minimum number of hours (or pay for them), and within that time you can travel as far as you like - we never limit the distance. Only the minimum duration changes with the distance from Paris; the hourly rate stays the same.
2. It reflects the realistic time each destination needs - enough to get there, enjoy your visit, and return to Paris comfortably.
For example, Bruges is about 180 miles (290 km) from Paris - roughly 3.5 hours each way. Add time to walk around and enjoy the city, and a return day trip realistically needs about 14 hours. That is why the minimum hire duration for Bruges is 14 hours.
OUR FARES AND PRICES
How do we calculate the total price of our hourly chauffeur service?
The total price is simple: we multiply the price per hour by the number of hours of the hire. Our price is all-inclusive, so that is the full amount you will pay. The hire time covers the trip from the pickup point to your destination(s) and back to the drop-off point - this is the standard case when pickup and drop-off are in Paris or its suburbs, 16 miles (25 km) around (orange Zone 2). This Zone includes all Paris airports - CDG, Orly, Le Bourget - and many suburban towns.
You can see the exact all-inclusive price for an hourly sedan or van chauffeur hire in our instant quotation and booking form.
The additional charge when the pickup or drop-off is far from Paris
Free pickup and drop-off inside orange Zone 2: no charge for pickup and drop-off in Paris and its suburbs (16 miles or 25 km around) and the airports around Paris (CDG, Orly, Le Bourget) - it's free.
Pickup charge outside orange Zone 2: if the pickup is more than 16 miles (25 km) from Paris, we may apply a fixed charge to the total price. For instance, a pickup in Disneyland is €70, and in Beauvais airport (BVA) it's €80, because these places are far from our base and we have to cover the cost of driving there.
Drop-off charge outside orange Zone 2: if the drop-off is outside the 16-mile (25 km) orange Zone 2 around Paris, no charge applies if the time needed to return the car to our base in central Paris is included in the hire time. Otherwise, the return time to Paris is charged at the normal rate, as calculated by the car's GPS.
See on the map here whether your pickup or drop-off address is within orange Zone 2.
If you have any doubts or questions, please contact us via the contact form.
CHAUFFEUR HIRE PRICE PER HOUR
Pick-up | Pick-up charge | Drop-off charge | Sedan/SW price per hour | Van price per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Paris & suburbs (16 miles/25km around Paris) | Free | Free | € 70 | € 90 |
CDG and Orly Airports | Free | Free | € 70 | € 90 |
Disneyland Paris hotels and park | € 100 | € 100 | € 70 | € 90 |
Beauvais (BVA) Airport | € 130 | € 130 | € 70 | € 90 |
Zone 3 and beyond | Zone 3 and beyond | Zone 3 and beyond | € 70 | € 90 |
POPULAR DESTINATIONS
Destinations | Duration | Sedan/SW
| Van
|
|---|---|---|---|
Versailles Palace (Zone 2) | 4 hours | € 280 | € 360 |
Fontainebleau Palace (Zone 3) | 5 hours | € 350 | € 450 |
Champagne region (Zone 5) | 10 hours | € 700 | € 900 |
Normandy region (Zone 5) | 10 hours | € 700 | € 900 |
The Loire Valley Castles (Zone 6) | 12 hours | € 840 | € 1080 |
The Mont-Saint-Michel (Zone 7) | 14 hours | € 980 | € 1260 |
Bruges in Belgium (Zone 7) | 14 hours | € 980 | € 1260 |
