My flight lands at Bristol late at night. Will there be a taxi?

Your flight's due in at 11:40pm. We've got the flight number, so we're watching it from departure. It picks up a 50 minute delay over France. You don't need to text anyone. The driver's pickup adjusts automatically, and when you walk out of arrivals at 12:50am the car's in the Drop Off & Pick Up car park and the driver's number is in your email. The first 45 minutes from your actual landing time are free waiting.

That last part is the whole product, honestly. Every bad experience people describe with late arrivals comes down to a booked car giving up and going home. Ours doesn't, because the delay is our problem, and the fare you booked is still the fare.

Tick Taxi is rated 5.0 on Google from 765 reviews (count taken 3 October 2026). Two of them describe exactly this situation:

“Absolutely incredible service. My flight was delayed by 2 hours which meant I didn't get to the airport until 2am. The driver … was friendly, professional and so lovely to chat to; nothing about the lateness phased him.”

Kathy S., Google review

“We were a little worried the first time whether they'd be reliable — this is now our second airport transfer and we wouldn't use anyone else. Our flight was delayed and Sam was still there to pick us up.”

Hannah B., Google review

We can't vouch for other firms' late-night record, so for anyone you're weighing, read recent reviews on more than one platform. How to check ours is on the is Tick Taxi legit? page, and the companies compared guide sets out the other ways to get a car at the airport.

Delayed: covered, as above, no charge. Diverted to Cardiff or Exeter: call the 24/7 line and we'll re-plan the pickup, we've collected plenty of stranded Bristol passengers from Cardiff Airport. Flight cancelled entirely: cancel the taxi free, up to 24 hours ahead online, and if it's cancelled on the day just call us, we're not in the business of charging you for an airline's bad night. Our diversion policy, including what you pay, is on My flight to Bristol was diverted. How do I get home?

If you'd rather see the delay coming yourself instead of finding out at the gate, text the flight number to Tick Taxi Flight Watcher on WhatsApp. It's free, it works whether or not you've booked a car, and it messages you when the gate, time or status changes.

Pre-book before you fly and the answer's simple: a car's waiting in the Drop Off & Pick Up car park, fixed price, same as any other hour. If you're reading this from arrivals with no booking, here's what's actually open at that hour. The A1 Flyer bus runs 24 hours and gets you to Bedminster, Temple Meads and the bus station, but it's not door to door and the gaps between buses get longer overnight, worth checking the timetable before you commit to standing at the stop. Uber operates in Bristol, but fewer drivers are online after midnight and the app sets the price at the time. And there's no taxi rank: the airport's official taxi operator runs a walk-in booking office, where the price is set on the day, and nothing is held for you (Is there a taxi rank at Bristol Airport?).

None of those are wrong choices, but they all depend on something being available when you land, which is exactly what a pre-booked car takes off the table. For the full breakdown of prices and journey times across all four options, see Bristol Airport to the city centre: taxi, bus or Uber.

If a friend or relative is collecting you instead, Can you pick someone up for free at Bristol Airport? explains the free Waiting Zone and the £8.50 alternative.

The 3:30am pickups for 6am flights are the other half of our night shift. Fixed price, no surge, driver messages when they're outside. There's a full guide with leave times by area on our how early for Bristol Airport page, and what makes an early pickup dependable is on the early flight page.

Whether the airport itself is open through the night, and when security closes, is on Is Bristol Airport open 24 hours?