Taxis, cabs and minicabs in West Molesey and across the Moleseys, KT8. Clocktower Cars is a licensed private hire operator — Elmbridge is one of the six Surrey authorities that licenses us, alongside Transport for London for the work inside Greater London. Cars are pre-booked, 24 hours a day. Call 01372 747 747 or book online.
West Molesey has no railway station — which is the whole point
This is the single most useful fact about travel in West Molesey, and most taxi pages never mention it. There is no station in West Molesey. The Moleseys are served by Hampton Court station, which is in East Molesey, on the far side of the district; Hampton station is across the river altogether, and Walton-on-Thames is a drive in the other direction. So almost every journey out of West Molesey starts with getting to a station rather than arriving at one.
That is why a pre-booked car does more work here than in a town with a rank outside the platform. A ten-minute run to Hampton Court station, booked the night before, is the difference between catching the train you planned and watching it leave.
Taxi in West Molesey — what you can book
- Station runs to Hampton Court, Hampton, Walton-on-Thames, Surbiton and Thames Ditton
- Airport transfers to all five London airports — see airport transfers
- Wheelchair accessible taxis and assisted travel
- School runs, including standing weekly bookings on account
- Pet friendly taxis
- Hospital and clinic appointments, with the driver waiting where waiting is allowed
- Executive cars with a chauffeur for business travel
- Courier and parcel runs
Taxi, cab or minicab in Molesey — which word to use
All three mean the same thing here, and all three are the same booking. Molesey has no licensed hackney carriages to flag down, so every car you get in this area is pre-booked private hire — a minicab, in the older language. People search for Molesey cabs, Molesey taxis, taxi West Molesey and Molesey taxi service in roughly equal numbers; use whichever is natural and ring the same number.
Around West Molesey — where we pick up
Walton Road runs the length of West Molesey and most addresses hang off it. The quieter edges are the ones a driver who does not know the area gets wrong: the roads around Hurst Park, which was a racecourse until the 1960s and is now housing with open ground along the Thames; Molesey Heath and the reservoirs on the western side; and the riverside lanes, where the numbering does not run the way a satellite navigation expects. Give us the postcode and the road and the driver will be at the right door.
Airport transfers from West Molesey
Heathrow is the near airport from the Moleseys and Gatwick is the long run — the opposite of the pattern across most of the rest of Surrey. There is no direct train to Heathrow from here under any circumstances, which makes the car the obvious answer rather than the expensive one. For Gatwick the journey is longer and we quote it on the drive rather than the mileage.
We take your flight number and track it, so a delayed landing moves the pickup rather than costing you the car. Detail per airport: Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and London City.
Events at Hampton Court — the one time to book early
East Molesey sits across Hampton Court Bridge from Hampton Court Palace, and the palace’s event calendar — the RHS garden festival in early July and the summer music festival among them — puts tens of thousands of extra people through KT8 on a handful of days. On those days the roads around the bridge and Hampton Court station are the slowest in the borough, and cars booked on the day are hard to get at all.
If you live here, book the return before you go out. If you are coming to an event, book the pickup for a point away from the bridge and walk the extra two minutes — it is reliably faster than waiting in the queue of cars. Our drivers know which side of the bridge to wait on.
School runs from West Molesey
West Molesey’s school journeys mostly go outwards, because of the station problem: to schools in Esher, Thames Ditton, Walton and Hampton rather than on the doorstep. A standing weekly booking with the same driver is the usual arrangement, billed to an account rather than paid each morning. Every driver is DBS checked — see our drivers and school runs.
What sets the price of a Molesey journey
Distance and drive time from your door, the hour of the day, the vehicle class, the number of passengers and cases, and on airport arrivals how long the car is likely to wait. We quote the journey as one figure before you book. We do not publish a price list, because the honest range from KT8 — a five-minute station hop against a Gatwick run — is far too wide for a single number to be useful.
Nearby areas we cover
East Molesey · Thames Ditton · Esher · Walton-on-Thames · Surbiton · Weybridge · Chessington · Richmond. Our twelve offices and their local numbers are listed on about Clocktower Cars.
How to book a taxi in West Molesey
- By phone — 01372 747 747, answered 24 hours
- Online — the booking form
- By WhatsApp — message the booking and we confirm it back
- On account — one monthly invoice instead of paying each journey
West Molesey taxi questions answered
Is there a taxi rank in West Molesey?
No. There are no licensed hackney carriages to flag down in the Moleseys, so every car here is pre-booked private hire. Ring 01372 747 747 or book online and the car comes to your door.
Which station serves West Molesey?
Hampton Court station, which is actually in East Molesey. Hampton station is across the river and Walton-on-Thames is a drive in the other direction. West Molesey itself has no station, which is why the short station run is one of our commonest bookings here.
Do you run taxis in Molesey 24 hours a day?
Yes. Bookings are taken and cars run at any hour, including early airport departures and late returns.
Which airport is nearest to West Molesey?
Heathrow is the near airport from the Moleseys and Gatwick is the longer run, which is the reverse of the pattern across most of Surrey. There is no direct train to Heathrow from KT8 at all.
Can I book a taxi in Molesey for a Hampton Court event?
Yes, and it is worth booking early. On palace event days the roads around Hampton Court Bridge and the station are the slowest in the borough. We will suggest a pickup point away from the bridge if that gets you away faster.
Do you provide wheelchair accessible taxis in Molesey?
Yes, on request. Accessible vehicles need to be asked for when you book so the right vehicle is allocated.
Can I set up a school run from West Molesey?
Yes. Standing weekly bookings with the same DBS-checked driver are the usual arrangement, billed to an account rather than paid each morning.
Do you take pets in Molesey taxis?
Yes, with notice so the right vehicle comes. See our pet friendly taxis page for how it works.
Book a West Molesey taxi
Call 01372 747 747 at any hour or book online. Give us the pickup postcode, the destination and the time, and we will confirm the car and the price before you travel.