Auckland Chauffeur Service
AKL Arrivals, Wine Country and North Island Touring
Arrival, the Harbour and the First Days of Your Trip
Most flights into Auckland are long. Twelve hours from Los Angeles, fourteen from Singapore, seventeen from London if you are unlucky. You step off the plane already tired, and the next thing you are supposed to do is learn to drive on the left in someone else's rental car. That is a bad first decision. A chauffeur waiting at AKL is the version of the trip where the day actually works.
AKL sits south of the city, about thirty minutes from the CBD on a quiet motorway and closer to an hour during peak. After fourteen hours in seat 34B, you do not want to be the one operating someone else's seatbelts. You want the front door of your hotel to appear. That is the entire job description.
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60 Min Free Waiting
We give complementary waiting time, 60 min at airports and 15 min at other locations.
24/7 Customer Service
Our support team is available day and night to answer queries instantly and arrange bookings without delay.
Zero Delays
We reach on time, we drive with a plan to ensure you have no delays in your journey.
Flight Monitoring
Enjoy hassle-free journeys with our real time flight tracking.
Luggage Assistance
Your chauffeur will happily assist with luggage and provide a trolley if requested.
Meet & Greet
Black-suited and well-behaved chauffeur with a tablet displaying your name and our logo.
Waiheke, Hobbiton and North Island Touring
Waiheke Island is a forty-minute ferry from the CBD, and the vineyards on its eastern slopes produce some of the best Syrah outside the Rhône. A chauffeur picks you up off the ferry at Matiatia, drives a circuit through the wineries, and returns you to the wharf before the last boat back. The same routine works for Matakana to the north or Kumeu to the west, neither of which has any meaningful public transport.
Beyond the wine, Auckland is where most North Island road trips start. Hobbiton is two and a half hours south. Rotorua's geothermal pools are three. The Bay of Islands and the Waitangi Treaty Grounds are about three and a half hours north. Booking a driver for a day or a week makes those routes a proper sit-back-and-enjoy experience, not someone in the front seat trying to remember which side of the road the traffic is meant to be on.
Discover Auckland
A short list of places guests in Auckland ask us to drive them to most often, useful when you are deciding what to do with the first few days after a long flight.
Top Restaurants
- Depot Eatery - Wynyard Quarter
- Sidart - Ponsonby
- The French Cafe - City Centre
- Cassia - City Centre
- Prego - Parnell
Top Hotels
- Park Hyatt Auckland - Viaduct Harbour
- Sofitel Auckland Viaduct Harbour
- Cordis, Auckland - City Centre
- QT Auckland - City Centre
- The Hotel Britomart - Britomart
Top Attractions
- Sky Tower - City Centre
- Auckland Museum - Domain
- Waiheke Island - Waiheke Island
- Mount Eden - Mount Eden
- Viaduct Harbour - Viaduct Harbour
Nearest Airports
- Auckland Airport (AKL)
- Hamilton International Airport (HLZ)
- Rotorua Airport (ROT)
Driven Cars
First Class
Mercedes-Benz S-Class / BMW 7 Series
Electric BMW 750e / i7
Class Meets Comfort. Redefine Your Journey
Business Class
Mercedes-Benz E-Class / BMW 5 Series
Business Van
Mercedes-Benz V-Class / Ford Tourneo
Luxury SUV
Range Rover Autobiography (Extended Wheelbase)
Elite Class
Rolls Royce Phantom
Luxury Imperial Class
Mercedes Benz V J Class
Luggage Van
Carry upto 30 bags
Client Feedback
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Our experience with Imperial Ride UK was nothing short of exceptional, a true expression of modern chauffeur-driven elegance. From the very first moment the BMW...
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I had an amazing experience with imperial ride from Essex to Glasgow with stefan, he went out his way for myself and for my kids...
Adi Karisik
Great company - used them several times and just amazing experience.
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