Clocktower Cars runs licensed taxis, cabs and minicabs in Walton-on-Thames, KT12, twenty-four hours a day. Our nearest office is in Weybridge, the next town along. Call 01932 598 598 for a Walton taxi, or book online and we will confirm the car and the price before you travel.
Start here, because it is the single most useful thing to know about living in Walton.
| From Walton-on-Thames to | Distance | Typical drive | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heathrow | 7.0 miles | ~18 min | Clockhouse Lane / B3003 |
| Gatwick | 30.5 miles | ~36 min | M25 |
| Gatwick (shorter route) | 27.3 miles | ~39 min | M25 and M23 |
Seven miles. Eighteen minutes. Walton-on-Thames is the closest town in our whole coverage area to a major airport — closer than Richmond, closer than anywhere in Surrey we serve. Gatwick is more than four times the distance and twice the time.
All four terminals, on our airport transfer service. If you want the driver inside arrivals with a name board rather than waiting in the short-stay car park, that is meet and greet — worth the difference when you are landing with children, luggage or a tight onward connection.
Gatwick is 30.5 miles and about 36 minutes round the M25. Luton and Stansted are the long M25 runs and are quoted as such, and we also cover London City, Southampton, the cruise ports and the Eurotunnel terminal.
Note the third row of the table. There is a shorter way to Gatwick — 3.2 miles less driving — and it takes three minutes longer. That is why we quote the journey rather than publishing a price per mile: a mileage rate would charge you more for the quicker route.
01932 598 598 reaches our Weybridge office at Station Approach, Weybridge, KT13 8UD — the next town along, and the one that covers Walton, Hersham and the Molesey side. 01372 747 747 is the Epsom head office if you would rather go through the main switchboard. Both are answered by a person at any hour.
Both. The town is known locally simply as Walton, and roughly half the people who ring us say one and half say the other. Either is fine on the phone. The only time it matters is if you are booking from a long way off, in which case the KT12 postcode removes any doubt — there are other Waltons in England.
People search for Walton taxis, Walton-on-Thames taxis, Walton cabs and Walton minicabs, and they all mean the same thing in ordinary speech: a licensed car with a licensed driver, arriving when you asked, at a price agreed first. The legal distinction is that a hackney carriage can be hailed and a private hire car must be booked. We are private hire, so every job is pre-booked — and the difference between a minicab and a black cab is written up if it matters to you.
This catches people out constantly, and it is the second most useful thing to know about Walton.
Walton-on-Thames station sits at the southern edge of the town, bordering Burwood Park and Hersham — not in the High Street. It is 17 miles 6 chains (27.5 km) from London Waterloo, between Hersham and Weybridge.
From the town centre that is a proper walk, not a stroll, and it goes the wrong way from most of the housing. Which is why the station car is the bread and butter of taxi work here, in both directions and twice a day.
Most Walton taxis working this town are doing exactly this journey at eight in the morning and again at seven in the evening. Tell the office which side of the station you will be on, and whether you are coming out towards Hersham or towards the town. If the train is delayed, ring us and we will move the booking rather than leave a car sitting in the approach.
Walton-on-Thames is a market town of nearly twenty-three thousand people on the south bank of the Thames, in the Borough of Elmbridge, about 15 miles south-west of central London. It is one of the largest towns in Elmbridge alongside Weybridge, and it forms part of the Greater London built-up area — which is the honest description of how it feels to drive in. Mostly suburban streets, with a historic town centre of Celtic origin at the middle of them.
Walton Bridge carries the A244 across the Thames to Shepperton, on the reach between Sunbury Lock and Shepperton Lock. It is the only crossing for some distance in either direction, which has two consequences worth knowing:
Riverside towns are dog towns, and a dog is the commonest reason a booking falls apart at the kerb. We run pet-friendly taxis with drivers who have agreed in advance to carry animals. Tell us the size of the dog and whether it travels in a crate when you book, not when the car arrives. Assistance dogs travel as of right and need no notice.
A chauffeur booking is a car and a driver held for you for a period of time rather than a single journey: an executive vehicle, a driver in a suit, waiting time built into the price, and a fixed figure agreed in advance.
In Walton the commonest use is the airport run — eighteen minutes to Heathrow makes a chauffeur-driven collection a realistic alternative to a car park for a business trip — followed by client collections, weddings and evenings in London where nobody wants to drive home. Our corporate chauffeur service covers the detail. Ring the office with the shape of the day and we will price it as a whole rather than as separate fares.
Five things, and only the first is distance.
Give us the journey and you get a figure before you commit. That figure is what you pay; it does not move because the M25 did.
Elmbridge families choose across the borough rather than by catchment, so the Walton school run frequently crosses into Hersham, Weybridge, Esher and the Moleseys — and often over Walton Bridge at exactly the wrong hour. It is longer and more cross-town than a map suggests.
We run school taxis in Walton as standing term-time bookings: same pickup, same time, same named driver wherever the rota allows. For a child making the same journey 190 mornings a year, a familiar driver is worth more than a marginally cheaper fare.
Drivers carrying children are licensed and DBS-checked. Child seats and boosters are provided when you tell us the child’s age and weight at the time of booking — not on the morning. If the school needs a named driver on a list, we will supply the details.
Two or three families going to the same school at the same time can share one booking and split it. Parents arrange that between themselves; we run the route and invoice whoever you nominate.
We run wheelchair-accessible vehicles with ramp access, proper restraints and drivers trained to use them. There are fewer of them than saloons and they are often committed ahead, so a day’s notice is comfortable and an hour is optimistic. For a course of appointments, book the series in one go.
Our medical appointment transport is built around the way hospital days actually run rather than the way they are scheduled. Clinics overrun and discharges happen when they happen, so we will hold an open return rather than book you for a time you cannot keep — and we would far rather you rang to say you are two hours late than sat worrying about a car. If the patient should not be left alone at the door, say so when you book and the driver will see them in.
Eighteen minutes from Heathrow is an unusual asset for a company based here, and it shows in the account work: a great deal of it is visitors in and executives out, with the airport at one end.
We also run a same-day courier service for documents and parcels rather than people.
| From Walton-on-Thames to | Distance | Typical drive |
|---|---|---|
| Heathrow Airport | 7.0 miles | ~18 min |
| Gatwick Airport | 30.5 miles | ~36 min |
| London Waterloo by train | 17 miles 6 chains | — |
Put the first and third rows together and Walton’s position is clear: the airport is seven miles away and central London is seventeen. Very few towns in the south-east can say that.
The branch locator will tell you which of our offices is nearest to any address.
The Heathrow run, the station car, the school contract, the hospital appointment, the wheelchair-accessible vehicle, the dog, the eight-seater, the executive car for a client. One office, one account, one number: 01932 598 598.
Weybridge is the next town along and a person answers at any hour. If a driver is late you speak to someone who can see where the car is — which is the practical difference between a local operator and an app. Not the technology; whether there is anybody to talk to when the plan changes at 4am.
Every car is a licensed private hire vehicle, every driver is licensed, and every journey is insured for hire and reward. Because the booking goes through the office there is a record of who drove you, when, and where — which matters most for children, elderly relatives and anybody travelling alone at night.
You get the figure on the call or in the booking confirmation. No meter, no surge multiplier, and no change because the bridge was busy. If the job changes — an extra stop, an extra passenger — we tell you what that changes before the car sets off.
Card in the car, card over the phone, or on account. Account customers are invoiced monthly and never handle payment at the kerb.
We are a taxi and private hire operator. We do not hire out self-drive cars or vans, and we do not do car servicing or repairs. If what you want is a car and a driver for a day, ring the office and we will price it as a day booking.
01932 598 598 — our Weybridge office at Station Approach, KT13 8UD, which covers Walton, Hersham and the Moleseys. Answered by a person twenty-four hours a day. 01372 747 747 is the Epsom head office.
About 18 minutes for 7.0 miles, measured on 27 September 2026. Walton is the closest town in our coverage area to a major airport. For a 6am flight with a two-hour check-in, that means leaving around 3.30am rather than the small hours most towns have to plan for.
About 36 minutes for 30.5 miles round the M25 — more than four times the distance of Heathrow and twice the time. There is a route 3.2 miles shorter that takes three minutes longer, which is why the driver picks the route on the day.
Yes, and it is the largest part of what we do here — Heathrow all four terminals in about eighteen minutes, plus Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, London City, Southampton, the cruise ports and the Eurotunnel terminal. Give us the flight number and we will track the arrival and set the pickup by the actual landing time.
At the southern edge of the town, bordering Burwood Park and Hersham — not in the town centre. It is 17 miles 6 chains from London Waterloo, between Hersham and Weybridge. The distance between the station and the High Street is why the station car is the commonest booking we take in Walton.
Yes. The office is staffed around the clock and cars run through the night. The honest caveat: a pre-booked car at four in the morning is guaranteed and an on-demand one is not, because fewer drivers are on at that hour. Early flights and late returns should always be booked ahead.
Yes. An executive vehicle, a driver in a suit, waiting time built into the price and a fixed figure agreed in advance — for airport collections, client visits, weddings and evenings in London. With Heathrow eighteen minutes away, a chauffeur-driven airport collection is a realistic alternative to a fortnight of airport parking.
Yes, both, on the same number — they sit either side of the station. Say which one when you book, because the approach differs.
It can. Walton Bridge carries the A244 over the Thames to Shepperton and it is the only crossing for some distance either way, so anything heading north funnels over it. At the peaks there is no quick alternative — the next crossings are a long way round. We build it into the pickup time rather than cutting it fine.
Yes. We run wheelchair-accessible vehicles with ramp access, restraints and trained drivers. Give us as much notice as you can — a day is comfortable, an hour is optimistic — and tell us whether the passenger stays in the chair, what type of chair it is, and whether a carer is travelling.
Yes, with notice, so we can send a driver who has agreed to carry animals. Tell us the size of the dog and whether it travels in a crate. Assistance dogs travel as of right and need no notice.
It depends on the journey rather than the mileage, which is why we quote instead of publishing a rate card. The price is set by how long the journey takes, the time of day, the vehicle, whether the car returns empty, and any waiting or extras. Ring 01932 598 598 with the pickup, the destination and the time and you will have a fixed figure before you commit.
Call 01932 598 598 for a Walton taxi, or book online and we will confirm the car and the price. Twenty-four hours a day, every day.
Walton-on-Thames taxis, Walton cabs, Walton minicabs — taxis in Walton-on-Thames and cabs in Walton for Heathrow in eighteen minutes, the station, the school run and the hospital appointment, across KT12, Hersham and Burwood Park. Licensed drivers, and a price agreed before you travel.
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