How hourly chauffeur service works
An hourly chauffeur arrangement provides a dedicated vehicle and driver assigned exclusively to the client for a confirmed block of time. The minimum engagement is four hours. Within that window, the client moves on their own schedule — the vehicle and driver remain available throughout, without fixed routes, pre-set departure points or the need to re-book between movements.
This differs from a point-to-point transfer in one fundamental way: the vehicle does not leave after the first drop-off. It waits, repositions as needed and is ready for the next movement whenever the client requires it. For a business day in Zurich that includes an airport arrival, two meetings in the financial district, a hotel return and a dinner engagement in the evening, a single hourly arrangement covers the entire programme without requiring five separate bookings.
For clients who need a dedicated vehicle and driver for hourly or full-day use, Swiss Top Transfer's private driver service provides direct online booking with fixed hourly pricing confirmed before the day begins.
Multi-day arrangements — structure across a full visit
For principals and executives visiting Switzerland across multiple days, a multi-day chauffeur arrangement assigns the same vehicle and driver for the full duration of the stay. The driver learns the client's preferences — communication style, preferred routing, timing habits, hotel access protocols — across the first half-day. By day two, the coordination overhead for the PA or assistant managing the programme drops to near zero.
Multi-day arrangements are particularly effective for visits that combine different movement types across the same stay — an airport arrival on day one, business meetings in Zurich city centre on days two and three, an alpine transfer to St. Moritz or Davos on day four, and a departure from a different point than the original arrival. The same directly managed structure covers each leg without handoff to a separate provider at any stage.
For visits that include event transport — corporate dinners, private functions, conference arrivals — Swiss Top Transfer's events car service provides coordinated vehicle and driver management for multi-guest programmes running alongside the principal's individual schedule.
Repositioning — what is included and what is not charged
A question that arises regularly in multi-day arrangements is repositioning. When a principal stays in Davos for ten days on an hourly arrangement, the vehicle and driver are based at the destination for the duration. The return positioning — driving back to Zurich base at the end of the engagement — is not charged as an additional transfer. The pricing covers the operational period, not the logistics required to deliver or retrieve the vehicle.
The same applies to intermediate repositioning during a multi-day programme. If the principal's schedule requires the vehicle to hold at a location while they attend a private meeting, then reposition to a different pickup point, that movement is part of the arrangement — not billed separately. The client's schedule drives the vehicle's movements. The billing reflects the time committed, not the kilometres covered in between.
WEF and high-density event periods
Hourly and multi-day arrangements become especially relevant during concentrated event periods — most notably WEF in Davos, where the combination of restricted access zones, extended travel times and back-to-back delegate schedules makes point-to-point transfers impractical as the primary transport model.
During WEF, a delegate whose programme runs across five days benefits from a vehicle and driver assigned for the full forum period. The driver learns the access routes, the security checkpoint behaviour, the hotel departure timing and the Congress Centre approach that works on each specific day of the event. This accumulated knowledge across the programme period is not replicable with a series of individual transfers arranged separately each morning.
For full detail on how ground transport is structured during WEF — including timing adjustments, security zone access and vehicle selection by passenger profile — see our operational notes on movement preparation during WEF. For direct booking of WEF chauffeur service, Swiss Top Transfer's dedicated Davos chauffeur service provides confirmed vehicle assignment for the forum period.
Business visits — the typical multi-day structure
For an international executive visiting Zurich for a three to five day business programme, the multi-day chauffeur arrangement typically runs as follows. The driver meets the principal at the airport on arrival — coordinated as part of the executive arrival sequence — and the vehicle remains assigned from that point. Morning departures from the hotel are confirmed the evening before. Timing is built around the day's first confirmed appointment, with buffer for any adjustments that emerge.
Throughout the day, the driver remains on standby between movements — positioned close to the current location, monitoring the schedule for changes and ready to depart when the client is. If a meeting overruns, the vehicle waits. If the next appointment moves, the driver adjusts without requiring the PA to manage the coordination manually.
At the end of each day, the following morning's programme is confirmed — departure time, first destination and any known schedule changes. This daily briefing cycle keeps the arrangement responsive without requiring continuous communication from the client or their assistant.
Alpine stays — ski resorts and mountain destinations
Multi-day chauffeur arrangements work particularly well for alpine stays — visits to St. Moritz, Davos, Zermatt, Verbier or other mountain destinations where a principal may be in residence for several days and require transport across multiple different use cases during that period.
An alpine stay typically involves an initial transfer from Zurich Airport or city centre to the resort, followed by a combination of daily movements — to ski lifts, private dining, spa facilities, neighbouring resorts or business appointments that arise during what is nominally a leisure visit. A dedicated vehicle and driver for the full stay eliminates the need to arrange each of these movements separately through a local provider who is unfamiliar with the principal's preferences and standards.
For stays in destinations such as St. Moritz or Davos, the vehicle is based at the resort for the duration. No repositioning fees apply for the days between arrival and departure.
Partner briefing — what we need to structure the arrangement
For concierge teams and personal assistants arranging a multi-day chauffeur programme, the briefing structure is straightforward. We need the arrival details — flight number, landing time, terminal or FBO — to structure the first movement. We need the programme outline — number of days, primary base location, known destinations and any fixed appointments — to assign the right vehicle and driver. And we need a direct contact for the principal or their assistant for in-programme coordination.
Everything else is managed by our operations team. Vehicle assignment, driver briefing, daily timing confirmation and schedule adjustments are handled without requiring the partner to manage the operational detail. A single brief at the start of the programme is sufficient — the rest follows from our structured operational approach.