Landing in Hyderabad? Settle the car before you board
Most international arrivals into Hyderabad are headed for the same part of town — Gachibowli, the Financial District, HITEC City — for the same reason: work. Which makes the airport ride a Monday-morning-meeting problem, not a holiday problem, and the thing you want from it is predictability.
Shoffr's answer is a pre-booked BYD e6 electric SUV with a full-time chauffeur, at a fare fixed in rupees before you fly and paid on your international card. Share your flight number and we track it; add a placard meet-and-greet and your chauffeur is waiting at the arrivals exit with your name, no local SIM required.
How an arrival pickup works
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Book before you fly
Sign in with your own phone number — international numbers receive the one-time password — and book in a few minutes. The fare is fixed in rupees at booking and paid on an international card.
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Add your flight number
We track the flight. For an international arrival, set your pickup 45 minutes after landing — that is the buffer that comfortably covers immigration and the baggage belt at RGIA.
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Land and clear immigration at your own pace
15 minutes of free waiting is included past your booked pickup time, and because we are watching the flight, a late landing does not strand you.
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Meet your chauffeur
With meet-and-greet, your chauffeur is at the arrivals exit holding a placard with your name. Otherwise, your chauffeur's name, number and car registration are shared before pickup, and the car meets you at Point D, just past the Uber bay.
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Ride into the city on a settled fare
Nothing to negotiate, nothing to pay in cash. The fare was fixed before you flew; only tolls are extra on applicable routes.
What it costs
Airport pickups into Hyderabad start from ₹1,550 depending on where you are going, and every fare on this site comes out of Shoffr's own pricing engine rather than an estimate. There is no surge and no night charge, so the fare is the same at 2am as at 2pm. See fares and drive times by locality.
Why international travellers pre-book Shoffr
The fare is settled before you fly
You book at a fixed fare in rupees. There is no surge pricing, no night charge and nothing to negotiate on the kerb at 2am. Only tolls are payable separately on applicable routes.
Pre-booked means committed
Shoffr is not an on-demand app. When you book, a car and a full-time chauffeur are committed to your arrival — there is no waiting in a pickup zone while drivers accept and cancel.
Dashcams and GPS in every car
Every car in the fleet carries a dashcam and GPS. Your trip can be followed on a live tracking link that you can send to family at home before you even land.
Chauffeurs paid for care, not volume
Our chauffeurs are full-time and are trained and incentivised on guest care and safe driving, not on the number of rides they squeeze into a shift.
The same car every time
A BYD e6 — a quiet, Innova-sized electric SUV that seats 4 adults and takes 4 large suitcases. If you are landing off a long-haul flight with long-haul luggage, it fits.
Your flight is tracked
Share your flight number when you book and we follow it. Every airport pickup includes 15 minutes of free waiting past your booked time, and we can often wait longer if it does not affect the next guest.
Paying from abroad
International cards are accepted
Pay with your usual international credit or debit card. You do not need UPI, an Indian wallet or Indian cash to ride with Shoffr.
You can sign up with your own number
The booking sign-in works with international phone numbers — the one-time password reaches a +1 or +44 number the same way it reaches a +91 one.
The price you see is in rupees, and it is final
The fare is fixed at booking and does not change with the hour you land. As a rough guide, ₹1,000 is about US$11, €10 or £9. (Approximate, August 2026.)
Arriving at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD)
One terminal, which keeps things simple
Rajiv Gandhi International is a single-terminal airport — there is no terminal confusion to have. Shoffr pickups are from Point D, just past the Uber bay; your chauffeur guides you there after landing, or meets you at the arrivals exit with a placard if you add meet-and-greet.
If you are headed west, the drive is unusually predictable
The route to Gachibowli, the Financial District, Kokapet and Kondapur runs almost entirely on the Outer Ring Road — grade-separated, no signals, with two- and three-wheelers banned from it. Drive times to the west side vary by only a few minutes across the whole day, which is rare for an Indian airport run.
An electric fleet with no range asterisk
There is a fast-charging hub at Shamshabad next to the airport with more than a hundred charging points, plus a charger inside the airport car park. Your car leaves for the pickup charged; the hub is what lets us run an all-electric airport fleet without ever asking you to wait.
Data, without the arrival scramble
The free airport Wi-Fi is unlocked with an SMS code, which is awkward with no roaming — information desks can issue access codes to international passengers instead. An eSIM bought before you fly avoids all of this. None of it is required to find your Shoffr: the placard meet-and-greet depends on nothing.
Your options at HYD, honestly
Prepaid taxi counter
- Fixed fare, which is its genuine virtue — you pay at a counter, usually in cash, and hand the slip to the driver.
- You queue at the counter after a long flight, and the fleet is a mix of basic sedans and hatchbacks of varying condition.
- Workable, but you queue at the counter after immigration and the fleet is basic — and RGIA is 30-odd kilometres from most of where you are likely going.
Uber / Ola
- Often the cheapest option off-peak, and perfectly serviceable when it works.
- You need mobile data the moment you land, fares surge at night and in rain, and drivers can cancel while you stand in the pickup zone with your bags.
- The Uber bay at RGIA is right next to our Point D pickup, so you can compare the two queues in person: one has your name on a car already.
Shoffr
- Booked before you fly at a fixed fare, on an international card, with your flight tracked and a chauffeur-driven electric SUV committed to your arrival.
- At RGIA the car meets you at Point D, just past the Uber bay — or your chauffeur meets you at the arrivals exit with a placard if you add meet-and-greet.
- Costs more than an app cab. That is the honest trade: you are paying for the certainty, the car and the chauffeur, not for a cheaper ride.
Frequently asked questions
Where exactly will the car be at Hyderabad airport?
At Point D, just past the Uber bay. Your chauffeur contacts you after landing and brings the car to Point D — or, with the meet-and-greet add-on, waits at the arrivals exit with a placard and walks you to it.
Can I book without an Indian phone number?
Yes. Sign in with your own number, country code and all — the one-time password arrives on international numbers the same way it does on Indian ones, and the rest of the booking is identical.
Can I pay with an international credit card?
Yes. International credit and debit cards are accepted, and the fare is fixed in rupees when you book. You do not need UPI, an Indian wallet or cash.
Can someone meet me with a name board?
Yes. Add the meet-and-greet service for a small fee while booking, and your chauffeur waits at the arrivals exit holding a placard with your name, then walks you to the car. If you would rather not depend on data, roaming or airport Wi-Fi, this is the zero-dependency option.
How do I find my car if I have no Indian SIM?
Three ways. Add the placard meet-and-greet and your chauffeur finds you. Or connect at the airport — your chauffeur's name, number and car registration are shared before pickup, and Shoffr support is on WhatsApp. Or sort a SIM: an eSIM bought before you fly starts working the moment you land, and the counters in the arrivals hall work too, though they need your passport and some patience.
What happens if my flight is delayed?
Share your flight number when you book and we track it. 15 minutes of free waiting is included past your booked pickup time, and we can often wait longer when it does not affect the next guest. For international arrivals we recommend setting your pickup 45 minutes after landing, to cover immigration and baggage.
Is it safe to take a cab from the airport at night?
A pre-booked Shoffr is built for exactly that arrival. The car and chauffeur are assigned before you land, every car carries a dashcam and GPS, the trip can be shared on a live tracking link, and the fare was fixed when you booked — so there is nothing to negotiate and nobody to find at the kerb in the middle of the night.
Will the chauffeur speak English?
Our chauffeurs handle international arrivals every day and manage the essentials of a pickup in English. More importantly, nothing about the pickup depends on conversation: the meeting point, car registration and chauffeur details are confirmed in writing before you land, and Shoffr support is a WhatsApp message away in English throughout.
Which car will I get?
A BYD e6 — a quiet, Innova-sized electric SUV that seats 4 adults with 4 large suitcases. Same car every time, so you know what is arriving.
More questions? See the full FAQ or WhatsApp us any time.
Staying a while?
Shoffr runs more than airport pickups in Hyderabad — city rides, hourly rentals and outstation trips in the same cars with the same chauffeur standard. Start from the Hyderabad page, or see outstation trips from Hyderabad.