CHAUFFEUR HIRE · AMSTERDAM · THE NETHERLANDS

Hire a chauffeur,
not just a ride.

A car and a professional chauffeur, held for the hours you need or for a single trip across the country. You set the plan; the car stays with you, the luggage stays in the boot, and the price is agreed before anyone pulls away.

Black Mercedes-Benz EQE of AmstelCab waiting with its chauffeur for an hourly hire in Amsterdam
From 2 hours · 40 km/h included
Free cancellation up to 1h
24/7 concierge support
Fixed price, taxes included
100% premium black fleet
01 / The idea

The difference between a transfer and a hire.

A transfer is one line on a map: this address, that address, done. Hire is the other shape of the same service — the car and the chauffeur are yours for a block of time, and the itinerary can change while you are in it. Three viewings before lunch, a meeting that overruns, a detour to a client in Amstelveen, then the run to Schiphol; none of that needs a new booking.

It is the arrangement British and American visitors usually mean by "car and driver", and the one production coordinators, private offices and family visitors ask for by name. Everything else is the same as our transfer work: black premium cars, a professionally dressed chauffeur who speaks English, water and chargers on board, and one all-in figure with no meter running in the corner of your eye.

AmstelCab chauffeur in a suit holding the rear door of a black Mercedes-Benz S-Class
By the hour from €65 for a Business Class car, minimum two hours
40 kilometres are included for every hour booked
Hourly hire starts and ends in the same city — for a trip between cities we quote per kilometre instead
Up to 7 passengers and 7 bags in a Van Class when the group grows
Child and baby seats fitted on request, €5 each
03 / Published rates

What hire costs, per car, taxes included.

These are the fixed rates we publish. Everything outside them is quoted as one all-in amount before you confirm, never as a meter reading afterwards.

Business Class · by the hour
€65 / h
Mercedes E-Class, EQE, BMW i5 · up to 3 passengers · minimum 2 hours
Van Class · by the hour
€80 / h
Mercedes V-Class or EQV · up to 7 passengers and 7 bags
First Class · by the hour
€100 / h
Mercedes S-Class, EQS, BMW i7 · up to 3 passengers
Schiphol ⇄ Amsterdam
€80 / €90
Business Class to and from the airport · Van €85 / €125 · First €90 / €140
Point to point, per kilometre
€3.42 / km
Business Class · Van €4.44 · First €6.79 · always confirmed as one fixed figure

Short rides carry a minimum fare: €50 Business, €70 Van, €90 First up to 10 km, and €70 / €100 / €120 up to 15 km. A booking made within 12 hours of pickup adds 10%. The Mercedes-Maybach has fixed Schiphol prices of €225 and €250; every other Maybach trip is confirmed by arrangement.

Rear seat of an AmstelCab Mercedes-Benz EQE set up for a working day of hourly chauffeur hire
04 / The rules, plainly

What hourly hire does and does not cover.

Hire only works if both sides know the shape of it, so here is the whole of it in five lines.

Two hours is the minimum booking; below that, a point-to-point trip is the cheaper way to do it
Every booked hour includes 40 kilometres — a day of city stops rarely comes close, a drive to Groningen and back does not fit
The ride must start and finish in the same city; a one-way hire that ends somewhere else is priced per kilometre
Waiting time inside the booked hours is simply part of the hire, whether the car is moving or parked outside a meeting
If the day runs long, the extra time is added at the same published hourly rate — nothing is repriced because you are late
05 / How a hire is set up

From enquiry to the car at the kerb.

01
Send the shape of the day

Pickup address, start time, roughly how many hours, how many of you and how much luggage. An outline is enough — the stops in between do not need to be final.

02
Choose the class

Business Class for up to three, Van Class when there are more of you or the bags are bulky, First Class when the car is part of the impression.

03
Confirm one price

You get the total before you book: hours at the published rate, or a single fixed amount for a trip. No card surcharge, and free cancellation up to an hour before pickup.

04
Track and adjust

The chauffeur arrives early and stays reachable; the "My Ride" page shows the car live on its way to you. Change the order of the day from the back seat if you need to.

07 / Questions, answered
What does chauffeur hire cost in Amsterdam?

From €65 an hour for a Business Class car, €80 for a Van Class and €100 for a First Class, with a two-hour minimum and 40 kilometres included per hour. Taxes are in the rate and there is no card surcharge.

Can I hire a chauffeur for a whole day?

Yes. A full day is booked as hourly hire in the city, or as one fixed all-in quote when the day crosses the country. Tell dispatch the rough itinerary and you will be told which of the two comes out better before you book.

Why must the ride end in the same city it started?

Because the hourly rate assumes the car stays in one area with its 40 kilometres per hour. A hire that finishes in another city is really a trip, so we price it per kilometre — €3.42 a kilometre in Business Class — and quote it as one fixed figure instead.

Do I need an account or an app?

No. You can book online at /book, by phone or over WhatsApp, and pay by major card, Apple Pay, iDEAL or Klarna. Companies that book often can ask for a corporate account and receive invoices instead.

Can the same chauffeur stay with us for several days?

Ask when you book and dispatch plans the days around it as far as the rosters allow. Multi-day arrangements are quoted individually, with the car and chauffeur held for the whole programme.

What happens if our plans change mid-hire?

Tell the chauffeur. Extra stops and a changed order cost nothing, and hours beyond the booking are added at the same published rate. If you finish early, the two-hour minimum still applies.

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