You can rent a car with a driver by the hour for an event by booking a dedicated chauffeur and vehicle for a set block of hours. Crown Limo LA arranges hourly service across the United States, with its own fleet and chauffeurs in Los Angeles and selected partner operators in other cities. You tell us the city, date, guest count, and event schedule, and we confirm the vehicle, the hours, and availability in your quote. You can also book online at crownlimola.com.
This guide covers how hourly service works, which events it suits, how to choose a vehicle and the number of hours, and what to send us when you request a quote.
How Hourly Chauffeur Service Works
With hourly service, one chauffeur and one vehicle stay with your group for the hours you book. The chauffeur drives your group between stops, and the vehicle is available to you for the whole booking.
- Dedicated chauffeur and vehicle for the hours you book.
- Multiple stops in one booking, such as a hotel, a ceremony, a venue, and a late-night return.
- A minimum number of hours that varies by vehicle, city, and date. We confirm it in your quote before you book.
- One reservation and one point of contact, whether you book in Los Angeles or in another city.
Hourly service differs from a one-way transfer, which covers a single trip from one address to another. If your event has more than one stop, or your group needs a vehicle available between stops, ask for hourly service.
Events Where Hourly Service Makes Sense
Hourly service fits any event where your group needs to get between more than one place on a schedule.
- Weddings: moving the wedding party and guests between the hotel, the ceremony, photo locations, and the reception.
- Proms and graduations: one vehicle and one chauffeur for the whole evening, from pickup through the return home.
- Corporate events: roadshows, client dinners, off-sites, and conferences where executives and guests move between venues.
- Concerts and sporting events: a vehicle that takes your group to the venue and brings it back afterward.
- Birthdays, anniversaries, and bachelor and bachelorette parties: a group night out with stops at restaurants, venues, and a return to the hotel or home.
- City tours and sightseeing: a chauffeur who drives while your group visits several locations in one day.
Choosing a Vehicle by Group Size
The right vehicle depends mostly on how many people ride together and how much luggage or equipment they bring.
| Vehicle | Typically used for |
|---|---|
| Luxury sedan | Executives, couples, and small groups |
| Executive SUV | VIP travel and small groups with luggage |
| Stretch limousine | Weddings, proms, birthdays, and nights out |
| Mercedes Sprinter limousine | Mid-size groups who want to ride together |
| Party bus | Larger social groups, bachelor and bachelorette parties, concerts |
| Corporate shuttle bus | Large groups, corporate events, and wedding guest shuttles |
Passenger capacity varies by vehicle. Give us your guest count when you request a quote, and we’ll match the vehicle to your group. The vehicle types available can vary by city, and we confirm them in your quote.
How Many Hours to Book
The number of hours is the part of an event booking people most often under-count. Work it out in this order:
- Start the clock at the first pickup and end it at the final drop-off, including the trip home.
- Add travel time between stops, based on traffic at the time of day your event runs, not the quiet-hours estimate.
- Add time for loading, photos, and waiting for guests, which grows with group size.
- Add a buffer for events that run late, such as receptions, concerts, and games with exit traffic.
- Check the minimum. Minimum hours vary by vehicle, city, and date, and we confirm the minimum in your quote before you book.
If you are unsure about timing, send us your event schedule and we’ll suggest a number of hours.
Where We Provide Hourly Service
Crown arranges chauffeured transportation in more than 500 major cities, including across the entire United States. In Los Angeles, Crown provides the vehicle and the chauffeur. In other cities, we coordinate with partner operators and manage your reservation from request to pickup, so you deal with one company and one point of contact.
Hourly service is available in cities across the country, including New York City, Buffalo, Yonkers and Westchester, Louisville, Baton Rouge, and Cape Coral. It is also available internationally, in cities such as London and Tokyo. The list is not complete, so if your city is not named here, ask us and we’ll confirm availability before you book.
See our worldwide chauffeured transportation page for the regions we serve, or our hourly chauffeur service page for Los Angeles. For a Los Angeles booking guide, read car and driver by the hour in Los Angeles.
How to Request a Quote
You can book online at crownlimola.com, or send us these details by phone, text, or email and we can quote the booking:
- The city and the first pickup address
- The date and start time
- The number of guests
- The event type and the schedule, including each stop
- The number of hours you expect to need
- Any vehicle you prefer
Quotes for service outside Los Angeles may take us a little longer to return, because we contact our partner operator in your city for their quote before we get back to you.
Call (800) 933-5466, text (310) 737-0888, or email reservations@crownlimola.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I rent a car with a driver by the hour for a special event?
Yes. Crown arranges a dedicated chauffeur and vehicle for the hours you book, for weddings, proms, corporate events, concerts, sporting events, and parties. Send us the city, date, guest count, and schedule, and we’ll confirm availability and the hours in your quote.
What is the minimum number of hours?
Minimums vary by vehicle, city, and date. We confirm the minimum in your quote before you book.
Does hourly service cover more than one stop?
Yes. Hourly service covers the stops in your event schedule, such as a hotel, a ceremony, a venue, and the trip home, within the hours you book.
Can I book hourly service outside Los Angeles?
Yes. Hourly service is available across the United States and in other countries, including New York City, London, and Tokyo. If your city is not listed on our site, call (800) 933-5466 or request a quote, and we’ll confirm availability before you book.
Who drives the vehicle outside Los Angeles?
A partner operator provides the chauffeur and vehicle. Partners are held to the same standards for safety, reliability, and customer service as our own chauffeurs.
