The Independent Blacklane Alternative in Paris
An independent Paris company, Mercedes only, with a published price from CDG to any address in central Paris.
From €125
Choose PrivateDrive if your trips are in Paris and Île-de-France and you want an independent, founder-run company: €125 from CDG to any address in central Paris in a Mercedes E-Class, fixed at booking, with flight tracking, 60 minutes of waiting after landing and a chauffeur holding a name board. A real person answers within 15 minutes during the day. Choose Blacklane, part of Uber since its acquisition, if you need one account for chauffeurs in many cities around the world.
Get my journey quote →PrivateDrive offers airport and station transfers, hourly hire within Île-de-France, and dedicated excursions from Paris such as Versailles, Giverny, Champagne and the Loire. Longer journeys need their own itinerary and quote. Check both providers’ actual coverage, vehicle availability and conditions for your dates.
What changed when Blacklane joined Uber
Blacklane’s official partner information describes its acquisition by Uber as completed. For a traveller landing in Paris, the practical question is who answers when the flight changes: with PrivateDrive, it is the Paris team that books your chauffeur, by phone or WhatsApp.
A price you can read before you book
PrivateDrive publishes its airport prices: from CDG to central Paris, €125 in an E-Class, the same to every address in the city, €195 in an S-Class and €145 in a V-Class. Night, public-holiday and event supplements appear before payment, never afterwards, and the price is locked once you book. Put the same date and vehicle into a Blacklane quote and compare like for like.
Check the pickup and change conditions
Airport transfers include flight monitoring and 60 minutes of waiting from actual landing under the service policy. Follow the agreed public meeting point and notify the team about flight or arrival changes. Standard cancellation refunds are 100% more than 48 hours before pickup, 50% more than 24 hours and up to 48 hours, and 0% at 24 hours or less. Confirm luggage, child seats and any additional service in the quote.
Good to know before you book
- The price of your journey
- The price for your date, addresses, vehicle and options is shown before payment and stays locked once you book. Extra waiting or an added stop is charged only under the service policy.
- Arrival and waiting
- The included airport waiting allowance is 60 minutes from actual landing. Use the meeting instructions for your booking and contact the team if your flight or arrival changes. Additional waiting follows the service policy.
- Passengers and luggage
- E-Class and S-Class: up to 3 passengers and 2 large cases in the boot. V-Class: up to 7 passengers and 7 large cases. With more than 2 large cases, choose the V-Class. Child seats are requested when you book.
- Standard cancellation terms
- More than 48 hours before pickup: 100% refunded. More than 24 and up to 48 hours: 50%. 24 hours or less: non-refundable. Specific flight-cancellation and pack terms are explained in the service policy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, for journeys in Paris and Île-de-France. PrivateDrive drives Mercedes E-Class, S-Class and V-Class cars, charges a fixed €125 from CDG to any address in central Paris in E-Class, tracks your flight and includes 60 minutes of waiting after landing, with a chauffeur holding a name board. If you need chauffeurs in many countries under one account, Blacklane’s global network is the better fit.
Yes. Blacklane’s official partner information describes its acquisition by Uber as completed, and says no changes to partner agreements, policies or the partner app are planned for now. PrivateDrive is not part of any group: it is an independent Paris company run by its founders.
PrivateDrive publishes its prices on the site: from CDG to central Paris, €125 in E-Class (the same for every arrondissement), €195 in S-Class and €145 in V-Class. Supplements (night, public holidays, events) are shown before payment. Cancellation is fully refunded more than 48 hours before pickup, 50% between 48 and 24 hours, and not refunded within 24 hours. Blacklane quotes each journey in its app; compare the two for the same date and vehicle.
For Paris, mostly yes: airport and station transfers, hourly hire within Île-de-France, and day trips from Paris to Versailles, Giverny, Champagne and the Loire. Longer journeys get their own itinerary and quote. PrivateDrive does not run chauffeurs in other countries; for a trip across several cities abroad, a global network such as Blacklane covers more ground.
Yes. A real person on the PrivateDrive team answers by phone or WhatsApp, within 15 minutes during the day, before and during your journey. Give your booking reference: a change of time, route or extra hours is confirmed back to you before it applies.
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