FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions? We've got answers! Explore our FAQ section to find detailed information on our services, booking processes, and much more to help ensure a smooth and satisfying experience with Express Transfer.
We provide private airport transfers, city-to-city and hotel transfers, ski transfers, hourly chauffeur service, and transport for business, groups and events. Our standard service is centred on Zürich, with journeys starting or ending in Zürich City, Zürich Airport or the wider Zürich area where confirmed. Vehicle availability depends on your journey.
Book through our online booking system. To book a transfer:
- Enter your pickup location, destination, date and time.
- Compare the available vehicle classes, passenger and luggage limits, and prices; choose an option that fits your journey.
- Enter the requested contact details (name, phone and email), passenger and luggage details, and flight information if applicable. Review your journey, price and conditions before completing your booking.
You can book as a guest without creating an account. Online booking currently requires at least six hours' notice, and vehicle availability depends on your journey. For help, contact Express Transfer by phone, WhatsApp or email.
Your card is charged in full when you book.
Your chauffeur wears a suit and tie and speaks English and German. Additional language preferences can be requested and depend on the chauffeur available.
Our classes are Comfort Sedan, Business Sedan, Business Van and First Class. Compare the options available for your journey and check each one's passenger, suitcase and hand-luggage limits. Choose an option that fits your whole party and all luggage. Vehicle models are examples within the selected class; a particular model is not guaranteed. If your group or luggage exceeds the limits shown, contact us before booking.
Contact Express Transfer to request a change or cancellation. Changes to the date, time, route, class or passenger numbers depend on availability and a new quote. Corrections to contact details, flight numbers, instructions or luggage within your class limits have no administration fee.
If you request a change at least 24 hours before the confirmed pickup time and we accept it, any price increase is payable and any refundable decrease is returned to your original payment method, without an administration fee. Changes requested less than 24 hours before pickup are not guaranteed: the original amount for the affected journey remains non-refundable; if the change is accepted, only additional costs are charged and a lower fare does not produce a refund. Once a change is confirmed, the revised pickup time becomes the reference, but it does not restore an amount that has already become non-refundable.
Cancel at least 24 hours before the applicable confirmed pickup time for a full refund, except for any original amount made non-refundable by a late change. After such a change, only the additional amount paid for it can be refunded if you cancel at least 24 hours before the revised pickup. Cancellations less than 24 hours before the applicable pickup time and passenger no-shows receive no refund for the affected journey. A flight delay does not move the original cancellation deadline.
If a requested change cannot be accepted, your original booking remains active unless you explicitly cancel it. Payments already made are credited once, without double charging. Each affected leg of a return booking is treated separately.
Your chauffeur waits landside in the Arrivals Hall, after baggage reclaim and customs, with the passenger's name displayed on a tablet. Personal Meet & Greet and luggage assistance are included. If you cannot find your chauffeur, call Express Transfer or message us on WhatsApp with your booking details ready.
Provide the correct flight number and the arrival details requested in booking. We monitor the flight. If it is delayed, your pickup moves to the new landing time plus the same interval you originally allowed between scheduled landing and your booked pickup. If the flight arrives early, your chauffeur will try to arrive sooner when possible; otherwise, your booked pickup time remains the reference.
Airport pickup includes 60 minutes of waiting from your booked pickup time or the time adjusted for a delay, not directly from landing. A flight delay does not move the original 24-hour cancellation deadline.
We will try all available contact channels if you have not arrived. Extra waiting requires your response, request and agreement and costs CHF 20 for each started 15-minute interval. If you are absent and do not respond through any available channel by the end of the included waiting time, the journey is treated as a no-show and charged in full.
Our vehicles are cleaned, aired and disinfected before each journey. The cabin is strictly non-smoking at all times, including when no passengers are on board.

