GUIDES

Chauffeur guides

Practical advice from our concierge team on prices, airports and choosing the right car.

WHERE TO START

Find the right guide

These guides answer the questions our concierge team hears most often. If you are planning a first booking, start with how much a chauffeur costs in London: it sets out hourly rates, airport prices and what should be included, so you can compare quotes fairly.

Flying in? The Heathrow meeting points guide explains where your chauffeur will be waiting at each terminal, and Mayfair to Heathrow gives journey times by time of day so you know when to leave for your flight. Arriving by private jet, read the private jet airports guide for Farnborough, Biggin Hill, Northolt and London City.

Choosing a car? S-Class, V-Class or Range Rover covers the everyday cars, and the Rolls-Royce guides cover the Phantom, Cullinan and Ghost. For a full day out with one car, see private driver in London for the day, with half and full day example plans.

Quick answers: hourly hire starts at £85 an hour with a three-hour minimum; Heathrow transfers start at £190; Rolls-Royce hire starts at £175 an hour. All prices exclude VAT, and the concierge is on WhatsApp 24/7 at +44 7770 077009.

Mayfair to Heathrow by chauffeur

Fixed prices, journey times by time of day, when to leave for your flight and what is included.

Chauffeur service from Claridge's

Fixed-price cars from the Brook Street entrance to every London airport, private jet terminal and evening out.

Chauffeur service from The Dorchester

Fixed prices from the Park Lane entrance to every airport and private jet terminal, plus cars for dinners, balls and days out.

Private driver in London for the day

Half and full day prices for every car, three example days in London and Windsor, and how waiting and extra time work.

How much does a chauffeur cost in London?

A clear guide to chauffeur prices in London in 2026: hourly hire, airport transfers, and what should be included in the price.

Heathrow chauffeur meeting points, terminal by terminal

What happens when you land at Heathrow with a chauffeur booked, where you will be met, and how to make the pickup effortless.

Mercedes V-Class hire in London

Six seats and room for luggage: what the V-Class suits, airport and hourly prices, and when a Sprinter is better.

Rolls-Royce Cullinan hire in London

What the Cullinan is like inside, which occasions it suits, how it compares with the Phantom, and hourly prices.

Rolls-Royce Phantom hire in London

What it is like in the back of a Phantom, the London arrivals it suits, a typical evening and hourly prices.

Rolls-Royce Ghost hire in London

The understated Rolls-Royce: what it is like in the back, where it suits best in London, an example business day and hourly prices.

Christmas party chauffeur in London

Getting a team to the party and every guest home: which car, two example evenings, December planning and hourly prices.

Rolls-Royce hire in London

Phantom, Cullinan or Ghost: which suits your occasion, what a chauffeur driven Rolls-Royce costs and how booking works.

S-Class, V-Class or Range Rover: which chauffeur car is right for you?

All three are excellent. The right one depends on how many of you are travelling, how much luggage you have and the kind of journey.

Private jet chauffeurs in London: a guide to the airports

London has several airports used by private and business aircraft. Here is how they compare for the drive into town, and how a chauffeur pickup works.