Reserve an airport transfer from Sandy, UT to SLC at 9400 South

Where Sandy sits among the bands

From this corner a sedan starts at $125 and an SUV at $165, per car, each way. Those are the figures of the band for rides of up to 20 road miles. Sandy measures 19.5 road miles to the terminal and 19.6 back, which keeps it inside that band: the grid number tells the office where you live, and the road sets the band. The airport car service rates across Salt Lake County show all six bands in one table.

Once you say yes and the company confirms the ride in writing, its written fare becomes a fixed rate for that ride. Until then nothing is held for you, and the quote stays free, with no obligation. Available dates start the day after your written reply is due. The written fare may add a few items, and it names each one:

• waiting past the time the written fare names
• garage parking, when the driver meets you inside the terminal
• an extra stop on the way
• a gratuity, if the fare does not already include one

Reading 9400 South and 700 East

Ask someone in Sandy where they live and you will often hear an intersection: 9400 South and 700 East. On the countywide grid the corner itself sits at 9430 South, 690 East, a few numbers off the round figures. Each number counts from the starting corner downtown at Main Street, where the base line and the meridian cross. The numbers are a count on the grid rather than miles: in the south of the valley, close to 800 of them make a mile.

An address near the corner reads as a coordinate in the same way. A house in the 9400 block of 700 East sits about 9400 numbers south of the base line, on the 700 East street, and the street name itself says how far east of the meridian it runs. This corner's ZIP code is 84070. Give the office the full address in the request, and the grid places you before the road miles are counted.

Fitting a Sandy household into one car

Choose the car by people and checked bags. A sedan carries three riders at most, from $125 per car, each way. An SUV takes up to six, from $165 per car, each way, and it is the choice for six people or a lot of luggage. Say in the request how many checked bags you have so the company can match the car to the load.

Child seats work by count and kind. Name the number of seats in the request and say whether each should face the rear, face forward or be a booster; the car company then writes back whether it brings them or you bring your own. A vehicle with a ramp or a lift can be asked for in the same reservation request, and the company confirms whether it can send one for your date.

Back to 9400 South from baggage claim

After you land, bags come out on the second level. The reserved car picks you up on the commercial lane on the ground level, a short walk down from baggage claim, as the airport signs direct. Put your flight number in the request: it reaches the company with your request, and the written fare says how a landing that runs early or late is handled.

If you would rather meet at terminal baggage claim, ask for it in the request. The driver parks and meets you there with a printed name sign only when the company confirms it, and the company may add the garage parking to its fare. From the airport the road back runs 19.6 miles, about 25 minutes at a quiet hour; leave room for traffic on I-15 between 2100 South and 7200 South.