An hourly chauffeur in Melbourne books a chauffeur and a Electric Chauffeur (BMW i7) for a window of your choosing - three-hour minimum, $159 per hour. The driver stays with the booking: standby between stops, drive when you're ready, no surge if the day runs late.
TransfersX is not Uber Black, DiDi Premium, or a luxury cab. Those are all rideshare with a premium-vehicle filter - the platform model unchanged. A chauffeur service is structurally different: a vetted driver employed not auctioned, a vehicle held for your booking not allocated dynamically, a fare fixed at $159+ not subject to a multiplier. For hourly chauffeur in Melbourne, the structural difference is what you're actually paying for.
The Electric Chauffeur fleet runs as BMW i7, Mercedes EQS, Audi e-tron, 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 airport booking is matched to your flight number. If your arrival shifts, pickup time shifts with it - automatically, with no rebooking fee. The first hour of waiting is free.
Your driver waits inside arrivals with a sign carrying your name - not at the curb, not in the kiss-and-fly. They handle the luggage to the car. You walk out the door, you're in the back seat.
No surge in storms or peak hour. The fare you see at booking is the receipt. No tap-the-card at the end of the ride, no ‘tolls extra' small print.
"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 Park"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, BrightonA TransfersX hourly chauffeur dispatch is a controlled operation: chauffeur briefed in advance, Electric Chauffeur (BMW i7) detailed before the job, route pre-checked, booking system holding the chauffeur and the vehicle for the booking window. The driver leaves the depot 25 minutes ahead of pickup with the brief already loaded - the address, the gate, the flight if applicable, the party size, the vehicle class. The chauffeur arrives ready, not searching.
Presentation matches the brand's premium positioning. The chauffeur wears a dark suit. The Electric Chauffeur (BMW i7) is finished black on black, detailed that morning, climate-controlled to your preference, stocked with bottled water and an umbrella for weather. The cabin's quiet by default. There are no rideshare logos, no marketplace badges, no driver-app rating chats. The vehicle looks and feels like a chauffeur car because it is one.
From $159 at booking, the fare is fixed and inclusive. CityLink tolls, EastLink tolls, fuel, gratuity and GST inside the rate. The receipt matches the booking exactly. Corporate accounts billed monthly with one tax-invoice line per booking and the trip reference. There is no surge, no peak-hour multiplier, no end-of-trip card swipe. Payment is settled at confirmation by Apple Pay, Google Pay or major card via Stripe.
A hourly chauffeur books a chauffeur and Electric Chauffeur (BMW i7) 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.
Yes - three hours weekday, four hours weekend. Most Melbourne bookings book for 4-6 hours covering a day of meetings, shopping or family-event runs. Half-day (4-5h) and full-day (8-10h) packages are also available.
Yes. Tell the chauffeur or message us - extensions are confirmed at the same rate without surge. If we have another booking that conflicts we'll let you know immediately so you can plan.
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.