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Airport CabConnect runs pre-booked Aberdeen Airport taxis and minibuses 24 hours a day, to and from anywhere in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and the rest of Scotland. You get a fixed fare when you book. It includes flight tracking, meet and greet in arrivals and one hour of free waiting after you land. A taxi from Aberdeen Airport to the city centre costs from about £30.
Aberdeen Airport sits at Dyce, about 7 miles north west of the city centre. It is not a typical holiday airport. On a weekday morning the arrivals hall is full of business travellers off the London shuttles, offshore crews heading for the heliports, and families flying Loganair to the islands. Each of those journeys needs something slightly different, so we plan each one around what you actually need.
You might want a taxi at Aberdeen Airport for a short hop into town, or an airport taxi from Aberdeen to Inverness. Either way, the price is agreed before you travel and does not change on the day.
These are typical one-way prices for a standard saloon:
Estates, people carriers, executive cars and 8 seaters cost more. Enter your pickup and drop off to see the exact fixed price before you pay anything.
| Route | Approx. distance | Usual drive time | Saloon fare from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Airport to Westhill | About 7 miles | 15 to 20 min | £28 |
| Aberdeen Airport to Aberdeen city centre | About 7 miles | 20 to 30 min | £30 |
| Aberdeen Airport to Inverurie | About 10 miles | 15 to 20 min | £30 |
| Aberdeen Airport to Aberdeen Harbour (NorthLink ferry) | About 8 miles | 20 to 30 min | £32 |
| Aberdeen Airport to South Harbour (cruise ships) | About 11 miles | 20 to 30 min | £38 |
| Aberdeen Airport to Ellon | About 15 miles | 20 to 25 min | £40 |
| Aberdeen Airport to Stonehaven | About 20 miles | 25 to 30 min | £45 |
| Aberdeen Airport to Banchory | About 20 miles | 30 to 40 min | £50 |
| Aberdeen Airport to Peterhead | About 33 miles | 45 to 55 min | £75 |
| Aberdeen Airport to Fraserburgh | About 40 miles | 55 to 65 min | £85 |
| Aberdeen Airport to Ballater | About 45 miles | 1 hr to 1 hr 15 min | £95 |
| Aberdeen Airport to Elgin | About 60 miles | 1 hr 15 min to 1 hr 30 min | £120 |
| Aberdeen Airport to Dundee | About 70 miles | 1 hr 15 min to 1 hr 30 min | £135 |
| Aberdeen Airport to Inverness | About 100 miles | 2 hr 15 min to 2 hr 30 min | £190 |
| Aberdeen Airport to Edinburgh | About 125 miles | 2 hr 30 min to 3 hr | £230 |
These are guide fares for a saloon, one way, in either direction. The price you book is the exact fixed fare for your address.
The official taxi rank is directly outside the terminal. A metered trip from there to the city centre costs about £20 to £25 in light traffic. For one or two people going straight into town at a quiet time, that is hard to beat.
A pre-booked car makes more sense in a few situations:
These are the Aberdeen Airport transfers we run most often. For each one you get the road your driver will actually use and one local detail worth knowing before you travel.
Your driver usually takes the A96 through Bucksburn into the city. The A96 through Bucksburn can be slow at rush hour, between 7:30am and 9am and again after 4:30pm, so allow an extra 15 minutes at those times.
For hotels in the west end, around Queen’s Road and Great Western Road, the AWPR and the A944 can be quicker than coming through the middle of town. Your driver picks the faster road on the day.
The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route changed these journeys completely. Stonehaven used to mean crossing the whole city. Now it is about 25 minutes from the airport on the bypass, with no city traffic at all.
Westhill is home to many offshore and subsea companies and is about 15 minutes away on the AWPR. It is one of our busiest routes on weekday mornings.
Inverurie is a straight 15 minute run up the A96. For Ellon, Peterhead and Fraserburgh, your driver takes the A90 north. It is dual carriageway as far as Ellon and single carriageway beyond.
Peterhead and Fraserburgh have no railway station, and the bus from the airport needs a change in the city. A taxi takes you door to door in under an hour, which is why fishing and energy workers book this route so often.
Your driver takes the AWPR south and joins the A93, which runs along the River Dee through Banchory and Aboyne to Ballater. Ballater is the village closest to Balmoral, and this is one of the prettiest drives in Scotland.
Deeside hotels and holiday lets are spread out, and there is no train. If you are staying near Braemar, tell us when you book. The extra miles past Ballater are on narrow roads that take longer than a map suggests.
Dundee is a simple run south on the A90. Inverness is about 100 miles along the A96 through Huntly, Keith and Elgin. That road is mostly single carriageway, so a fixed fare matters here. Edinburgh is around two and a half hours via the A90 and M90.
When a flight to Aberdeen is diverted or cancelled, we often get calls for these long runs at short notice. If that happens to you, call us and we will price the trip while you wait.
Aberdeen is the busiest heliport area in the UK for North Sea flights. Helicopter operators such as Bristow, CHC and NHV run their own heliport terminals, separate from the main passenger terminal. If your driver goes to the main terminal by mistake, you lose time before check-in.
When you book a taxi to an offshore flight, give us three things:
We plan the pickup around your check-in time.
Coming back onshore, crew change days can shift at short notice because of the weather. Give us your return details and we will watch for changes. If fog or wind delays your flight in, the car is not cancelled and the price stays the same.
Energy companies can open a business account with monthly invoices and one booking contact for the whole team.
NorthLink ferries to Kirkwall in Orkney and Lerwick in Shetland leave from Aberdeen Harbour, close to Union Square. Many travellers fly into Aberdeen and go straight to the evening sailing. The drive from the airport takes 20 to 30 minutes. Check-in for vehicles and foot passengers closes well before departure, so leave the airport at least 90 minutes before the boat sails.
Larger cruise ships now berth at the South Harbour at Nigg Bay, on the south side of the city, about 25 minutes from the airport on the AWPR. If your trip continues from another port, we also run seaport transfers and cruise port taxis across the UK.
Your driver uses the drop off zone in front of the terminal. Since February 2026, a stop of under 15 minutes there costs £7, recorded by camera. That charge is already in your fare, so you never pay it on the day.
If a friend or relative is dropping you off instead, the airport has an extended car park where the first hour is free. A shuttle bus runs from there to the terminal.
Your driver waits in the arrivals hall holding a board with your name, then walks with you to the car. Before the journey, you get the driver’s name, number and car details by WhatsApp or email.
We follow your flight number, so if fog in Aberdeen holds your flight up, the driver waits for the real landing time. One hour of waiting after touchdown is free.
Some people try to save the drop off charge by meeting a car in a nearby hotel car park. Be careful. The Holiday Inn Express close to the airport fines non-guests £100 for dropping off or picking up there. With a pre-booked transfer, the airport charge is already paid, so there is no reason to take the risk.
To be fair to the other options, the Stagecoach 727 bus runs 24 hours a day between the airport and Union Square bus station. A Dayrider ticket cost £5.80 in 2026. For one person with light luggage going into the city, it is good value.
Dyce railway station is about 2 miles from the terminal, with trains to Aberdeen and towards Inverness. A taxi from the rank to the station costs about £12. For families, groups, heavy bags or anywhere outside the city, a door to door taxi is usually the easier choice.
Our 8 seater minibus carries eight passengers, eight large cases and four smaller bags in one vehicle. It is popular with offshore crews travelling together, golf groups heading to the links courses north of the city, whisky trips to Speyside and wedding parties staying on Deeside.
Count wheeled cabin bags as cases when you choose a vehicle, because eight of them fill a boot quickly. Tell us about golf bags, skis, fishing rods or work kit bags when you book, so the right vehicle turns up. For bigger groups, two or more vehicles arrive at the same time under one booking. You can compare every vehicle in our fleet before you book.
For business visitors, our executive Mercedes class saloons come with leather seats, a suited driver and full privacy for calls on the way. They are often booked for meetings in Westhill, Dyce and the city’s business parks, or for full day site visits with several stops. Hourly hire is available, and the rate is confirmed before the day.
Winter in the north east brings early darkness, snow on high ground and fog that can delay flights into Aberdeen. A few things worth knowing:
For a short haul flight with hold luggage, aim to reach the terminal about two hours before departure. For a 6:00am flight, that means walking in at around 4:00am. These suggested pickup times include a 15 minute buffer.
| Pickup from | For a 6:00am flight | For an 8:00am flight |
|---|---|---|
| Westhill | 3:35am | 5:20am |
| Inverurie | 3:30am | 5:20am |
| Aberdeen city centre | 3:25am | 5:05am |
| Stonehaven | 3:20am | 5:05am |
| Ellon | 3:20am | 5:05am |
| Banchory | 3:10am | 4:55am |
| Peterhead | 2:55am | 4:40am |
| Fraserburgh | 2:45am | 4:30am |
The 8:00am times allow for morning traffic on the A96 and A90. If you are flying offshore, plan from your heliport check-in time, not your flight time.
Our Premium Fleet
Every transfer comes with flight tracking, meet & greet arrivals and a fixed price confirmed at booking.
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Same ride as a saloon with a deeper boot, the safe choice when the cases are full.
Top-tier saloon with a professional chauffeur, leather interior and full privacy on board.
Five seats with real legroom and a boot that swallows the family holiday load. Child seats on request.
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