East Midlands Airport to Cheltenham Racecourse taxi and Cheltenham Racecourse to East Midlands Airport after the event, fixed fare from £215 each way

East Midlands Airport to Cheltenham Racecourse and back: fixed fares

The East Midlands Airport to Cheltenham Racecourse journey is regular event work for us, day and night. A saloon from East Midlands Airport to Cheltenham Racecourse is a fixed fare from £215 each way, about 81 miles and 2.0-2.9 hrs door to door. Book the return with it and the pair is priced at 1.8 times a single, from £387, with the driver waiting at the agreed meeting point after the Cheltenham Festival. An 8-seater for a group is from £312, executive cars on request.

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.

Pick-up in East Midlands Airport, drop-off at Cheltenham Racecourse

Pick-up is in the arrivals hall at East Midlands Airport: the driver holds a name board, the flight is tracked and 45 minutes of waiting is included, so you go from the gate to Cheltenham Racecourse without a queue for the rank. At Cheltenham Racecourse we drop at the official drop-off point, or the meeting corner we agree for the Cheltenham Festival when the roads around the venue are closed.

Allow 2.0-2.9 hrs for the 81-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.

Cheltenham Racecourse to East Midlands Airport: the journey home

Cheltenham Racecourse to East Midlands Airport 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 the Cheltenham Festival, however late it runs; for a flight home we time the departure from the venue around your check-in, and the driver drops you at the terminal door. Waiting time is included in the return price and the fare does not change for the finish time.

Event days at Cheltenham Racecourse

For the Cheltenham Festival 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 East Midlands Airport 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.