Find a driver in Bangalore near you
Find a trusted personal or household driver in Bengaluru — for daily commutes, school runs or full-time family driving. Review ID-verified profiles, chat safely, and agree salary and duties in a digital work agreement, with no commission.
Hiring a personal driver in Bangalore
Bengaluru traffic makes a dependable driver a genuine quality-of-life upgrade — for the daily office commute, reliable school pickups, or full-time family driving. Sevetu lets you hire verified personal and household drivers with an ID/KYC-verified profile, so you can review experience and licence details before you commit.
You provide the car; the driver drives it. Agree the salary, timings, fuel and outstation terms directly, and record them in a digital work agreement — no agent and no commission.
What kind of driver can you hire?
How to hire, in four honest steps
Post your driver job
Share the role, your locality in Bangalore, timings and budget. It takes about two minutes.
Review verified applicants
Compare experience, skills and ID verification at a glance — you always know who you are talking to.
Chat & agree on terms
Settle salary, hours, weekly off and duties over secure in-app chat. You decide the terms.
Sign a digital agreement
What you both agreed is recorded in a simple digital work agreement — clear for both sides.
How much does it cost?
A driver's salary in Bangalore depends on hours, whether it's part-time, full-time or live-in, and outstation needs. Typical market ranges:
Part-time / school-run
₹10,000 – ₹18,000 / month
A few fixed trips a day such as school pickup-drop or office commute.
Full-time driver
₹20,000 – ₹35,000 / month
Full-day driving for the family, six days a week.
Live-in driver
₹25,000 – ₹40,000 / month
Stays with the family and drives through the day; higher for long hours / outstation.
These are typical Bangalore market ranges, not Sevetu's prices. You agree the wage directly with the worker and it's recorded in your digital work agreement — Sevetu never takes a commission or cut of the salary. Posting a job and reviewing verified applicants is always free. See the full Bangalore domestic-help salary guide →.
What to check before you hire a driver in Bangalore
Check licence & experience
Review the driving licence, years of experience and the vehicle type they're used to — and take a test drive.
Define the schedule
Be clear on daily timings, school-run routes, weekly off and how outstation trips are paid.
Prefer verified profiles
Choose the Verified (KYC) badge where possible; it's an identity check, so verify the licence and drive with them first.
Agree fuel & expenses
Settle who pays for fuel, tolls and parking, and any outstation allowance, before you start.
Put terms in writing
Salary, timings, leave and notice go in the digital work agreement to keep things clear.
Sevetu vs an agency, a broker or a WhatsApp group
Most families in India find drivers one of four ways. They are not equivalent, and the differences show up in what you pay and what happens when something goes wrong.
| Route | What it costs you | Who you actually talk to | Is it verified? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sevetu | Nothing. You pay only the salary, direct to the driver | The driver themselves, in app chat | ID/KYC check with a Verified badge |
| Placement agency | Typically one month's salary as a placement fee, often repeated on replacement | An agent. You usually meet the driver on day one | Varies. Often claimed, rarely evidenced |
| Local broker / dalal | A cut of the salary, sometimes every month, sometimes from both sides | The broker, who controls the relationship | No |
| WhatsApp group / classifieds | Free | Whoever answers. Often a broker posing as the worker | No. No identity check at all |
The honest trade-off: an agency does the shortlisting for you and will usually send a replacement. On Sevetu you review profiles and interview yourself, which takes an hour or two — and in exchange nobody takes a cut, from you or from the driver.
What is different about hiring a driver in Bangalore
Traffic defines the job
An ORR commute that is 40 minutes at 7am is 90 at 9am. Agree the actual departure times, not just "morning and evening", or the arrangement fails in the first month.
Airport runs are their own thing
Kempegowda airport is 35–40km from most of the city. Whether airport runs are included, and at what rate, should be settled before the first trip, not at 4am.
Parking in apartment blocks
Many societies allocate one slot and restrict driver access to the basement or gate. Confirm where your driver waits, and whether they need a society pass.
Licence and RTO check
Ask to see the physical licence and check the category and expiry yourself. Bengaluru traffic enforcement is active and the fines follow the vehicle owner.
School runs are a distinct role
A school-run-only driver is a part-time job at part-time rates. Rolling it into a full-time role without saying so is the most common source of dispute.
Festival leave
Ugadi, Ayudha Puja and Deepavali are when staff most often travel home. If you depend on a daily commute, plan cover in advance.
Sevetu covers Whitefield, HSR Layout, Koramangala, Indiranagar, Jayanagar, JP Nagar, Marathahalli, Sarjapur Road, Electronic City, Bellandur, Hebbal, Yelahanka, Banashankari, Rajajinagar, BTM Layout, Kalyan Nagar and the rest of Bengaluru. See the Bangalore salary guide for current rates.
Why hire through Sevetu
ID-verified profiles
Every profile can carry a Verified badge from an identity (KYC) check — Aadhaar / government-ID — so you know who you are letting into your home. (It is an identity check, not a police background check.) How verification works →
Safe, in-app chat
Talk before you decide. Your phone number stays private and every conversation stays on record.
No commission, agreed in writing
You pay the worker directly — Sevetu never takes a cut. Salary, hours, weekly off, leave and notice are documented in a digital work agreement both sides accept.
Drivers across Bangalore
Sevetu is rolling out across Bengaluru, neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Post your job with your locality and verified drivers near you can apply — including Whitefield · HSR Layout · Koramangala · Indiranagar · Marathahalli · Sarjapur Road · Electronic City · Bellandur · JP Nagar · Jayanagar · BTM Layout · Hebbal · Yelahanka · Bannerghatta Road and more.
Frequently asked questions
As a rough guide, a part-time / school-run driver is around ₹10,000–₹18,000/month, a full-time driver ₹20,000–₹35,000, and a live-in driver ₹25,000–₹40,000. On Sevetu you agree the salary directly with the driver, with no commission.
Yes. Post your job with your area and verified drivers near you can apply — handy for consistent school runs and daily commutes across Bengaluru.
Drivers can be ID-verified with a Verified badge from an identity (KYC) check, and applicants list their driving experience and licence details for you to review over chat. It is an identity check, not a police or background check — please verify the licence and take a test drive yourself too.
No — you provide the vehicle; the driver drives your car. You agree fuel, timings and outstation terms directly in chat and in the work agreement.
Yes. Post a school pickup-drop or part-time job with your timings and route, and drivers who suit those hours can apply.
Post in minutes, review verified applicants, chat and take a test drive, then finalise with a digital work agreement.
There is no fee to compare. A placement agency typically charges one month's salary as a placement fee, and a local broker often takes a cut every month. Sevetu charges neither the household nor the worker anything — you pay only the agreed salary, directly. What you give up is the agency doing the shortlisting for you.
All of Bengaluru — Whitefield, HSR Layout, Koramangala, Indiranagar, Jayanagar, JP Nagar, Marathahalli, Sarjapur Road, Electronic City, Bellandur, Hebbal, Yelahanka, Banashankari, Rajajinagar, BTM Layout and Kalyan Nagar among others. Post your exact locality rather than just 'Bangalore' — you will get fewer applicants but far more who can realistically commute.
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