Coach and Minibus Hire in the United Kingdom

Coach Transfers at Sixteen UK Airports

Each airport has its own rules for a coach meeting a group. The operator you book has to follow them, so they shape the pick-up time and the price.

Permits, bays and time limits

Heathrow makes a collecting coach check in first at the West Ramp Coach Park, holding a forecourt slot booked in advance, and allows it no more than 20 minutes on the stand. Gatwick sends every vehicle of more than eight seats to one coach park, on the ring road at South Terminal. Luton's bay M takes only coaches with at least 20 seats and a reversing camera. Bristol and Newcastle expect coach access booked in advance and can turn away a coach that has not.

Aberdeen and Leeds Bradford name no coach pick-up point, and East Midlands has a bookable coach bay without saying where it is. At those three, the operator confirms the meeting place when the transfer is booked.

Questions

What should I send for an airport transfer?

Flight numbers, landing or departure times, passenger count and luggage. The operator uses the flight details to time the coach's arrival.

Where does the driver meet the group?

It depends on the airport. Each airport page sets out the published coach point, or says plainly when none is published.

Can a smaller vehicle do the run?

Yes. For 16 or fewer, a minibus is often better, though some airports send minibuses to a different area from coaches.

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