What is the best way to get from Tampa International Airport to Sarasota?

Sarasota is on the Gulf coast, south of Tampa Bay. From Tampa International Airport (TPA) it is about 55 miles by road, a drive long enough that how you arrive matters.

At that distance the usual choices are an app, a shuttle that waits to fill, a rental car you then have to return, or a car booked ahead. An app means a long fare that a driver has to accept after you land, and the price can move with demand. A shuttle runs to its own schedule. A booked car is one captain and one fare agreed before it moves, waiting at the airport when you land.

Give the desk your flight number and the pickup is tracked from the aircraft, so a late arrival moves the pickup instead of cancelling it. Give the exact address in Sarasota so the captain is sent to the right door, and book the return together if you are flying home from the same airport.

An Executive Sedan holds 2; a Luxury SUV holds 5; an Executive Sprinter holds 12. Say how many cases when you book and the class of car is the one that turns up.

The fare beside this page is for 55 miles, with the 20% service charge already in it. The fare for your trip is set when the exact addresses are routed, and you see it before you book.