Orminge to Arlanda: Students Heading Back to University Abroad

A semester's worth of extra luggage can easily push past a Standard car's 6-unit budget — the saloon limit is 2 large bags + 2 cabin bags, or 4 cabin bags. If in doubt, book SUV/XL's 10-unit budget instead — it's simpler to book slightly more room than to find out at pickup that a case doesn't fit.

If a parent is booking on behalf of the traveller, enter the traveller's own phone number in the booking so the driver's name, number and licence plate go straight to them, not to the parent organising the trip. It's worth telling them in advance that message will arrive, especially if it's their first time travelling for university on their own.

A departure like this often comes with an emotional side that has nothing to do with logistics — a parent seeing a young adult off on a long trip back to another country. Getting the booking details sorted properly in advance, rather than scrambling with an app in the driveway, means that last goodbye can actually be about the goodbye rather than a last-minute scramble over pickup times.

It's worth talking through the plan together beforehand too — who's booking, whose phone number is on the booking, and what time everyone needs to be ready — so there's no confusion on the morning itself about who's meant to be doing what.