No matter the distance or reason for leaving, travelling is notoriously stressful for both experienced individuals and first timers. From crowded spaces, to busy queues, overbooked seats, and a serious lack of legroom, it’s no wonder that most people choose to use their own vehicles to get from A to B, despite the increase in emissions and cost of fuel.
Luckily, our private drivers at Elect Chauffeurs have come together to provide you with some of our favourite ways to stay comfortable on popular forms of transport. We offer a range of services, from airport transfers to Belfast and Dublin, to wedding car hire, we’re well versed in getting our customers where they need to go in a stress-free and timely manner. Keep reading below for some of our tips to make travelling more comfortable.
Why is Travelling Stressful?
There are many factors, both controllable and unavoidable that can lead to a negative impact on your mood and cause unnecessary stress. Some of the most common reasons travellers experience stress includes:
Planning and Preparation: Planning and organising a trip can be overwhelming, especially if it involves coordinating multiple forms of transportation, accommodations, activities, and packing. This can be particularly stressful if you’re travelling to a new destination or if you have a limited amount of time to plan, such as a last minute or emergency trip.
Transportation: Journeying towards your desired endpoint can prove to be a demanding ordeal. Irrespective of whether you’re soaring high in the skies, steering a vehicle on the road, or utilising public transportation, you may encounter unwarranted hindrances, never-ending queues, and unanticipated disruptions that could lead to a sense of unease.
Crowding and Tight Spaces: Certain forms of transportation – namely aeroplanes, are notorious for providing very little room between passengers, with taller travellers often struggling for leg room. In addition to this, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in how unhygienic being in such close contact with strangers truly is.
There are steps that can be taken to ease discomfort and stress that’s experienced during travelling without requiring you to splash out on a more expensive ticket. The key to relaxing travel begins with your airport transfer.
Private Car Airport Transfers vs. Shuttle Transfers
When choosing your airport transfer, it’s important to consider all of the options available to you. While taxis are plentiful outside of airports, parked in a line ready to pick up tired passengers, they aren’t the most comfortable or most affordable option. This is why private car transfers or shuttles are the most common choice for travellers, but which option is better?
Here at Elect Chauffeurs we offer private airport transfers to multiple airports in Ireland, but this doesn’t make us biassed! We recognise that private car airport transfers aren’t for everyone, but we still want to point out some of the benefits of this service as well as explain why shuttles are also a popular choice.
Private cars offer luxury and solitude. You can relax knowing that a private car will operate according to your own personal itinerary, and you aren’t relying on other people or specific timeframes. Meanwhile, shuttles are a more affordable option – great for those on a tight budget, but it doesn’t offer privacy and delays to your flight could mean you miss the shuttle.
Ultimately, the choice is yours, but for a more comfortable and relaxed transfer, private vehicles are the way to go!
What To Bring on Your Flight
While you can’t do anything about limited space on a flight, there are a couple of supplies to bring with you that can make your journey comfortable for the time you’re in the air. A lot of these are small and simple, easily to store within hand luggage:
- Neck pillow – ideal for supporting your neck on both short and long flights
- Water bottle – allows you to stay hydrated in the cramped conditions
- Games console – handheld consoles are great for keeping yourself entertained
- Book – there’s no better time to get stuck into a new book than on a flight!
These distractions are great for both long and short haul flights where other entertainment may not be available, and we can guarantee that your comfort will be increased so that you can arrive at your destination feeling much more relaxed than you otherwise would.
Contact Elect Chauffeurs today to arrange your airport transfer!
If you’re looking for a private car to take you to the airport in comfort and style, look no further than the fantastic fleet we offer at Elect Chauffeurs! As well as our excellent and reliable airport transfer services, we also provide sightseeing tours and corporate travel to both Dublin and Belfast, so don’t hesitate to contact us today!
