East Midlands Airport to Hickstead taxi and Hickstead to East Midlands Airport after the event, fixed fare from £381 each way

East Midlands Airport to Hickstead and back: fixed fares

Rushxo covers East Midlands Airport to Hickstead for every fixture and festival, in both directions. A saloon from East Midlands Airport to Hickstead is a fixed fare from £381 each way, about 160 miles and 3.8-5.3 hrs door to door. Book the return with it and the pair is priced at 1.8 times a single, from £686, with the driver waiting at the agreed meeting point after showjumping weeks. An 8-seater for a group is from £552, 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 Hickstead

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 Hickstead without a queue for the rank. 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 160 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 East Midlands Airport: the journey home

Hickstead 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 showjumping weeks, 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 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 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.