Event & venue transfers
Fixed at £50 from Balham to Selhurst Park, about 7.2 miles and 25 min on a clear road. The price is locked when you book, not when you travel.
A taxi from Balham to Selhurst Park is £50 in a saloon, £65 in a 6-seat MPV and £70 in an 8-seater. It is about 7.2 miles and 25 min off-peak, or 40 min in traffic. The fare is fixed at the moment you book and covers tolls, the driver's waiting time and your luggage.
| Vehicle | Capacity | Fixed fare |
|---|---|---|
| Saloon | up to 4 passengers, 2 large cases | from £50 |
| MPV | up to 6 passengers, 4 large cases | from £65 |
| 8-seater | up to 7 passengers, 7 large cases | from £70 |
Per vehicle, not per person. Tolls, congestion and crossing charges are already inside the price, and it does not change on the day.
The public-transport version starts at Balham (the Northern line and Southern) and finishes at Selhurst (National Rail), with a 12-minute walk at the far end. The catch is that three stations serve the ground and none is close. The taxi is about 25 min, or 40 min when the roads are full, but it is one journey rather than three, and nobody stands up for any of it. Two people with hand luggage should take the train. Three or more, or anyone with a case, and the fixed fare splits better than the tickets do.
The usual line from Balham is the A24 then the A205, then A213 Whitehorse Lane, off the A215 at the end. Roughly 7.2 miles, and the timing swings with the hour rather than the route: 25 min clear, 40 min loaded.
We cover the whole of Balham - SW12 - including the streets where flagging something down is a matter of luck rather than timing.
Whitehorse Lane or Park Road, clear of the Holmesdale Road closure. The streets around Selhurst are narrow and go one-way on matchdays, so the meeting point sits on Whitehorse Lane. Your driver sends the exact standing point and the registration before they set off, so you are not circling a car park looking for a number plate.
Address: Holmesdale Road, South Norwood, SE25 6PU.
If you were thinking of driving yourself: Selhurst Park sits inside a matchday or event-day controlled parking zone, on-site spaces are pre-book only and go early, and the residential streets around it are permit-holders only with active enforcement. Being dropped at the door and collected at an agreed point removes the whole problem.
Doors are usually an hour before the match. Working back, that means leaving Balham around 40 min plus that hour on a busy night - and booking the return at the same time, because the road out is slower than the road in.
£50 in a saloon, £65 in a 6-seat MPV and £70 in an 8-seater. That is the fixed price, agreed at booking.
Door to door the car is about 25 min off-peak. The rail alternative is Balham to Selhurst plus the walk, which is competitive going out and considerably slower coming back.
Whitehorse Lane or Park Road, clear of the Holmesdale Road closure. You get the exact point and the registration by text beforehand.
No. The fare is fixed when you book. Traffic, tolls and the hour are our problem, not a line on your bill.
Card, bank transfer or a business account, before or after the journey. A VAT receipt is issued either way.
The driver waits. We watch venue finish times rather than working to a fixed clock, so a late curtain does not leave you stranded or cost you extra.
A 6-seat MPV is £65 and an 8-seater £70. Bigger parties travel in several vehicles routed together.
Fares are fixed at booking and shown per vehicle. Distances and journey times are approximate and vary with traffic and the exact pickup address. Page reviewed 25 September 2026.