Hourly Chauffeur based in Melbourne is the chauffeur version of a long taxi: dedicated driver, dedicated vehicle, a clock that runs at $95/hr regardless of how many stops you make.
There's a real difference between the chauffeur model and rideshare. Rideshare optimises for the fleet, not the passenger - cheapest car that's closest, dynamic pricing, swappable driver. Chauffeur optimises for the passenger: pre-assigned vehicle class, vetted driver, fixed fare, accountability. TransfersX is built on the chauffeur model: vetted drivers on payroll, controlled Mercedes-and-Range-Rover fleet under three years old, fixed fares from $95+ confirmed at booking.
The Business Sedan fleet runs as Mercedes E-Class, BMW 5 Series, Audi A6, seating 3 passengers and 2 bags. For hourly chauffeur bookings, this is the vehicle profile that handles the load correctly - not under-sized, not over-sized, not the closest car the rideshare algorithm happened to allocate.
Every chauffeur on the roster is vetted, licensed, jacket-and-tie. No marketplace rating economy. No driver swap mid-job. They wear a dark suit and they know how to behave around senior clients.
Mercedes E-Class, S-Class, V-Class, Range Rover, BMW 7 Series. All under three years old. All owned or leased by us. All finished black on black. All detailed before every job.
From $95. Tolls included. Fuel included. Gratuity included. GST included. The fare you accept at booking is exactly what hits the receipt; not a cent more.
"Hourly chauffeur for a six-hour day across CBD meetings, then a dinner at Crown. Driver waited between every stop, knew the priority drop at Crown, didn't rush us. The hourly model is exactly what we needed; same chauffeur from start to end."
- Antonio, Carlton"Booked four hours for a day of shopping and a long lunch. Same chauffeur for the whole booking, S-Class kept cool, driver brought the umbrella in the rain. The hourly model is the right answer when the day doesn't fit a fixed-fare booking."
- Pip, Brighton"Booked an hourly chauffeur for a Grand Prix day — circuit transfers between the F1 paddock and the hotel. Driver was on the phone every time we needed him, parked legally in the right precinct, and the fare didn't move from the booking quote."
- Will, Albert ParkTransfersX is structured for the hourly chauffeur job to be predictable. The chauffeur leaves the depot 25 minutes ahead of pickup. The Business Sedan (Mercedes E-Class) has been detailed that morning. The route is pre-planned. The fare is locked at $95+ at booking. The dispatch system has the brief. If you've booked us before in Melbourne, the team often knows your preference for music, temperature and conversation; we run a quiet, premium service by default.
Vehicle reliability is non-negotiable for the chauffeur model to work. Every Business Sedan (Mercedes E-Class) in the fleet is owned or leased by TransfersX, serviced on our schedule, replaced before three years, detailed before every job, finished black on black. We don't rent vehicles in for the day from a marketplace pool, and we don't subcontract bookings to an unknown operator. The vehicle that arrives is the vehicle we said you'd get.
Fares are fixed from $95 and don't move. The booking quote is the receipt. CityLink tolls, EastLink tolls, Sky tolls (where applicable), fuel, gratuity and GST all bundled inside the rate. There is no surge in weather, in peak hour, on event nights, on Grand Final weekend. Corporate accounts billed monthly with a clean tax-invoice line per booking. Payment by Apple Pay, Google Pay, Visa, Mastercard, AmEx via Stripe at booking.
Yes. The hourly chauffeur model is built on a single chauffeur and a single vehicle held for your booking window. No driver swaps mid-day. The driver waits between your stops and is dedicated to your booking until the window closes.
Yes. The chauffeur waits at the pickup point or moves the vehicle to a legal park nearby (Crown precinct, MCEC priority bay, hotel kerb). Tell the driver where you'd like to be collected when you're ready.
Yes. Every hourly chauffeur booking includes bottled water in the cabin and a Wi-Fi hotspot on request. Power outlets are available in the back seat across the fleet.
Set up a standing booking via email or WhatsApp. Common patterns: weekly Tuesday/Thursday CBD meeting days, monthly all-day shopping, regular medical-transfer Mondays. We hold the vehicle and the chauffeur for the recurring slot.
Hourly Chauffeur from Melbourne starts at $95 per hour in a Business Sedan (Mercedes E-Class), three-hour minimum on weekdays, four-hour minimum on weekends. All-inclusive: tolls, fuel and gratuity in the hourly rate. Corporate accounts invoiced monthly.
A hourly chauffeur books a chauffeur and Business Sedan (Mercedes E-Class) for a window. The driver stays with the booking: stand-by between stops, drives when you ask, runs the route you decide. No per-stop fee, no surge, no driver swap mid-day.