Injured on Holiday: Getting to Arlanda on Crutches or in a Brace

A Standard car seats four passengers comfortably in normal circumstances, but a leg in a brace or crutches propped somewhere often needs more space than that seating allows for. SUV/XL, with its higher ride height and more room per seat, is generally easier to get into and sit in with a leg that doesn't bend the way it usually does — worth booking even if your party doesn't need six seats' worth of capacity.

Mention the injury in the booking notes regardless of which category you choose — a driver who knows in advance will naturally allow more time and care getting you in and settled, rather than being surprised by it at the kerb.

This is exactly the situation where asking for help with luggage makes sense, and it's a completely normal request — note it at booking, or simply ask your driver directly. Nobody expects you to be managing suitcases on crutches, and drivers are glad to help.

Getting from the drop-off kerb to your gate, through check-in and security, is a separate matter from the car journey, and airlines generally offer mobility assistance for exactly this situation — a wheelchair or buggy through the terminal, priority through security, help at the gate. This needs booking directly with your airline, ideally as soon as you know you'll need it, since it isn't something a transfer booking can arrange on the airline's behalf.

An injury slows almost every part of a travel day down — getting out of a hotel room, getting into the car, moving through the terminal once you're there — and it's worth building that into your pickup timing rather than treating the journey as normal and hoping the margin holds. A slightly earlier pickup than you'd otherwise choose gives room for a slower pace at every step, without the last part of the trip feeling like a race against the clock.

If your route home involves any connections, the same logic applies at each stage — a tight connection that would be manageable normally can take considerably longer to navigate on crutches or in a brace, so it's worth checking with your airline whether your itinerary allows enough time between flights as well.