Airport Transfer with Kids?

We used a limo company, they seem to be more accomodating (and reliable) with child seats. We got a stretch limo which was alot cheaper than 2 taxi’s. We had 4 adults and 2 kids under 4.

You could still use one of these…this one is at Toronto Pearson Airport…far more difficult to get to than Canberra’s small airport. http://instagram.com/p/SCMIiFOaqy/

Ask a friend or neighbour to come along with you in your car and then have them drive your vehicle home.

Thanks for all the suggestions folk.. much appreciated.

You could drop your family off, drive home and then take a taxi back to the airport. That’s what I’d write if this was in one of those logic puzzle books.

Or yeah, longstay parking.

Time to cash in a friend favour. Even if it costs you a case of beer or a few bottles of wine it sounds like it will be worth it for peace of mind. At the prices a taxi charges you’d nearly get me out of bed and into the fully equipped Tarago at that hour of the morning (if only taxi plates weren’t so damn expensive).

astrojax said :

you may request a car seat, but don’t expect one to actually turn up; from my experience. some [most?] have the seat belt attachment for kids but this is pretty useless for small kids (that is, those who need rear-facing seats).

This. And the one time that we at least got the seatbelt attachment, it was broken.

Solidarity said :

We’ve used taxis extensively with a 1 year old, bub sits on mums lap.

I know I’m a worry-guts, but that is just crazy. Insist on booking a taxi with a capsule. Or you could purchase an extra capsule and ask that they let you put it in. Just a small nudge and baby is out the window. Or at least into it.

I would recommend the long stay car park option too. We do that a fair bit. Cheaper than cabs in the end plus more convenient. The other option is Hire Cars rather than taxis. We use a limo service in Melbourne, just book ahead and ask for car seat. Great service, meet you at the baggage carousel and help with bags!

Try CBD Transport, a limo/hire car company might be a good option. They can carry kiddies for an extra charge. I tend to pre-booked them for early morning airport runs. Taxis in Canberra are notoriously unreliable, I have had too many taxi no-shows at 5am to trust them any more. The transfer with CBD is only slightly more than a cab fare, you get a clean, non-spew smelling car and a driver that can communicate with other sapient beings and has at least a rudimentary knowledge of the road rules.

http://www.cbdtransport.com/