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Taxi in bristol

  • 01-11-2016 04:33PM
    #1
    Charlie George
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 542 ✭✭✭


    Just wondering the best rates or companys for taxi return from Bristol to Cheltenham for November race meeting, trying to get quotes on-line but savage prices.


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  • #2
    afatbollix
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    Its an hours drive. Cant you take the train?


  • #3
    coylemj
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    afatbollix wrote: »
    Its an hours drive. Cant you take the train?

    +1 Get a bus or taxi from the airport to Bristol Temple Meads (main railway station in the city), it's a one hour non-stop train to Cheltenham Spa railway station, an online one-way ticket is £9.

    It's 80 kms from Bristol airport to Cheltenham, if you go to book a taxi they'll assume you're JP McManus or Mick O'Leary and charge accordingly.


  • #4
    Vic_08
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    Charlie George wrote: »
    Just wondering the best rates or companys for taxi return from Bristol to Cheltenham for November race meeting, trying to get quotes on-line but savage prices.

    Just out of interest what are these savage prices?


  • #5
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 21,548 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    coylemj wrote: »
    +1 Get a bus or taxi from the airport to Bristol Temple Meads (main railway station in the city), it's a one hour non-stop train to Cheltenham Spa railway station, an online one-way ticket is £9.
    You can book a rail journey all the way from the airport to your destination. No need to buy a separate bus ticket, your train ticket works on the bus that goes from the airport to Temple Meads.


  • #6
    Banjoxed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭Banjoxed


    Vic_08 wrote: »
    Just out of interest what are these savage prices?

    Its over fifty miles from Bristol Airport, well south of the city, to Cheltenham. Of course a taxi fare is going to go gangbusters.


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  • #7
    Banjoxed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭Banjoxed


    Alun wrote: »
    You can book a rail journey all the way from the airport to your destination. No need to buy a separate bus ticket, your train ticket works on the bus that goes from the airport to Temple Meads.

    When I was last in Bristol Airport in 2012 there was a First Great Western ticket machine in the arrivals area. The buses to Bristol Temple Meads are frequent and the train service is decent. A no-brainer to do that to get to Cheltenham.


  • #8
    P_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,681 ✭✭✭✭P_1


    Adding my voice to the chorus saying to get the train. There'll be plenty other ways of spending the taxi fare that weekend ;)


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