Chauffeur service in Stuttgart: STR airport transfers, Messe and car-industry visits

Who books a chauffeur in Stuttgart?

Stuttgart's visitors are unusually business-heavy. Engineers and purchasing teams arrive for supplier audits, dealers and fleet managers come for launches and plant tours, private buyers collect cars at the factory, and exhibitors fill the Messe for a week at a time. Each needs something slightly different: a punctual airport car, a vehicle that waits between two plants, or a van that moves a whole delegation. Book single cars online in about two minutes at /book/; roadshows and delegations are planned by a coordinator and confirmed in writing, and repeat visitors usually run through corporate accounts.

Stuttgart Airport (STR) pickups

Stuttgart Airport lies on the Filder plateau about 13 km south of the city centre, with four terminals (T1 to T4) in one continuous building. Your chauffeur waits at the airport's designated area for pre-booked cars and messages the exact point after landing. Meet and greet inside arrivals with a name board is an add-on; add-ons are only available in selected locations. Every flight is tracked, and included waiting is 60 minutes on international arrivals, 30 minutes on domestic flights and 15 minutes on other pickups.

The drive into town on the B27 usually takes 20 to 30 minutes, often longer at the Degerloch descent into the valley in the morning. The S-Bahn lines S2 and S3 reach the Hauptbahnhof in under half an hour for travellers with light bags. See the airport's website for terminal information. Long-haul passengers frequently land at Frankfurt Airport instead, about 200 km away, and book the drive south as a fixed-price intercity transfer.

Car-industry sites and visit times

Plant gates and visitor centres have their own security and parking rules, and most expect the visitor's name to be pre-registered. Give us the gate or building number and the host's name, and the chauffeur goes to the correct entrance rather than the public museum car park. A day that links Zuffenhausen in the morning, Sindelfingen at lunch and a supplier in the Rems valley suits the hourly chauffeur service, where the car stays with you. Automotive and manufacturing travel programmes are described on corporate travel for Fortune 500 teams.

Messe Stuttgart, opposite the airport

Messe Stuttgart sits directly across the A8 from the terminals, joined by a footbridge, which makes it one of Europe's few fairgrounds you can walk to from the gate. Exhibitors still need cars: from hotels in the city, from Sindelfingen or Esslingen, and for evening dinners. The CMT holiday fair is usually in January, LogiMAT intralogistics in March and Motek assembly technology in October, while AMB metalworking runs in September of even-numbered years. On busy fair days the A8 and the airport roads jam in the late afternoon, so agree a pickup hall and an exit in advance.

Getting around the Stuttgart basin

Central Stuttgart lies in a steep-sided valley, and most traffic funnels through a few arteries: the B14 through the centre, the B27 south to the airport, the B10 along the Neckar and the Pragsattel junction to the north. Rush hours are long. The area around the Hauptbahnhof remains a large construction site for the Stuttgart 21 rail project, and road layouts nearby change from time to time, so the chauffeur may name a pickup point on a side street. Germany drives on the right.

Umweltzone Stuttgart

The whole city of Stuttgart is a low-emission zone. Cars need the green emissions sticker to drive inside it, and this applies to foreign-registered vehicles as well. Stuttgart's earlier diesel driving restrictions were lifted in 2024, but the green-sticker requirement remains in force. The area also experiences smog-alert days in winter, when authorities encourage people to use public transport.

Districts and hotels

Business stays centre on the Königstraße and Schlossplatz area, the Europaviertel behind the station with the Milaneo mall and the city library, and the Airport City on the Filder plateau. Many teams working at Sindelfingen stay in Böblingen, near the V8 Hotel at the Motorworld. Hotels travellers often name include the Steigenberger Graf Zeppelin opposite the Hauptbahnhof, Le Méridien Stuttgart by the Schlossgarten, and the Mövenpick Hotel at the airport.

Stuttgart festivals and venues by season

• April to May: the Frühlingsfest on the Cannstatter Wasen.
• Late September to early October: the Cannstatter Volksfest, when Bad Cannstatt roads and the B14 fill every evening.
• Late November to 23 December: the Christmas market around the Schillerplatz and the Old Palace.
• All year: VfB Stuttgart matches at the MHPArena and concerts at the Porsche-Arena and Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, all in the NeckarPark next to the Mercedes-Benz Museum.

See Stuttgart tourism for dates. Stadium nights are handled like other event transportation: the car waits away from the gridlock.

Intercity routes from Stuttgart

Nearby pages: Munich, Frankfurt, Baden-Baden and Zurich.

Entering Germany via Stuttgart: EES and ETIAS

Flights from London, Istanbul and other non-Schengen airports pass passport control at STR. Non-EU travellers register fingerprints and a photograph under the EU Entry/Exit System, which has been fully operational since 10 April 2026. ETIAS, the travel authorisation for visa-exempt visitors, has not launched yet; watch the EU travel portal for the date.

What is included and how cancellation works

The fixed fare includes chauffeur, fuel, flight tracking and the included waiting, and child seats are free on request. Cancellation is free more than 72 hours ahead, then 10% at 72 hours or less, 50% at 48 hours or less and 100% at 24 hours or less or on a no-show. See the fleet for vehicles, rates for planning ranges and the Germany page for other cities.

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