Advice for getting to airport - taxi vs Uber

silvercar

nannytone_2 said:

You can use a taxi without a car seat for kids.
The only rule os that you must use one if it's provided 

Whether you can legally do so, doesn’t make it the safest option.

TELLIT01

annabanana82 said:

We had a prebooked taxi to the airport this year, it worked out cheaper than parking for one car at Bristol Airport, and we would have had to take 2 cars.

We generally fly from Birmingham and find that a pre-booked taxi costs little more than 2 weeks parking and petrol.  A 'No Brainer' for us.

elsmandino

Thanks so much, everyone - really appreciate all your input.

I think I am going to go with a specific airport transfer company, for the reasons mentioned above.

This website seems to get lots of good reviews, so shall give them a whirl:

Low Cost Airport Transfers | Airports Taxi Transfers

BMT1881

I’d definitely look at getting a proper airport transfer firm rather than relying on Uber – surge pricing can be nasty if it’s early morning or late at night. We’ve been caught out before. Some local companies will also bring a booster seat if you ask when booking.

I used comparetaxiprices.com last time to check a few different firms and it was handy to see the range before booking. Ended up cheaper than parking too.

Mark_d

elsmandino said:

Morning all.

I often leave my car at the airport, when we go on our annual holiday, but I have had a few car issues that have meant that I need to use some sort of taxi service, this year, for a return trip.

As a general rule, I would be grateful for any advice on whether Uber might be a sensible idea or whether I should use taxi services that specialise in airport runs.

The other thing, that might cause issues, is that I am travelling with a 9-year-old, so we would need a booster seat to be provided.

I do have an Uber account but I have only ever used it once, so I have no idea how expensive trips are, generally - my one use was expensive, but then it was for a New Year's eve party.

Any pointers would be much appreciated.

When I've needed to be at the airport at 6am I've used taxi rather than Uber because there's a risk of shortage of Uber drivers at that time (in my area).
Generally, rather than paying for expensive road transport, I pay extra to fly at a more reasonable time of day...making it practical for me to take the train to the airport

TELLIT01

Mark_d said:

Generally, rather than paying for expensive road transport, I pay extra to fly at a more reasonable time of day...making it practical for me to take the train to the airport

That's great if you can get flights at a more reasonable time.  Flights to where we are going on holiday are either early morning around 6am, or late afternoon which effectively loses a day of the holiday.  A late flight home often means having to vacate by midday and then kick our heels for several hours.  Not our idea of fun.

born_again

elsmandino said:

Morning all.

I often leave my car at the airport, when we go on our annual holiday, but I have had a few car issues that have meant that I need to use some sort of taxi service, this year, for a return trip.

As a general rule, I would be grateful for any advice on whether Uber might be a sensible idea or whether I should use taxi services that specialise in airport runs.

The other thing, that might cause issues, is that I am travelling with a 9-year-old, so we would need a booster seat to be provided.

I do have an Uber account but I have only ever used it once, so I have no idea how expensive trips are, generally - my one use was expensive, but then it was for a New Year's eve party.

Any pointers would be much appreciated.

What airport & distance are you talking about?

Any chance you could get a train or bus?

eskbanker

Those replying to OP might be well advised to look at the age of the posts - the thread was resuscitated today after more than a year by a new poster and OP hasn't been on since April....

beckstar1975

A better option for here is taxi to the local big train station which is then less than 20 mins in v frequent trains to airport. Could this be an option?

Tis both cheaper, more reliable and there's barely any difference at the other end for getting to security/baggage drop at the other end

born_again

eskbanker said:

Those replying to OP might be well advised to look at the age of the posts - the thread was resuscitated today after more than a year by a new poster and OP hasn't been on since April....

I wish this forum had a message saying "You are replying to a old thread" 🤦‍♀️