Three terminals, two levels, and you reserve a John Wayne Airport transfer from Irvine to yours
A John Wayne Airport transfer from Irvine covers 3.2 miles by road, about 6 minutes in free-flowing traffic. The desk reads what you carry, works out the car size, asks local companies for that car at your hour and, when a company has one free, sends you that company's fixed fare in writing. From Irvine the ride itself is at most $110 for the car, one way, in a sedan and at most $135 for the car, one way, in an SUV.
- Terminals A, B and C
- Drop-off on the upper level
- Pickup on the lower level
At the desk in Irvine, your request is matched to one local company with a car free. After your yes, the confirmation comes from that company, which drives you, collects the fare and owes the desk a flat fee only for a completed ride.
Where each curb sits
- Terminals
- A, B and C, under one roof
- Going to the airport
- The car pulls up at the upper-level curb, where departures leave
- Coming home
- The company meets you at the lower level: a white curb zone, or the Ground Transportation Center when its cars carry the company's markings; its confirmation says which
- At the car
- The driver stays with the car and helps load the bags there
- Flight hours
- Scheduled flights leave from about 7:00 a.m. (8:00 a.m. on Sundays) and land by about 11:00 p.m.
- For the company's paperwork
- Your flight number, as the airport asks every company to carry it on the trip record
Pickup hour and the departures curb
The pickup time you enter on the form is the hour you want the car at your door. The minutes in the town table on this page assume free-flowing traffic, so leave room for a slower morning. Before it receives rides from the desk, each company accepts in writing a free wait of 15 minutes at your address.
The car pulls up at the upper-level curb, in front of Terminal A, B or C, and you step out with your bags right there. The airport keeps quiet hours overnight: scheduled flights leave from about 7:00 a.m., or from about 8:00 a.m. on Sundays.
Lower level once you land
Coming home, you meet at Terminal A, B or C on the lower level: a white curb zone, or the Ground Transportation Center when the company's cars carry its markings. The company's written confirmation says which one and names its phone line for the day. You bring your bags out to the curb; the company's driver stays with the car there and helps load them.
Each company accepts in writing a free wait counted from the time your flight actually lands: 60 minutes after a domestic flight, 90 minutes after an international arrival. Past that, waiting is charged only if you ask the driver to keep waiting, at the rate your written fare names. Scheduled arrivals end by about 11:00 p.m., and a late landing moves the start of the free wait with it.
| Town or part of Irvine | By road, free-flowing traffic | Sedan, for the car, one way | SUV, for the car, one way |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irvine | 3.2 mi, 6 min | $110 | $135 |
| Irvine, Woodbridge | 5.2 mi, 10 min | $115 | $140 |
| Irvine, Turtle Rock | 6.5 mi, 13 min | $120 | $145 |
| Irvine, Northwood | 7.8 mi, 13 min | $120 | $145 |
| Tustin | 6.6 mi, 9 min | $120 | $145 |
| Costa Mesa | 4.4 mi, 7 min | $115 | $140 |
| Newport Beach | 7.8 mi, 12 min | $120 | $145 |
| Santa Ana | 6.1 mi, 11 min | $115 | $140 |
| Orange | 9.8 mi, 14 min | $125 | $150 |
| Anaheim | 14.4 mi, 20 min | $135 | $160 |
| Lake Forest | 11.9 mi, 17 min | $130 | $155 |
| Laguna Hills | 13.6 mi, 19 min | $130 | $155 |
| Laguna Woods | 11.3 mi, 17 min | $130 | $155 |
| Aliso Viejo | 13.5 mi, 20 min | $130 | $155 |
| Mission Viejo | 14.6 mi, 21 min | $135 | $160 |
| Laguna Beach | 13.1 mi, 23 min | $130 | $155 |
| Huntington Beach | 10.2 mi, 17 min | $125 | $150 |
| Fountain Valley | 7.4 mi, 11 min | $120 | $145 |
| Garden Grove | 13.8 mi, 18 min | $135 | $160 |
| Westminster | 11.9 mi, 18 min | $130 | $155 |
| Seal Beach | 17.9 mi, 25 min | $140 | $165 |
Why step two wants your flight number
At this airport the flight number does two jobs, so step two asks for it right after the street address. The airport asks every company to carry it on the trip record, and it tells the company whether you land from a domestic or an international flight, which sets how long your free wait runs, 60 minutes or 90, with no extra box to check.
The terminal list sits beside it, with "Not sure yet" first and then A, B and C. Going out, the letter shows the company's driver where on the upper-level curb to pull up. Coming home, the company puts the meeting point on the lower level in its written confirmation, so a request sent with "Not sure yet" still ends at a named spot.
Step one comes before both, and it settles the size: every bag and case you count adds load points, a line under the counters names the smallest size worth asking for, and which exact car comes is for the company to name in its written fare. How each suitcase, duffel or carry-on scores is set out on the page about an airport transfer with extra luggage in Irvine. The sizes the desk can ask for:
- Sedan: up to 3 riders, about two large suitcases and two carry-ons
- SUV: up to 6 riders, about six suitcases, or golf bags with fewer riders
- SUV with the third row folded: up to 4 riders, with ski, snowboard, bike and rod bags laid flat
- A child car seat: it takes a rider's seat, not room for bags
Towns a short drive from these terminals
Against 23.3 miles to Long Beach Airport and 43.3 miles to LAX, these terminals sit 3.2 miles from the center of Irvine, about 6 minutes in free-flowing traffic. The town table on this page lists every covered town, from Irvine and its villages Woodbridge, Turtle Rock and Northwood down to Seal Beach, each with its miles and minutes.
Each figure in that table covers the ride itself for that town and car size, and it is the most a company may charge through the desk for that ride. The SUV column also covers an SUV with its third row folded. A child seat, an extra stop or a longer wait you ask for is added on its own line on top of the figure, and the whole written fare stays within $250 for the car. The fares page holds every town for all three airports.
Settling up with the company
You pay the company that drives you, with a card during the ride or however its confirmation directs; this site takes no payment. A tip for the driver is up to you and sits outside the fare.
Fare figures set on September 27, 2026, from the fares that car companies in the area publish. A company's written fare for the ride itself, for the same town, airport and car size, is the same or lower; extras you ask for are listed on their own lines.
Put your John Wayne ride in writing
Curbs, quiet hours and the free wait come down to a few fields, set below for John Wayne Airport. Send the form at any hour. A written reply follows inside two open phone hours; a request sent after closing is read at opening.
Phone hours, Pacific Time: in the school year Monday to Saturday 5:30 a.m. until 9:30 p.m. and Sunday 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.; in summer, Thanksgiving week and December 18 to January 3, every day 5:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m.
Two steps, one written reply
John Wayne Airport is already picked here. Coming home, the time box takes the hour your flight lands, and the company starts the free wait at the real landing time.