Canterbury to Hickstead Taxi – Fixed Price from £146, Book Online 24/7
One page for both directions: Canterbury to Hickstead for showjumping weeks, and Hickstead back to Canterbury afterwards, with the return booked together. Fixed fares per car, driver named the day before.
Canterbury to Hickstead and back: fixed fares
The Canterbury to Hickstead journey is regular event work for us, day and night. A saloon from Canterbury to Hickstead is a fixed fare from £146 each way, about 68 miles and 1.7-2.5 hrs door to door. Book the return with it and the pair is priced at 1.8 times a single, from £349, with the driver waiting at the agreed meeting point after showjumping weeks. An 8-seater for a group is from £212, executive cars on request.
| Journey (68 miles) | Saloon | Executive | MPV | 8-seater | 9-seater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury to Hickstead (single) | from £146 | from £242 | from £251 | from £309 | from £324 |
| Hickstead to Canterbury (single) | from £146 | from £242 | from £251 | from £309 | from £324 |
| Return, both legs booked together | from £349 | from £436 | from £452 | from £556 | from £583 |
Fares are per car, agreed at booking, and include tolls and any London charges where they apply. No meter, no surge, the same price after the last encore.
Which vehicle for Canterbury to Hickstead?
Most passengers on this route book a saloon; families and groups with luggage take the 7-seater MPV taxi; for business travel the executive chauffeur car (Mercedes E-Class, from £179) or a Mercedes S-Class chauffeur on request; for seven or eight passengers an 8-seater taxi (from £212) or 9-seater minibus (from £196). Every vehicle on the Canterbury to Hickstead run is TfL-licensed private hire — a pre-booked minicab with a fixed fare, not a metered cab. See the vehicle size guide for luggage capacity.
Pick-up in Canterbury, drop-off at Hickstead
Pick-up is at your door anywhere in Canterbury or the Kent towns and villages around it, with the driver named the day before and a text when the car is outside. At Hickstead we drop at the official drop-off point, or the meeting corner we agree for showjumping weeks when the roads around the venue are closed.
The drive is about 68 miles; the driver checks closures and event-day traffic orders and picks the fastest route on the day, so the time above already allows for normal traffic.
Hickstead to Canterbury: the journey home
Hickstead to Canterbury is the same fixed fare as the outbound leg. Book both legs together and the driver waits at the agreed meeting point at the end of showjumping weeks, however late it runs; the driver takes you back to your door in Canterbury. Waiting time is included in the return price and the fare does not change for the finish time.
Collection for the trip to Canterbury can be from any address in Hickstead, or from Burgess Hill station, about 3.1 miles away, if you are coming off a train.
Heading home, the direction of travel is east: Hickstead first, Canterbury at the end.
How much is a taxi from Hickstead to Canterbury?
A saloon from Hickstead to Canterbury is a fixed £146, the same as the Canterbury to Hickstead fare, for about 68 miles. Booked together, both legs cost £253.
Event days at Hickstead
For showjumping weeks we plan around the venue, not the postcode: the drop-off point that is actually open, the corner we meet on afterwards, and a departure time that beats the car-park queue. An 8-seater takes the whole group from Canterbury for little more than two saloons, and a wait-and-return price keeps the same driver on site for the day. Late finishes are normal for us; the fare is the same at 1am.
More fixed-fare routes from Canterbury and to Hickstead
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Canterbury to Hickstead taxi: questions
How much is a taxi from Canterbury to Hickstead?
From £146 for a saloon, fixed per car when you book, for the 68-mile journey. An 8-seater is from £212 and a return booked together is from £253.
How long does Canterbury to Hickstead take?
Usually 1.7-2.5 hrs door to door for the 68 miles, longer on the day of a major event; we confirm a pick-up time that allows for it.
Do you also do Hickstead to Canterbury after the event?
Yes. This page covers both directions at the same fixed fare; book the pair together and the return is priced at 1.8 times a single, with the driver waiting at the agreed meeting point.
Is the fare fixed on event days?
Yes. Rushxo fares are agreed before you travel and do not change for traffic, road closures, a late finish or the time of day.
Canterbury to Hickstead: when to leave and what it costs per person
The Canterbury to Hickstead route is about 68 miles, which usually takes 1 h 42 min to 2 h 30 min door to door (quicker early morning and late evening, slower in rush hour). Use the table to choose a pickup time; your driver still checks live traffic before setting off.
| Leave Canterbury at | Expected arrival in Hickstead |
|---|---|
| 06:00 | around 08:05 |
| 08:00 | around 10:30 |
| 11:00 | around 13:05 |
| 17:00 | around 19:30 |
| 21:00 | around 22:40 |
Arrival times vary with traffic on the day.
Splitting the fixed fare:
- Saloon (up to 4): £146 fixed, which is £36.50 per person when full and £2.15 per mile
- 8-seater (up to 8): £212 fixed, which is £26.50 per person when full and £3.12 per mile
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Local know-how: Canterbury to Hickstead
- As the crow flies, Canterbury is 59 miles east of Hickstead; the road route of about 68 miles is 15% longer because of the way the main roads run.
- Canterbury is in Kent. The nearest National Rail station to Canterbury is Canterbury East, about 0.4 miles away, a handy meeting point if you are coming off a train.
- Hickstead is in West Sussex. The nearest National Rail station to Hickstead is Burgess Hill, about 3.1 miles away, a handy meeting point if you are coming off a train.
- Closest London airports to Canterbury in a straight line: Southend Airport (26 miles), London City Airport (47 miles), Gatwick (55 miles).
Straight-line distances calculated from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) and DfT NaPTAN station locations (Open Government Licence v3.0).