What To Know Before Booking Your Transfer
Airport transfers represent one of the most popular requests for groups' coaches and minibusses in Valencia. However, poor arrangements may ruin your otherwise smooth vacation and add stress to the process – which, by definition, you do not want for your holiday. Due to specific time constraints related to flying, precise planning of a pickup and the whole journey becomes a must.
This guide will help you learn about airport transfers, including details of their organization, the right vehicle size and type, and airports and towns commonly involved.
Why Is Airport Transport Special?
Day trips allow for some degree of flexibility, but if traffic makes you miss the planned activities, nothing much changes other than the agenda. Flights cannot be held – your transfer requires accurate timing that needs to take the time of the day, the location and traffic around the airport into consideration.
Your driver working in that area regularly will know where exactly to park in case of delays during the boarding and deplaning procedures and how exactly to navigate the airport's space. Additionally, he or she is likely to know when exactly flights will arrive or leave the place, so you won't have to wait outside if a flight arrives earlier than scheduled. You won't waste time waiting if a flight leaves later, but still, the schedule will be kept precisely due to the advance information received.
Choosing the Correct Transfer Vehicle Size
Choosing the vehicle for airport transfer has everything to do with the amount of luggage, rather than passenger volume. Most people tend to pack in suitcases rather than day bags, and therefore the capacity of a coach has to be carefully considered.
A mini-coach of 8–16 places is perfect for families or small businesses on excursions or for a party or wedding trip, with all the passengers sitting comfortably, and their luggage stored in the hold. A midi-coach of 16–33 passengers is suitable for conferences or excursions of school groups or sports teams – the vehicle will accommodate all luggage as well.
The bigger coach of 33–57 seats becomes the only possible choice for cruise passengers and huge tourist groups coming in and out of Valencia – usually during the high season of cruises. Ships can anchor at the Port of Valencia on the same morning as the arrival takes place.
Luggage storage capacity is one of the parameters that a good service provider asks about – in this case, there is a risk of booking too small coach that will make your luggage impossible to carry with you.
Airports and Routes Frequently Used
Valencia Airport, located 8 km outside Valencia town in Manises, is the main airport for the region. It is often used for transfers to the towns of Islamist, Torrent, or Paterna, or the cities of Alicante and Castellano. Typical transit period takes 20 to 30 minutes. However, there might be some delays due to traffic in the rush hours or at events like Fall as taking place in the city.
Alcante-Elche Airport is a bit further away, located an hour and a quarter from Valencia, and often used for transfers in the Costa Blanca. The airport has an increased number of budget carriers and charter companies operating there in the summertime.
Castellon-Costa Azahar is situated even closer to Valencia, an hour's drive only, but mainly has chartered and regional airlines there. Occasionally, the airport is used for transferring tourists up the coastline to Penis cola.
Transfers are also organized between the hotel in Valencia and the cruise terminals in the Port of Valencia, and also from the airport to the towns or resorts located further from Valencia, like Cullers, Gandhian, and Untags.
What To Consider When Organizing Your Airport Transfer?
Flight tracking is one of the crucial issues, as it determines whether the transfer time can be updated automatically in case the flight is delayed or comes early. Also, check if there are any fees paid for using airport car parking lots, as sometimes this fee is included in the price and sometimes it is extra.
For incoming transfers, find out whether the name sign is available for your use, so that you can be easily recognized in case of crowds at the arrival hall. When it comes to departure from the airport, find out the buffer time left before the check-in for your group.
The transparent operator will always give a certain time window instead of a fixed time, and also the communication lines in case something goes wrong during the flight and needs adjustment of the schedule. With all these factors taken into account, you will definitely enjoy your flight in Valencia!
