A limousine here
is a quiet black saloon.
The word promises different things in different countries. At AmstelCab it means the long-wheelbase end of the fleet — a Mercedes-Benz S-Class or EQS, or the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class — with a professionally dressed chauffeur at the wheel, anywhere between Groningen and Maastricht.
Long wheelbase, black paint, nothing painted on the doors.
A limousine in the Dutch sense is a saloon built around the back seat. Ours are the First Class cars — the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and its electric counterparts, the EQS and EQS SUV, plus the BMW i7 — and above them the Ultra class, a single Mercedes-Maybach S-Class with reclining rear seats and champagne flutes on board. Three passengers in First Class, two in the Maybach, because the rear of that car is built for exactly two.
What we do not run is worth saying plainly. There are no stretch limousines in this fleet, no white cars, no coaches and no minibuses. When a group is larger than three, the answer is a Van Class Mercedes-Benz V-Class or EQV for up to seven, or a second limousine behind the first — not a longer car.
Every one of them is black, clean on arrival, with water and phone chargers in the back. The chauffeur wears a suit, speaks English and holds the door — the whole of the theatre, and for the occasions below it is enough.
Occasions that want the longer car.
One car for the couple, a second for the parents, and a chauffeur who knows that the registry office, the church and the reception are three separate waits — not one drive.
Collected from the office, dropped at the restaurant door, and the same car waiting at the kerb when the table finally breaks up. Nobody looks for a taxi in the rain.
A visiting chairman, an artist before a premiere, a family flying in for a milestone. The chauffeur is inside the arrivals hall with a name sign before the bags reach the belt.
Drop-off at the entrance, a long wait somewhere sensible, and a phone call rather than a scramble when you are ready to leave.
Notary, bank, lunch, viewing, station — booked by the hour so the car stays with you and the coats stay in the boot.
Three published ways to price a limousine.
Airport runs between Schiphol and any Amsterdam address are a fixed amount. Time in a city is sold by the hour. Everything else is quoted per kilometre as one all-in figure before you confirm.
Taxes are included and paying by card costs nothing extra. Short rides carry a minimum fare — €90 up to 10 kilometres and €120 up to 15 kilometres in First Class. A booking made within 12 hours of pickup adds 10%. Child and baby seats are €5 each.
Where the limousines are dispatched.
The cars live in Amsterdam and drive the whole country from there. These pages describe what the service looks like on the ground in each city.
Canal-house doors, the Zuidas towers and the run to Schiphol, all inside one fixed price.
Kop van Zuid, the Erasmusbrug and the cruise terminal, with the A4 handled for you.
Embassies, the Binnenhof district and the coast at Scheveningen, driven discreetly.
Jaarbeurs congresses and the old centre, where the car waits outside the traffic-free ring.
High Tech Campus visits and Brainport dinners, with the airport twenty minutes away.
The Vrijthof, the Maas and the short hop to Belgium or Germany in the same car.
From a date in the diary to a car at the kerb.
Book the transfer at /book, or send the itinerary if there are several stops. Hourly hire is the right answer whenever the car needs to wait.
One all-in figure per car, confirmed in writing. No meter runs in the background and no surcharge appears at the end of the evening.
Your chauffeur is at the address before the agreed minute and texts to say where he is standing. On My Ride you can see the car approaching.
Dinners overrun and speeches run long. The same hourly rate continues, and the chauffeur stays with the car until you come out.
The S-Class, EQS and i7 in detail — the cars behind most limousine bookings.
The Ultra class: two seats, a lot of legroom and a booking that is always confirmed by hand.
The nationwide picture, from Groningen to Zeeland, in every class.
How by-the-hour hire works when the car should stay with you all day.
No. The fleet is black premium saloons and vans: the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, EQS, EQS SUV and BMW i7 in First Class, and the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class above them. For bigger groups we send a seven-seat V-Class or EQV, or more than one car, rather than a longer one.
From any address in Amsterdam it is €90 in First Class, fixed, and €140 coming back from the airport. The Maybach is €225 to Schiphol and €250 from it. Those prices cover the car, the chauffeur, the tolls and the taxes.
Yes. We drive the whole country and the cars start from Amsterdam, so a pickup in Rotterdam, Eindhoven or Maastricht is simply quoted from there. Point-to-point trips are priced per kilometre at €6.79 in First Class and confirmed as one fixed figure before you book.
The Mercedes-Benz EQS and EQS SUV sit in the same First Class price bracket as the S-Class and drive the same routes. Mention it in the booking notes and dispatch assigns an electric car when one is free.
As early as the date is fixed, particularly for Saturdays in summer. The Maybach is never a first-come booking at all: dispatch confirms it by hand, so send the date on WhatsApp and you will have an answer the same day.
That is what hourly hire is for. From €100 an hour in First Class, with a two-hour minimum and 40 kilometres included in every hour, the car and chauffeur stay with you between addresses instead of being rebooked each time.