Hourly Car Service in the San Francisco Bay Area
The car and the driver stay with you. You direct the day, the vehicle waits between stops instead of being re-summoned, and the price is by the block — 4 or 8 hours per vehicle, listed under the form.
- The same car and driver all day
- You direct the route as it changes
- 4- or 8-hour blocks, priced up front
- No meter, no surge
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For days that don't fit a point-to-point fare.
Hourly is the right shape when the destination list is uncertain, when waiting is most of the job, or when the same driver needs to carry the day. If your trip is a fixed A to B, a standard booking is cheaper and simpler.
Investor roadshows
Six meetings across San Francisco and the Peninsula in a day, with the schedule moving as meetings run over. The car waits outside; the driver knows the next address before you do.
Client visits and site tours
Showing visitors several offices, properties, or campuses. One driver for the day means nobody re-explains the itinerary at every stop.
Executive and team visits
Someone flying in for two days of meetings who should not be booking a separate ride between each one. Hold the car for the working day and release it when they fly out.
Dinners and nights out
Drinks, dinner, a show, and home — with the same car across all of it. Plans that change mid-evening are the normal case here, not an exception.
Appointments and errands
A morning of appointments where waiting is most of the job. Common for medical visits and for anyone who would rather not stand outside arranging the next car.
Days that start or end at an airport
Collect an arrival, run the day, drop at departures. If the airport leg is genuinely all you need, a standard airport booking is the better-value way to do it.
Choose the vehicle that fits your trip
Every class is a flat rate, both directions. Exact fares and seating for your route are shown in the booking flow, confirmed before you pay. The Sprinter is chartered by the hour — see hourly car service.
These are the vehicles we dispatch ourselves, and what almost every hourly day runs in. Anything else the day needs — a larger vehicle, or a second car for part of it — we arrange through partner operators and quote in the same reply, confirmed before you commit. One point of contact for the whole day either way.
How an hourly booking works
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Send the day
Where it starts, when, and anything you already know about the stops, in your own words. Each vehicle's 4- and 8-hour price is listed under the form.
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We line up the car
Someone reads the day — the hours, the party size, the right car, whether hourly is even the right shape (sometimes it is not, and we will tell you) — and holds the driver.
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Confirmed by text
One flat price by text or email, naming the car and the block. Nothing is committed until you say yes, and nothing is added after.
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On the day
Your driver confirms by text, then stays with you. Change the order of the stops, add one, drop one — that is what as-directed means.
What does hourly car service include?
The vehicle, the driver, and the waiting — held for the block of time you book. Stops within the day are part of it rather than separate fares, and the driver stays with the car between them so the next leg starts when you are ready.
Is there a minimum number of hours?
Four. Blocks are 4 or 8 hours per vehicle, and a shorter day is still the 4-hour block — for a single airport run or a short A to B, a standard booking is cheaper and simpler, and we will say so.
What does hourly service cost?
Two block prices per vehicle class — 4 hours and 8 hours — listed under the form, before you send anything. Hours beyond the block are at the class's hourly rate, agreed with you on the day. No meter, no surge, and the number we quote is the number you pay.
What if the day runs longer than planned?
Tell your driver and, where the day allows it, they stay. Additional time beyond the block you booked is agreed with you rather than added silently — you will not find hours on your bill that nobody mentioned.
Can the day start or finish at the airport?
Yes — arrivals and departures are a normal part of an hourly day. If the airport trip is the whole job, book it as a standard airport ride instead: it is priced per trip and it will cost you less than holding a car by the hour.
Which vehicles are available by the hour?
The same classes we run everywhere: an economy SUV, a minivan, a premium sedan, a premium SUV, and the Cadillac Escalade — plus a Sprinter van for larger groups, arranged for your date and confirmed before you commit. Each is listed with its 4- and 8-hour price under the form; tell us the party size and the kind of day it is if you would like a recommendation.
Tell us the day. We'll hold the car.
- Booking around a concert, a game, or a gala? See event transportation.
- For a straight trip to or from SFO, SJC, or OAK, book a standard airport ride.
- Not sure which shape fits? Compare all our services.