Taxi Prices & Fares
See our standard taxi tariff and fixed airport prices, then get an accurate, up-to-date fare for your exact journey before you book.
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No mystery pricing here. The local tariff and every fixed rate we run from Billericay, to the airports, the Eurostar, the London stations and the cruise terminals, sit on this page for anyone to read.
For your own journey, the app and the quick booker pull live figures from the same dispatch system our office uses, so the rate you see is the rate you pay, shown before anything is booked.
All prices below are estimates from the CM11 and CM12 postcodes for one pick-up and one drop-off. Multiple pick-ups or drop-offs add to the fare, and the exact figure is always confirmed at the time of booking.
Our Taxi Prices
Our standard tariff for local journeys and fixed "from" prices for airport transfers. Your exact fare is always confirmed before you book.
Prices checked: 25 August 2026
Standard tariff
Local journeys are calculated from a start rate plus a per-mile rate, with higher rates in the evening, overnight, and on Sundays & bank holidays.
| Rate | Saloonup to 4 passengers | Minibus5–8 passengers |
|---|---|---|
| Start rate | £3.80 | £5.70 |
| Per mile (approx) | £2.20 | £3.30 |
| Evenings 8pm–midnightAlso all day Sunday & bank holidays | +£2 | +£2 |
| Nights midnight–6am | +£3 | +£3 |
Per-mile rates are approximate. Evening, night, Sunday and bank-holiday rates are added on top of the standard start rate and per-mile rate.
Fixed airport transfer prices
Fixed fares from Billericay and Basildon, quoted from. Tolls and the Dartford Crossing are already included in the price.
| From | Airport | Saloonup to 4 passengers | Minibus5–8 passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billericay | London City | £75 | £107.50 |
| Billericay | Stansted | £78 | £112 |
| Billericay | Gatwick | £105 | £149 |
| Billericay | Luton | £110 | £161.50 |
| Billericay | Heathrow | £117 | £172 |
| Billericay | Southend | £48 | £68 |
| Basildon | London City | £70 | £100 |
| Basildon | Stansted | £75 | £107.50 |
| Basildon | Gatwick | £92 | £129.50 |
| Basildon | Luton | £107 | £157 |
| Basildon | Heathrow | £107 | £157 |
| Basildon | Southend | £38 | £53 |
Prices shown are one-way "from" rates for the areas listed. Airport collection charges apply on pickups: Gatwick and City £5, Heathrow and Southend £7, Stansted and Luton £8. Return prices include 60 minutes of waiting from the flight landing; extra waiting is £36 per hour or part thereof for 4-seat vehicles and £50 per hour for 5 seats and above. The driver parks close to the terminal and contacts you on landing to arrange the pickup point. Quotes include airport drop-off and pick-up fees at the rates published when you book; if an airport raises these before you travel, the difference is added to the final fare.
Full route guides: Billericay to London City taxi price · Billericay to Stansted taxi price · Billericay to Gatwick taxi price · Billericay to Luton taxi price · Billericay to Heathrow taxi price · Billericay to Southend taxi price · Basildon to London City taxi price · Basildon to Stansted taxi price · Basildon to Gatwick taxi price · Basildon to Luton taxi price · Basildon to Heathrow taxi price · Basildon to Southend taxi price
Eurostar & London station transfers
Fixed fares from Billericay to Eurostar terminals and the main London stations. Congestion charges are included where applicable.
| Station | Saloon / Estateup to 4 passengers | 8-Seater5–8 passengers |
|---|---|---|
| Ebbsfleet Eurostar | £70 | £90 |
| St Pancras Eurostar | £115 | £150 |
| Ashford Eurostar | £150 | £195 |
| Euston | £115 | £150 |
| Fenchurch Street | £115 | £150 |
| Kings Cross | £120 | £160 |
| Liverpool Street | £115 | £150 |
| Paddington | £130 | £165 |
| Waterloo | £125 | £170 |
| Victoria (train & coach) | £115 | £150 |
Congestion charges (currently £18) are included where the driver has to enter or pass through the zone. Collections from main line stations must be prepaid.
Cruise terminal transfers
Door-to-terminal fixed fares from Billericay for your cruise departure or return, covering Tilbury, Harwich, Dover, Southampton and Portsmouth.
| Cruise terminal | Saloon / Estateup to 4 passengers | 8-Seater5–8 passengers |
|---|---|---|
| Tilbury Terminals | £45 | £65 |
| Harwich Terminals | £125 | £155 |
| Dover Terminals | £175 | £240 |
| Southampton Terminals | £240 | £315 |
| Portsmouth Terminals | £275 | £355 |
Prices are one-way "from" fares from Billericay for one pick-up and one drop-off. Extra charges apply for multiple pick-ups or drop-offs.
Travelling to an airport? See terminal info and book your fixed-fare transfer on our airport transfers page or browse all areas we cover.
What can affect your fare
The figure is built from your actual journey, so a handful of things move it:
- Airport drop-off and collection charges
- Tunnel and toll charges
- Journey distance and route
- Other applicable external costs
That's why you'll always see your exact, up-to-date price for your specific journey before you book, worked out from the tariff and the fixed fares shown above.
What the rate buys
Every Swift fare funds the same things: a council-licensed, DBS-checked driver, a vehicle that passes inspection, and a dispatch desk awake at 4am when your flight is.
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Taxi Price Questions
The questions we get asked most about how our fares work.
Local work runs on the tariff: a £3.80 start (£5.70 for the 6-8 seat vehicles) plus about £2.20 a mile, so a short Billericay hop is usually £6-9. Small supplements apply from 8pm, overnight, and on Sundays and bank holidays. The app or quick booker shows your exact figure before you commit.
Two systems, both transparent. Longer work, meaning airports, stations, cruise ports and long distance, is one fixed rate quoted up front with tolls and the Dartford Crossing inside it; the from-prices are on this page. Local journeys run on the published tariff of start rate plus mileage, with evening and Sunday supplements.
Right here: the tariff and all the fixed from-rates are published above. A printed price for every possible journey would be out of date in a month, so for your specific trip the app and booker pull the live figure from dispatch, shown before you book.
Open the Swift Cars app or the quick booker on this site, enter the two addresses, and the rate appears in seconds with nothing committed. Or ring 01277 757575 and dispatch quotes it over the phone.
From Billericay the saloon rates start at £48 to Southend, £75 to London City, £78 to Stansted, £105 to Gatwick, £110 to Luton and £117 to Heathrow, with 8-seaters priced above that and tolls already included. Airport collection charges of £5-8 apply on pickups. The app shows your exact figure before you book.
All of them: Tilbury, Harwich, Dover, Southampton and Portsmouth cruise terminals, the three Eurostar stations, and the main London termini, each at a fixed rate from Billericay with congestion charges included where they apply.
Your flight is tracked, so your driver parks close to the terminal ready for your arrival time and will contact you when you land to confirm the exact pickup point. Sixty minutes of waiting from touchdown is included; beyond that it is £36 per hour or part thereof for 4-seat vehicles and £50 per hour for 5 seats and above.
Yes, on all fixed-rate work. Tolls and the Dartford Crossing are priced into the quote from the beginning, so the figure at booking is the figure at drop-off.
No and no. Rates do not surge with demand, weather or the hour, and booking itself costs nothing. What was quoted is what gets charged.
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