Arrivals
Head down from the gate, take the airside shuttle to the main terminal, then go to ground level via the central elevators. Your driver waits at the Express Curbside on the matching airside — your e-ticket names the exact side and kerb.
Red side (Airsides A & C)
Gates 1–32, most domestic flights. Exit baggage claim to ground level and out to the Red side Express Curbside. Do not cross over.
Blue side (Airsides E & F)
International plus most Frontier and Spirit flights. Your driver holds a sign with your name; match the photo and plate on your e-ticket before walking up.
Delays & driver info
60
Free waiting time
60 minutes after your scheduled landing, plus a further 30 minutes for international arrivals through the Blue side, where immigration and baggage routinely run 35–45 minutes.
Diverted or delayed?
Real-time flight tracking means if your terminal changes, your driver knows. For a diverted flight, hoppa support reroutes the pickup — do not cancel and rebook.
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Can’t see your driver?
Call the number on your e-ticket. hoppa’s team picks up in an average of 11 seconds with a 99.7% call answer rate — a person, not a chatbot, 24/7.
What to do near Tampa airport?
If you have time before your transfer or flight home, the bay area has plenty close by.
- Ybor City: historic Latin quarter, cigar factories, and the Columbia Restaurant — Florida’s oldest, established 1905.
- Channelside / Sparkman Wharf: the Florida Aquarium, the Riverwalk, and cruise-terminal restaurants.
- Clearwater Beach: regularly ranked one of America’s top beaches, 35–45 minutes off-peak via the Courtney Campbell Causeway.