Cellos and Double Basses: Can They Travel by Car?

A cello in a hard case generally travels across the seat or in a category with enough interior length — it's worth mentioning at booking with the case's approximate dimensions so we can confirm the right category, since it varies more by case length than it might seem. A soft case takes up somewhat less rigid space but is still worth a note.

Honestly, a double bass in its case is large enough that it doesn't fit most standard passenger vehicles at all, hard case or not. If you're travelling with one, contact us before booking with the case's exact dimensions — we'll tell you plainly whether it's something our fleet can accommodate for your specific case, rather than let you assume a booking will simply work.

A violin, viola, or most guitars in cases are small enough to travel as an ordinary cabin-sized item and don't usually need a special note at all — it's really the larger instruments, cello and up, where dimensions matter enough to flag in advance.

A group of musicians travelling together, each with an instrument case, adds up in a different way from ordinary group luggage — several cellos, or a mix of instrument sizes, needs to be counted individually rather than assumed to average out. Give a full list of what's travelling, not just the largest item, so we can confirm a genuinely suitable vehicle for the whole group.