Bournemouth Taxi, Airport and Long-Distance Transfers

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Minicabees runs fixed-fare taxis across Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch, from a 15-minute hop to Bournemouth Airport to long-distance runs up to Heathrow, Gatwick and Bristol. The price is agreed before you travel and does not change with traffic or time of day.

Long journeys are our specialty. Every arrival is flight-tracked with 60 minutes of free waiting, and executive cars are available at rates close to our standard saloon.

Bournemouth Airport transfers

Bournemouth Airport sits at Hurn, about 7 miles north of the town centre, and the drive takes roughly 15 minutes on a clear run via Wessex Way and the Spur Road. It is a single-terminal airport, so pickups and drop-offs are straightforward once you know where to wait.

Departures drop-off

We take you to the terminal entrance rather than a distant car park, so there is no walk with luggage at the start of your trip.

Arrivals optional meet and greet

Your driver waits inside arrivals with a name board. Meet and greet is optional. Without it, your driver phones you on arrival to agree a pickup point. Ask for this when you book and we will add it to the job.

Flight tracking on every arrival

We watch the inbound flight and move the pickup time automatically if you land early or late, at no extra charge.

Free waiting after landing

Sixty minutes of free waiting from touchdown gives you time through passport control and baggage reclaim before any waiting charge starts.

Early and late flights

Bournemouth runs a lot of early departures. We cover 3am and 4am pickups across Dorset every day of the year.

Every airport we cover, with distance and drive time from Bournemouth

Long-distance airport work is our specialty. Each figure below is the measured driving distance and an off-peak drive time from central Bournemouth, so you can sanity-check the journey before you book. Every fare is agreed in advance and does not change with traffic.

Bournemouth Airport — 7 miles, about 15 minutes

Your local airport at Hurn, straight up the Spur Road.

Southampton Airport — 34 miles, about 45 minutes

East along the A31 and M27, and often the quickest option for domestic and short-haul European flights.

Bristol Airport — 83 miles, about 2 hours 10 minutes

North west through Dorset and Somerset, useful for long-haul connections and low-cost carriers.

Heathrow Airport — 95 miles, about 1 hour 50 minutes

Up the A31 to the M3, then round to the terminals. Our most requested long-distance run from Dorset.

Gatwick Airport — 119 miles, about 2 hours 15 minutes

M3 and M25 to the south terminal, avoiding the drag of a train with cases.

London City Airport — 116 miles, about 2 hours 50 minutes

Into the Docklands via the M3 and M4. Allow extra in weekday peaks.

Luton Airport — 126 miles, about 2 hours 25 minutes

M3 to the M25 and up the M1, door to terminal without a change.

Stansted Airport — 155 miles, about 3 hours 5 minutes

Our longest scheduled airport run from Bournemouth, and the one where a fixed fare saves the most against a metered ride.

Where we pick up across Bournemouth and Poole

We cover the whole conurbation from Christchurch in the east to Poole in the west. Give us a street address, a hotel name or a station and the driver will come to the door.

Town centre and the seafront

The Square, Bournemouth Pier, the BIC, Westover Road and the Lower Gardens hotels.

Bournemouth Central station

Direct services to London Waterloo run from here, so it is a common pickup for onward travel and for visitors arriving by rail.

Boscombe and Southbourne

Boscombe Pier, Sea Road, Christchurch Road and the cliff-top roads above Southbourne beach.

Westbourne, Winton and Charminster

The residential streets north and west of the centre, including the university halls around Lansdowne.

Poole and Sandbanks

15 mintypical drive

From central Bournemouth.

Christchurch and Highcliffe

15 mintypical drive

Out.

Ferries, the quay and cruise terminals

Dorset has its own crossings as well as easy reach of the big cruise ports. We handle luggage-heavy trips where a fixed price and a boot that actually fits the cases matter more than anything else.

Poole Harbour ferry terminal

6miles
15 mintypical drive

From central Bournemouth, for cross-Channel and Channel Islands sailings. We drop at the terminal building, not the car park.

Sandbanks chain ferry

The short crossing to Studland and the Isle of Purbeck. We can take you to the slipway or drive around via Wareham if the ferry is out of service.

Southampton cruise terminals

34miles
50 mintypical drive

To Ocean, Mayflower, City and Horizon terminals, the four Southampton berths we run to most weeks.

Portsmouth International Port

The other south coast cruise and ferry option, reached on the M27 for Brittany, Spain and the Isle of Wight.

Luggage and group sizes

Estate cars, people carriers and 8-seaters are available so a cruise party and its cases travel together in one vehicle.

Journeys around Dorset and the New Forest

Not every trip is an airport run. These are the local and regional journeys we are booked for most often from Bournemouth, with measured distances and off-peak drive times.

Poole — 5 miles, about 15 minutes

The quay, the High Street and the ferry terminal, west along the A35.

Christchurch — 7 miles, about 15 minutes

The Priory, the quay and Highcliffe, east on the A35.

Ringwood — 12 miles, about 20 minutes

Straight up the A31 on the edge of the New Forest.

Wimborne Minster — 10 miles, about 25 minutes

North west through Ferndown to the Minster and the market square.

Swanage — 12 miles, about 30 minutes

Over the Sandbanks ferry into Purbeck, for Corfe Castle and the Jurassic Coast.

Lyndhurst and the New Forest — 27 miles, about 35 minutes

Into the national park for Brockenhurst, Beaulieu and the forest hotels.

Salisbury — 29 miles, about 45 minutes

North on the A338 for the cathedral, the station and onward trips to Stonehenge.

Southampton — 34 miles, about 50 minutes

The nearest major city, its airport and its four cruise terminals.

What is included in the fare

The price we quote is the price you pay. It is agreed before you travel and does not move with traffic, time of day or demand.

A fixed price, agreed up front

No meter and no surge pricing. Delays and diversions are our problem, not an extra line on your bill.

Long-distance rates that are hard to beat

Long journeys are what we are built for. Send us a like-for-like written quote for a run to Heathrow, Gatwick or Bristol and we will beat it.

Clean, modern, well-kept cars

We run a young fleet, valeted between jobs. No tired vehicles with 200,000 miles on the clock.

Licensed operator, licensed drivers, licensed vehicles

Minicabees is a licensed private hire operator. Our drivers are DBS-checked and council-licensed, and every vehicle is licensed and insured for private hire.

Flight tracking and free waiting

Included on every airport arrival, with 60 minutes free waiting from touchdown.

Frequently Asked Questions

About 15 minutes in normal traffic, covering roughly 7 miles via Wessex Way and the Spur Road. Allow a little longer in the summer holiday peak when the seafront roads are busy.

It is a fixed price quoted before you book, based on the 95-mile run that takes about 1 hour 50 minutes off-peak. Enter your pickup address for an instant quote, and if you have a like-for-like written quote from another operator we will beat it.

Yes. Poole and Sandbanks are about 15 minutes from central Bournemouth and Christchurch about the same. We cover the whole conurbation plus Wimborne, Ferndown and Ringwood.

Yes. Southampton is around 34 miles and roughly 50 minutes away, and we run to Ocean, Mayflower, City and Horizon terminals regularly. Estate cars, people carriers and 8-seaters are available so a group and its luggage travel together.

We track the inbound flight and adjust the pickup automatically. You also get 60 minutes of free waiting from touchdown, so a slow bag reclaim costs you nothing.

There is no night surcharge and no surge pricing, so a 4am pickup costs the same as a midday one and nothing is added after the journey. A 50% surcharge does apply over two festive periods — 24 December from 18:00 to 26 December 23:59, and 31 December from 18:00 to 1 January 23:59. It is included in the fare you are quoted before you book, never added afterwards.

Yes. Minicabees is a licensed private hire operator, our drivers are DBS-checked and council-licensed, and every vehicle is licensed and insured for private hire work.

Yes. Mercedes E-Class and equivalent executive vehicles are available at rates close to our standard saloon, which is popular for airport runs and corporate travel from Bournemouth and Poole.

Our Fleet

Choose the car that fits your party and your luggage

Saloon
Most Popular

Saloon

Tesla Model 3 or similar

4 Passengers
2 Suitcases
Estate
Family Choice

Estate

Skoda Superb Estate or similar

4 Passengers
4 Suitcases
Executive
Business Class

Executive

Mercedes E-Class or similar

4 Passengers
2 Suitcases
MPV
Spacious

MPV

VW Sharan or similar

6 Passengers
4 Suitcases
8 Seater Minibus
Group Travel

8 Seater Minibus

Ford Tourneo or similar

8 Passengers
8 Suitcases
Executive MPV
Business Class

Executive MPV

Mercedes V-Class or similar

7 Passengers
5 Suitcases
Chauffeur
Chauffeur Driven

Chauffeur

Mercedes S-Class or similar

3 Passengers
2 Suitcases

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*A 50% surcharge applies to journeys between 24 December 18:00 and 26 December 23:59, and between 31 December 18:00 and 1 January 23:59. No other date carries an uplift. Full pricing terms.

Related journeys

Other routes we cover from the same places:

Bournemouth to City Airport Bournemouth to Heathrow Bournemouth to Luton Bournemouth to Stansted

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