Portsmouth to Reading Festival taxi and Reading Festival to Portsmouth after the event, fixed fare from £152 each way
One page for both directions: Portsmouth to Reading Festival for the August bank holiday festival, and Reading Festival back to Portsmouth afterwards, with the return booked together. Fixed fares per car, driver named the day before.
Per car, not per person. No surge, no night surcharge. Free cancellation up to 24h before.
Portsmouth to Reading Festival and back: fixed fares
The Portsmouth to Reading Festival journey is regular event work for us, day and night. A saloon from Portsmouth to Reading Festival is a fixed fare from £152 each way, about 51 miles and 80-115 min door to door. Book the return with it and the pair is priced at 1.8 times a single, from £274, with the driver waiting at the agreed meeting point after the August bank holiday festival. An 8-seater for a group is from £220, executive cars on request.
| Journey (51 miles) | Saloon | 8-seater |
|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth to Reading Festival (single) | from £152 | from £220 |
| Reading Festival to Portsmouth (single) | from £152 | from £220 |
| Return, both legs booked together | from £274 | from £396 |
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 Portsmouth, drop-off at Reading Festival
Pick-up is at your door anywhere in Portsmouth or the Hampshire towns and villages around it, with the driver named the day before and a text when the car is outside. At Reading Festival we drop at the official drop-off point, or the meeting corner we agree for the August bank holiday festival when the roads around the venue are closed.
The drive is about 51 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.
Reading Festival to Portsmouth: the journey home
Reading Festival to Portsmouth 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 August bank holiday festival, however late it runs; the driver takes you back to your door in Portsmouth. Waiting time is included in the return price and the fare does not change for the finish time.
Event days at Reading Festival
For the August bank holiday 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 Portsmouth 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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Portsmouth to Reading Festival taxi: questions
How much is a taxi from Portsmouth to Reading Festival?
From £152 for a saloon, fixed per car when you book, for the 51-mile journey. An 8-seater is from £220 and a return booked together is from £274.
How long does Portsmouth to Reading Festival take?
Usually 80-115 min door to door for the 51 miles, longer on the day of a major event; we confirm a pick-up time that allows for it.
Do you also do Reading Festival to Portsmouth 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.