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Palma de Mallorca Airport taxi, priced before you land.
Book a Palma de Mallorca Airport taxi as a private transfer and the fare is fixed at booking. Your driver watches your flight, meets you in the Arrivals hall on Level 0, and carries your bags to the car. No meter, no summer queue, no surprise supplements.
Typical daytime meter: base + distance + waiting + €4.65 airport supplement
Up to 4 passengers. Traffic & delays change nothing.
Guide figures for a saloon car to central Palma, checked July 2026. Metered fares typically land between €25 and €37 depending on tariff and exact address.
Fixed fare guarantee
€29 · Up to 4 passengers
Price your Palma Airport transfer
passengers through PMI in 2025
Spain's 3rd busiesttake-offs and landings in 2025
↑ 1.4% year on yearfrom terminal to Palma city centre
~15-20 minboarding modules
A, B, C & DPalma Airport taxi prices to every corner of Mallorca
Mallorca is bigger than most arrivals expect. A hop to Can Pastilla is ten minutes; Cala Rajada is well over an hour of driving. These are our fixed transfer prices per vehicle, not per person, with the metered rank fare alongside so you can see exactly where pre-booking saves money and where it barely matters.
| Destination | Distance | Drive Time | Our Fixed Price | Metered Taxi, Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma city centre / Cathedral | 8 km | 15-20 min | €29 | €25-37 |
| La Llotja & Santa Catalina | 9 km | 20 min | €29 | €26-38 |
| Palma cruise port (Estació Marítima) | 12 km | 20-25 min | €34 | €30-42 |
| Can Pastilla | 5 km | 10 min | €25 | €18-26 |
| Playa de Palma / S'Arenal | 12 km | 18 min | €32 | €26-36 |
| Illetes / Cala Major | 17 km | 25 min | €45 | €42-55 |
| Puerto Portals | 22 km | 25-30 min | €50 | €48-62 |
| Palmanova / Magaluf | 26 km | 30 min | €55 | €52-68 |
| Santa Ponsa | 32 km | 35 min | €65 | €60-78 |
| Port Adriano | 28 km | 32 min | €58 | €55-70 |
| Peguera | 38 km | 40 min | €72 | €68-88 |
| Port d'Andratx | 45 km | 45 min | €85 | €80-102 |
| Valldemossa | 30 km | 35 min | €70 | €65-85 |
| Deià | 40 km | 50 min | €90 | €85-108 |
| Sóller / Port de Sóller | 45 km | 45 min | €90 | €85-108 |
| Inca | 30 km | 30 min | €60 | €56-72 |
| Alcúdia / Port d'Alcúdia | 58 km | 55 min | €105 | €90-115 |
How to read this table. Metered figures are guide ranges collected in July 2026 and include the airport supplement. Mallorca's taxis switch to a higher tariff at night, at weekends and on public holidays, which is where the top of each range comes from. For short runs into Palma the gap between meter and fixed price is small — you are buying certainty and a driver who waits. Over 40 km the fixed price usually wins outright, and it wins by a lot if your flight is late.
Every way to leave Palma de Mallorca Airport, compared
We sell transfers, so treat this section with healthy suspicion — then check it against anything else you read. The short version: if you are travelling light and heading into Palma, the A1 bus is genuinely excellent value and we would not pretend otherwise. If you are landing at 23:40 in August with two children and a pushchair, bound for Port de Pollença, it is a different calculation entirely.
| Option | Typical Cost | Time to Palma | Best For | Reliability Verdict |
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Pre-booked private transfer
Fixed
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€29 fixed | 15-20 min | Late arrivals, families, groups, long island journeys, cruise connections | Very reliable — provided you enter the correct flight number. The whole model depends on it. |
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Airport taxi rank
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€25–37 | 15-20 min | Walking straight out and going, no booking, no app | Reliable — regulated, metered, marshalled. The weak point is the queue, not the ride. |
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EMT bus A1 (airport → Plaça d'Espanya)
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€5 cash · ~€3 card | 22-32 min | Solo travellers and couples with cabin bags heading into central Palma | Reliable — frequent and punctual. Standing room only and very tight luggage space in peak summer. |
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EMT bus A2 (airport → S'Arenal)
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€5 cash · ~€3 card | n/a – beach route | Can Pastilla, Playa de Palma and S'Arenal hotels | Reliable — but it calls at many hotels, so the last stops take a while. |
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AeroTIB coaches (A11 / A32 / A42 / A51)
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€8–17 | 45-90 min | A11 to Palmanova, Magaluf, Santa Ponsa, Peguera and Camp de Mar; A32 to Inca, Alcúdia, Playa de Muro and Can Picafort; A42 to Manacor, Cala Millor and Cala Bona; A51 to S'Arenal, Llucmajor and Campos | Seasonal — roughly late March to October only, and a missed connection means a long wait. |
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Train
None
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– | – | Nothing directly. See the note below. | Not available at PMI — there is no railway station at the airport. |
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FreeNow, Uber, Cabify and other apps
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€25–40+ | 15-20 min | Travellers who prefer an app and upfront pricing | Mixed — FreeNow is the dominant app and dispatches licensed taxis, so it is fairly dependable. Uber and Cabify rely on VTC licences, which the Balearics cap hard; supply is thin and dries up on busy evenings. |
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Hire car
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€35–90/day | 30-45 min incl. desk | Touring the Tramuntana, staying in a rural finca, families staying two weeks | Depends — the cars are fine; the August queues and Palma's low-emission zone are the problem. |
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Tour-operator hotel shuttle
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Often pre-paid | 60-120 min | Package holidays where it is already included | Slow but dependable — you wait for the coach to fill, then visit several hotels before yours. |
All prices in Euros (€). 2026 estimates. Times vary with traffic and exact destination. Fixed transfer price is for up to 4 passengers to central Palma.
Is there a train from Palma de Mallorca Airport?
There is no train from Palma Airport
This trips up a lot of first-time visitors, because Mallorca does have trains. They just don't come to the airport. The island's rail network runs from the Estació Intermodal, the underground station beneath Plaça d'Espanya, with services to Inca, Sa Pobla and Manacor plus two metro lines. The famous wooden Sóller train leaves from its own adjacent station.
To reach any of them from PMI you take the A1 bus, which terminates a short walk away. Airport → Intermodal → train is realistic and cheap; it is simply not a direct rail link.
2026 fare changes at Palma Airport
"Free" island transport is a residents' scheme — visitors still pay
You will read a lot online about free public transport in Mallorca in 2026. It is real, but it is tied to a Targeta Intermodal or the newer Single Public Transport Card, and those are issued against proof of local registration (empadronament). TIB interurban buses, the metro and the SFM trains are free for cardholders. If you have just landed on holiday, you are almost certainly paying the standard cash or contactless fare.
The catch for arrivals: the A1 and A2 airport lines are EMT city services and are excluded. You still pay the normal fare from the airport, then travel free once you switch to the island network.
Group maths
— where the bus stops making senseBus wins comfortably
Car wins — half the time, door to door
Car is simply the better buy
Bus fares are charged per person; taxi and transfer fares are charged per vehicle. At around €5 a head, two people into Palma cost €10 by bus against €29 fixed by car — the bus wins comfortably. At four people it's €20 against €29, for a journey that takes half as long and drops you at your door with your luggage. Add a fifth passenger, a late landing or a hotel that isn't near Plaça d'Espanya and the car is simply the better buy.
How the Palma de Mallorca Airport taxi rank actually works
Palma's rank is well run — orderly, marshalled in summer, and rarely the scene of the scams you find at some Mediterranean airports. But it has rules that aren't signposted in English, and in August the queue is a real factor in your evening.
Find it by walking straight out of Arrivals
Baggage reclaim and Arrivals sit on Level 0. Leave the building through the main exit doors and the rank is immediately outside, signposted Taxi. Cars are white with a red and yellow stripe and a roof sign.
You join the line — you don't choose your car
Take the next available taxi. During peak season, marshals keep the queue moving and load passengers in order. Asking to wait for a bigger vehicle is fine, but you'll be sent to the back unless it's a genuine accessibility need.
Only Palma-licensed taxis may collect
A cab licensed in Manacor, Alcúdia or Sóller can drop you at Departures but cannot pick up from the rank. This is why a taxi that brought you to the airport can't take your friend home. Once you're aboard a Palma taxi, it can drive you anywhere on the island.
Expect 5 minutes in winter and up to 40 in August
Off‑season the wait is usually negligible. Between late June and early September, on evenings when a dozen European charters land together, queues of 30–40 minutes are normal. The peak crunch is 20:00–23:00.
Check the meter is running and reset
Drivers must use the taximeter for journeys within the regulated area, and the official tariff card should be visible in the cab. A polite "how much, approximately?" before you set off is completely standard and no driver will take offence.
Know which supplements are legitimate
Since Decreto 20/2025 (BOIB, 24 May 2025), Palma and 20-plus other municipalities run a single island-wide reference tariff instead of the old four-way day/night, urban/interurban split. The legitimate extras are: an airport or port supplement of €4.65, a minimum airport fare of €16.95 however short the hop, €3 for a 5th or 6th passenger and €6 for a 7th or 8th, a €2.28 radio-call charge, and a €4.75 Christmas and New Year supplement. Tariff 1 runs Monday to Friday 07:00–21:00; Tariff 2 covers nights, weekends and public holidays. Newer surcharges also exist for pre-booked journeys, mountain routes and larger vehicles — relevant if you are heading to Valldemossa, Deià or Sóller.
Luggage should not cost extra
Mallorca's official tariff has no per‑suitcase charge, and wheelchairs, pushchairs and guide dogs travel free. Older fare cards elsewhere in Spain list a small bag fee, so if you are charged for bags, ask to see the tariff card.
Carry some cash even though cards are common
Most Palma taxis now take contactless, but terminals fail and a few older cars still don't have one. Twenty euros in your pocket removes the problem entirely. Ask for a factura if you need a receipt.
Never accept a lift from someone approaching you inside the terminal
Licensed drivers do not tout for business in the baggage hall. If a stranger offers you a "taxi" as you walk out, walk on. Legitimate pre‑booked drivers hold a name board and wait in the Arrivals meeting area.
Child seats: the rules differ by journey
Spanish law requires approved restraints for children under 135 cm, with a narrow exemption for taxis on urban journeys. That exemption doesn't help you on a 60 km run to Alcúdia. Pre‑booked transfers can supply the right seat if you request it when booking — rank taxis almost never carry one.
Wheelchair-accessible taxis exist but must be arranged
Adapted Eurotaxi vehicles serve the airport. There are relatively few of them, so book ahead rather than hoping one reaches the front of the queue when you need it.
If something goes wrong, get the licence number
Every taxi displays its municipal licence number inside and out. Note it, keep the receipt, and ask for the official complaints form — the hoja de reclamaciones, which businesses in Spain are legally required to provide.
One terminal, four modules, a lot of walking
PMI has a single passenger terminal — there is no Terminal 1 or 2 to get wrong. What confuses people is the module system. Four boarding piers, lettered A to D, branch off one shared check‑in and security core, and the walk to a far gate can take twenty minutes.
The northern pier, used for non‑Schengen departures including the UK and Ireland. Double airbridges here speed up boarding on the big charter flights.
The smallest module, in the north‑east. Effectively the inter‑island pier, handling Air Nostrum's short hops to Menorca, Ibiza and mainland Spain.
The largest module, to the east, and where most Schengen European traffic goes. If you're flying to Germany, Switzerland or the Nordics, expect Module C.
The southern pier, airbridge‑heavy and used to absorb peak summer volume across a mix of European carriers.
Level by level
Arrivals
Eighteen baggage carousels, passport control for non‑Schengen flights, customs, lost luggage. Straight outside: taxi rank, bus stops for A1, A2 and line 34, and car hire pick‑up. This is where your pre‑booked driver meets you.
Check‑in
Over 200 desks in six rows, self‑service kiosks, security screening, plus direct access to Module B gates.
Departures
Entrance to modules A, C and D, and a 260‑metre covered moving walkway across to the main car park.
How early to arrive
Summer (June–September)
Check‑in and security together can eat an hour or more, and the module walk adds another fifteen to twenty minutes on top. Plan on being at the terminal 2.5 to 3 hours before a summer departure.
Winter
The airport is a different place. Two hours is comfortable for a European flight, and 90 minutes is workable if you're travelling with hand luggage only.
Book your return transfer for the airport, not for the gate — and if in doubt, half an hour earlier is cheap insurance in August.
Meeting your driver
What we do
- check Our drivers park, come inside, and wait in the Arrivals hall on Level 0 holding a board with your name.
- check You do not need to call anyone or find a pick‑up bay.
- check We track your inbound flight, so a two‑hour delay simply moves the pick‑up.
Waiting time & Wi‑Fi
- check Waiting time after landing is included — 60 minutes free on international arrivals, 30 on domestic.
- check Covers passport control and a slow carousel.
- check Free Wi‑Fi runs throughout the terminal on the Aena network if you need to message ahead.
Passport queues have changed — and it affects your transfer
The EU's biometric Entry/Exit System became the only legal way to record a non-EU arrival across Spain on . Passport stamping has stopped. Instead, first-time arrivals on a non-EU passport have their document scanned, their face photographed and four fingerprints taken. Palma was one of the Spanish airports that reported the worst congestion during the switchover, and the Interior Ministry has since been permitting hybrid manual checks when queues surge.
Who this hits
Anyone on a non-EU passport arriving for a short stay — including UK travellers, Palma's second-largest market. EU and EEA citizens are not enrolled. Legal residents of an EU country are exempt but are sometimes misrouted into the kiosk queue, so keep your residence card in hand.
How much longer it takes
Airports Council International measured processing times rising by up to 70% at peak during the rollout. Your first crossing after April 2026 needs full biometric enrolment; later trips mostly re-verify your face or prints, which is quicker. Your data stays valid for three years.
Why it argues for pre-booking
A taxi rank queue and a passport queue stack on top of each other. A pre-booked driver is already waiting, tracks your landing time rather than your exit time, and includes 60 minutes of free waiting — which is exactly the buffer EES has made worth having.
Border policy is moving quickly and member states retain limited powers to pause EES checks during peak periods. Check the latest guidance for your nationality before you fly.
Is Palma de Mallorca an expensive airport?
apartment The airport itself: mid-range for Spain
PMI is not a notably expensive airport by European standards. Terminal food and drink carry the usual airside premium — expect to pay perhaps 40 to 60 percent more for a coffee and a sandwich than you would in a Palma café — but it is nowhere near the worst offender in the Mediterranean.
Airside markup
40–60% higher than city cafés
Last-minute car hire
Multiples of the advance rate in August
Short-stay parking is the item most likely to surprise you.
directions_car Ground transport: cheap into Palma, pricey to the far coast
Getting into the city is genuinely inexpensive. A €5 bus or a roughly €29 car for an 8 km journey compares very well with Barcelona, Nice or Rome.
City Centre (8 km)
€29 fixed
or €5 by bus
Far Coast (e.g. Cala Rajada)
€130+ meter
Fixed price = cost control
The expensive journeys are the long ones. Mallorca's regulated per-kilometre rate is fair but it accumulates, and a metered run to Cala Rajada or Port de Pollença can pass €130. On those routes the fixed price is not a convenience purchase — it is a cost control.
Where the money actually goes
For most visitors, transport is a smaller line item than they fear and accommodation is a larger one. The single decision that most affects your transport budget isn't which taxi you take — it's where you stay. A base in Palma or along the Playa de Palma keeps every airport run short. A villa near Artà means an hour of driving each way, twice.
Which airlines fly to Palma de Mallorca Airport?
PMI is one of Europe's great seasonal airports: a mid-sized regional field in February, a full-blown hub in August. It is a base or focus city for Air Europa, easyJet, Eurowings, Norwegian, Ryanair and Vueling, and virtually every European leisure carrier appears on the board at some point in the summer.
Passengers in 2025
TotalInternational
~73% of totalDomestic
~27% of totalGermany first, Britain second
Of the 33.8 million passengers who used PMI in 2025, around 24.8 million were on international flights and roughly 9 million on domestic routes. Germany remains the largest single market, followed by the United Kingdom and then Switzerland.
That mix explains the airport's rhythm: German and Swiss traffic anchors the shoulder seasons, British traffic peaks hard in the school holidays.
Carriers you'll see
Seasonality
Why your transfer should be booked earlier in summer
Winter schedules shrink dramatically. From late spring the route map explodes, and evening arrival banks stack up so that several thousand passengers can reach the taxi rank inside an hour.
If you land between 19:00 and midnight in July or August, that hour is precisely when queueing hurts most — and precisely when a driver already holding your name board is worth the fixed price.
Attractions and the routes that reach them
Some of Mallorca's best places are awkward to reach by bus and genuinely unpleasant to drive to. Knowing which is which saves you both money and a stressful afternoon on a mountain road.
The city itself
La Seu, the sandstone cathedral above the bay, is the island's defining sight — and Gaudí worked on its interior. Around it sit the Almudaina palace, the Arab baths and the lanes of La Llotja. Bellver Castle, circular and unusual, looks back over the whole city, while Es Baluard and the Miró Foundation cover the modern side.
directions_car A1 bus or 15‑min transfer · Low‑emission zone
Valldemossa, Deià & Sóller
The Serra de Tramuntana is a UNESCO World Heritage landscape, and the road through these three villages is the classic Mallorcan drive. Chopin and George Sand wintered at the Valldemossa charterhouse; Deià still trades on its writers‑and‑artists past; Sóller sits in a bowl of orange groves with a wooden tram running down to its port.
warning Transfer from airport, or Sóller train from Palma · Mountain road is slow
Alcúdia, Pollença & Formentor
The north gives you a walled medieval town at Alcúdia, a long shallow bay ideal for families at Playa de Muro, and the cliff road out to Cap de Formentor. Puerto Pollensa is the quieter, more genteel alternative to the big resorts.
directions_bus Seasonal A32 coach or 1 h transfer · Formentor restricted in high season
Caves, coves & Cala d'Or
The Coves del Drach at Porto Cristo hold one of Europe's largest underground lakes, complete with a live classical concert on the water. Further round are the calas — Cala Millor, Cala Rajada, Cala d'Or — plus the protected coves of Mondragó.
directions_car A42 seasonal coach or fixed‑price transfer · 1+ hour with luggage
Es Trenc & the salt flats
Es Trenc is the island's great undeveloped beach: pale sand, shallow water, no hotel block behind it. Nearby Colònia de Sant Jordi is the launch point for boats to the Cabrera archipelago national park, and the surrounding salt pans supply Mallorca's flor de sal.
warning ~45 min by road · Thin public transport outside summer
Markets, wine & the Pla
The interior is where Mallorca stops performing for visitors. Sineu's Wednesday market has run since the thirteenth century; Binissalem and Santa Maria del Camí anchor the wine country; Sa Calobra's hairpin descent is a cyclist's pilgrimage.
directions_bus Free 2026 TIB network from Palma's Intermodal · Cheap combo
Events that fill the island — and the taxi rank
Mallorca's calendar is dense, and several dates reliably swamp both the airport and the road network. If your trip overlaps one of these, book your transfer early and allow more time in both directions.
Sant Antoni & Sant Sebastià
Bonfires, demons and free street concerts
Palma's biggest winter night — central roads close.
Sa Rua carnival & Fira del Ram
Carnival parades then the island's long-running funfair
Parades and funfair on the city's edge.
Trofeu Princesa Sofia
Olympic-class regatta
First real spike in arriving crews and equipment.
Mallorca 312
Thousands of cyclists and bike boxes
Northern hotels sell out; expect oversize luggage.
Palma International Boat Show & PalmaVela
Superyacht season opens
Heavy business traffic through PMI, city hotels tight.
52 Super Series Sailing Week
Grand-prix monohull racing
Transfers to Portals and Calvià in strong demand.
Mallorca Live Festival
The island's biggest music festival
Late-night returns — pre-book the ride home.
Mallorca Championships, ATP 250
Grass-court Wimbledon warm-up
Drawing players, teams and tennis crowds.
Nit de Sant Joan
Fire, bonfires and the busiest night of the Palma year
Central roads close from around 20:00.
The Superyacht Cup Palma
Europe's longest-running superyacht regatta
Crew arrivals all week.
44th Copa del Rey MAPFRE
The island's marquee sporting week
Around 100 boats from some 20 countries and roughly 1,000 sailors. Free to watch from the Paseo Marítimo.
Moros i Cristians
The famous mock battle
Pollença and its port become extremely hard to drive into.
Total Solar Eclipse over Mallorca
First in the Balearics since 1905 — totality over Palma at roughly 20:31, with the sun barely 2° above the horizon
Plan around the road closures. Mallorca's eclipse traffic plan restricts roughly 20 roads leading to mountains, beaches, lighthouses and viewpoints, generally between 15:00 and 21:00, and police can bring restrictions forward. Car parks at the official viewing points are expected to fill by mid-afternoon. If you land on 12 August, assume the drive from PMI takes far longer than the times in our table above.
Illes Balears Classics
Classic yacht racing
In the middle of the island's busiest fortnight.
Deià International Music Festival
Concerts on a clifftop terrace
The drive back over the Tramuntana at night is slow — allow 45 minutes to Palma.
Mallorca Car Week
Collector-car gathering in the south-west
Strong late-season demand for transfers to Andratx.
Palma Marathon
Widespread Sunday-morning road closures
Road closures across the centre and seafront.
Christmas markets & Nit de Cap d'Any
A quietly lovely low season
Transfers are easy, but New Year's Eve is the exception.
Book early for event weeks
If your trip overlaps with any of these dates, book your transfer at least 7–10 days ahead — and allow extra time on the road.
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Palma de Mallorca Airport taxi FAQ
Questions people actually ask — answered plainly.
How much is a taxi from Palma Airport to Palma city centre?
Is there Uber at Palma de Mallorca Airport?
How long is the taxi queue at Palma Airport?
Is there a train from Palma Airport to the city?
What is the cheapest way from Palma Airport to the city?
Do Palma airport taxis take card?
Do taxis in Mallorca charge extra for luggage?
Which terminal will I arrive at, and where do I meet my driver?
How far in advance should I book an airport taxi in Mallorca?
What happens if my flight is delayed?
Are there taxis at Palma Airport at night?
Is it safe to take a taxi at Palma Airport?
Can a taxi take me anywhere on the island from the airport?
Do I need a child seat for a Mallorca airport transfer?
Is Palma de Mallorca Airport big?
Is there a fixed-price taxi from Palma Airport?
How much is a taxi from Palma Airport to Alcúdia, Magaluf or Santa Ponsa?
How many passengers fit in a Palma airport taxi?
Will the new EES biometric border check delay my pickup?
Do I tip taxi drivers in Mallorca?
About these figures. Fares, timetables and tariffs were checked in July 2026 and are published as guide prices. Public transport fares are set by EMT Palma and the TIB network; taxi tariffs are set by the municipality and revised periodically. Confirm live prices with the operator before you travel, and treat any single figure you read online — including ours — as an estimate rather than a quotation.
Land, walk out, and go.
Fixed price agreed before you fly. A driver waiting in Arrivals with your name. Free cancellation up to 24 hours, and no charge if your flight runs late.