Pack the night before and leave your travel documents by the door. At 4am you will not want to be looking for a passport.\n\nAsk for a pickup 15 minutes earlier than you think you need. Roads are quiet at that hour but roadworks on the M25 and M4 are common overnight.\n\nTell us if you want a quiet journey. Most of our regulars sleep the whole way and our drivers are happy to keep the radio off.\n\nBook a fixed fare rather than a meter. At that time of the morning you want certainty, not a running total.

How to survive a 4am airport run