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An outstation driver costs a day rate plus the extras: food, a bed, extra hours and the way back. With your own driver, or one you hire for the trip on Sevetu (free to post and hire3), you agree a daily allowance on top of the rate before you leave. On DriveU, round trips run from 12 hours to 5 days, one-way trips from 4 to 18 hours, and extra time costs ₹60 an hour on a round trip or ₹99 on a one-way trip1. You give the driver food and a place to stay1. Rental companies that include a car usually add a daily driver allowance; one Bengaluru operator lists ₹400 a day2.
Your own driver, or one hired for the trip
Your monthly driver knows your car and your family. No driver of your own? Post an "Occasional" driver job on Sevetu for the trip dates: ID-verified drivers near you apply, you agree a trip rate in the app, and posting and hiring are free3. On a trip, his day gets longer and he's away from home, so agree four things before you leave:
- A daily allowance for the trip days, on top of salary.
- Food: meals with the family, or a fixed amount a day.
- A bed: a room or a dormitory bed. Not the back seat of the car.
- Driving hours: a long drive needs breaks and a stop before dark on unfamiliar roads.
Put it in your work agreement, so the next trip doesn't start with a negotiation. The agreement, line by line →
Driver apps: a driver for your car, outstation
DriveU sends a driver for your own car on outstation trips. Its rules, as published1:
- Length: one-way trips from 4 to 18 hours; round trips from 12 hours to 5 days.
- Round trip or one-way: round trips cost less, because on one-way trips the driver "has to make his travel arrangements to come back".
- Extra time: ₹60 an hour on a round trip; ₹99 an hour on a one-way trip, and for 4 to 12 hour one-way trips only after 12 hours.
- Food and stay: drivers "will need your support with food and accommodation".
- Cancelling: after the driver has set out, a cancellation fee may apply after a 5 minute grace period.
The app shows the fare for your route before you book. Screenshot it.
Rentals with a car and a driver
If you rent the car too, the price is usually per kilometre plus a daily driver allowance, often called bata. Tejas Travels in Bengaluru, for example, lists outstation fares from ₹13 a kilometre for a Swift Dzire and a driver allowance of ₹400 a day2. Ask whether tolls, state taxes, parking and the night allowance are included.
Before you set off
- Check the licence if it's a new driver. How to check a driver →
- Car papers, insurance and FASTag in order.
- Share the route and the night stop with someone at home.
- Keep receipts for fuel and tolls, and settle up the same day you get back.
Post a driver job for your trip, free →
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Questions people ask
It varies by operator. One Bengaluru rental company lists a driver allowance of ₹400 a day. For your own driver, agree an amount before the trip.
Yes, on outstation trips the customer usually provides food and accommodation. DriveU says so in its outstation rules.
The driver has to get himself back home, so one-way trips cost more than round trips.
He shouldn't have to. Arrange a room or a bed. A tired driver on the way back is the real risk.
Sources
- DriveU, Drivers for Outstation Trips: things to know before the trip, read 12 November 2026: one-way 4 to 18 hours; round trip 12 hours to 5 days; round trip "lower as compared to One-Way"; extra ₹60 per hour (round trip) and ₹99 per hour (one-way); drivers "will need your support with food and accommodation"; cancellation fee after a 5-minute grace period. driveu.in
- Tejas Travels, Swift Dzire car rent, Bangalore, read 12 November 2026: outstation from ₹13 per km for a Swift Dzire; "Driver allowance: Rs 400/day". tejastravels.com
- Sevetu, Pricing, read 10 November 2026: posting and hiring free; no commission. sevetu.com/pricing/
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Written by the Sevetu teamSevetu is a hiring marketplace for household work in India, operated by Fiel Private Limited. These guides come from the questions families and workers ask us. Nothing here is sponsored, and where a number has no defensible source we say so instead of inventing one. About Sevetu
