Chauffeur service ยท Pune
Chauffeur service in Pune: the airport, the campuses, the plants and the Expressway, one desk
Pune is two cities in one: the technology campuses of Hinjewadi and Kharadi on its edges and the automotive plants of Chakan and Pimpri-Chinchwad to its north, wrapped around an old city and a cantonment where the hotels and the restaurants are. It is also the city at the top of the Expressway, three hours from Mumbai's airports. RUTZ.IN runs executive and luxury cars across Pune from one desk, at fares fixed before the journey, for arrivals at Lohegaon and at Mumbai, working days between the campuses and the plants, and the roads to the hill stations.
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The city
How Pune shapes a chauffeur booking
Pune's working geography is a ring. Hinjewadi to the west holds the Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park and the largest technology campuses; Kharadi to the east holds the EON park and the newer ones; Magarpatta and Hadapsar to the south-east hold the older campuses; Chakan, Pimpri-Chinchwad and Talegaon to the north hold the automotive and engineering plants that make Pune the country's second car-making city; Baner and Aundh hold the newer offices. In the middle, Koregaon Park, the Camp and Shivajinagar hold the Conrad, the JW Marriott, the Ritz-Carlton, the Westin and the restaurants, and the airport at Lohegaon sits to the north-east, about 10 km from Koregaon Park.
The second airport is Mumbai's, three hours down the Expressway, and a Pune booking often begins at Sahar or the new airport at Navi Mumbai with a chauffeur who has driven the Ghats a hundred times in the monsoon. The Pune airport chauffeur page covers Lohegaon and the Mumbai option, and the city-to-city page prices the Expressway.
The calendar shapes the diary: Ganeshotsav in August or September fills the old city with processions and closures for ten days, the Sawai Gandharva music festival fills December evenings, the Pune International Film Festival fills January, the IPL brings matches to the Gahunje stadium on the Expressway, and the automotive calendar brings the industry's delegations to the plants and the Auto Cluster at Chinchwad. The events page has the dates.
The services
Every way to book a chauffeur in Pune
One desk, one rate card and the products below, each with its own Pune page.
Airport chauffeur
A name board at Lohegaon or at Mumbai's airports, the flight tracked, an hour of waiting inside the fixed fare. The Pune airport chauffeur page.
Private chauffeur
One chauffeur and one car for a plant week, a relocation or a season: private chauffeur service in Pune.
Black and executive cars
The E-Class, 5 Series and Fortuner at fixed fares between the airport, the campuses and the plants: black car service and executive car service in Pune.
Luxury, S-Class and limo
The S-Class, GLS and V-Class with senior chauffeurs, and occasion cars for weddings: luxury chauffeur, Mercedes S-Class chauffeur and limo service in Pune.
Corporate and VIP
Accounts with monthly GST statements and security-aware chauffeurs for principals: corporate chauffeur service and VIP chauffeur service in Pune.
Hourly and outstation
The hourly chauffeur page for an evening in Koregaon Park or a day of meetings and the outstation page for Lonavala, Mahabaleshwar, Shirdi, Nashik and Mumbai.
The days out
Lonavala, Mahabaleshwar, Shirdi and the Mumbai road
Lonavala and Khandala are about 65 km up the Expressway, an hour and a quarter, and a day package covers the viewpoints, the Karla caves and lunch; Mahabaleshwar is about 120 km south, a long day or an overnight in the hills, priced as a charter day; Shirdi is about 185 km north for the temple, an early start and a charter day; Nashik and its wineries are about 210 km, an overnight; Aurangabad and the Ajanta and Ellora caves are about 235 km, a two-day charter. Mumbai is about 150 km and three hours by the Expressway, priced as a fixed city-to-city fare. The Pune outstation page lists the routes and the visitor page the way the desk plans a first visit around Shaniwar Wada, the Aga Khan Palace and the old city.
One Pune question comes up on almost every enquiry: which airport. Lohegaon handles the domestic schedule and sits fifteen minutes from Koregaon Park, but a great many international arrivals still land at Mumbai and take the Expressway down, about 150 kilometres and three hours. The two produce completely different first days, so the desk asks for the flight number rather than the city before it quotes, checks the airport code against it, and sends a pickup time built on the Ghats at that hour rather than on a map estimate.
The standard
Who drives, and what the fare buys
Every chauffeur on the Pune roster holds a commercial licence and a Maharashtra transport badge, has cleared police verification and a background check, wears a uniform and speaks English, Marathi and Hindi. The vehicles carry commercial permits and insurance, are serviced on schedule and presented clean, and the registration is on the confirmation for checking against the Parivahan records. The fare is fixed before the journey from the published cards on the rates page: the executive sedan at $220 for the airport transfer, $190 an hour with a four-hour minimum and $1,400 for the eight-hour day on the international card, with the luxury, SUV, MPV and group classes scaling from it, GST added and the tolls at cost. Cancellation is free more than 72 hours before pickup, then stepped inside 72, 48 and 24 hours.
Pune is also the best base in India from which to see a monsoon, which is worth knowing when choosing dates. From June the Sahyadri escarpment west of the city runs with hundreds of waterfalls and the plateau turns green; Lonavala is an hour away and Mahabaleshwar two. The caveats are real - the Expressway slows in heavy rain and weekend traffic up the Ghat is severe - so the desk suggests weekdays and an early start, and the chauffeurs on these routes drive them year-round.
Booking
How to book a chauffeur in Pune
Airport transfers, hourly bookings and day packages are booked and paid on the booking page with the fare fixed before payment; the Pune guide and the airport transfer page give the local rates. Plant weeks, corporate accounts, weddings and relocations are quoted in writing through the contact page, and a company opens an account through the corporate accounts page. Overseas visitors are billed on the international card in dollars, and the same desk books the onward journey through Limousine Association International affiliates in 56 countries.
Pune facts
Chauffeur service in Pune: the places on the booking
Pune Airport, Lohegaon (PNQ). Civil enclave at Lohegaon air force station with a new integrated terminal opened in March 2024. About 6 km to Koregaon Park and Kalyani Nagar, on the eastern side of the city.
- Koregaon Park and Kalyani Nagar
- Hinjewadi Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park
- Magarpatta and Hadapsar
- Kharadi EON Free Zone
- Pimpri-Chinchwad auto belt
- Camp and Deccan Gymkhana
- Mumbai, about 150 km by the Mumbai-Pune Expressway
- Lonavala and Khandala, about 65 km
- Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani, about 120 km
- Nashik vineyards, about 210 km
Published rates
Chauffeur service in Pune: what it costs
Pune bookings are priced from the international card in US dollars; these are the classes the Pune desk dispatches most, with the charter tiers for plant weeks and relocations.
| Vehicle class | Cars | Airport transfer international card, USD | Per hour international card, USD | 8 hours / 80 km international card, USD | Charter day, 300 km international card, USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive sedan 3 passengers, 2 bags | Mercedes-Benz E-Class & BMW 5 Series | $220 | $190 2-hour minimum | $1,400 | $1,700 |
| Luxury sedan 3 passengers, 3 bags | Mercedes-Benz S-Class & BMW 7 Series | $350 | $300 2-hour minimum | $2,200 | $2,700 |
| Luxury SUV 5 passengers, 4 bags | Toyota Fortuner, Land Cruiser & Mercedes-Benz GLS | $280 | $250 2-hour minimum | $1,850 | $2,250 |
| Premium MPV 6 passengers, 5 bags | Toyota Innova Hycross & Kia Carnival | $250 | $220 2-hour minimum | $1,600 | $1,950 |
1 to 2 days
Charter day rate per day; 300 km per day, extra km beyond.
3 to 6 days
10% off the charter day rate from the third day.
Week, 6 working days
Billed as 5.5 charter days; 1,800 km pool for the week.
Month, 24 working days
Billed as 20 charter days; 6,000 km pool; dedicated chauffeur plus a relief chauffeur.
- Airport transfers include 60 minutes of waiting after landing and meet-and-greet at the arrivals exit.
- The charter day (10 hours, 300 km) includes fuel and the chauffeur's meals and accommodation on outstation nights.
- Night driving between 10 pm and 6 am carries the night allowance per night; a second chauffeur is added on days over 12 hours.
- Tolls, parking, state entry taxes and permits are charged at cost against receipts; monument and guide fees through the travel desk are itemised.
- No gratuity is expected. GST is shown separately on every invoice. Cancellation terms are on the cancellation policy page.
- Vintage cars and stretch limousines are quoted per event.
- GST at 5% on chauffeured hire (18% where input credit is claimed) is added to every figure. The full international card, every class, is on the rates page; the charter builder prices multi-day engagements live, and the booking page takes the payment.
Questions
Chauffeur service in Pune: frequently asked
Should I fly into Pune or Mumbai?
Pune's airport at Lohegaon is ten minutes from Koregaon Park and serves the main domestic routes and a few international ones; for most international arrivals Mumbai is the airport, and the desk meets the flight there and drives the Expressway, about three hours, as a fixed fare.
How long is Lohegaon to Hinjewadi or Chakan?
About an hour to Hinjewadi across the city, longer in the evening peak; about 45 minutes to Chakan by the Nashik highway. Kharadi and Viman Nagar are fifteen minutes. The fare is fixed whatever the traffic does.
Can I book a chauffeur for a day at Lonavala or Mahabaleshwar?
Yes, as a day package for Lonavala or a charter day for Mahabaleshwar; the chauffeur drives the Ghats, waits through the day and brings you back, with the tolls at cost.
Do you cover the Chakan and Pimpri-Chinchwad plants?
Yes, daily. The roster knows the plant gates and their visitor procedures, and a corporate account keeps them on file; the day package covers a plant visit and the return to the city.
Can I book a chauffeur during Ganeshotsav?
Yes, and it is the week to have one; the desk reads the day's closures in the old city and plans each journey around the processions, and the fare, fixed by the hour or the day, does not change when a street does.
What is the minimum booking in Pune?
An airport transfer or a single journey at the fixed fare, or four hours on hourly hire on the international card; there is no minimum number of days for a private chauffeur.
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Book a chauffeur in Pune, fare fixed before you pay
Airport, hourly and day bookings price live for the whole city. Plant weeks, the Expressway and the hill stations are on the charter builder.
Weddings, film units, multi-day chauffeur hire, outstation journeys and anything with more than one vehicle are quoted by a person: call (877) 860-3388 or send the outline and a coordinator replies with a written quote.
Offers through BookingWorldwide.net
Hotels, flights and experiences for the same trip, through BookingWorldwide.net
The stays and flights around a chauffeur service booking in Pune are on BookingWorldwide.net; the desk lines the chauffeured legs up with whatever you reserve there.
Flight + hotel packages
Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Goa and Kerala bundles for festival weeks, school holidays and long weekends, with the airport transfer added to the same itinerary.
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Delhi, Agra and Jaipur hotels on one booking, and the RUTZ.IN chauffeur for the whole circuit quoted beside it.
See current offers on BookingWorldwide.net →Palace and heritage hotels
Udaipur, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Hyderabad palace hotels, chosen with the transfer distance from the airport in mind.
See current offers on BookingWorldwide.net →Goa and Kerala resorts
Beach and backwater resorts for the weeks a chauffeur is only needed at each end of the stay, with Dabolim, Mopa or Cochin airport pickups timed to the flight.
See current offers on BookingWorldwide.net →Hill-station stays
Shimla, Manali, Mussoorie, Darjeeling, Ooty, Munnar and Coorg hotels, with the SUV from the gateway airport quoted on the same plan.
See current offers on BookingWorldwide.net →Wildlife and safari lodges
Ranthambore, Jim Corbett, Kaziranga, Periyar and Bandhavgarh lodges and safari permits reserved before the car is dispatched.
See current offers on BookingWorldwide.net →Tickets and experiences
Taj Mahal entry, Kerala houseboats, Jaipur hot-air balloons, city walks and festival tickets reserved ahead so the chauffeured day runs to the plan.
See current offers on BookingWorldwide.net →International flights
Fares into every airport on the airports page, so the car is timed to a confirmed arrival rather than an estimate.
See current offers on BookingWorldwide.net →Self-drive car rental
For the middle days of a trip, returned to the airport where the RUTZ.IN chauffeur collects you again.
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See also, and where the facts come from
On RUTZ.IN: Airport Transfers · Corporate Accounts · City to City · Hourly Chauffeur · Tourists · Rates · Cities.
Official references used on this page:
- Incredible India: Pune Ministry of Tourism guide to the city and the hill stations around it.
- Maharashtra Tourism: official site State tourism department site for Pune and the hill stations around it.
- Maharashtra Tourism: Lonavala State tourism page for the hill station on the expressway to Mumbai.
- Incredible India: Mahabaleshwar Ministry of Tourism page naming Pune Airport as the nearest airport for the hill station.