Thirteen seat van
Rent a Toyota Hiace Grand Cabin in Lahore with a Driver
The vehicle almost every group trip in Pakistan actually happens in. Not exciting, completely right.
A Toyota Hiace Grand Cabin with a driver costs PKR 13,000 for a 12 hour day in Lahore. Overtime is PKR 2,000 an hour, fuel is added at cost, there is no kilometre limit and no deposit. It seats thirteen with real luggage space behind the last row, and it handles the northern roads that a coach cannot.
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- Daily rate, 12 hours
- PKR 13,000
- Overtime / hour
- PKR 2,000
- Seats
- 13 seats
- Gearbox
- Manual
What a Hiace Grand Cabin day costs
| Vehicle | Daily rate | Duty hours | Overtime per hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Hiace Grand CabinVan, 13 seats, Manual | 13,000 | 12 hours | 2,000 |
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Overtime on this vehicle is PKR 2,000 an hour. Group bookings are the ones most likely to run long, so it is the number worth agreeing before the day rather than at the end of it.
What you are actually getting
The workhorse of group travel
Almost every group trip in Pakistan that is not a full coach happens in one of these. It is not exciting and it is completely right.
What it is right for
- A family of nine to thirteen. One vehicle, one driver, one fare, instead of two cars and a convoy problem.
- Airport arrivals for an extended family. Thirteen people and the luggage that comes with a month long visit.
- The northern areas. The Hiace does the Karakoram Highway and the Kaghan valley regularly, and it goes places a Coaster cannot.
- A baraat, for guests. Behind the couple's car, this is what the rest of the party travels in.
- Multi day tours. Quoted by the day plus the PKR 2,000 a night driver allowance, with the whole figure written down before you leave Lahore.
What it is wrong for
- Four people. You are paying for nine empty seats. Take a sedan.
- Tight old city streets. It is long, and it feels long.
- A formal arrival. It is a van, and everyone can tell.
Above twenty two people, the Coaster Saloon. Below nine, the APV is usually the better buy.
What applies to this booking
| Charge | Our position | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel | Billed separately | Added at cost on hire inside Lahore, against the fuel actually used. Already inside the out-of-city route fares and the airport fares below. |
| Kilometre limit | None inside Lahore | No cap on any vehicle and no charge per kilometre. You are buying the fuel, so metering the distance as well would bill you twice for the same journey. What bounds the day is the 12 hour duty period, not an odometer. |
| Tolls and parking | Billed separately | Parking and the Lahore Ring Road toll are added at cost. Motorway tolls on out-of-city routes are already in the route fare. |
| Driver allowance in Lahore | PKR 500 per day | One meal for the driver on a full day inside the city, or PKR 500 in place of it. Quoted with the booking rather than asked for on the day. |
| Driver allowance out of city | PKR 2,000 per night | Food and overnight stay when a trip keeps the driver away from Lahore overnight. Quoted before you leave, never settled at the end. |
| Tax | Inside the quoted rate | Any tax that applies is already in the figure you are quoted. Nothing is added on top afterwards. |
| Security deposit | None | A copy of your CNIC, or a passport or NICOP copy if you are visiting. No cash and no original documents are held, because our driver stays with the vehicle. |
| Airport waiting | 60 minutes free, then PKR 500 per hour | Free waiting from the moment your flight lands. We watch the flight number, so a delay is our problem before it is yours. |
| Cancellation | Free above 24 hours | Cancel more than 24 hours before pickup at no charge. Inside 24 hours, half of the first day is retained. One policy, stated once. |
| Payment | On completion | Nothing is taken to hold a booking. You settle at the end of the hire, against the figures agreed at the start. |
| Delivery in Lahore | Free | The car comes to your address anywhere in the city at the hour agreed. Delivery is never a separate line. |
Questions
Asked before booking
How much is a Hiace Grand Cabin per day in Lahore?
PKR 13,000 for a 12 hour duty day with a driver, delivered free. Overtime is PKR 2,000 an hour.
How many people fit in a Hiace Grand Cabin?
Thirteen, with real luggage space behind the last row. For a group larger than that, the Coaster Saloon seats twenty two.
Can the Hiace go to Naran, Hunza or Skardu?
Yes, and it does those roads regularly. Northern trips are quoted by the day plus the PKR 2,000 a night driver allowance, with fuel and tolls at cost and the whole figure agreed before you leave Lahore.
Is there roof luggage capacity?
A roof carrier can be arranged for a tour. Tell us when you book rather than on the morning, because it has to be fitted.
Hiace or Coaster for a wedding?
Under thirteen guests, the Hiace. Above that the Coaster at PKR 16,000 seats twenty two and works out cheaper per person than two vans.
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