Dover to Portman Road Taxi – Fixed Price from £207, Book Online 24/7
One page for both directions: Dover to Portman Road for Ipswich Town match days, and Portman Road back to Dover afterwards, with the return booked together. Fixed fares per car, driver named the day before.
Dover to Portman Road and back: fixed fares
Dover to Portman Road is an event-day run our drivers know well. A saloon from Dover to Portman Road is a fixed fare from £207 each way, about 74 miles and 1.8-2.6 hrs door to door. Book the return with it and the pair is priced at 1.8 times a single, from £373, with the driver waiting at the agreed meeting point after Ipswich Town match days. An 8-seater for a group is from £330, executive cars on request.
| Journey (74 miles) | Saloon | Executive | MPV | 8-seater | 9-seater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover to Portman Road (single) | from £207 | from £259 | from £268 | from £330 | from £347 |
| Portman Road to Dover (single) | from £207 | from £259 | from £268 | from £330 | from £347 |
| Return, both legs booked together | from £373 | from £466 | from £482 | from £594 | from £625 |
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 Dover 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 £259) or a Mercedes S-Class chauffeur on request; for seven or eight passengers an 8-seater taxi (from £330) or 9-seater minibus (from £347). Every vehicle on the Dover 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 Dover, drop-off at Portman Road
Pick-up is at your door anywhere in Dover 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.
The drive is about 74 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.
Portman Road to Dover: the journey home
Portman Road to Dover 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 Dover. 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, Dover at the end.
How much is a taxi from Portman Road to Dover?
A saloon from Portman Road to Dover is a fixed £207, the same as the fare, for about 74 miles. Booked together, both legs cost £373.
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 Dover 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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Dover to Portman Road taxi: questions
How much is a taxi from Dover to Portman Road?
From £207 for a saloon, fixed per car when you book, for the 74-mile journey. An 8-seater is from £330 and a return booked together is from £373.
How long does Dover to Portman Road take?
Usually 1.8-2.6 hrs door to door for the 74 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 Dover 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.
Dover to Portman Road: when to leave and what it costs per person
the route is about 74 miles, which usually takes 1 h 48 min to 2 h 36 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 Dover at | Expected arrival in Portman Road |
|---|---|
| 06:00 | around 08:10 |
| 08:00 | around 10:35 |
| 11:00 | around 13:10 |
| 17:00 | around 19:35 |
| 21:00 | around 22:45 |
Arrival times vary with traffic on the day.
Splitting the fixed fare:
- Saloon (up to 4): £207 fixed, which is £51.75 per person when full and £2.80 per mile
- 8-seater (up to 8): £330 fixed, which is £41.25 per person when full and £4.46 per mile
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Local know-how: Dover to Portman Road
- Dover lies 65 miles south of Portman Road in a straight line, while the drive is about 74 miles, 15% further than the direct line.
- Dover is in Kent. The nearest National Rail station to Dover is Dover Priory, about 0.3 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 Dover in a straight line: Southend Airport (41 miles), London City Airport (61 miles), Gatwick (65 miles).
Straight-line distances calculated from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) and DfT NaPTAN station locations (Open Government Licence v3.0).