Southampton Airport Taxis

[Budgie]

During the summer we put into Swanwick Marina, Hamble and flew home for a few days. Metered taxi fare from Lower Swanwick to Southampton airport was about £11. Returning we asked for a taxi from the airport taxi desk (Airport Cars?) and were asked to pay £16.50. I declined and found a taxi outside that had just dropped his passengers. Metered fare was similar to the outbound trip.

Moral: If you dont want to get ripped off either find a non-airport arriving taxi, or walk to the railway station (about 3 mins) and get a regular taxi there.

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[Twister_Ken]

Sadly, whatever the airport taxi charges you, that rip-off is peanuts compared to the price you'll be charged for renting a hole in the water on the Hamble for a few days!

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[Evadne]

If you've time to look them up in the phone book, Roadrunners and Eastleigh Cabs are similarly reasonable local radio cabs. Others are doubtless as good, just I've never used them.

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[GeorgeP]

I fly out of Southampton twice a month. Normally I use Airport Cars of Ferndown, but have used others. Airport Carz (I think it's spelt) of Southampton Airport seem about the same price. However, they have obviously done a deal with the airport because the airport makes it difficult for all other taxi firms.

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[DaveS]

If you think that's bad try Heathrow. Taking a cab from the rank at arrivals costs between two and three times as much as getting a taxi to come from your destination and pick you up at departures.

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[Andrew_Fanner]

And how much was the train fare from the station to Bursledon + cab from there. Be an interesting comparison!

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[Twister_Ken]

Cab from Bursledon? It's only about a six minute walk. But Burseldon is not exactly Clapham Junction. One train each direction per hour I think.

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