Chauffeur in Stuttgart: Airport, Messe and Plant Visits by the Hour

A chauffeur in Stuttgart is a professional driver with an executive car, booked ahead at a fixed price, for Stuttgart Airport pickups, Messe Stuttgart, plant and supplier visits, and journeys across southern Germany. SilverDrive provides screened English-speaking chauffeurs, flight tracking on airport pickups and its own fleet, from the Mercedes-Benz S-Class to the V-Class for visiting teams.

Business in Stuttgart rarely happens in the city centre. The region builds cars and the components inside them, so a typical visit means a plant in Sindelfingen, a supplier in the Neckar valley and an evening flight from STR, with hills and roadworks in between. Booked as separate taxis, that day is four handovers. Booked as one chauffeur by the hour, it is one car, one driver and one price agreed before you land.

What you can book with a chauffeur in Stuttgart

SilverDrive offers four ways to use a chauffeur in Stuttgart, each quoted as one fixed price.

• Airport transfers. STR to your hotel, office, plant or the Messe, timed to your actual landing. See airport transfers.
• Business chauffeur days. Management meetings, audits, customer visits and dinners, with a chauffeur briefed in advance. See business chauffeur.
• Hourly hire. One car and one chauffeur for a half day, a full day or a week of site visits. See hourly chauffeur hire.
• City-to-city journeys. Stuttgart to Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich or Amsterdam on a single booking.

Stuttgart Airport and Messe Stuttgart

Stuttgart Airport (STR) is about 13 kilometres south of the centre, a 20 to 30 minute drive in normal traffic. Messe Stuttgart stands directly beside the airport, so a terminal to exhibition hall transfer takes only minutes.

Your chauffeur meets you in the arrivals area with a name board, takes the luggage and walks you to the car. We track the flight, so the pickup follows the real landing time and delays do not become waiting charges. Flight information is on the official Stuttgart Airport website.

During trade fairs at Messe Stuttgart, many exhibitors stay near the fairground rather than in the city. A V-Class on hourly hire keeps a stand team, its cases and the evening client dinner in one schedule.

Plant visits, suppliers and the wider region

The core of chauffeur work in Stuttgart is the site visit, and it is best booked by the hour.

The automotive sites

Mercedes-Benz has its home in Untertürkheim and a large plant in Sindelfingen; Porsche is based in Zuffenhausen; Bosch is headquartered in Gerlingen. Suppliers spread out across Baden-Württemberg from there. A day touching two or three of these locations involves real distances and visitor procedures at every gate.

Why hourly hire works here

Site visits overrun in a predictable way: the tour ends, then the conversation in the lobby begins. With hourly hire the chauffeur waits, your coat and case stay in the car, and the next appointment is already routed. Separate transfers mean a new booking and a new wait at every gate.

Culture and evenings

The Liederhalle hosts concerts and congresses in the city centre, the Staatsoper Stuttgart and the Stuttgart Ballet perform at the opera house in the Oberer Schlossgarten, and Ludwigsburg’s baroque palace sits just north of the city. The Mercedes-Benz Museum and the Porsche Museum are on opposite sides of town, an easy pair in one afternoon with a car waiting.

Routes and drive times from Stuttgart

These approximate drive times assume normal traffic.

Those distances put several business centres within a morning’s drive, so a southern German itinerary can run on the road with one operator. Our Journal covers the other ends of those routes in chauffeur service in Frankfurt and chauffeur service in Zurich.

Choosing the right car

Choose by passengers, luggage and the visit. In the home town of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, an immaculate car is noticed. The full range is on our fleet page.

• Mercedes-Benz S-Class or BMW i7: executive transfers and a working rear seat for up to three passengers.
• Mercedes-Maybach S-Class: board members and VIP guests.
• Mercedes-Benz E-Class: a discreet saloon for straightforward runs.
• Mercedes-Benz EQS or EQV: fully electric, for low-emission travel policies.
• Mercedes-Benz V-Class: audit teams, delegations and stand crews.
• Mercedes Sprinter VIP or Setra coach: larger groups and event shuttles.

Stuttgart operates an Umweltzone. Every SilverDrive vehicle complies, so the badge and the zone boundary are our concern, not yours.

How booking works

Booking takes one exchange, and the price is fixed from that point.

1. Send the date, pickup point, sites or destination, passenger count and flight number via Book now or the SilverDrive app.
2. We confirm the vehicle and one fixed price.
3. Your chauffeur tracks the flight, receives the itinerary and is waiting when you arrive.

For background on driving in the Kessel, the city’s low-emission rules and local timings, read our Journal guide to chauffeur service in Stuttgart and the wider overview of chauffeur service in Germany.

Why book SilverDrive as your chauffeur in Stuttgart

SilverDrive was founded in Amsterdam by Joshua Faerber and works across the Netherlands and Europe on the same terms everywhere. We own our fleet rather than brokering other operators’ cars, fix the price at booking, screen our English-speaking chauffeurs and include flight tracking on airport pickups, 24/7. For Stuttgart that means one accountable operator for the airport, the fair and every plant gate in between. Other destinations are on our cities page.

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to hire a chauffeur-driven car in Stuttgart?

It depends on the vehicle, the distance and whether you book a single transfer or hourly hire. SilverDrive quotes one fixed price at booking for the whole job, whether that is an airport run or a day of supplier visits, and the price does not change for traffic or a delayed flight.

What is the best way to get around in Stuttgart?

Inside the centre, the S-Bahn and Stadtbahn work well. Business travel here usually means plants, suppliers and offices spread across the region, from Sindelfingen to Zuffenhausen and the Neckar valley, where a car with a chauffeur on hourly hire saves time and connections.

Which car companies are in Stuttgart?

Mercedes-Benz and Porsche both have their headquarters in Stuttgart, with the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Untertürkheim and the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen. Bosch is headquartered nearby in Gerlingen, and a large supplier base spreads across Baden-Württemberg, which is why so many visits here are plant and supplier visits.

How far is Stuttgart Airport from the city centre?

Stuttgart Airport is about 13 kilometres south of the centre, typically 20 to 30 minutes by road. Messe Stuttgart sits directly beside the airport, so trade-fair transfers from the terminal take only a few minutes.

Book your chauffeur in Stuttgart

Send us the flight number and the sites you need to reach, and you receive one fixed price, a confirmed car and a chauffeur in Stuttgart who has routed the day before it begins. Book your Stuttgart chauffeur online or in the SilverDrive app.