Pershore to East Midlands Airport is about 75 miles by road, and its shape surprises people the first time: north past Worcester on the bypass roads, onto the M5 and the M42, then up the A42 and along the A453 to the terminal by Castle Donington. Only Birmingham is closer to Pershore. Bookings are taken ahead of the flight, and the pattern is simple: the date, the flight time and your Pershore or village address from you, a pick-up with the margin built in from us.
Journey facts: about 75 miles by road from Pershore to East Midlands Airport (approximate, measured on the road network). Pre-booked only. Wheelchair-accessible vehicle available on request.
On an ordinary day it is one of the steadier airport journeys: the A44 and the Worcester northern link roads hand the journey to the motorway, the M42 and A42 do the distance, and the A453 runs to the terminal. The pick-up time we settle on is counted back from your airline's bag drop deadline, with respect for the M42 at its busy hours and none of the London effect to allow for.
The airport stands next to Donington Park, and race weekends fill the roads around Castle Donington in a way that catches flight passengers out. If your date shares a weekend with a major meeting at the circuit, say so when you book and the pick-up will be set for the crowd.
We collect from Pershore addresses and the Avon villages, Wick, Pinvin, Pensham and Drakes Broughton among them. The homeward leg is set against your landing time, with the flight number noted. Your phone number is how the arrangement adjusts if the flight runs late, and the drop is your own door.
A wheelchair-accessible vehicle is available on this route when it is requested at booking, at no extra charge for the passenger who needs it. A group travelling together can be collected from more than one address when the booking says so, and outsize luggage is worth a line in the notes.
Pershore's home run is the Birmingham Airport route from Pershore, its other northern run is the Manchester run from Pershore, and the town's airport page covers airport travel from the town. Behind them sits the county airport transfer service.