Canterbury to Portman Road Taxi – Fixed Price from £179, Book Online 24/7
One page for both directions: Canterbury to Portman Road for Ipswich Town match days, and Portman Road back to Canterbury afterwards, with the return booked together. Fixed fares per car, driver named the day before.
Canterbury to Portman Road and back: fixed fares
The Canterbury to Portman Road journey is regular event work for us, day and night. A saloon from Canterbury to Portman Road is a fixed fare from £179 each way, about 62 miles and 1.6-2.3 hrs door to door. Book the return with it and the pair is priced at 1.8 times a single, from £322, with the driver waiting at the agreed meeting point after Ipswich Town match days. An 8-seater for a group is from £285, executive cars on request.
| Journey (62 miles) | Saloon | Executive | MPV | 8-seater | 9-seater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury to Portman Road (single) | from £179 | from £224 | from £232 | from £285 | from £299 |
| Portman Road to Canterbury (single) | from £179 | from £224 | from £232 | from £285 | from £299 |
| Return, both legs booked together | from £322 | from £403 | from £418 | from £513 | from £538 |
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 Portman Road?
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 £224) or a Mercedes S-Class chauffeur on request; for seven or eight passengers an 8-seater taxi (from £285) or 9-seater minibus (from £299). Every vehicle on the Canterbury to Portman Road 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 Portman Road
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 Portman Road we drop at the official drop-off point, or the meeting corner we agree for Ipswich Town match days when the roads around the venue are closed.
Allow 1.6-2.3 hrs for the 62-mile drive, more on the day of a big fixture. For a fixed start time we build in a buffer and confirm the pick-up time with you.
Portman Road to Canterbury: the journey home
Portman Road 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 Ipswich Town match days, 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.
Heading home, the direction of travel is south: Portman Road first, Canterbury at the end.
What does a taxi from Portman Road to Canterbury cost?
A saloon from Portman Road to Canterbury is a fixed £179, the same as the fare, for about 62 miles. Booked together, both legs cost £322.
Event days at Portman Road
For Ipswich Town match days 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.
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Canterbury to Portman Road taxi: questions
How much is a taxi from Canterbury to Portman Road?
From £179 for a saloon, fixed per car when you book, for the 62-mile journey. An 8-seater is from £285 and a return booked together is from £322.
How long does Canterbury to Portman Road take?
Usually 1.6-2.3 hrs door to door for the 62 miles, longer on the day of a major event; we confirm a pick-up time that allows for it.
Do you also do Portman Road 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 Portman Road: when to leave and what it costs per person
the route is about 62 miles, which usually takes 1 h 36 min to 2 h 18 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 Portman Road |
|---|---|
| 06:00 | around 07:55 |
| 08:00 | around 10:15 |
| 11:00 | around 12:55 |
| 17:00 | around 19:15 |
| 21:00 | around 22:35 |
Arrival times vary with traffic on the day.
Splitting the fixed fare:
- Saloon (up to 4): £179 fixed, which is £44.75 per person when full and £2.89 per mile
- 8-seater (up to 8): £285 fixed, which is £35.62 per person when full and £4.60 per mile
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Local know-how: Canterbury to Portman Road
- As the crow flies, Canterbury is 54 miles south of Portman Road; the road route of about 62 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.
- The nearest National Rail station to Portman Road is Ipswich, about 0.3 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).