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Car & driver by the hour · Budapest

Your private driver in Budapest, by the hour

Hire a driver for a few hours or a whole day: a car with driver who waits for you. Meetings across town, sightseeing at your own pace or a day out of Budapest, at a fixed hourly price.

From €25/hour · 4-hour minimum · VAT included

Book

Tell us where and for how long

You'll see the price for every car on the next step and can book online. Or send us your plan on WhatsApp.

Passengers
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A custom day, or several days

Several stops, a long day out of town or a driver for your whole stay. Tell us the plan and we'll price it.

  • Day trips to Vienna, Lake Balaton and more
  • Bookings over several days
  • Vans and minibuses for groups
The cars

Choose your car

Every car with driver is priced per hour and per car, not per person. VAT included.

Standard car

Standard car

Skoda Octavia, VW Passat or similar

3 passengers · 3 bags

€25/h · Book
Our pick
Comfort car

Comfort car

Skoda Superb, VW Arteon or similar

3 passengers · 3 bags

€35/h · Book
Van

Van

Ford Transit Custom, Mercedes Vito or similar

8 passengers · 8 bags

€35/h · Book
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E-Class chauffeur

E-Class chauffeur

Mercedes E-Class

3 passengers · 2 bags

€80/hChauffeur service

Included in the hourly price

  • The car and the driver for the hours you book
  • Waiting at every stop, as many stops as you like
  • VAT
  • First child seat free, each extra seat €5

Nine or more people? Minivans and minibuses

Only need a one-way ride? Airport and city transfers

Prices

Private driver prices in Budapest at a glance

What our car service costs per hour in Budapest, by car. Prices are per car, VAT included.

CarSeatsBagsPer hourMin.
Standard car33€254 h
Comfort car33€354 h
Van88€354 h
E-Class chauffeur32€804 h

Going outside Budapest? The price is the drive there and back plus the hourly rate for the time you spend there. See day-trip examples

How it works

How hiring a driver in Budapest works

  1. 01

    Tell us where and for how long

    Pickup address, date, start time and the hours you need.

  2. 02

    See the price and book

    A fixed hourly price per car. Book online or on WhatsApp.

  3. 03

    Your driver meets you

    The driver stays with you and waits at every stop until your time is up.

Ideas

Popular ways to use a private driver in Budapest

Airport pickup, and the city on the way

Airport pickup, and the city on the way

Land, meet your driver and see Buda Castle and the Parliament before you check in.

Example: 4 hours · from €100

See airport transfers
A business day across town

A business day across town

Several meetings and one driver on standby between them. No waiting for taxis.

Example: 8 hours · from €200

See corporate transport
Sightseeing at your own pace

Sightseeing at your own pace

Buda Castle, the Parliament, Heroes' Square and Andrássy út, stopping wherever you like.

Example: 4 hours · from €100

See private tours
Thermal baths and dinner

Thermal baths and dinner

An afternoon at Széchenyi or Gellért, then dinner. The car waits outside.

Example: 5 hours · from €125

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Wine tasting near Budapest

Wine tasting near Budapest

The Etyek wineries are under an hour away. You taste, the driver drives.

Priced with the drive out of Budapest

See wine tours
Day trips

Most popular day trips from Budapest

Hire a driver for the day: the car takes you there, waits while you explore and brings you back the same day.

Vienna

Vienna

Schönbrunn, the Hofburg and a coffee house, and back the same evening.

2 h 37 min each way · 244 km

From €349 per car

Standard car for up to 3, return trip and 4 hours there

Lake Balaton · Balatonfüred

Lake Balaton · Balatonfüred

The lakeside promenade, the ferries and the wine bars of Hungary's lake.

1 h 37 min each way · 126 km

From €264 per car

Standard car for up to 3, return trip and 4 hours there

Hévíz

Hévíz

Swim in the warm thermal lake, then lunch in town.

2 h 8 min each way · 193 km

From €307 per car

Standard car for up to 3, return trip and 4 hours there

Danube Bend · Szentendre & Visegrád

Danube Bend · Szentendre & Visegrád

Szentendre's painted streets and the castle above Visegrád, along the river.

52 min each way · 42 km

From €138 per car

Standard car for up to 3, return trip and 4 hours there

Bratislava

Bratislava

The old town and the castle on the Danube.

2 h 6 min each way · 201 km

From €313 per car

Standard car for up to 3, return trip and 4 hours there

Eger

Eger

The castle, the baroque centre and the wine cellars of the Valley of the Beautiful Women.

1 h 37 min each way · 133 km

From €266 per car

Standard car for up to 3, return trip and 4 hours there

Compare

Driver by the hour, taxi or one-way transfer?

A car service by the hour suits days with several stops. For a single ride, a one-way transfer is simpler.

Car with driver by the hour

Best for
Several stops, a day of meetings or a day trip
Price
Fixed price per hour, agreed when you book
Waiting
Included. The driver waits at every stop
Stops
As many as you like within your hours
Luggage
Stays in the car between stops

Taxi

Best for
A short ride you didn't plan
Price
By the meter
Waiting
Usually charged as waiting time
Stops
One ride at a time
Luggage
Comes out of the car at the end of each ride

One-way transfer

Best for
Airport, hotel or another city, from A to B
Price
Fixed price per trip, agreed when you book
Waiting
The driver drops you off and leaves
Stops
Straight to your destination
Luggage
Travels with you to your destination

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The people behind the wheel

Meet some of our drivers

Budapest locals who know the city, and the people who'll be waiting for you.

4.9on Trustpilot·Since 2014
Zoltán, Pickup Hungary driver in Budapest

Zoltán

Budapest, HU

Ricsi, Pickup Hungary driver in Budapest

Ricsi

Budapest, HU

Questions about hiring a driver

4 hours. You choose how many hours you need when you book.
An English-speaking driver is guaranteed with our Business class (Mercedes E-Class) and above. With Standard, Comfort and van bookings we can't guarantee it. If it matters to you, choose the E-Class.
Yes, that's what the hourly price is for. The car stays with you and you can stop as often as you like within the hours you booked.
Yes. Enter Budapest Airport as the pickup address when you book.
Yes. The first child seat is free and each extra seat is €5. Add them when you book.
Yes. The booking form has an end date for bookings over several days, or send us your plan and we'll price it.

Private driver by the hour

From €25/hour · 4-hour minimum