East Midlands Airport to Portman Road taxi and Portman Road to East Midlands Airport after the event, fixed fare from £328 each way

East Midlands Airport to Portman Road and back: fixed fares

Rushxo covers East Midlands Airport to Portman Road for every fixture and festival, in both directions. A saloon from East Midlands Airport to Portman Road is a fixed fare from £328 each way, about 135 miles and 3.2-4.5 hrs door to door. Book the return with it and the pair is priced at 1.8 times a single, from £590, with the driver waiting at the agreed meeting point after Ipswich Town match days. An 8-seater for a group is from £476, 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 Portman Road

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 Portman Road without a queue for the rank. 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 3.2-4.5 hrs for the 135-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 East Midlands Airport: the journey home

Portman Road 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 Ipswich Town match days, 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 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 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.