Eight miles inand a month when the city changes

It depends far more on your destination than on distance. Edinburgh (EDI), Glasgow (GLA) are the main options, and the drive times differ enough that the cheapest ticket is often not the cheapest arrival. The table above sets out distance and typical drive time for each, and every airport has its own page with terminal detail and pickup arrangements.

In the designated pre-arranged pickup area for your terminal, with the chauffeur calling as you reach the doors. Pickup zones at EDI change during construction and reorganisation, so the operator confirms the current meeting point on the morning of your flight rather than relying on anything printed in advance. Being met inside arrivals on your name is a paid add-on.

Between 25 to 35 min off-peak and 40 to 65 min in weekday peak traffic, door to door from the arrivals kerb. Published figures shorter than that usually describe a quiet Sunday morning. Each route from the airport has its own page with the roads used and the times worth avoiding.

Yes. Congestion charging, ULEZ and clean air zone charges, any remaining tolls, airport drop-off and pickup fees and VAT are all inside the price quoted at booking. Drop-off charges now apply at almost every significant UK airport and are the ones travellers least expect. An app service will typically pass them through separately or route you to a distant car park to avoid them.

Yes. Every vehicle is run by a for-hire operator licensed in its own jurisdiction, with licensing and insurance verified before they can take a booking rather than checked per ride.

Sixty minutes of free waiting from the actual landing time, tracked against the aircraft rather than the schedule, which covers immigration, baggage and customs. Every other pickup includes 15 minutes. Beyond the free window, waiting is billed in 15-minute increments at the vehicle class rate and you are told before it starts.

At least 3 hours before pickup so the operator can assign and brief a chauffeur, though RYDES takes reservations up to a year out. For group vehicles and for the busy weeks noted above, book as early as you can, because availability runs out long before price becomes the problem.

Add your flight number and we track the aircraft. A delay moves your pickup automatically and costs nothing, with free waiting starting at the actual landing time. A diversion is handled by dispatch, who will re-brief a chauffeur to the new field where the operator has coverage. Dispatch answers around the clock on +1 888 881 7933.

Yes, with a two-hour minimum in 30-minute increments. The chauffeur waits between stops and nothing runs while you are inside a meeting. Once a day involves three or more stops, hourly hire is usually cheaper than separate transfers once you count the waiting you would have done anyway.

Yes, with as much notice as you can give. Throughout August the Fringe, the International Festival and the Tattoo run together, central streets close, the Royal Mile is closed to vehicles for much of the day and vehicle capacity across the city is committed a year in advance. We hold capacity for those dates but cannot create it late. Expect your pickup to be an agreed corner rather than a hotel entrance, confirmed on the day.

A saloon usually can; a van frequently cannot. The Old Town is medieval, built on a ridge, surfaced with setts and threaded with closes that no vehicle can enter, and several streets are restricted or pedestrianised at various hours. Your chauffeur confirms the nearest accessible point before arrival. Sometimes that means a short walk with your luggage, and no operator can remove it.

Yes, and they are among our most frequent Scottish bookings. St Andrews is around an hour and ten to an hour and a half from Edinburgh over the Forth, and Gleneagles is just under an hour. Tell us how many sets of clubs you are carrying when you book, because a set takes roughly the space of a large suitcase and four golfers with luggage need a van rather than an estate.