Two car sizes: reserve an SUV airport transfer to PHL for up to six people

Sedan: one to three people

A sedan seats one, two or three people and puts their bags in the trunk. Trunks vary from model to model, so the request asks how many bags you have rather than which car you picture, and that count goes to the car company along with everything else you write. One person or a couple with a checked case and a carry-on each is the plain sedan case.

By sedan, from-figures start at $125 per car, each way, in ZIP 19703 and climb to $180 in ZIP 19701 around Bear, the ZIP farthest from the terminals. Each figure is the floor for its ZIP; the car company's written fare gives the real price of your ride before you say yes.

When do the bags decide the size?

Four to six people need the SUV on headcount alone. Below four, luggage can make the call: a couple with two golf bags, three people each pulling a large case with a backpack on top, or a parent with a stroller and two child seats may fill more than a trunk holds. When unsure, ask for the SUV on the request; its written fare reaches you before you commit to anything.

An SUV from-figure starts at $170 per car, each way, for an airport transfer from Claymont, DE to PHL and reaches $240 in 19701. Between the two sizes the gap runs from $45 to $60 per car, depending on the ZIP.

Count every bag before you send

If you would like the car company to bring child seats, say how many and which kind: rear-facing, forward-facing or booster. The company tells you in writing, before your yes, whether it brings them; the page on airport transfer to PHL with a child car seat covers the rest.

Bags go on the request as two numbers, large bags and carry-on bags, and the car company sees both beside your headcount before it writes a fare. A count made at home, with the cases packed and standing by the door, comes closer to the truth than a guess. Sort them this way:

• large: anything checked into the hold, plus any case that takes both hands to lift
• carry-on: a roller or backpack sized for the overhead bin
• golf bags, ski bags, strollers and bulky instrument cases count as large; name them on the request too
• a child seat you bring yourself takes trunk room, so count it as large
• a handbag or coat that rides on your lap needs no count

Car size, in writing, before your yes

The car company's written fare names the size it is quoting, sedan or SUV, and gives one rate for that car, each way. It also shows what can sit outside the from-figure: gratuity (the fare says whether it is inside), extra stops, waiting past the time it names, an airport charge if the company adds one, and a toll if the route uses one. Changing or cancelling after your yes follows the terms printed in that same fare.

Before your yes the office writes only "request received", and you can withdraw at no charge. After it, the car company confirms in writing with its name, the car and the pickup time. If you ticked the box for a vehicle with a ramp or lift, the office tells you in writing, before your yes, whether one that fits is free for your time; a service animal rides with you. If your flight date is still open, name the available dates you are weighing in the notes box, and the office checks each one for an SUV.