Count clubs, skis and boards first, then reserve an airport transfer with golf bags in Orange County
Golf bags, ski bags, board bags and rod tubes are counted here as the desk counts them, and the count becomes a request for an airport transfer with golf bags in Orange County. The written reply carries one company's fixed fare when a car of that size is free at your hour, or says that none is. The quote is free, and nothing is reserved before your yes.
- 11 items on the list
- Sedan
- SUV
- SUV, third row folded
You pay the local car company that confirms your ride in its own name and drives it; the desk in Irvine matched your request to that company and earns a flat fee from it per completed ride.
Points and seats for clubs and skis
A sedan seats up to 3 riders and takes about 3 load points; an SUV seats up to 6 and takes about 6; with its third row folded, it seats up to 4 and takes about 9, long gear laid flat behind the riders. A golf bag counts 2 points and asks for an SUV: two riders with two golf bags and two suitcases make 6.
Ski and snowboard bags, a bike box and a fishing rod tube count 2 points each on the ski, snowboard, bike and rod bags counter, and their length calls for the folded SUV; a surfboard bag does too, at 3 points. A bodyboard bag or a dive gear bag counts 1 point on the suitcase slider, and a tennis or pickleball bag 1/2 point with the carry-ons: sedan items, all three.
| Item | Drawn to scale, seen from above | Typical size | Load points | Smallest car to ask for | Tell the desk this |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf, surf and ski | |||||
| Golf bag, soft travel coverclubs in a padded cover | 52 × 15 in | 52 × 15 × 13 in | 2 | SUV | Count it as a golf bag |
| Golf bag, hard travel casewheeled shell | 54 × 16 in | 54 × 16 × 15 in | 2 | SUV | Count it as a golf bag |
| Shortboard in a board bagboards up to about 6 feet 8 inches; asked about first | 82 × 23 in | 82 × 23 × 6 in | 3 | SUV, third row folded | Count it as a surfboard bag; the desk asks each company before it quotes |
| Bodyboard bagone or two boards and fins | 44 × 23 in | 44 × 23 × 5 in | 1 | Sedan | Count it on the suitcase slider |
| Ski bag, one pairskis and poles | 72 × 12 in | 72 × 12 × 7 in | 2 | SUV, third row folded | Count it with the ski, snowboard, bike and rod bags |
| Ski bag, two pairspadded, wider at one end | 78 × 14 in | 78 × 14 × 9 in | 2 | SUV, third row folded | Count it with the ski, snowboard, bike and rod bags |
| Snowboard bagboard and bindings, soft-sided | 64 × 14 in | 64 × 14 × 8 in | 2 | SUV, third row folded | Count it with the ski, snowboard, bike and rod bags |
| Bike box or caseframe and wheels packed flat; mention it in the note | 46 × 32 in | 46 × 32 × 10 in | 2 | SUV, third row folded | Count it with the ski, snowboard, bike and rod bags |
| Fishing rod tubetravel rods, capped; long for its size | 60 × 4 in | 60 × 4 × 4 in | 2 | SUV, third row folded | Count it with the ski, snowboard, bike and rod bags |
| Tennis or pickleball bagshoulder bag of paddles or racquets | 30 × 12 in | 30 × 12 × 12 in | 0.5 | Sedan | Count it with the carry-ons and small bags |
| Dive gear bagfins, regulator, wetsuit | 32 × 16 in | 32 × 16 × 14 in | 1 | Sedan | Count it on the suitcase slider |
Zipped, tagged and waiting at the door
By the pickup time, have every bag closed and at the door, skis and poles in one bag, the bike box taped. Every company agrees in writing to a free wait of 15 minutes at the pickup address, and gear still being packed eats into it.
The note in step two carries what a count cannot show. The desk reads it when it goes to check availability, asking the companies which of them has a car of that size free at your hour. Worth a line there:
- a bike box or a rod tube, which share one counter with skis
- your own town, if you pick another town from the list
- an extra stop, which the written fare lists on its own line
Landing with clubs, skis or a board
The ride home is a request of its own, with its own written fare. The company times the free wait from the flight number and the actual landing: 60 minutes after a domestic flight, 90 minutes after an international arrival. Past that, waiting is charged only when you ask the driver to keep waiting, as its own line at the rate the written fare names, and the whole fare stays within $250 for the car.
The company's written confirmation names where to meet. At John Wayne Airport you bring the bags out to the lower-level spot it names, and the driver helps load them at the car. At LAX the car waits at the outermost curb of the arrivals level, by the door named in writing. At Long Beach Airport you collect the bags and wait on the median strip, and the driver loads them at the car.
A board bag or a fifth rider
Two things change the size for this family. A surfboard bag calls for the folded SUV, and the desk asks each company about it first, since not every company carries one. A fifth rider pulls the other way, because the desk arranges one car per request: up to 6 riders in an SUV, or 4 with the third row folded for long gear. A load past that belongs in the note, and the desk's written reply tells you whether one car can carry it.
From Irvine to LAX, a sedan is $170 for the car, one way, and an SUV $215 for the car, one way, the same with its third row folded. Each figure covers the ride itself and is the most a company may charge through the desk for it; extras you ask for are added as their own lines, and the whole written fare stays within $250 for the car. Every town's figure is in the table of airport transfer rates from Irvine.
Fifty-two inches of clubs
A golf bag in its travel cover runs about 52 inches, longer than a sedan trunk is deep. That length, more than its 2 points, is why one golf bag makes the form name an SUV.
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.
Change the counts to match your gear
Every answer above starts from a count of riders and bags. The form below opens with two riders, two golf bags and two suitcases; change any number and it 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.
Clubs already on the counters
Add a surfboard bag or a ski bag to the golf bags and the size line under the counts moves up to the SUV with its third row folded.