Hourly chauffeur service in Pasadena

Old Pasadena, the 22-block historic district around Colorado Boulevard, is where most Pasadena hourly days start or end. The district counts more than 7,500 parking spaces across garages, lots and meters, and runs a universal valet system, so dinner stops are easy for anyone driving in. With a chauffeur, you skip the garage entirely: drop-off at the restaurant door and a pickup at the corner when you are ready.

The district's Park and Walk garages, at 45 S. De Lacey Avenue, 171 N. Raymond Avenue and 33 E. Green Street, make useful meeting points if friends are joining by car. Playhouse Village, around the Pasadena Playhouse, and South Lake Avenue are about a mile east, so a dinner-and-theater evening fits a short block.

The Norton Simon Museum sits on Colorado Boulevard at the western edge of Old Pasadena, about half a mile from the district's center. The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, at 1151 Oxford Road just over the city line in San Marino, is about 3 miles southeast. Together they make a full cultural day, and an hourly booking means no parking search at either. Check each museum's hours and ticketing before you set the order of stops.

Museum stops are long, often two or three hours each, so the chauffeur waits with the vehicle nearby rather than at the entrance. Keep the phone number on your reservation reachable, send a short message as you head out, and use the live tracking link you receive before pickup to see where the car is.

The Rose Bowl Stadium sits in the Arroyo Seco about 2 miles from Old Pasadena. For major events such as stadium concerts, hourly service of typically 5 to 8 hours is strongly recommended over a one-way pickup, and for some events rideshare drop-offs move to Old Pasadena with a shuttle to the stadium. Read our Rose Bowl page before an event day.

The Rose Bowl Flea Market runs on the second Sunday of each month, rain or shine, with general admission from 9 a.m., and the next one falls on November 8, 2026. A flea market morning suits an hourly block, because purchases go straight into the vehicle instead of being carried back to a distant lot. Choose a Luxury SUV, with room for 6 bags, if you expect larger finds.

Pasadena closes major streets for big public events. On Sunday, November 15, 2026, CicLAvia Pasadena opens nearly 3 miles of streets to people instead of cars: Colorado Boulevard from Pasadena Avenue to Allen Avenue, and Raymond Avenue from Pacific Alley to East Dayton Street, are closed to cars from 7 a.m. to about 5 p.m., with crossings at selected major streets. Plan pickups north or south of Colorado Boulevard that day.

The Rose Parade follows Colorado Boulevard on New Year's Day, and January 1, 2027 is a Friday. Closures begin the night before and last into the afternoon, so see our Rose Parade page for times and drop-off planning. With an hourly booking, the chauffeur can drop you outside the closure and meet you again once the parade ends.

Hourly bookings start at a 3-hour minimum online. Add the time at each stop, the drive between them and a traffic buffer, then round up, since time past the booked hours is billed at the hourly rate of the vehicle booked. The sample day below pairs both museums with an early dinner in Old Pasadena.

• 10:00 a.m. pickup at a hotel in Old Pasadena
• 10:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Huntington, about 3 miles away
• 1:20 to 3:00 p.m. Norton Simon Museum, about 4 miles away
• 3:10 to 5:00 p.m. shops and an early dinner in Old Pasadena, about half a mile away
• 5:10 p.m. back at the hotel: 7 hours 10 minutes, so book 8

Hollywood Burbank Airport is the closest airport, about 16 miles west, usually 25 to 55 minutes depending on traffic, and LAX is about 28 miles, often 45 to 100 minutes because the route crosses Downtown. Downtown Los Angeles is about 10 miles away, so an evening at Walt Disney Concert Hall can be part of a Pasadena block. Caltech and Convention Center visits are covered on our Pasadena corporate page.

A Comfort Sedan or Executive Sedan carries up to 3 passengers and 3 bags for museum days and dinners. The Luxury SUV carries up to 7 passengers and 6 bags, and the Mercedes Sprinter Van up to 16 passengers and 18 bags for a visiting group or a wedding party.