A Friends' Getaway to Stockholm: Arrival Logistics
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If your group is flying into Arlanda together on the same flight for a weekend away, the getaway shouldn't really start until you're actually at the hotel — not in a taxi queue working out how many cars you need and how to split the cost fairly among everyone. One booking, agreed before anyone lands, solves both problems at once.
This guide covers fitting a group of four to six into one car with their luggage, and splitting a single fixed price evenly rather than everyone paying their own way separately.
One car for the whole group
Landing on the same flight means you can book one car for everyone rather than splitting into separate taxis at the rank — a group of four fits a Standard, Electric or Business car; a group of five or six generally needs SUV / XL for the extra seats and luggage room. One booking, one driver waiting with everyone's name on it, and no negotiating in the arrivals hall about who's riding with whom.
Fitting the luggage a getaway actually brings
A weekend away tends to mean more than a work trip's worth of luggage per person — outfit changes, shoes for different plans, the usual extras. Count bags honestly across the group (a large case as two units, a cabin bag as one) against your chosen category's budget; SUV / XL's ten-unit budget generally covers four to six people travelling for a few days, but it's worth checking before you land rather than assuming.
Splitting one price evenly
The price is for the car, not per person, so a group of four to six splits one fixed fare between however many of you are travelling — usually simpler, and often less per person, than everyone arranging their own way into the city and settling up separately afterward.
Splitting is simple because the price is for the car, not per person, and it's fixed before anyone pays — so four friends sharing a Standard car, or six sharing an SUV / XL, can agree the split in advance and know it won't change. One person books and pays, and everyone settles up with her however the group usually does.
What every Förare booking includes
The fixed price you see before booking is the price on your receipt — 6% VAT included, whole car, not per person.
- Flight tracked — pickup follows your live arrival
- 45 minutes free waiting, from your driver's confirmed arrival
- No terminal fee
- No surge pricing, ever
- Free cancellation up to 12 hours
Questions people ask before booking
Can our whole group book one car if we're on the same flight?
Yes — a group of four fits Standard, Electric or Business; five or six generally needs SUV / XL for the extra seats and luggage room.
How do we split the cost fairly?
The price is for the whole car rather than per person, so splitting it evenly across however many of you are travelling is the simplest approach.
Will our luggage fit for a weekend trip?
Usually, in SUV / XL's ten-unit budget for a group of four to six — but count your bags honestly beforehand, since a getaway often means more luggage per person than a work trip.
Can we go straight from the airport to our hotel?
Yes — enter the hotel address as your destination when you book, and the car takes you there directly.
What if one of us is arriving separately, on a different flight?
Book that person's leg as its own transfer, since pickups are tied to a specific flight's actual landing time — the group booking covers everyone travelling together on the same flight.
What if one of us is on a different flight?
Give that flight its own booking with its own flight number, so the pickup follows its actual landing. It's usually simpler than making the whole group wait at the airport.
Book your Arlanda pickup
Enter the address and you will see the price for the whole car before anything is paid. No account needed.
- One fixed price for the whole car, 6% VAT included, shown before you pay.
- Choose the car by passengers and luggage — every category is priced before you choose.
- Cancel free of charge more than 12 hours before pickup, refunded in full.
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