2025 Edition: Best Credit Cards for Airport Limo Rides

Enjoy the convenience of seamless airport transfers by spending on a credit card with airport limo benefits. Here's the full list, and how to unlock the perk.

Complimentary airport limo ridesย offer cardholders the convenience of being picked up or dropped off for their flight,ย not to mention a little ego boost when they see a sign with their name on it!

Unfortunately, due to rising operating costs, banks have been tightening the terms of this benefit. In recent years, we’ve seen increases to the minimum spend, reductions in the number of ride entitlements, and increases in the cost of add-ons like child seats, midnight surcharges and additional stops.

In this post, weโ€™ll explore the credit cards that still include airport limo benefits, the eligibility requirements and entitlements, andโ€”most importantlyโ€”the terms and conditions you need to know.

๐Ÿš— Best Credit Cards for Airport Limo Rides

Summary: Credit cards with airport limo rides

The following credit cards offer complimentary airport limo rides.ย 

Card Qualifying Spend
Cap
Income Req. โ‰ฅS$30K
UOB PRVI Miles AMEX
(T&C)
S$1K (FCY) per quarter for 2 rides 2 per quarter
SG
Booking
Book at Maxicab.sg 2 days prior to departure
Income Req. โ‰ฅS$120K
UOB Lady’s Solitaire Metal Card
(T&C)
None 1 per year
SG Overseas
Booking
Register at travelwithus.mastercard.com and book at least 48h in advance
HSBC Visa Infinite
(T&C)
S$2K per month for 1 ride
First 2 [Regular] or 4 [Premier] per year are free
24 per year
Includes free rides
SG
Booking
Book via Ten Concierge website at least 24h in advanceย 

Maybank Visa Infinite
(T&C)
S$3K per month for 1 ride 8 per year
SG
Booking
Call Maybank Cards Priority Customer Service at least 72h in advance
OCBC VOYAGE
(T&C)
S$12K per quarter for 2 rides
2 per quarter
SG
Booking
Book via STACK, orย call 6593 9999 at least 48h in advance

Citi Prestige
(T&C)
S$12K per quarter for 2 rides 2 per quarter
SG
Booking
Book via Citi Prestige Digital Concierge on Citi Mobile app at least 48h in advance
StanChart Beyond Card
(T&C)
None 2 per year*
Priority Banking & Priority Private only
SG Overseas
Booking
Book via Teleport.sg at least 48h in advance
*StanChart advertises 10 rides per year for Priority Private Beyond Cardholders. However, this figure already includes the 8 rides that Priority Private customers normally enjoy, without having to hold the Beyond Card.

In addition to these, there are also a handful of ultra-premium credit cards which offer an airport limo benefit. I’ll address these at the end, because their benefits are โ€” surprisingly โ€” a lot more restrictive, usually requiring the purchase of a First or Business Class ticket.ย 

The key points of difference among the various cards are:

  • spending requirements
  • whether rides are valid for pick-up, drop-off, or both
  • whether rides are valid in Singapore, overseas, or both
  • ride validity

We’ll look at each of these in turn.

Spending requirements

๐Ÿš– Limo Entitlement: Spending Requirement
Card Min. Spend Unlocks
StanChart Beyond Card No min. spend required, 2 free rides offered per calendar year
UOB Lady’s Solitaire Metal Card No min. spend required, 1 free ride offered per calendar year
UOB PRVI Miles AMEX S$1K FCY per quarter*
2 rides
HSBC Visa Infinite S$2K per month^
1 ride
Maybank Visa Infinite S$3K per month 1 ride
OCBC VOYAGE S$12K per quarter
2 rides
Citi Prestige S$12K per quarter 2 rides
*Excluding online transactions
^First 2/4 free for regular/HSBC Premier customers

There are three cards which award airport limo rides without requiring any minimum spend.

  • HSBC Visa Infinite:ย 2 (regular) or 4 (HSBC Premier) free rides per calendar year, with additional rides unlockable through spend
  • StanChart Beyond Card: 2 free rides per calendar year
  • UOB Lady’s Solitaire Metal Card: 1 free ride per calendar year

Other cards require cardholders to meet a certain minimum spend to unlock either one ride or two.

Surprisingly, despite its entry-level positioning, the UOB PRVI Miles AMEX has the lowest spending requirement of all: just S$1,000 in foreign currency (excluding online transactions) will unlock two rides. That’s significantly more generous than the rest of the pack, with the Citi Prestige and OCBC VOYAGE requiring a whopping S$12,000 spend per quarter!

Each bank will have their own definition of qualifying spend, but in general, it refers to transactions that are not on the rewards exclusions list.ย 

โ“ Qualifying Spend: Important Notes

For Citi Prestige Cardholders, spending on Citi PayAll will count towards the minimum spend requirement for the limo, provided the admin fee is paid.

Also, Citi is unique in the sense that they will include non-rewards-earning transactions like insurance premiums, hospitals, education and charitable donations in the computation of qualifying spend, though you still won’t earn any rewards points for it. Refer to this article for more information.

For UOB PRVI Miles AMEX Cardholders,ย do note that spending must be in foreign currency, excluding card-not-present transactions. In other words, buying things online or over the phone won’t count

All eligible spending is calculated based on posting date, not transaction date. Take care if you’re making any significant spend towards the end of the period, because merchants may take 2-3 days to post transactions (e.g. a transaction made on 30 January may only post on 1 February).

Finally, do note that with the Citi Prestige and UOB PRVI Miles AMEX, you can ride first, spend later. That’s because these two cards award limo rides on a reimbursement basis. Your card will first be charged for the amount of the ride, and should you meet the minimum spend requirement in that quarter, a statement credit will follow.ย 

Pick-up vs drop-off

๐Ÿš– Limo Entitlement: Pick-up vs Drop-off
Card To/From Airport
StanChart Beyond Card To/From Airport
UOB Lady’s Solitaire Metal Card To/From Airport
UOB PRVI Miles AMEX To Airport
HSBC Visa Infinite To Airport
Maybank Visa Infinite To/From Airport
OCBC VOYAGE To/From Airport
Citi Prestige To/From Airport

Some credit cards only allow rides to be used for drop-offs, while others allow them for pick-ups as well.ย 

This is a subtle but important difference:

  • Airport pickups are generally more costly to provide because the driver needs to budget time for flight delays, immigration, and baggage collection
  • Airport drop-offs are more straightforward- if you don’t show up beyond a certain time, your ride leaves without you

Ideally you’ll want your free limo rides to be redeemable for trips both to and from the airport, which all cards allow except the HSBC Visa Infinite and UOB PRVI Miles AMEX.

Special mention to the OCBC VOYAGE which covers not just Changi Airport, but also the following checkpoints:

  • Seletar Airport
  • Marina Bay Cruise Centre
  • Singapore Cruise Centre
  • Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal
  • Queen Street Bus Terminal
  • Woodlands Checkpoint
  • Tuas Checkpoint

Singapore vs overseas

๐Ÿš– Limo Entitlement: Singapore vs Overseas
Card Singapore/Overseas
StanChart Beyond Card SG or Overseas
UOB Lady’s Solitaire Metal Card SG or Overseas
UOB PRVI Miles AMEX SG only
HSBC Visa Infinite SG only
Maybank Visa Infinite SG only
OCBC VOYAGE SG only
Citi Prestige SG only

Most credit cards limit airport limo rides to Singapore, but others let you utilise rides overseas

The UOB Lady’s Solitaire Metal Card’s single limo ride can be used either in Singapore or other supported cities.

The StanChart Beyond Cardย allows you to utilise limo rides overseas, but the catch is that depending on city, a single ride may use multiple entitlements. For example, a trip from Tokyo Narita airport to the Hilton Tokyo requires a whoppingย fourย ride utilisations!

Ride validity

๐Ÿš– Limo Entitlement: Ride Validity
Card Validity of Rides
StanChart Beyond Card Rides must be used within calendar year
UOB Lady’s Solitaire Metal Card Ride must be used within calendar year
UOB PRVI Miles AMEX Rides must be used within the same calendar quarter in which the min. spend is met (i.e. you can ride first, meet the min. spend later)
HSBC Visa Infinite Rides to be utilised in the month after min. spend was met
Maybank Visa Infinite Rides to be utilised in the month after the min. spending is met
OCBC VOYAGE Rides valid for three months from date of awarding
Citi Prestige Rides must be booked within the same calendar quarter in which the min. spend is met (i.e. you can ride first, meet the min. spend later)

Once you’ve unlocked your limo rides, they’re valid for a certain period. Be sure to use them before they expire!

The limo rides with the longest validity periods come from the cards with no spending requirements, such as the StanChart Beyond and UOB Lady’s Solitaire Metal Card.ย These rides simply need to be utilised within the same calendar year in which they were awarded.

Do note that with the Citi Prestige, all that’s required is that you book the limo rides by the end of the calendar quarter in which the minimum spend is met. The actual utilisation can be for any future date.

For example,ย on 3 May 2025 I charge S$12,000 in qualifying spend to my Citi Prestige Card. This earns me two complimentary limo rides, which I must bookย by 30 June 2025. The actual utilisation date can be beyond 30 June 2025.

Other important terms

Below I’ve compiled some other points you should take note of, such asย the advance notice required, charges for late night service, maximum passengers permissible and the grace period before additional waiting charges apply.

Citi Prestige

Citi Prestige
Adv. Booking 48 hours
Late Night Fee Will be reimbursed, if any
Max Pax. 3 (Sedan and First Class)
4 (People Carrier)
Grace Period 15 minutes (to airport)
60 minutes (from airport)
Changes & Cancellation
  • S$10 for amendments made within 24 hoursย 
  • Any change or cancellation <24 hours will be taken as 1 usage
Other Charges
  • Child or baby seat: S$27

HSBC Visa Infinite

HSBC Visa Infinite
Adv. Booking 24 hours
Late Night Fee
(12 a.m to 5.59 a.m)
S$13.20
Max Pax. 3
Grace Period 15 mins
S$11 per 15-min block after. Auto cancel at 45 mins
Changes & Cancellation
  • S$11 for changes or cancellation made within 1 hour of pick-up
  • S$72 for cancellations made less than 30 minutes before pick-up
Other Fees
  • S$11 extra stop surcharge (deviation <1km)
  • S$22 extra stop surcharge (deviation 1-2km)
  • S$66 extra stop surcharge (deviation >2km)

Maybank Visa Infinite

Maybank Visa Infinite
Adv. Booking 72 hours
Late Night Fee Not mentioned
Max Pax. Not mentioned
Grace Period 30 mins
Changes & Cancellation
  • S$90 for cancellations with <24 hours notice

OCBC VOYAGE

OCBC VOYAGE
Adv. Booking 48 hours
Late Night Fee
None
Max Pax. Sedan: 3
MPV: 4 (no upgrade charge)
Grace Period 15 mins
S$10 per 15-min block after. Auto cancel at 45 mins
Changes & Cancellation S$80 for cancellations with <48 hours notice
Other Charges
  • Extra stop (within 5 km): 2,000 VOYAGE Miles or S$20

StanChart Beyond Card

StanChart Beyond Card
Adv. Booking 48 hours
Late Night Fee
(12 a.m to 6.59 a.m)
S$12 (SG)
(S$40 (Overseas)
Max Pax. 3
Grace Period 15 mins
S$11 per 15-min block after. Auto cancel at 45 mins
Changes & Cancellation
  • S$11 for changes or cancellation made within 1 hour of pick-up
  • S$72 for cancellations made less than 30 minutes before pick-up
Other Fees
  • S$11 extra stop surcharge (deviation <1km)
  • S$22 extra stop surcharge (deviation 1-2km)
  • S$66 extra stop surcharge (deviation >2km)

UOB PRVI Miles AMEX

UOB PRVI Miles AMEX
Adv. Booking 2 days
+S$10 otherwise
Late Night Fee
(11.30 p.m to 6.30 a.m)
S$10
Max Pax. 4
+S$10 for 6-seater
+S$20 for 9-seater
Grace Period 15 mins
S$10 per 15-min block after. Auto cancel at 30 mins
Changes & Cancellation
  • Can change or cancel up to 6 p.m one day before pickup
  • Changes after 6 p.m one day before pickup: S$10
  • Cancellations made on departure day: S$45
Other Fees
  • S$10 surcharge for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, Lunar New Year Eve and Lunar New Year Day

What about the $500K cards?

You might be wondering why none of the so-called $500K cards have been mentioned yet. Leaving aside how niche the appeal is, their airport limo benefits are surprisinglyย more restrictiveย than cheaper cards!ย 

For example, the Citi ULTIMA only awards a one-way limo transfer if you purchase a First or Business Class ticket using the credit card, while the UOB Reserve requires a dining or travel reservation to be made via the concierge.

Card Limo Benefit Remarks
amex centurionAMEX Centurion Purchase First or Business Class ticket via Centurion Concierge Round-trip transfer within Singapore, and on arrival at selected airports overseas
Citi ULTIMA Purchase First or Business Class ticket with card One-way transfer in Singapore or overseas
DCS Imperium No min. spend required Capped at 4x local rides and 1x overseas ride per calendar year
DBS Insignia
N/A*
UOB Reserve Make dining, cruise, staycation or flight booking via UOB Travel Concierge Capped at 4X uses per year
*The DBS Insignia does not offer any airport limo benefit that I’m aware of, but if you get the card by virtue of being an Treasures Private Client then you may enjoy free airport transfers

The only S$500K card with easy limo rides is the DCS Imperium, which offers four local and one overseas ride per calendar year without any minimum spend. However, this card is otherwise massively underwhelming, given its S$3,584 annual fee.

Alternative airport limo benefit

While slightly different from the ones above, both the KrisFlyer UOB Credit Card and Maybank Privilege Horizon Visa Signature (not to be confused with the Maybank Horizon Visa Signature) offer cardmembers Grab codes valid for rides to and from the airport.ย 

Maybank’s is slightly better because it’s a guaranteed benefit, unlike the KrisFlyer UOB one which is subject to a monthly redemption cap.

Card Offer Remarks
KrisFlyer UOB Credit Card 2x S$15 Grab codes
  • Redeem once per half yearly (i.e. Jan to Jun, Jul to Dec)
  • Code: KFUOBCC
  • Limited to 1,000 redemptions per month
Maybank Privilege Horizon Visa Signature 2x S$20 Grab codes
  • SMS GRBPHVS <Space> Name <Space> DOB in DDMMYYYY format to 79898

Conclusion

The airport limo benefit isn’t as common as it was in the past, but there’s still a few cards out there offering this perk.ย 

In my opinion, the card with the “best” limo benefit still remains the UOB PRVI Miles AMEX. The annual fee can be waived, and the spending requirement is the lowest of all.ย 

Is an airport limo benefit still useful to you?

Aaron Wong
Aaron Wong
Aaron founded The Milelion to help people travel better for less and impress chiobu. He was 50% successful.

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Somebody

Good work as always Aaron. This benefit is so meh after the dilution(s) over the past few years. I am not even sure it is worth optimising for any longer. It at least made tangential sense in the pre-COVID era for family travel with kids and tons of baggage on return to Singapore. I don’t think such trips will happen frequently in 2022, if at all.

I wouldn’t judge a card if it got rid of this in favour of more lounge visits or higher 4 mpd monthly / statement limit.

mongoose

I hope the bank is not reading this, but I kind of like to think of the citi limo benefit as either “defraying” my AF, or reducing my CPM if I buy thru payall.

kopi lim

Wish I was a woman so I could sign up for the Lady’s Solitaire. On top of all their benefits the womens’ cards work with the UOB One account too. How is that not being sexist when they’re the only miles cards which are eligible for bonus interest on the savings accounts?

lim kopi

you might as well complain why bars have ladies’ night…

Kopi lim

Thatโ€™s to attract hopefully attractive female patrons and not dinobus in so that hamsups like you and me are drawn in as well.

What is the argument for limiting this card to women only? Honestly asking. And can I get one if I identify as female now that this is trending .

asprino

well for what’s worth ladies’ night is banned in some other jurisdictions (e.g. California and the UK)…..

Qing

Maybank privilege Horizon Visa signature also got two S$20 Grab ride promo code every year

doubledragon

i may have missed it.
but do you want to include the number to SMS in your article?

Gina

I would like to point out the OCBC Voyage Limo doesn’t work as well as before. In the past, they have a webpage for you to request for it. This webpage doesn’t work anymore. If you try to call their Voyage hotline, nobody picks up (I tried 3 times and waited about an hour before giving up). The only way I managed to use it, is to call OCBC General Line, and left a message for them to assist.

Jackson W.

To add to the above, they cancelled my limo three times numerous times.. There was once they cancelled and route me to another driver 30 mins before my pick up time.

Jeremy

Noob question from someone who has never taken one before, what are the actual cars used for Changi airport limo rides? Are we talking actual stretch limousines here or just a Mercedes/Toyota Alphard?

Kelvin

As you mentioned in one of your replies above, limo rides really aren’t what they used to be. The main point of it was to save time as queues for cabs at Changi were really long before ride-hailing apps came. Now it’s just basically a Grab Premium, which costs $30-$40 for a nice ride to town (sometimes even less).

Mongoose

Aaron, Fwiw, Data point- for citi prestige, limo from airport, I was promised 60 min grace period from the actual landing time. When I asked over the call, there also appears to be some sort of c/f within quarters in the same CY so I think you can theoretically hoard over each quarter and ride limo 8x in Q4.

mongoose

Oh dang. IIRC I called in 3Q2022 about c/f of limo rides. Thanks – I didn’t even realise the T&C was changed. Am out of town, but when I’m back in SG I’ll call to check, and let you know if I hear different.
But the 60 min grace period is almost certainly current info – this was mid-Jan 2023.
Thanks Aaron!

snake

The grace period is different depending on which way the limo is going. It’s 60 minutes from airport and 15 minutes to airport. This is to accomodate potential delays in landing, collecting baggage, immigration, etc.

noob

the OCBC Premier Private Voyage gives you unlimited rides back and fro from your registered address to Changi Airport. Even if you don’t fly, you go to Jewel in style..

Not sure if they’ve updated to include other drop off points like cruise and bus terminals, of if they’ve nerfed this benefit.

TS77

I’ve got the HSBC Visa Infinite card, to be honest the limo rides work well, I’ve never had an issue with them being late nor not having availability. I’ve never had a Mercedes pick me up, usually the Toyota Alphard or a Nissan people carrier.

Bob

I noticed the updated T&Cs for Citi Prestige valid from July 1 2023 list a Mini-Van (8 pax + 8 suitcases) as a vehicle option, however upon attempting to book it, it turns out this is in reality not an option after all. Not that it was already booked, but the service provider does not provide this option at all. Confirmed via phone by the Citi Card team and concierge despite being listed in the T&Cs.

https://www.citibank.com.sg/prestige/terms-benefits.html
“Travel”, item 16.

Jojo

Thanks for posting the Grab Codes! Missed it out when looking at the benefits

noob

out of the maybe 100 limo rides over the years, I’ve only had the driver hold up my name once.

Nowadays, it’s like grab ride, they don’t even offer to help with your bags to the car. You meet them at the pick up area. Doesn’t really matter for me, but can see how if you had lots of bags, or kids or if you’re aged you would want some help…

Citi Prestige

For Citi Prestige I think it should be that ride bookings must be made at the same calendar quarter as the minimum spending is met, but actual ride can happen in the future.

Andy

HSBC Visa Infinite is showing as closed to new applications on the website – any idea why and for how long this will last?