Planning your Stuttgart transfer after a journey from the United States

An overnight journey may leave the United States on one date and arrive in Germany on the next. Use the local Stuttgart date and time shown on the final flight confirmation. Do not calculate pickup from your phone’s home time zone. Also check whether the pickup itself falls after midnight.

For a regular STR terminal arrival we recommend pickup 45 minutes after scheduled landing. This allows planning time for leaving the aircraft, possible checks and collecting luggage. It does not guarantee how long those steps take. Choose more time if you expect to need it after a long journey.

The flight number is optional: you can book without one. If you add one for a connecting itinerary, use the final flight into STR. Your transatlantic flight number alone cannot identify a later arrival from another European airport. Keep your confirmation and dispatch contact available before starting your journey, so you can communicate if the connection changes.

A missed connection or airline rebooking does not automatically update the transfer. Send the new flight number, local arrival date and expected time, and wait for confirmation of a revised pickup. The flight number supports identification; this service does not include automatic flight tracking.

If you choose to travel onwards by train, use your actual station and arrange the pickup there. Check current train schedules and allow time for baggage and getting from the airport to the rail departure point. A rail arrival and a flight arrival have different meeting instructions.

If an existing booking is for STR but you later decide to arrive at Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof or another airport, contact dispatch first. The route, pickup arrangements and price may change. Do not assume that an airport driver will automatically move to the new location.

At the regular passenger terminals, the driver waits in public arrivals on Level 2 after baggage reclaim with a name sign. Use the travelling guest’s name even when a company or relative makes the booking. Check the confirmation for the agreed meeting instructions before moving to another level or the taxi rank.

The included 15 minutes of waiting start at the booked pickup time, not at touchdown. Additional waiting can be charged. If your bag is missing, contact the airline’s baggage service and tell dispatch about the delay. Give your terminal and a clear landmark if you cannot find the driver.

Enter the complete hotel address and postcode. If you arrive before check-in or late at night, agree luggage storage or access with the property separately. A transfer reservation does not arrange an early room or late reception. Leave time to settle in rather than booking a meeting immediately after the estimated drive.

Count all passengers and bags. Standard and Premium each carry up to 4 passengers and 3 suitcases; Van carries up to 8 passengers with 6 suitcases included and a seventh possible at extra cost. Request child seats and discuss bulky items beforehand. Specific driver-language needs should also be agreed in advance.

Online transfers are prepaid. An invoice is available on request in every vehicle class; give the correct billing recipient and any required reference. Your employer decides its own reimbursement process. An invoice request does not itself arrange payment after the ride or a corporate billing account.

For the return journey, follow the airline’s check-in and boarding requirements, choose the desired terminal arrival, and subtract the estimated drive plus a traffic allowance. Check the hotel pickup address and passenger count independently. Online booking requires at least 2 hours of notice; ask about availability for shorter notice.