Leeds to Manchester Airport taxi
From £112 fixed for a pre-booked saloon to Manchester Airport.
A pre-booked car between Leeds and Manchester Airport is from £112.00 for a saloon, agreed at booking and not affected by the state of the M62 on the day. The road journey is 57.4 mi, about 1h 7m free-flow. For comparison, the direct rail service is £18.80 for one adult and takes 1 hour 26 minutes, running hourly in the window we sampled.
Lowest live operator quote, checked 11 September 2026.
- Fixed price
- from £112
- Journey
- 1h 7m
- Distance
- 57.4 mi
Fixed price, confirmed in seconds
Passengers
Luggages
24/7 customer support, cancellation before 24 hours and flight tracking are included for free
What does it cost?
Pre-booked, fixed
from £112
Lowest live operator quote to Manchester Airport, saloon, 11 September 2026.
What the fixed price includes
- 60 minutes free waiting after your flight lands; the rank meter charges from the moment you sit down
- a fixed price confirmed when you book, with no meter and no surge
- express pick-up at the airport's designated pick-up point
- flight tracking, so a delayed arrival moves your pick-up time
- free cancellation up to 24 hours before pick-up
Which car, and what does each cost?
| Vehicle | Carries | To Manchester Airport, from |
|---|---|---|
| Saloon | 3 passengers, 3 cases, 2 bags | £112 |
| Estate | 4 passengers, 3 cases, 3 bags | £129.60 |
| Executive | 3 passengers, 2 cases, 2 bags | £152 |
| People Carrier | 5 passengers, 4 cases, 4 bags | £152 |
| Executive People Carrier | 5 passengers, 4 cases, 4 bags | £216 |
| Minibus | 8 passengers, 8 cases, 6 bags | £171.20 |
| Pax16 | 16 passengers, 14 cases, 10 bags | £353.60 |
One price for the car, not per person. Lowest live operator quote, checked 11 September 2026.
How this compares
| Option | Cost | Journey time | Door to door? | Pre-bookable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport Taxi Hub, pre-booked | From £112, fixed, including 60 minutes free waiting after your flight lands | 1h 7m | Yes | Yes |
| Direct rail service | £18.80 an adult: £18.80 travelling alone, £37.60 for two, £75.20 for four | 1 hour 26 minutes, hourly | No | Yes |
| Cheapest fare of the day | £13.70 an adult: £27.40 for two, £54.80 for four, on the journey the planner warns is overtaken by a later one | 2 hours 16 minutes with one change | No | Yes |
What it costs for 1, 2 or 4 people
| Option | Ticket | 1 person | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport Taxi Hub, pre-booked | saloon, up to 4 passengers, one price per car | £112 | £112 | £112 |
| Direct rail service | adult fare on the direct service, each | £18.80 | £37.60 | £75.20 |
| Cheapest fare of the day | adult single, each | £13.70 | £27.40 | £54.80 |
A pre-booked car is priced per vehicle, so its total is the same for one passenger or four. Per-person fares are shown only where the operator publishes the fare and the ticket it buys.
| Option | Ticket | 2 people |
|---|---|---|
| Airport Taxi Hub, pre-booked | saloon, up to 4 passengers, one price per car | £112 |
| Direct rail service | adult fare on the direct service, each | £37.60 |
| Cheapest fare of the day | adult single, each | £27.40 |
Totals for 1, 2, 4 are published in the table above and do not need JavaScript. This control is here for the party sizes in between.
When not to book us: Yorkshire to the airport is the one corridor on our northern list where the railway is genuinely good, and pretending otherwise would be an insult to anyone who has used it. £18.80 gets an adult a direct seat in 1 hour 26 minutes, hourly, and the whole thing lands you inside a station rather than at the edge of a car park. Two adults at £37.60 are still buying a lot of journey for the money against a free-flow drive of about 70 minutes over 58 miles. There is even a £13.70 fare, though it takes 2 hours 16 minutes and the planner itself warns you will be overtaken by a later departure, which tells you what that saving is really worth. Where we earn our place is at the ends of the day and the ends of the city. The published first service is 03:59 on weekdays and the last is 00:38, with weekends closing much earlier at 22:37, so a red-eye departure or a delayed evening landing falls outside the schedule entirely. Add Headingley, Horsforth or a village in the Dales at the far end, four people with hold luggage, or a check-in that has to be met whatever the M62 is doing, and the fixed amount for the car starts doing work that £37.60 of tickets cannot.
Where you meet your driver
- Give the Leeds address in full with its postcode when you book. The centre, Headingley and the commuter belt out towards Otley are meaningfully different journeys and the quote is built for the one you name.
- The supplier details email carries your driver's mobile number and is a separate message from the confirmation. Save it before you travel over.
- Flight tracking is included, so a delayed inbound moves your collection to the real landing time rather than costing you the booking. The free waiting allowance that starts then is described under What it costs above.
- Manchester Airport sends every private hire operator to the common pick-up areas, signed Express Pick Up at Terminal 2 and Terminal 3, so that is where your driver will be. Express pick-up is the included service; being met inside with a name board is meet and greet, a paid extra at checkout.
- If somebody is thinking of collecting you themselves instead, the airport allows a 15-minute maximum stay in Express Pick Up and charges £60 for overstaying at Terminal 2, with £100 for anyone who tries the drop-off zone. A booked driver is priced before you fly and is not watching a clock at the barrier.
Contact your driver as soon as you land, their number is in your supplier details email.
Arrivals-hall meet and greet with a name board is available as a paid extra at checkout.
Manchester Airport to Leeds
The return direction is quoted separately, because the two legs can be won by different operators. It is currently from £112 for a saloon.
Questions people ask about this route
Is the train from Manchester Airport to Leeds cheaper than a taxi?
For one person, almost certainly. A direct seat is £18.80 and takes 1 hour 26 minutes, which is hard to beat on a 58-mile crossing. We would rather you knew that than booked a car you did not need.
What is the £13.70 fare and should I take it?
It is the cheapest of the day and it costs you fifty minutes. The journey runs 2 hours 16 minutes with a change, and the planner flags that a later departure will overtake it, so you would arrive after people who left the airport after you did.
What time does the first and last service run?
The operator publishes a first at 03:59 on weekdays, 04:07 at weekends, and a last at 00:38 on weekdays which pulls back to 22:37 at weekends. Weekend evenings are the gap that catches most people out on this route.
How long does the drive take?
About 70 minutes free-flow over 58 miles. That is a floor and not a promise: the M62 across the tops is one of the least predictable stretches in the north, which is exactly why the amount you pay is fixed before you set off rather than metered while you sit in it.
Where does my driver meet me at Manchester Airport?
In the common pick-up areas, signed Express Pick Up at Terminal 2 and Terminal 3, because that is where the airport requires all private hire operators to go. You ring them on the number in your supplier details email once you are through.
Is it cheaper to have a friend collect me?
Less often than people assume. Express Pick Up allows a 15-minute maximum stay and Terminal 2 charges £60 if you overrun it, and picking up in the drop-off zone attracts a £100 charge. Add the fuel over the Pennines and the gap narrows quickly.
Is the price per seat or for the car?
For the car. Four people share one amount rather than buying four seats, which is the arithmetic that decides most family bookings on this corridor.
Do you cover Bradford, Wakefield and the wider West Yorkshire area?
Yes, each quoted to its own postcode rather than as a Leeds flat rate. Put the address into the form and the price you see is for that journey.
Can you collect before dawn for an early departure?
Yes, and at the same amount as any other hour, because the price is agreed at booking rather than run up on a meter with a night tariff.
How do cancellations and changes work?
Cancel more than 24 hours before pick-up and you are refunded in full; inside 24 hours the full amount is charged. Changes are made through the booking link in your confirmation email, to the same deadline.
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