Suitcases over a sedan's three load points? Reserve an airport transfer with extra luggage in Irvine in an SUV
On an airport transfer with extra luggage in Irvine, every checked bag counts toward the car size the desk asks for: a suitcase or duffel is 1 load point, a carry-on 1/2. The form at the end of this page holds three suitcases and two carry-ons for two riders, 4 points, so its size line names an SUV.
- 9 items on the list
- Sedan
Once you say yes, the ride you reserved leaves the desk in Irvine for one local car company. It confirms, drives you and the suitcases and is the one you pay; its fare holds the flat fee owed to the desk per completed ride.
Points per bag, and the car they add up to
The suitcase slider counts medium, large and extra-large suitcases, rolling and soft duffels and taped moving boxes at 1 load point each; a bodyboard bag or a dive bag goes there too. Carry-on rollers, weekender bags and garment bags take 1/2 point each on the carry-ons counter. A sedan seats up to 3 riders and takes 3 points; an SUV seats up to 6 and takes 6. The company names the actual car in its written fare.
From Irvine itself, and always for the car, one way, a sedan to John Wayne Airport is at most $110 and an SUV at most $135; for an LAX airport transfer from Irvine, a sedan is at most $170 and an SUV at most $215. Each figure covers the ride itself and is the most a company may charge through the desk for it. A child seat, an extra stop or a longer wait, when you ask for one, comes on its own line in the written fare, on top of that figure, and the whole stays within $250 for the car.
| Item | Drawn to scale, seen from above | Typical size | Load points | Smallest car to ask for | Tell the desk this |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bags and suitcases | |||||
| Carry-on rolleroverhead-bin size, two wheels or four | 22 × 14 in | 22 × 14 × 9 in | 0.5 | Sedan | Count it with the carry-ons and small bags |
| Weekender bagsoft, carried by hand | 20 × 12 in | 20 × 12 × 10 in | 0.5 | Sedan | Count it with the carry-ons and small bags |
| Medium suitcase24- to 26-inch checked bag | 26 × 18 in | 26 × 18 × 11 in | 1 | Sedan | Count it on the suitcase slider |
| Large suitcase28- to 30-inch checked bag | 30 × 20 in | 30 × 20 × 12 in | 1 | Sedan | Count it on the suitcase slider |
| Extra-large suitcase32-inch or trunk-style; mention it in the note | 32 × 21 in | 32 × 21 × 14 in | 1 | Sedan | Count it on the suitcase slider |
| Rolling duffellong soft bag on wheels | 32 × 15 in | 32 × 15 × 15 in | 1 | Sedan | Count it on the suitcase slider |
| Soft duffelno frame, squeezes into gaps | 26 × 13 in | 26 × 13 × 13 in | 1 | Sedan | Count it on the suitcase slider |
| Garment bagfolded once, suits or a dress | 24 × 22 in | 24 × 22 × 6 in | 0.5 | Sedan | Count it with the carry-ons and small bags |
| Taped moving boxchecked as luggage | 24 × 18 in | 24 × 18 × 18 in | 1 | Sedan | Count it on the suitcase slider |
Closed, taped and by the door
Have every bag shut, tagged and by the door at the pickup time. At the pickup address the company waits 15 minutes free, and an open suitcase eats into that time. Tape each moving box along every seam and put your name on two sides.
The counters say how many bags ride along, but not how big each one is. The desk reads the note when it works out the size to ask for, and the note itself goes only to the company you accept, so put there what the counters cannot show:
- An extra-large or trunk-style suitcase, still counted as 1 point
- A gate code, or where the bags will wait
- A second address for some bags, named in the written fare as an extra stop
Landing with every checked bag
The ride home is its own request with its own written fare, sent on its own. Give the flight number and landing time: the company times the free wait from the actual landing, 60 minutes after a domestic flight and 90 minutes after an international arrival.
At John Wayne Airport you bring the bags out to the lower level, where the company's driver stays with the car and helps load them. At LAX the pickup is the outermost arrivals curb, outside baggage claim. At Long Beach Airport you collect the bags, and the driver loads them at the car on the median strip. The company's written confirmation names the meeting point, down to the door at LAX.
When a sedan load tips into an SUV
A fourth rider moves the size first: a sedan seats up to 3 riders, so four need an SUV even with two suitcases. Small bags come next at 1/2 point each, so one more on a full sedan makes 3 1/2 points. One request holds one car: an SUV takes up to 6 riders, or 4 with its third row folded. A pile past that belongs in the note, and the written reply tells you whether a single car holds it.
If the load changes after you say yes, tell the desk or the company on the line it gave you. The company confirms the change in writing; a heavier load can mean a bigger car and a new fare, the ride itself still at or under the figure for that size and the whole within $250 for the car.
Boxes count like suitcases
A taped moving box counts 1 load point on the suitcase slider, like a medium or large suitcase. When it runs longer than a large suitcase, put its size in inches in the note.
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.
Two riders, three suitcases, two carry-ons
The desk sizes a car only from a request, so the form waits here with 4 points of this family already entered. Set each counter to your own bags; the line under them names the smallest car to ask for.
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.
Counters feed the size line
A taped box belongs on the suitcase slider at 1 load point, and a garment bag on the carry-ons counter at 1/2 point.