How Much Does a Taxi Cost in Bath?

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How Much Does a Taxi Cost in Bath?
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Its no secret that Bath isnt often one of the
cheapest cities to travel around! While much of
our city centre is relatively small, there are
some serious hills to contend with, and miles of
walking isnt everyones cup of tea. Swoop is
the newest, most cost-effective taxi firm to open
in Bath, inspired by the convenience of
ride-hailing digital apps that make city
transport so much easier. Today weve compiled
facts and figures to help you budget for your
Bath transport (and demonstrate why the Swoop app
offers such incredible value for money!).
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General Taxi Tariffs in Bath
Although these are only rough averages, Bath has
fixed taxi fares (to a point), which rely on
regional regulations to ensure that licensed cabs
arent charging over the odds. Genuine cab
companies should also be happy to provide a price
estimate before you book or get into a taxi at a
cab rank, so never be afraid to ask!
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Taxi Rate / Booking Booking Charge Price Per Km Price Per Minute
Day booking 3.00 1.37 to 1.67 0.30
Night booking from 8 pm until midnight 3.50 1.37 to 1.67 0.30
Night booking from midnight until 6 am 4.00 1.37 to 1.67 0.30
Sunday booking 3.50 1.37 to 1.67 0.30
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Wed also suggest checking whether a cab accepts
card payments, as it can be a nightmare if you
find out that they dont and cant pay in the
correct cash. In most cases, a driver should
only charge per minute when they have been asked
to wait perhaps if you are collecting another
passenger or need to nip into a shop along the
route. Prices per minute are also applied in
heavy traffic when it takes longer than expected
to travel the usual distance. Please verify the
charge if you need to travel on a Bank Holiday
since these prices arent governed by the local
taxi tariffs and may vary.
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How Are Taxi Prices in Bath Calculated?
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• Cab prices sometimes seem much higher than
  anticipated, but thats usually because of an
  additional cost, which could be waiting time,
  extra passengers or the amount of luggage you
  have (pretty impossible to avoid if youre
  heading to their airport!).
• Heres a quick rundown of the reasons your taxi
  cost might have been bumped up
• Journeys of less than five miles incur an extra
  0.20 for every 140 metres you travel, past the
  first 300 metres.
• Passengers pay an extra 0.30 for every minute of
  waiting time after the first minute and 38
  seconds.
• Trips of over five miles still incur an extra fee
  but are calculated at 0.20 for each further 116
  metres.
• You can see why prices vary so considerably and
  why it can be very confusing for visitors in Bath
  to determine how much theyll need to pay for a
  short cab ride!

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Additional Taxi Charges

• Below weve summarised the circumstances where a
  taxi is allowed to add another additional fee,
  regardless of how long the journey or what time
  of day you are travelling
• 0.50 for every passenger over two people.
• 0.50 for every item of large luggage.
• 0.50 for a dog although cabs cannot charge for
  assistance dogs.
• 100 for any food or drink spills.
• While children pay less for buses and trains, the
  only discount on a taxi is where you have two
  children under 12, in which case they will pay
  the same tariff as an adult between them.

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Average Bath Taxi Costs by Distance
With all the above in mind (and acknowledging
that some drivers will be keener to add extra
charges where permitted!), weve compiled some
indicative costs to show you what it might cost
to complete your journey. You might also find
that your Bath taxi costs vary depending on the
type of vehicle you require. A standard car
with space for up to three passengers in the back
and one in the front costs around 1.59 a mile,
whereas a larger car with extra seats will
usually charge around 2.40 for the same distance.
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Taxi Journey Distance Average Taxi Fare
Three miles 9.50
Four miles 11.30
Five miles 13.20
Six miles 15.10
Seven miles 17.00
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Taxi Journey Distance Average Taxi Fare
Eight miles 18.90
Nine miles 20.80
Ten miles 22.70
Fifteen miles 32.10
Twenty miles 41.50
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Taxi Journey Distance Average Taxi Fare
Twenty-five miles 51.00
Thirty miles 60.40
Forty miles 79.20
Fifty miles 98.10
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Costs for Bath Taxi Travel to Popular Destinations
Next, weve put together a quick guide for
visitors to Bath to show what youll pay on
average for a cab from one destination to the
next, based on our most popular requests!
Average Taxi Costs From Bath Spa Train Station
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Destination Travel Time Distance Average Fare
University of Bath 11 minutes 3.8 km 15.54
Bath Spa University (Sion Hill) Ten minutes 2.7 km 12.65
Bath Spa University (Newton Park) 16 minutes 7.9 km 26.64
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The Roman Baths Four minutes 0.9 km 6.41
Holiday Inn Express Bath Five minutes 1.7 km 8.64
Bristol Airport 50 minutes 30.4 km 85.61
Stonehenge 55 minutes 57.5 km 148.08
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These prices are only indications but should give
you an idea about how much your onward trip will
cost if you arrive in Bath via train and need to
take a taxi from the cab rank to your final
destination. We hope this guide to Bath taxi
prices helps you plan your journeys! We aim to
make transport in and around Bath and Somerset
faster, less stressful, and a lot more
competitive, in line with the service levels
available in nearby Bristol. While Bath isnt
the biggest city around, its certainly one of
the most-visited places in Britain and a location
wed like our visitors, locals and businesses to
be able to navigate with ease. Swoop is a
digital app where you can call a driver on-demand
or pre-book your planned journeys and get to
where you need to be quickly and affordably. If
youd like to see how Swoop compares and book a
local driver to your door, please download the
app to access Somersets most efficient taxi
service.
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ath/
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