Returning from Manchester Airport to Leeds
Your driver is already at the airport before you land.
We track your flight from take-off. If you are delayed, held on the taxiway or diverted, the pickup time moves with you. The fare does not change.
Your 45 Minutes Free Waiting
Free waiting starts when your wheels touch down, not when you were scheduled to land.
That covers passport control, the baggage belt and the walk out. Most passengers clear in well under 45 minutes. If you are held longer, call the number on your confirmation and we will sort it.
Where Your Driver Meets You
Manchester Airport has two passenger terminals. Almost every airline uses Terminal 2. Ryanair uses Terminal 3.
| Terminal |
Where we collect you |
| Terminal 2 |
Express Pick Up, ground floor of T2 West Multi-Storey, signposted P3. Sat nav M90 5PR |
| Terminal 3 |
T3 Multi Storey, signposted P14, directly in front of the terminal building |
Both are a short covered walk from arrivals.
How the Pickup Works
Collect your bags first. Then message your driver on WhatsApp.
Only then does the driver enter the car park. They send you a bay number. Walk to that bay.
Look for the bay, not for a person. Finding a numbered space is faster than scanning faces in a busy multi-storey.
Why We Wait Off-Airport
Manchester Airport’s Express Pick Up zones charge from the moment a number plate is scanned, and there is a 15 minute maximum stay. Overstay it and a £60 charge applies.
Two other charges catch drivers out. Collecting from the drop-off forecourt instead of the pick-up zone triggers £100. And the car parks are barrierless with no pay machines on site, so payment is made online by midnight the following day. Miss that and a £100 Parking Charge Notice follows, reduced to £60 if paid within 14 days.
Our drivers do not sit in the pick-up zone burning that 15 minute clock. They wait in a free holding area about five minutes away and come in when you are ready.
You never see any of these charges. They are paid from our account and they are inside your £105.
Full charge detail is on our Manchester Airport taxi page.
Landing Late
The M62 is quiet after 8pm, so a late arrival is often the fastest run of the day.
There is no night surcharge. A 2am landing costs the same £105 as a 2pm one.
Why Fly from Manchester and Not Leeds Bradford?
Leeds Bradford is closer. Manchester flies where you are going.
Manchester handles the large majority of the north’s international routes, including almost all long-haul. Leeds Bradford serves a smaller network built around European leisure destinations and domestic links.
If you are flying to North America, the Gulf, Asia or most of the Caribbean, Manchester is usually the only realistic departure point in the north. That is why this route exists.
Fastlane covers transfers to Manchester Airport. We do not run transfers to Leeds Bradford.
Where We Pick Up Across Leeds
Every Leeds address is the same fixed fare. £105 in a saloon whether you are in the city centre or out past the ring road.
We collect from all LS postcodes, including:
- Leeds city centre and the LS1 and LS2 business district
- Headingley, Hyde Park and Woodhouse
- Roundhay, Chapel Allerton and Meanwood
- Horsforth, Adel and Cookridge
- Morley, Pudsey and Farsley
- Garforth, Crossgates and Whinmoor
- Wetherby, Otley and Guiseley
Hotel, hospital and university pickups are routine. Common ones include Leeds station, Leeds General Infirmary, St James’s, the University of Leeds and Leeds Beckett.
Not sure your address is covered? Enter your postcode in the fare calculator for an instant fixed price.
