Hourly Car Service in Los Angeles

What is hourly car service?

Hourly car service, also called as-directed service, reserves a chauffeur and vehicle for a block of time instead of a single trip. You set the pickup time and place; after that the car goes where you direct, waits while you are inside, and stays with you until the booked hours end. It is the standard way to book a chauffeur for a day of meetings, an event or an evening with several stops in Los Angeles.

Hourly or one way: which should I book?

Book one way when there is one destination and no waiting: LAX to the Beverly Wilshire was $110 one way in a Comfort Sedan on October 10, 2026. Book by the hour when there are two or more stops, the chauffeur needs to wait, or the finish time is uncertain, as with a dinner, a concert or meetings that may run over. A rule of thumb: once you would need three separate rides, or a ride home whose time you cannot predict, four hours by the hour is usually simpler and often cheaper.

What a day costs, worked out

Hourly prices are the rate multiplied by the hours you book, including taxes and fees, before the optional gratuity. These are the totals the booking form showed on October 10, 2026:

• 4 hours, Comfort Sedan: $320. An airport run plus a meeting, or an afternoon of errands.
• 6 hours, Escalade Elite: $780. A dinner and a show, or a half day of appointments.
• 8 hours, Luxury SUV: $960. A family day out, or a long event night.
• 8 hours, Mercedes Sprinter: $1,400. A team offsite or a group event, for up to 14 booked online.
• 8 hours, Executive Sedan: $1,105 ($135 an hour plus a one-time $25).

How far can an hourly booking go?

Hourly service is designed for driving around Los Angeles and Orange County: each booked hour includes about 25 miles of local driving. For a long route, the booking form raises the minimum number of hours automatically, and a one-way booking is often the better choice. For Palm Springs, San Diego, Santa Barbara or Las Vegas, see our city-to-city transfers.

Ways clients use a chauffeur by the hour

• Executive meetings and investor roadshows across the city.
• A chauffeur for the day for shopping, visits or sightseeing.
• As-directed service when the plan will change as the day goes.
• Events and concerts, the Hollywood Bowl, Crypto.com Arena and SoFi Stadium.
• A night out, or limo service by the hour for celebrations.
• Standby and wait-and-return for a car kept close all day.
• VIP and celebrity travel, with chauffeurs who sign an NDA.
• Wine country: Malibu and Temecula.
• An Escalade or SUV by the hour.

Chauffeur service for VIP clients

For executives, talent and private clients, the same chauffeur stays with you for the whole booking, and for high-profile clients the assigned chauffeur signs a non-disclosure agreement before the first pickup; we will also sign yours. For a fully managed experience, see our luxury chauffeur service.