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Seattle, WA
Hourly Chauffeur Service in Seattle
Book the chauffeur rather than the trip. The car waits, your bags stay in it, and the day runs on your schedule instead of on a dispatcher's.
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Hourly & As-Directed Service in Seattle, WA
Seattle has two seasons for ground transportation. From May to September the Alaska cruise season fills the piers and the airport on Saturdays and Sundays with thousands of embarking and disembarking passengers at once. The rest of the year the market is driven by technology: Amazon and the South Lake Union campus, Microsoft and the Eastside, and the biotech cluster.
What "as directed" actually means
You reserve a block of hours — three is the usual minimum, four in some markets — and inside that block the vehicle is yours. You do not name the stops in advance, you do not re-book between them, and the chauffeur waits at the kerb or in a nearby garage while you are inside. Luggage, samples, coats and shopping stay in the car.
It is the most flexible product we sell and, past about four separate movements in a day, the cheapest. Four point-to-point transfers across a business day almost always cost more than a five-hour as-directed block, and they leave you waiting for a car between each one.
What this means in Seattle
Saturday cruise turnaround days in summer put the airport and both cruise piers under peak load simultaneously. Both legs need to be booked, not just the one you are thinking about.
Sea-Tac's pre-arranged pickup area is on the third floor of the parking garage across the skybridge rather than at the arrivals kerb, and it is the single most useful thing to know about arriving here.
A typical as-directed day in Seattle
Most hourly bookings here move between these districts, and the route is built against the real traffic profile for the date rather than an average.
The chauffeur identifies the drop-off point, the loading dock and a legal wait or nearby garage for each building before the day starts. On a dense downtown day that preparation is most of the value.
What is included
- Three-hour minimum in most markets, four in a few
- Unlimited stops inside the booked block
- Luggage and belongings stay in the vehicle between stops
- Overtime billed in 15-minute increments at the same rate
- Parking and tolls inside the block included in the quote
- Same chauffeur for the whole block, and for multi-day bookings where possible
Also in Seattle
Vehicles for this service
- Executive Sedan — 3 passengers
- Luxury Sedan — 3 passengers
- Executive SUV — 6 passengers
- Executive Sprinter Van — 14 passengers
Terminals near Seattle
Questions
Hourly & As-Directed in Seattle
What is the minimum hourly booking in Seattle?
Three hours in most US markets. Inside the block the vehicle is yours: unlimited stops, luggage stays aboard, and the chauffeur waits rather than leaving between them.
Is hourly cheaper than separate transfers in Seattle?
Past about four separate movements in a day, almost always — and it removes the waiting between them. The desk will compare both for your itinerary before you book.
What happens if we run over in Seattle?
Overtime is billed in fifteen-minute increments at the same hourly rate. There is no penalty rate and no re-booking.
Where does the car wait between stops?
At the kerb where the building allows it, or in a nearby garage where it does not. Saturday cruise turnaround days in summer put the airport and both cruise piers under peak load simultaneously. Both legs need to be booked, not just the one you are thinking about.
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