Hourly charter keeps a vehicle and chauffeur for a reserved block of time.
You keep the car for multiple stops. Waiting during the reserved block is included. Direct the route or ask the chauffeur for local drop-off help. This is the product to book when plans may shift. It is separate from a one-way transfer quote, which can still include agreed stops without converting the whole day to hourly.
Who uses hourly charter in Pittsburgh
Wedding parties moving between photos, ceremony, and reception. Visitors seeing the Strip District, Mount Washington overlooks, and the North Shore. Real-estate and investor tours in Oakland, Lawrenceville, and the South Side. Executives on multi-stop Downtown-to-suburb roadshows.
Venues and seasons
Popular stops include Point State Park, the Heinz History Center, Phipps Conservatory, Grandview Avenue overlooks, and the Monongahela Incline area. Summer weddings, fall campus events, and holiday evenings need more notice. Brewery stops along Butler Street or Smallman Street should be listed as itinerary stops.
How pricing works
Hourly charter is estimated at $120 per hour for a sedan, $150 for an SUV, $230 for an S-Class, and $240 for a Sprinter, with a three-hour minimum. The matching three-hour estimates are $360, $450, $690, and $720. Quoted prices include chauffeur gratuity and applicable service and card fees. Waiting during the reserved block is included. Overtime, extra miles, tolls, parking, and stops outside the quoted area are confirmed on the reservation. See rates.
What happens if you run long
If you run past the reserved block, extra time is billed under the quote terms. Longer days may require chauffeur rest breaks. Planning limits are sedan 3 passengers and 3 bags, SUV 6/6, S-Class 3/3, and Sprinter 12/12, subject to the assigned configuration. More than 12 passengers or 12 bags requires a coordinated quote.
How to plan an hourly block
Start with the first pickup time and the last drop-off you expect, then add a cushion for parking, photos, or a meeting that runs over. Send the stops in order with addresses or venue names. During the block the chauffeur follows your direction, so you can reorder stops, add a short detour, or stay longer at one place without rebooking. Time beyond the reserved hours is billed under the terms on your quote.
Hourly rates by vehicle class
Hourly service is $120 per hour for a sedan, $150 for an SUV, $230 for an S-Class, and $240 for a Sprinter, each with a three-hour minimum. The sedan plans for up to 3 passengers and 3 bags, the SUV for 6 and 6, the S-Class for 3 and 3, and the Sprinter for 12 and 12, subject to the assigned configuration. Chauffeur gratuity and applicable service and card fees are included in quoted prices. Compare the vehicles on the fleet page.
Good uses for hourly service in Pittsburgh
Dinner on Mount Washington with a stop at the Grandview Avenue overlooks. A college visit that covers Pitt and Carnegie Mellon in Oakland, then Chatham University in Squirrel Hill. A client tour of the Strip District and Lawrenceville followed by a North Shore game. A house search that moves between Shadyside, Mt. Lebanon, and Cranberry Township. In each case the car stays with you between stops instead of being booked again.
When a transfer is the better choice
If you only need to get from one address to another, even with one agreed stop, a transfer quote is usually the better product. Hourly service makes sense when the schedule is open-ended, when you want the same chauffeur to wait, or when the stops are close together and the car would otherwise sit idle between separate bookings. See point-to-point transfers for the other option.