Hire a Chauffeur by the Hour in Dubai, from Two Hours
A car, a chauffeur and the hours you choose, at one rate that already includes fuel, tolls and VAT. Start with two hours and add time as your plan changes.
An hourly chauffeur in Dubai is a car and driver reserved for a block of time and charged at one hourly rate, from AED 150 with a two-hour minimum. You decide where to go and in what order. The rate includes fuel or charging, Salik tolls, 5% VAT and bottled water. There is no kilometre limit, and time spent waiting counts as booking time instead of being billed separately. The driver stays with you and the car between stops, so there is no hailing, no meter and no search for a parking space.
This page explains how the hours are counted, what a two, four or six-hour booking looks like in practice, and when another booking type costs less. If your plan will run past about eight and a half hours, a full-day booking is usually cheaper. For one journey to the airport, a fixed-price airport transfer is the better fit. For a themed sightseeing day, the day planner does the choosing for you.
Who books this
Business travellers
Back-to-back meetings across DIFC, Business Bay and Downtown, with the car ready when each one ends.
Shoppers and diners
An afternoon at the malls, or an evening that moves from a restaurant to a show and then home.
Families and small groups
The Mercedes V-Class seats six, so a family can stay together in one car for the whole outing.
Residents with a busy day
Appointments, errands and one-off occasions when you would rather not drive or park.
How does hourly chauffeur pricing work in Dubai?
The rate depends on the car, and the total is hours multiplied by that rate. A BMW 5 Series is AED 200 per hour, a Mercedes V-Class is AED 200 and a BMW i7 is AED 250. Four hours in the 5 Series is therefore 4 x AED 200, with nothing added for fuel, tolls or distance. The table on this page lists every car, and the pricing page shows how hourly, full-day and airport prices relate to each other.
- Minimum: two hours.
- Waiting: counts as booking time. A 40-minute meeting uses 40 minutes of your booking and adds nothing on top.
- Distance: no kilometre limit.
- Overtime: after 10 hours, extra time is charged at the hourly rate of the car.
- Full-day cap: the lower of hours multiplied by the rate and the full-day price is the one you pay.
Hourly or full day: where is the break-even?
A full day is 10 hours at 15% off the hourly rate, so it costs the same as eight and a half hours. Because the lower figure is applied automatically, a long hourly booking never costs more than the day. For the BMW 5 Series, the day is AED 1,700. Up to about eight hours, hourly is the natural way to book. Beyond that, a full-day chauffeur booking describes what you are doing, and the price follows.
What does a two, four or six-hour booking look like?
These are examples of how guests use the time, not fixed packages. Every booking is priced on hours alone.
| Booked hours | Typical use | How the time is spent |
|---|---|---|
| 2 hours | One meeting, or a dinner with the return home | Drop-off, a wait, then the journey onward |
| 3 to 4 hours | A morning of two or three meetings, or a long lunch with some shopping | The car stays with you between stops |
| 5 to 6 hours | An afternoon across Downtown, the Marina and the Palm | Several stops in the order you choose |
| 7 to 8 hours | Site visits, a working day or a family outing | A full programme with breaks built in |
When is an hourly chauffeur not the right booking?
A single journey to or from the airport costs less as a fixed-price transfer than as a two-hour booking, so use airport transfers for that. A sightseeing day with fixed stops is easier to plan in the day planner. And one short hop across town is poor value against a two-hour minimum, so a taxi is the sensible choice.
How to get the most from your hours
- Send the full list of stops when you book, so the order can be planned around traffic and opening times.
- Share map pins for each address on WhatsApp. It saves minutes at every stop.
- Tell us how many passengers and how many bags you have, so we can suggest the right car.
- Build in a buffer before any fixed appointment. Dubai traffic is predictable at rush hour and less so after events.
| Car | Per hour (2-hour minimum) | Full day, 10 hours |
|---|---|---|
| BMW i7 | AED 250 / hr | AED 2,125 |
| BMW 5 Series | AED 200 / hr | AED 1,700 |
| Mercedes V-Class | AED 200 / hr | AED 1,700 |
| BYD Han | AED 150 / hr | AED 1,275 |
| Lexus ES 300h | AED 150 / hr | AED 1,275 |
Prices in AED, per car, including 5% VAT, fuel or charging, Salik tolls and bottled water. No kilometre limit.
- Two-hour minimum, then add hours as the plan changes
- Fuel or charging, Salik tolls, 5% VAT and bottled water included
- No kilometre limit
- Waiting counts as booking time, with no per-minute extras
- The full-day price applies automatically when it is lower
- Free cancellation up to 6 hours before pickup
Booking this service
Choose a car and your hours
Pick the car and the number of hours, from a two-hour minimum. The price is shown before you send anything.
Send the request
Add the pickup address, the start time and your stops. A website booking is a request, and we confirm it on WhatsApp or email.
Pay the deposit
After confirmation, a secure payment link takes a 20% deposit. You pay the balance in cash (AED) or by a second link.
Meet your chauffeur
Once a chauffeur is assigned, their name, phone number and the car plate appear on your booking page.
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