Guides and practical advice
Useful things we get asked on the phone every week, written down properly: how early to leave for the airport, what the drop-off charges mean, whether the train beats a car to London, and what happens to your booking when a flight is late.
How far is Bath from Bristol? Distance, driving time and every way to get there
Thirteen miles on paper, and anywhere between fifteen minutes and an hour in practice. Here is what each way of getting there actually involves.
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Why pre-booking a taxi beats trying your luck
Booking at six for a car at eleven costs the same as booking at eleven — except that at eleven there may not be a car.
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Bristol Airport drop-off, pick-up and parking: what it costs you in money and time
The cheapest way to leave a car at Bristol Airport is usually not to leave a car at Bristol Airport. Here is the arithmetic.
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How early should you leave for Bristol Airport?
Work backwards from the gate, not forwards from your front door. The arithmetic is simple and almost nobody does it.
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Bristol to London: taxi or train?
The train wins more often than a taxi firm is supposed to admit. Here is exactly when it does not.
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Travelling with children by taxi: car seats, luggage and keeping everyone sane
The single most useful thing you can do is tell us your children's ages when you book. Everything else follows from that.
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Your flight is delayed. What happens to your taxi?
If you gave us the flight number, the answer is: nothing, and you do not need to do anything. Here is why, and what to do if you did not.
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