CAR RENTAL AND DRIVER SERVICE IN INDIA

WHY SHOULD YOU USE CAR RENTAL WITH A DRIVER IN INDIA?

While India has an amazingly connected railway system, getting train tickets and boarding trains on crowded Indian platforms can be a chaotic and stressful experience. Having a car with driver eases the hassle immensely.
Having a car with a driver gives you immense flexibility. Leave a city at the time you like and make as many unscheduled stops en route as you want.
If you have a chatty driver it will be a great cultural experience. Drivers usually come from a lower middle-class background and learn English while working with travellers. Speaking to them might lead to you to unexpected but incredible and unique experiences that you can’t find on the well-worn path.
The cost of hiring a car and driver in India is relatively affordable, and you get the comfort of a nice car and chauffeur. The convenience of being entirely at your disposal paired with the local knowledge of the driver makes touring in India a worthwhile cost.

A ballpark estimate of the daily rate for hiring a car with driver in India without taxes would be:

INR 4,500 per day for a Sedan four-seater (up to 3 adults + driver comfortably)
For a bigger six-seating MUV segment car, like a Toyota Innova, it’s INR 5,500 per day (fits comfortably 4 adults + 1 child + driver)
Minivans will be INR 8,000 (up to 8 adults + driver, can also find variants for up to 10 or 12 adults)

We highly recommended that you tip your driver at the end of the tour.

Car rental prices can vary from company to company and region to region, the prices given here are an approximation.
The rates are calculated considering you use the car to drive you from between destinations within a region (longer driving distances). Rates for car hire for internal sightseeing within a city would be cheaper.
Here’s a good overview of cost of travelling in India.