The BMW i5,
the electric Business Class alternative.
For the passenger who prefers the BMW seat: an electric saloon for three, on the same fixed Business Class prices as the Mercedes beside it, with a chauffeur who has already planned the charge.
Same class, same price, a different badge on the bonnet.
Business Class at AmstelCab is mostly Mercedes, and some passengers would rather it were not. The BMW i5 is for them: an electric executive saloon that takes the same three passengers and three bags, at the same €80 to Schiphol, driven by the same kind of chauffeur — suit, English, and a working knowledge of every turn between the Zuidas and Schiphol-Oost.
It is electric, so the cabin is quiet and the pull-away from the lights on the Overtoom is smooth; the charging is dispatch’s concern, planned before your booking is confirmed. Water and chargers for iOS and Android are on board, and a child or baby seat can be fitted for €5.
A word on the photographs. The car outside The Dylan on the Keizersgracht, and the tan leather cabin below, is the BMW i7, our First Class flagship. The i5 is its smaller sibling and is not yet in our own photo set, so we show the family rather than a stock image. The Mercedes shots are of the EQE, the i5’s Business Class stablemate.
Three in the rear, or one with the middle seat as a desk — the limit for every Business Class saloon.
Two standard check-in cases, or one extra-large; three pieces is the Business Class allowance.
The fixed Business Class fare from any Amsterdam address. €90 from the airport, chauffeur in arrivals.
BMW or Mercedes, the Business Class price list is one and the same — per car, taxes included, fixed at booking.
Some travellers have sat in BMWs for years and want the same seat with a chauffeur in front of it. Booked as Business Class, noted as i5, priced like every other saloon in the class.
Book the evening before and pay €80 whatever happens on the A4. On the way back the chauffeur is inside arrivals with a name sign, and the first hour of waiting is free.
For travel desks that need to report electric mileage, the i5 is booked on the company account at the standard rate, with invoicing and status updates to the traveller.
Intercity work at €3.42 a kilometre becomes one fixed quote at booking; the i5 does the A4 or the A2 as quietly as it does the canal ring.
The BMW is on the same list as the Mercedes in its class. Per car, taxes included, fixed at booking.
Free cancellation up to one hour before pickup, 50% inside the hour. Bookings within twelve hours add 10%. Cards, Apple Pay, iDEAL and Klarna accepted.
Room for groups, families and luggage, with up to seven seats.
Flagship saloons for executives and VIP arrivals.
The pinnacle: Mercedes-Maybach, by request only.
The car in the photographs: the First Class BMW, at €90 to Schiphol.
The other BMW in Business Class: same seats, same bags, same prices.
Every electric car in the fleet, from the i5 to the EQS, and how charging is handled.
The full class: Mercedes E-Class, EQE, EQE SUV, BMW i5 and 5 Series.
No, and we would rather tell you. The car outside The Dylan and the tan-leather cabin are the BMW i7, our First Class BMW; the i5 is its smaller sibling in Business Class. The seat count, luggage and prices on this page are the i5’s.
You book Business Class and add "BMW i5" to the notes; dispatch assigns by availability, so it is a noted preference rather than a guarantee. If the badge matters for the occasion, message us on WhatsApp before booking and we will tell you honestly what the day looks like.
€90 from Schiphol to any address in Amsterdam, fixed and per car, with flight tracking, a chauffeur in the arrivals hall holding a name sign, help with the cases and 60 minutes of free waiting after landing. The other direction is €80.
Yes: Business Class hourly hire at €65 an hour, two hours minimum, 40 kilometres per hour included, starting and ending in the same city. A morning of meetings across Amsterdam or an afternoon in the Negen Straatjes both fit that shape.
Not on your time. Charging is planned by dispatch before a booking is confirmed, and the car starts the job ready for the day. Long intercity or cross-border runs are routed accordingly and quoted as one fixed amount.