Airports in Great Britain

Great Britain has a huge number of airports within the UK to fly from with the busiest four being Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Stanstead.

England

England has around 19 international airports with many smaller airports across its regions.

Wales

The International Airport in Wales is Cardiff airport, with four smaller regional airports.

Scotland

Scotland has 5 International airports and many smaller airports across the highlands and islands.

Airport Transfers

Great Britain has a huge number of airports within the UK to fly from with the busiest four being Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Stanstead.

1. Getting a Taxi

Getting a Taxi at an airport is usually straight forward and easy to do. The taxi will charge you by the metre and the price will be dependant on the milage at the end of the journey.

On-the-spot

Go to the official taxi rank, outside arrivals at the airport and get in the taxi waiting area and join the queue. This is often one of the quickest options to locate a Taxi.

In London, the Taxis are Black Cabs and in other parts of the country the vehicles are various different types and could be a saloon car, mini cab or larger van.

All Taxis will have a light on the top of the vehicle to indicate it is a Taxi.

Give the destination clearly

Taxis operate by the milage of the trip and it is important to give the driver your destination clearly to avoid diversions and delays.

A diversion in a taxi adds milage to your trip and this could be considerably expensive if you change your destination en-route.

2. Pre-booked Private Hire

Private Hire is pre-booked and these can be ordered in advance of your arrival at an airport and the Private Hire operator will monitor your flight, dispatching a vehicle to collect you at the right time.

Meet and greet

Meet and greet is where the driver will greet you inside the airport terminal and assist with your luggage. Meet and greet is usually an option International Travellers make use of.

Pickup Areas

Busy Airports have charges for pickup and drop off areas and these are express lanes that are regulated through charging premium rates for and this can be negotiated when booking.

Pickup Areas

Busy Airports have charges for pickup and drop off areas and these are express lanes that are regulated through charging premium rates for and this can be negotiated when booking.

Curbside Pickup

At busy airports terminal access is limited and access can be even more limited during busy periods, so drivers may arrange to meet passengers curbside. Passengers should communicate their arrival at the pickup point.

Most Popular Airports

The most popular airports by traveller numbers are shown below.

1Heathrow Airport (LHR)London
2Gatwick Airport (LGW)London
3Manchester Airport (MAN)Manchester
4Stanstead Airport (STN)London
5Luton Airport (LTN)London
6Edinburgh Airport (EDI)Edinburgh
7Glasgow Airport (GLA)Glasgow
8Bristol Airport (BRS)Bristol
9Newcastle International Airport (NCL)Newcastle
10East Midlands Airport (EMA)Nottingham, Derby, Leicester
11Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL)Liverpool
12Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA)Leeds and Bradford
13London City Airport (LCY)London
14Southampton Airport (SOU)Southampton
15Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)Aberdeen
16London Southend Airport (SEN)Southend
17Inverness Airport (INV)Inverness
18Exeter Airport (EXT)Exeter

Airport News

Taxi & Private Hire news regarding airports across Great Britain.

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