A chauffeur who stays with you
A transfer goes from one address to another. A chauffeur by the hour, often called car hire with a driver, is counted in time: for the agreed period, your chauffeur drives you from place to place, waits during your meetings and is ready for the next stop. It suits days that string several addresses together, and days when you would rather not think about the journey.
The car, a luxury saloon or, for a group with luggage, a van such as the Mercedes V-Class, is provided by a member of the Federation, according to your request and their availability.
- Duration
- A few hours, a day, several days
- Plan
- Drawn up with you, set out in the quote
- Vehicle
- According to your request and members’ availability
- Confirmation
- A voucher reaches you before departure
Planning the day: what to tell us
The more precise the plan, the more accurate the quote. An outline is enough to start; it is then refined in writing. Please tell us:
- the date, the pick-up time and the likely finishing time;
- where the day starts and ends: hotel, office, residence, cruise terminal or airport;
- the stops, in order, with their addresses and the time of each meeting;
- the number of passengers and bags, and the age and height of any children;
- the vehicle you would like and any particular wishes: discretion, a late dinner, stops to be kept open.
If part of the day is still open, simply say so: the quote can then allow a framework, in hours and in area, within which the plan stays flexible.
A few sample days
- A business day. Meetings at Raffles Place and Marina Bay, a lunch, a visit to one-north in the afternoon, then Changi Airport at the end of the day. See also our executive chauffeur.
- An afternoon among the trees. The paths of the Botanic Gardens, then the conservatories of Gardens by the Bay, without looking for somewhere to park.
- Sentosa. Lunch facing the sea, a walk on Siloso Beach, back in the late afternoon: see Chauffeur on Sentosa.
- Mandai. Singapore Zoo or Bird Paradise during the day, Night Safari after dark: see Chauffeur for Mandai.
- An evening out. Dinner at Marina Bay, a concert, then back to your hotel without hunting for a car at the exit. For several cars, see our chauffeurs for your events.
We do not quote journey times, as traffic varies with the hour and the day. The plan is therefore built with some margin between stops.
Local rules worth knowing
Some constraints depend neither on your chauffeur nor on us. It helps to know them before settling the plan.
- Road charging. The Land Transport Authority’s ERP electronic road-charging system charges vehicles passing under its gantries during their operating hours, to manage congestion.
- Changi. Drivers may neither park nor wait at the pick-up points or at the arrival and departure kerbsides (Changi Airport Group), so the pick-up time and point are set precisely.
- Formula 1. During the Singapore Formula 1 race, roads are closed around Marina Centre and the Padang (in 2026, from 7 to 13 October), and private hire cars may then pick up and drop off passengers only at designated points (Land Transport Authority). A plan around Marina Bay is prepared accordingly.
Under our terms and conditions, parking, toll and restricted-area access charges are payable by you, unless your quote states otherwise.