AMS: got a Mercedes S class with Maybach interior, arriving in J!
Maybe this had to do with the fact that we wanted to be dropped off 130KM away whilst the 'free' limit is 65KM. The excellent driver told me that they do lots of work outside the 65KM, even into Belgium and Germany. Totally unfazed about the distance, which answers the question I posed upthread.
All in all a bit of an expensive drive (€113 on my card), but totally worth it as the alternative was 3 trains and arriving late at my destination for €52 for the two of us.

Speaking of the S class, anyone got an update about the ones in Dubai. I hear there aren’t many, still lots of the old F cars in DXB still hanging around.

I regret to inform my San Diego bretheren that EK no longer provides complimentary CD to "selected ZIP codes in San Diego" to LAX - it's now 50 miles + 28.75 USD per 10 extra miles. :(

Guess I'll just rent a car.

Doesn’t EK provide CD at DPS ?

Availability is detailed on the website here:https://www.emirates.com/english/exp...auffeur-drive/

First time flying EK and booked this trip and service months ago. 2 days ago I received a confirmation and everything ok. Woke up this am and have an email in my inbox stating that I know owe 250.00 dollars. Not starting off good.

Where exactly are you located that would cause them to charge $250? You ask them to drive out to LAS? Or meet you on ZYZZX road on the 15? :)

Did they charge you to get the CD driver OUT to you? I decided to just pay the $145 I thought it might be to Temecula (extra 41 miles ~ 5 blocks of 10 miles * 28.75) since it's a pain to drop off a car at LAX, but if they're charging BOTH ways then that's out of control.

I do own a home in Las Vegas AND San Diego, where I'm waiting for the car service at this point. I booked the reservation for flights in October and at that point SAN was covered. I was just chatting with EK and they changed their policy in March. According to their terms, they don't HAVE to contact us with any changes, so I'm SOL. The gentleman suggested that I write into Customer Relations? As another caveat I am retired from an airline and would have made other arrangements. Just irritating that I get no notice. I took a screen shot of the comments he wrote where they recognized that it was covered at the time of booking but they have the right to change.

More data points to help you out - from the Wayback machine:

https://web.archive.org/web/20170529...auffeur-drive/

https://web.archive.org/web/20161020...33-3103670.pdf

@murtaza12

If you could please add STN ( Standsted Airport in the UK) to the list, as per the CD contractor ( Tristar) own words.

First Class- Mercedes S Class
Business Class- Mercedes E Class

First Class and Business Class passengers: within 50 driven miles of the airport.


Thanks

STN added.

Thanks for the update.

Emirates Chauffeur question?
 

Hello EK Flyertalkers!
Today I have myself an interesting dilemma involving the EK chauffeur service.
I am flying CMB-DXB-ORD-DXB-CMB in F but wish not to fly the DXB-CMB leg and instead use the chauffeur to reach my home in AUH,
Is this possible? Layover is 14.5 hours

That shouldn't be a problem. Just go to the chauffeur drive desk with your F boarding pass, and they'll sort a car out.