The Tadworth taxi number is 01737 333 700. That is an 01737 number, the local dialling code for this part of Surrey, and it is answered twenty-four hours a day. The cars are dispatched from our Reigate office on London Road, about six miles south. Our Epsom head office is 01372 747 747.
Clocktower Cars is a licensed private hire operator covering Tadworth, Walton on the Hill, Kingswood, Burgh Heath and the lanes around Walton Heath. Whether you want a taxi in Tadworth for the early train to London Bridge, cabs in Tadworth for a Gatwick flight, minicabs in Tadworth on a Sunday when the branch line is only running to Purley, or a wheelchair taxi in Tadworth for a hospital or a visit to Tadworth Court, it is one office and one number. Book online or call for a fixed quote first.
Three ways to book a Tadworth taxi
1. Call — 01737 333 700, answered around the clock by a person.
2. Book online — get a fixed quote and confirm in about a minute, day or night.
3. App — book, track the car and save your regular Tadworth addresses. Details on our find us page.
Tadworth’s airport position is lopsided in a way that is worth knowing before you book a flight.
Gatwick is half the distance and roughly a third of the time. The M23 begins a few minutes down the A217 and the airport is two junctions along; Heathrow means the entire western arc of the M25, through the junctions that queue worst. If your flight goes from either, Gatwick is not a close call from Tadworth.
Twenty-two minutes is short enough to tempt people into leaving late, and the A217 southbound at commuter times will punish that. We build the margin in rather than leaving you to gamble on it. More on the terminals and pickup points on our Gatwick airport transfers page, and the airport transfers page covers Luton, Stansted, London City and the cruise ports.
We track the flight, so a delay does not cost you the car and an early landing does not leave you waiting. The price is agreed before you fly, and you choose between a driver meeting you inside arrivals with a name board or a cheaper kerbside pickup — our meet and greet page explains both. Worth doing here: Tadworth is not a village where a car materialises at midnight.
Tadworth sits on the Tattenham Corner line, served by Southern, in London fare zone 6, twenty-two miles from Charing Cross. Kingswood is the station before it and Tattenham Corner the one after.
Off-peak the service is roughly two trains an hour to London Bridge, non-stop from Norwood Junction, and two an hour to Tattenham Corner.
On Sundays the service drops to hourly, and runs only between Tattenham Corner and Purley. Anyone heading for London Bridge has to change at Purley, on an hourly train. That single fact generates a good share of our Sunday work in this village, and no competitor page mentions it.
For a Sunday morning flight, a Sunday lunch in town, or a hospital visit that cannot move, work out the train times on Saturday — and if they do not suit, book the car then rather than standing on the platform at half past nine working it out.
There is no rank at Tadworth and nothing passes. Give us your train’s arrival time rather than your ticket time and the car comes in as you reach the platform.
The Children’s Trust is based at Tadworth Court, KT20 5RU. It describes itself as the UK’s leading charity for children with brain injury and neurodisability, and it runs residential rehabilitation, step-down care from hospital, short breaks, community support and a school on the same site.
What that means for a taxi firm in this village is straightforward: families travel here from all over the country, often repeatedly, often over long distances, and often with a child who needs more than a standard car. Those journeys are not ordinary bookings and we do not treat them as such.
We are an independent private hire firm, not connected to the Trust in any way — we simply cover the village it is in, and it is the kind of journey worth getting right.
We run wheelchair-accessible vehicles across Tadworth, Walton on the Hill and Kingswood. A wheelchair taxi in Tadworth has to be pre-booked rather than hailed — there are a limited number of accessible vehicles on the road at any hour, and in a village with no rank, booking ahead is the only thing that guarantees one arrives.
Whether the chair folds and the passenger transfers into a seat, or whether it travels occupied with the passenger strapped in — these are different vehicles. Tell us about gravel drives, steps and narrow gates at both ends, which are common here. Our wheelchair-accessible minicab page sets out the vehicles and the driver training.
Epsom General is twelve minutes away and is the regular one; East Surrey at Redhill, the Royal Marsden at Belmont and St George’s at Tooting are all straightforward runs. Book the outbound to a firm time and leave the return open, ringing us when you are actually finished rather than guessing a discharge time. For a course of treatment we can set up a standing booking with the same driver. Our medical appointment transport page covers how these work.
A straight answer, because a third of the people who reach this page are looking for something we do not do. We are not a car hire firm, a van hire firm, a garage or a vehicle disposal service. We do not rent self-drive vehicles in Tadworth, we do not service or repair cars, and we do not remove them. If that is what you came for, this is not the right page and we would rather say so than waste your time.
What we do is send a car with a licensed driver in it, pre-booked, at a price agreed in advance. For a single journey — an airport, a hospital appointment, a day of meetings, an evening out — that is usually simpler than hiring, insuring, fuelling, parking and returning a vehicle. If what you actually need is a car and driver for a whole day, ask and we will quote it as a day booking.
With two trains an hour, no useful bus and a village strung out along the heath, the Tadworth school run is almost entirely by car — and a great deal of it crosses into Banstead, Reigate, Epsom, Ashtead or further for selective and independent schools.
We run school taxis in Tadworth as standing term-time bookings: same pickup, same time, named regular driver wherever the rota allows. For a child doing the same journey 190 mornings a year, a familiar driver counts for more than a marginally cheaper fare.
Drivers carrying children are licensed and DBS-checked. Child seats and boosters are provided when requested at the time of booking — tell us the age. Where a child travels unaccompanied we agree in advance exactly who hands over and who receives at each end, and nobody improvises at the gate. Our school run page sets out how the contracts work.
Everyone leaves the village the same way in the morning, so shared contracts tend to work well here. Ask and we will see whether the route holds together.
Tadworth sits among some of the most open country in this part of Surrey — Walton Heath, Banstead Heath, the Downs and the lanes running south towards Box Hill. It is walking and riding country, and a fair share of our passengers here have a dog with them.
We carry pets when the booking says so. Tell us the size and whether the animal is crated or loose, and the right car and a driver who is happy about it turn up. Assistance dogs travel as of right. Muddy boots are not a problem either — just say so. See our pet-friendly taxis page.
The best use of a local taxi in Tadworth, and the one nobody thinks of: dropped at one end of a walk and collected at the other, so you never double back to a car. Pre-book both ends, because the collection point usually has no passing trade at all. For walks running down to Box Hill, see our Dorking page.
Twenty-two minutes from Gatwick makes Tadworth an unusually convenient base for anyone who flies for work. We run corporate taxi accounts across the village and the surrounding area.
Staff book without handling money, journeys are itemised, and you get one monthly invoice with cost codes or departments attached. For most firms the saving is in the expense paperwork rather than the fare.
For a client run into the City, or a Gatwick collection where the first impression matters, an executive car is the difference between transport and hospitality. We also run a same-day courier service across Surrey for documents and samples that cannot wait for a carrier.
Checked on Google Maps on 26 September 2026 for a clear road. A planning guide, not a promise. When you book we will give you a pickup time that allows for the actual day.
| From Tadworth to | Distance | Typical clear-road time | Usual route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatwick Airport | 15.3 miles | about 22 minutes | M23 |
| Gatwick Airport (alternative) | 15.2 miles | about 23 minutes | A217 and M23 |
| Heathrow Airport | 29.0 miles | about 1 hour 4 minutes | M25 |
| Epsom | 3.7 miles | about 12 minutes | B290 and B289 |
| Betchworth | 4.4 miles | about 11 minutes | B2032 |
The two airport rows are the ones to look at. Gatwick is half the distance of Heathrow and roughly a third of the time. It is the widest gap between two airports anywhere in our coverage area.
Tadworth is in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, postcode KT20, dialling code 01737, up on the Downs between Banstead and Reigate.
| Area | Where it is | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Walton on the Hill | Immediately west, across the heath | — |
| Kingswood | North-east, the next station up the line | Kingswood taxis |
| Burgh Heath | North, on the A217 | Burgh Heath taxis |
| Banstead | North-east | Banstead taxis |
| Chipstead | East, in the valley | Chipstead taxis |
| Woodmansterne | North-east | Woodmansterne taxis |
| Betchworth | 4.4 miles south, under the Downs | — |
| Reigate | Six miles south, where the cars come from | Reigate taxis |
| Epsom | North-west, our head office | Epsom taxis |
| Ashtead | West | Ashtead taxis |
| Headley | West, up on the Downs | Headley taxis |
| Dorking | South-west, for Box Hill | Dorking taxis |
| Leatherhead | West | Leatherhead taxis |
Also covered without a page of their own: Tattenham Corner, Epsom Downs, Lower Kingswood, Mugswell, Box Hill and Brockham. The full branch list is on our branch locator.
Worth its own line, because a surprising number of people searching for a taxi service in Betchworth end up here. We cover it — it is eleven minutes down the B2032 — along with Brockham and the lanes under the Downs. Same number: 01737 333 700.
Different words, one number: 01737 333 700. A taxi service in Tadworth, a cab in Tadworth, a local taxi, an airport run, a school contract or a wheelchair booking all go through the same office and the same controllers.
Tadworth is strung out along the Downs with houses set back from lanes that all look alike in the dark. Knowing which end of Walton Heath you mean, and that Tattenham Corner and Tadworth are different stations on the same line, is the job. A mapping algorithm puts the car at the end of a track and rings you.
Clocktower Cars is a licensed private hire operator. Every car is a licensed private hire vehicle, every driver is a licensed private hire driver, and every journey is pre-booked through the office — which is what makes the journey insured. If something goes wrong there is an office to ring and a record of the booking.
Ask and you will have a fixed quote before the car is booked. No meter running on the A217, and no surge pricing when it rains.
Card in the car, card online, or on account. Say which when you book so the driver is set up for it.
01737 333 700, the local 01737 dialling code, answered twenty-four hours a day by a person. The cars come from our Reigate office six miles south. 01372 747 747 is the Epsom head office.
Yes. The office is staffed around the clock and cars run through the night. There is no rank in Tadworth and nothing passes, so a pre-booked car is effectively the only car. Book early flights and late returns ahead.
About 22 minutes for 15.3 miles on the M23 with a clear road. Allow more at commuter times — the A217 southbound queues badly first thing.
About an hour and four minutes for 29 miles on the M25 — roughly three times the Gatwick time for twice the distance, because it means the whole western arc of the motorway. Allow more again for a morning departure.
No. We are a private hire operator, not a rental company, a garage or a vehicle disposal service. We send a car with a licensed driver in it, pre-booked and at an agreed price. If you want a car and driver for a whole day rather than one journey, ask and we will quote it as a day booking.
Southern, on the Tattenham Corner line, in London fare zone 6, between Kingswood and Tattenham Corner. Off-peak that is roughly two trains an hour to London Bridge, non-stop from Norwood Junction, and two an hour to Tattenham Corner. On Sundays it drops to hourly and runs only between Tattenham Corner and Purley, so London Bridge passengers change at Purley.
Yes. Tadworth Court, KT20 5RU, is home to The Children’s Trust, and families travel there from across the country. Tell us when you book if a wheelchair-accessible vehicle, extra room, a particular child seat or simply more time is needed, and we will send the right car. Repeat visits can be set up as a standing booking with the same driver wherever the rota allows.
Yes — it is about 4.4 miles and eleven minutes down the B2032, along with Brockham and the lanes under the Downs. Same number.
Yes, with notice. Tell us whether the chair folds and the passenger transfers or whether it travels occupied, and tell us about gravel, steps or narrow gates at either end.
Yes, when the booking says so. Tell us the size and whether the dog is crated or loose. Assistance dogs travel as of right. Muddy boots after the heath are not a problem either.
It depends on the route, the time of day, the vehicle and any waiting — and distance is a poor guide here, since Gatwick at 15 miles takes twenty-two minutes and Heathrow at 29 takes over an hour. Call or get a fixed quote online and you will have a price before you commit.
In everyday speech, nothing. In licensing terms a hackney carriage can be hailed in the street or taken from a rank, while a private hire vehicle, which is what a minicab is, must be booked in advance through a licensed operator. Clocktower Cars is a private hire operator, so every journey is pre-booked through the office — which in a village with no rank is the only way it could work anyway. More on our minicab versus black cab page.
Call 01737 333 700
A local 01737 number, answered by a person, twenty-four hours a day.
Tadworth taxis, Tadworth cabs, Tadworth cars — a taxi service in Tadworth for the station, Gatwick in twenty-two minutes, the school run, hospital appointments and Tadworth Court. One number, licensed drivers, and a price agreed before you travel.
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