Courtside at Roland Garros, Exactly on Time
Chauffeur-driven transport for the French Open at Porte d'Auteuil: your car timed to the order of play, the chauffeur on standby for the night session, and the drop-off agreed to the shortest walk to the gate.
The DBS EXPERIENCE Standard
A Roland Garros chauffeur service is private, chauffeur-driven transport for the fortnight of the French Open at Stade Roland-Garros, Porte d'Auteuil. It carries guests, corporate hospitality groups, sponsors' principals and players between their hotels and the courts, timed to the order of play and held for the night sessions that run late on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Because the streets around the ground are closed and controlled during the tournament, the value is in the detail: the approved drop-off point, the chauffeur on standby rather than a fixed pickup hour, and one operations contact holding the plan across the two weeks. The result is a day given over to the tennis, with the journey to and from the courts handled quietly around it.
What this is
Chauffeur-driven transport for Roland Garros in Mercedes-Benz vehicles, between the hotels and Porte d'Auteuil, timed to the sessions across the fortnight.
What you get
A car timed to the order of play, a chauffeur on standby for late finishes, an agreed drop-off near the gate, and one contact for the whole tournament.
What to do next
Send your dates, your sessions and your guest numbers, and receive a plan with the vehicles, the timings and one named contact, usually within the working day.
Why you can trust it
Founded in 2009, 25,000+ journeys, 98.9% on-time, Transport Licence No. EVTC075180190, issued by the French Ministry of Transport, rated 4.9/5 across 82 verified reviews.
Who we serve
For Those Who Bring Guests to the French Open
A day at Roland Garros is easy to enjoy and hard to organise: a controlled site at Porte d'Auteuil, sessions that overrun, and guests who expect to think about the tennis and nothing else. We carry them to the courts and home again, timed to the play and held for the late finish, arranged directly with a private guest or through the people who host at the tournament. We work most closely with four profiles.
Corporate Hospitality & Sponsors
A ground partner for the guests in your boxes and suites, with cars and vans timed to each session, an agreed drop-off near the gate, and one contact holding the plan across the fortnight, so your hospitality programme reaches its seats without a gap.
Destination Management Companies
A reliable local partner for a client visiting Paris for the tournament: airport arrivals met, multilingual chauffeurs, hotel-to-court transfers and evening plans, with consistent standards and white-label discretion that reduce your operational risk.
Five-Star Hotels & Concierges
A brand-aligned partner for guests staying at the hotel during Roland Garros, with cars on request timed to the sessions, chauffeurs who present as the hotel would wish, and returns held for the late finish, so the concierge offers the tennis as part of the stay.
Family Offices & Private Guests
Discreet, considered arrangements for a family or a principal at the French Open, with confidentiality held as a matter of course, NDAs on request, a chauffeur on standby for the night session, and quiet coordination with security where needed.
From the arrival in Paris to the last point of the night session, every journey around the tournament is below, timed to the play and coordinated from one contact. Roland Garros is one date in a long Paris season, and the same team looks after the rest of it. For the wider programme see our events chauffeur service and our sporting events transport.
Hotel to Porte d'Auteuil
Your car timed to the session, taking the cleanest approach to Porte d'Auteuil and setting you down at the agreed point for the shortest walk to the gate.
Hospitality & Sponsor Groups
Cars and vans for the guests in your boxes and suites, staged and timed so a group reaches its seats together, with one contact holding the transfers.
Night-Session Standby
The chauffeur on standby near the ground for the evening matches on Court Philippe-Chatrier, at the agreed point as you leave, however late the finish.
Airport & Station Arrivals
Guests met at Charles de Gaulle, Orly, Le Bourget and the Paris stations and brought to their hotels, with help for luggage and a chauffeur who waits for a delayed flight.
Chauffeur by the Day
A car and chauffeur at your disposal across the day or the fortnight, for the courts, lunch, meetings and the evening, without rebooking each leg. See our chauffeur by the hour.
Players & Principal Guests
Discreet transport for players, sponsors' principals and public figures, coordinated quietly with your team and, where needed, with security, from the hotel to the courts and back.
The DBS Difference
What a Day at Roland Garros Asks For
The tennis is the easy part. The challenge is a controlled site, a schedule that will not hold still, and guests who should never feel any of it. We know the approaches to Porte d'Auteuil, plan the car around the play rather than the clock, and keep the chauffeur close for the late finish, so the day runs on your terms.
Porte d'Auteuil Knowledge
Chauffeurs who know the approved drop-off and pickup points and the day's closures around the ground, so you set down close to the gate and leave without a search for the car.
Timed to the Play
The car planned around the order of play and the session, not a fixed hour, so you arrive unhurried and are never waiting on a schedule that has already moved.
Held for the Late Finish
The chauffeur on standby for the night session, following the match through our desk, so a five-set evening ends with a waiting car rather than a search for one.
Groups Kept Together
Cars and vans staged for hospitality and sponsor guests, so a box or a suite reaches its seats together and leaves together, with one contact across the fortnight.
Discretion for Principals
Confidentiality as a matter of course, NDAs on request, and quiet coordination with security, so players and public figures move to and from the courts unremarked.
One Contact, Around the Clock
A single operations contact holding your sessions and vehicles across the two weeks, with a 24/7 desk answering within the hour for any change on the day.
The fleet
A fleet of 25-plus vehicles, kept immaculate and renewed regularly, from a sedan for a couple to a mini-coach for a hospitality group. We match the vehicles to your numbers and your sessions, and fares are confirmed in advance.
Executive Sedan
Mercedes-Benz Classe E
Up to 3 passengers · 3 cases. A discreet, efficient choice for individual and business arrivals.
Group & Family
Mercedes-Benz V-Class XL
Up to 7 passengers · generous luggage. Space for families and small teams with substantial cases.
Luxury Flagship
Mercedes-Benz S-Class LWB
Up to 3 passengers · 3 cases. Long-wheelbase comfort for executives stepping off a TGV or Eurostar.
Luxury SUV
Range Rover Vogue Autobiography LWB
Up to 3 passengers · ample luggage. Commanding presence with elevated comfort.
VIP Van
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Minibus 19
Up to 19 passengers. The workhorse of the conference shuttles and site-to-site delegate transfers.
Luxury Executive Minibus
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Mini-coach 28
Up to 28 passengers. The larger group transfers carried together in a single vehicle.
How It Works
From First Session to Last Point, in Four Steps
Share Your Sessions
Tell us your dates, your sessions and your guest numbers. We advise on the vehicles, the timings and the drop-off, and hold capacity for the fortnight.
We Plan the Day
We plan each car around the order of play, agree the approved drop-off and meeting point, and brief the chauffeur on the day's closures around Porte d'Auteuil.
We Run the Session
You are set down close to the gate, and the chauffeur stays on standby for the finish, following the match through our desk, so the car is there as you leave.
Across the Fortnight
One contact holds your sessions across the two weeks, adjusting for extra guests or a change of plan, so each day of the tournament runs the same way.
In practice
How DBS EXPERIENCE Works in Real Life
A Sponsor's Hospitality Box
A brand hosts guests in a hospitality suite across three days of the tournament. We stage a Sprinter and two sedans timed to each session, set the group down at the agreed point near the gate, and hold the vehicles for the finish, with one contact holding the plan so the host looks after the guests, not the cars.
A Couple and a Night Session
A hotel guest asks for an evening on Court Philippe-Chatrier. We bring them from the hotel timed to the session, set them down close to the gate, and keep the chauffeur on standby nearby. The match runs to five sets and finishes late; the car is at the agreed point as they leave, and they are back at the hotel without a wait.
An International Guest for the Final Weekend
A DMC arranges the final weekend for a client flying into Paris. We meet the arrival at Charles de Gaulle, place a chauffeur by the day across the weekend, run the transfers to Porte d'Auteuil for the semi-finals and final, and handle the evenings, so a guest who does not know the city moves through the weekend at ease.
Authority
In Summary
DBS EXPERIENCE is a Paris-based private chauffeur service founded in 2009, providing chauffeur-driven transport for Roland Garros at Porte d'Auteuil, carrying guests, hospitality groups, sponsors and players between their hotels and the courts, timed to the order of play and held for the night sessions. From its base at 320 rue Saint-Honoré, it runs 25-plus vehicles and 30-plus bilingual chauffeurs, 24/7, with 98.9% punctuality over 25,000-plus journeys.
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À chaque arrivée de nos dirigeants à Paris, le chauffeur est déjà là quand ils passent la douane. Les vols bougent, la prise en charge ne bouge jamais. Cela retire la seule variable que nous ne maîtrisons pas.
Assistante de direction · Client corporate international
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you arrange a chauffeur during the tournament at short notice?
Yes. The two weeks of Roland Garros are among the busiest in the Paris calendar, and we hold capacity for them. With 25-plus vehicles, 30-plus chauffeurs and a 24/7 desk answering within the hour, we arrange a car for a single session or for the fortnight, and add a vehicle for extra guests or a change of plan on the day without unsettling the rest of your schedule.
Where does the chauffeur drop off and collect near the stadium, and how do you handle the access restrictions?
Roland Garros sits at Porte d'Auteuil on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne, and the streets around it are managed closely during the tournament, with rolling closures and controlled access. We know the approved drop-off and pickup points, brief the chauffeur on the day's arrangements, and agree a clear meeting spot with you in advance, so you step from the car to the gate with the shortest possible walk and the car is waiting in the right place when you leave.
Is transport for players and high-profile guests kept confidential?
Yes. Names, schedules and journeys are held in confidence, our chauffeurs work to a confidentiality standard as a matter of course, and we sign non-disclosure agreements on request. For players, sponsors' principal guests and public figures, we coordinate quietly with your team and, where needed, with security, so the journey to and from the courts draws no attention.
Do you offer electric or hybrid vehicles for Roland Garros transport?
Yes. Hybrid and electric options are available on request within our fleet of 25-plus vehicles, where the routes allow, so a day at Roland Garros can be arranged with a lighter footprint while keeping an executive standard for every guest across the session.
Matches run late and finishing times are unpredictable. How do you manage the night sessions?
This is the heart of a Roland Garros day. The order of play shifts and the night session on Court Philippe-Chatrier can finish well after the scheduled time, so we do not tie your car to a fixed hour. The chauffeur stays on standby near the ground, follows the match through our operations desk, and is at the agreed point as you leave, however late the last point is played. You watch the tennis to the finish and step straight into a waiting car.
Send Your Sessions, Receive a Plan for the Fortnight
Share your dates, your sessions and your guest numbers, and our team returns a plan with the vehicles, the timings and one operations contact for the tournament. For the wider season, see our events chauffeur service and our sporting events transport.