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Private Chauffeur Service Sydney

Prestige Hire provides a private chauffeur service across Sydney: a personal driver and a luxury car booked by the hour, the day or for several days. The car stays with you between stops, and bookings start from $500.

Tell us the hours you need and we will quote the day rather than each trip.

Booking type

Hourly, daily, multi-day

Waiting time

Included in the hours

Cars available

Sedan, SUV, people mover

Driver or chauffeur

What a Private Chauffeur Does That a Rideshare Cannot

A rideshare driver takes you from A to B and then takes the next job. A private chauffeur is booked for a block of time, so the same driver and the same car stay with you all day.

That matters when the day has gaps: a meeting that runs long, a lunch, a shop, a school pickup. Nobody re-books, nobody waits on a kerb, and bags can stay in the car between stops.

The car waits with you

Between stops the chauffeur stays with the vehicle, so there is no waiting for a ride.

One driver for the booking

The same chauffeur handles the whole day and knows the plan.

Routes planned in advance

Addresses, timings and parking are worked out before the first pickup.

Choose the car

Cars for a Personal Driver Booking

Pick by how many passengers travel and how much luggage comes with them.

One to four passengers

Mercedes-Benz E-Class

The standard airport sedan

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Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Short runs for one or two travellers

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Rolls Royce Ghost

A Rolls Royce arrival for a VIP guest

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Mercedes-Benz V-Class

The standard airport sedan

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Audi Q7

Families with children and car seats

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Audi Q7 Limousine

A whole delegation in one vehicle

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Typical bookings

How Clients Use a Private Chauffeur

Five bookings make up most of our chauffeur work, and all of them are priced on hours rather than distance.

Business days

Meetings, lunch and the airport on one booking

Events and dinners

Dropped at the door and collected at the finish

Visitors to Sydney

A driver who knows the city for the whole stay

Personal errands

Appointments, shopping and school runs in one block

Driver, Personal Driver or Chauffeur?

The words get used loosely, so here is how we use them. A driver moves the car. A personal driver is hired by one client for a set period, often for errands and family runs. A chauffeur is a professional driver whose job includes the car’s presentation, the route, the timing and the way passengers are looked after.

Everything on this page is chauffeured: uniformed driver, car cleaned before each booking, and a plan agreed before the first pickup.

From enquiry to pickup

How an Hourly Booking Works

Tell us the hours

Start time, finish time and the addresses you know so far.

We quote the block

Hours, car and waiting are quoted together rather than trip by trip.

Confirm with a deposit

A 50% deposit holds the car and the chauffeur for that window.

Adjust on the day

Plans move. The chauffeur follows the changes inside the hours you booked.

What it costs

What a Private Chauffeur Costs

$500 starting price, per vehicle

Chauffeur work is quoted by the hour, with the driver, the waiting time and the fuel inside the figure.

Hours booked

A four hour block costs less per hour than a single transfer.

The car

A C-Class and a Rolls Royce Ghost sit at different rates.

Time of day

Late finishes and public holidays are quoted separately.

Extra time past the booked finish is charged in 15-minute blocks, so it is worth building in a buffer.

A deposit of 50% confirms the booking and is non-refundable.

Regular bookings can be set up as a standing arrangement; ask us when you send the first date.

Check availability

Check Availability

Tell us the school and the group size and we will suggest cars that fit.

Reviews

What Our Clients Say

Five-star Google reviews from Sydney Formal event clients.

A huge thank you to Moe and the team at Prestige Hire. We booked a Rolls-Royce and two bikes for our wedding, and they were amazing throughout the entire day. Nothing felt rushed, everything ran on time, and they genuinely helped take a lot of stress out of the day. The Rolls-Royce looked incredible in our photos, and the whole experience from start to finish was something we’ll always remember. Great people, great service, and great vibes. Couldn’t recommend them highly enough.

Prestige hire was the first and only car hire place that my fiancé and I picked for our wedding. Muhammed is such a great humble man who has earned his work we see he has the passion to help people in order to have the best possible event like our wedding. I highly recommend his work.

Best hire company you will ever go with. You can’t beat the luxury service and quality. Muhammed went above and beyond to make our plans work smoothly and efficiently. Never met anyone so passionate and so great at paying attention to every single detail.

Prestige hire Sydney were so professional and accommodating at short notice. My other option fell through on the 11th hour. I called Mo at 730pm on a Saturday and he managed to organise the perfect car and driver for my event that started at 830 am the following morning, that’s a 13 hour turnaround from booking to driving ON A WEEKEND, WOW. I will definitely use these guys again.

Local coverage

Private Chauffeur Service Across Sydney

Chauffeur bookings start in every suburb below, and anywhere else in Greater Sydney on request.

City and inner Sydney

Eastern Suburbs

St George

Sutherland Shire

FAQ

Sydney Airport Transfer Questions

Flying as a group?

How much does it cost to hire a chauffeur-driven car in Sydney?

Chauffeured bookings start from $500. The rate is set by the hours, the car and the finish time rather than by the distance travelled.

How much do you pay for a chauffeur?

The chauffeur is not charged separately. One hourly figure covers the driver, the vehicle, the waiting time and the fuel.

What is the difference between a driver and a chauffeur?

A driver operates the car. A chauffeur is a professional whose role includes the presentation of the vehicle, the route, the timings and looking after passengers, and who stays with the booking rather than moving to the next job.

Can I hire a personal driver for a day?

Yes. Full-day bookings are common for visitors, roadshows and family events, and the same chauffeur stays with you for the whole day.

Does the chauffeur wait between stops?

Yes. Waiting is part of the booked hours, so the car is outside when you are ready to move.

Can I book the same chauffeur again?

Where the diary allows it, yes. Regular clients usually end up with one or two chauffeurs who know their routine.

Do you cover trips outside Sydney?

Yes, on a day booking. Day trips to the Hunter Valley, the Southern Highlands and the coast are quoted on the hours the car is with you.