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Luxury chauffeur service in Bangalore: the premium classes for the garden city's hotels and the road to Mysuru
Bangalore's luxury is quieter than Delhi's or Mumbai's: the Leela Palace and the Taj West End in their gardens, UB City's boutiques, a dinner in Indiranagar, the Expressway to Mysuru's palace and the hills of Coorg beyond. RUTZ.IN pairs the S-Class, 7 Series, GLS and V-Class with senior chauffeurs who work those addresses every week, at rates published before you book.
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The hotels
Bangalore's luxury addresses, and how the chauffeur works them
A luxury chauffeur in Bangalore works six forecourts more than any others. The Taj West End sits in its gardens off Race Course Road; the Oberoi on MG Road; the ITC Gardenia at Residency Road; the Leela Palace on Old Airport Road on the way to Whitefield; the JW Marriott beside Cubbon Park; the Taj Bangalore at the airport itself for a late arrival or an early departure. Each has its own approach, and a chauffeur who works them knows the West End's long drive, the Leela's ramp, where to wait at the Oberoi without being moved on and how the doormen like to be told a guest is ten minutes out.
Beyond the hotels are the addresses a luxury booking goes to: UB City for the boutiques and the restaurants, Church Street and Lavelle Road, the Bangalore Palace, Lalbagh and Cubbon Park for a morning, the galleries and the breweries of Indiranagar and Koramangala, the golf clubs, the Nandi Hills road at dawn. The chauffeur is briefed from the passenger file, waits where the venue allows and keeps the cabin at the temperature that was set yesterday.
The classes
The luxury vehicles stationed in Bangalore
The S-Class and the 7 Series are the luxury sedan class, kept in black and detailed before every booking, for the arrival, the principal and the evening; the Bangalore S-Class page is the detail. The Mercedes-Benz GLS, with the Land Cruiser and the Fortuner, is the luxury SUV, for a party with luggage, for the monsoon and for the road to Coorg, Hampi or Ooty. The V-Class and the Vellfire are the luxury vans, six facing seats for a board, a family or a delegation. The fleet page carries the counts and the national luxury page the same classes across India.
On the international card the luxury sedan is $300 an hour with a four-hour minimum, $2,600 for the airport transfer, $2,200 for the eight-hour day and $2,700 for the charter day; the GLS is $250 an hour, $280 for the airport and $1,850 for the day; the V-Class matches the sedan. The international card bills $300, $350, $2,200 and $2,700 for the sedan. GST is added and the airport road and Expressway tolls are at cost.
The days
Six luxury bookings the Bangalore desk runs most
Luxury work in Bangalore follows the technology calendar and the weekend roads. These are the recurring bookings.
The T2 arrival
An S-Class at the arrivals exit with a name board, the flight tracked, the Leela or the West End told the car is on its way, $2,600 fixed for the 35 km run. The airport chauffeur page covers the terminals.
The founder's week
A visiting founder or investor between UB City, Koramangala and the ring-road campuses for a week in an S-Class with the same chauffeur, the meetings on file, the airport run timed on a Friday evening.
The Mysuru day
The Expressway to the Mysuru Palace with Srirangapatna on the way, in a GLS, back for dinner, on a charter day; the attractions page covers the circuit.
Coorg
Two nights among the coffee estates at Madikeri in a GLS or a Land Cruiser with the same chauffeur, about 250 km each way, the lodging inside the charter rate; the hill stations page has the road.
The evening
Four hours in the S-Class for a dinner in Indiranagar or at the West End and the drive through Cubbon Park afterwards.
The visiting family
A V-Class for parents and children from the airport to a hotel in the centre and around the city and Nandi Hills for a week, on a daily rate with the same chauffeur.
The chauffeur
Who drives the luxury classes in Bangalore
The luxury classes are assigned to the senior chauffeurs on the Bangalore roster: years on the hotel and corporate circuits, references on file, English, Kannada and Hindi and often Tamil or Telugu, the manners the cars expect. They hold the same commercial licence, Karnataka transport badge, police verification and background check as every RUTZ.IN chauffeur and add the specific skills: driving an S-Class smoothly through the city's junctions and along the Expressway, approaching the West End's drive, loading luggage silently, reading whether the passenger wants the privacy of the rear cabin or conversation about the city. Chauffeurs on engagements with a client's paperwork sign the non-disclosure agreement before day one, which in a city of unreleased products and unannounced deals is asked for often; every luxury chauffeur treats the cabin as private. A passenger can ask for the same chauffeur again, and on a multi-day engagement the same chauffeur stays throughout, as the Bangalore private chauffeur page describes.
The season
Bangalore's luxury calendar
The luxury classes are committed first in the wedding season from November to February, in the Tech Summit week in November when the centre's hotels fill, and through the Aero India fortnight in odd-year Februaries when the northern hotels and the airport road are busy. The monsoon from June to September puts the GLS in demand on the days the ring road floods, and the weekends of the dry season fill the Mysuru and Coorg charters. The travel desk books the hotels, the Coorg estates and the experiences around the car through BookingWorldwide.net, so a week in Karnataka sits on one plan with the chauffeured legs quoted beside it.
Booking
How to book a luxury chauffeur in Bangalore
Airport transfers, hourly hire and day packages in the luxury classes are booked and paid on the booking page with the fare fixed before payment and the chauffeur's name, registration and pickup time sent the day before. Multi-day itineraries, weddings and engagements with a security detail go through the contact page or the charter builder and come back as a written quote with the chauffeur proposed. In the wedding season and the Tech Summit week, book the S-Class and the V-Class a week or more ahead; the desk will say plainly when a date is tight.
Bangalore facts
Luxury chauffeur service in Bangalore: the places on the booking
- The Oberoi, Bengaluru
- Taj West End
- ITC Gardenia
- The Leela Palace Bengaluru
- JW Marriott Hotel Bengaluru
- Taj Bangalore (at the airport)
- Bengaluru Palace
- Lalbagh Botanical Garden
- Cubbon Park and Vidhana Soudha
- Bull Temple, Basavanagudi
- Nandi Hills
- Aero India at Yelahanka air base (February, odd years)
- Bengaluru Tech Summit (November)
- Lalbagh Flower Show (January and August)
- Kadalekai Parishe groundnut fair, Basavanagudi (November/December)
Published rates
Luxury chauffeur service in Bangalore: what it costs
The luxury sedan, luxury SUV and luxury van are the Bangalore luxury classes; both cards are published in full on the rates page and the charter tiers discount engagements from the third day.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Luxury van 6 passengers, 6 bags | Mercedes-Benz V-Class & Toyota Vellfire | $350 | $300 3-hour minimum | $2,200 | $2,700 |
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
Luxury chauffeur service in Bangalore: frequently asked
Which luxury car is best for Coorg or Hampi?
The GLS or the Land Cruiser: the ground clearance and the boot suit the estate roads and the two-day luggage, and the cabin gives up little to the sedan. The S-Class is the choice for the city and the Mysuru Expressway.
Can the chauffeur book restaurants or tickets?
The chauffeur advises on the day; the travel desk reserves restaurants, the Mysuru Palace visit and the Coorg estates ahead through BookingWorldwide.net.
Is the luxury rate the same for Whitefield and the airport hotels?
Yes. The published class fare applies across the Bengaluru urban area; the S-Class airport transfer is $2,600 to any address, with the airport road toll at cost.
Do you supply the S-Class for Bangalore weddings?
Yes, decorated to the family's brief with the dressing quoted separately from $200, with the deposit following the published cancellation schedule.
How far ahead should the luxury classes be booked in Bangalore?
A day or two for a transfer outside the peaks; a week or more in the wedding season, the Tech Summit week and the Aero India fortnight, when the S-Class and V-Class are committed first.
Will the luxury sedan go to Mysuru?
Yes, on the Expressway at the city-to-city fares or the charter day rate. For Coorg, Ooty and the hill roads the desk moves the booking to the GLS and keeps the chauffeur.
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Book
Book a luxury class in Bangalore online, or send the itinerary
S-Class, GLS and V-Class transfers, hours and days price live. Mysuru and Coorg itineraries, weddings and delegations are quoted in writing.
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 luxury chauffeur service booking in Bangalore 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.
See current offers on BookingWorldwide.net →Golden Triangle packages
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.
See current offers on BookingWorldwide.net →All offers on BookingWorldwide.net How the travel desk works
See also, and where the facts come from
On RUTZ.IN: The Fleet · Attractions · Hill Stations · Private Chauffeur · Travel Desk · Rates.
Official references used on this page:
- Kempegowda International Airport: official site Terminal information, flight status and ground-transport rules at BLR.
- Karnataka Tourism: Mysuru State tourism page for the palace city on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway.
- Karnataka Tourism: Coorg State tourism page for the coffee hills a charter reaches in about five hours.
- Karnataka Tourism: Hampi State tourism page for the World Heritage ruins, a two-day charter from the city.