Event & venue transfers
Barking & Dagenham to The Valley runs to roughly 8.5 miles and 25 min off-peak. We quote £55 and that is the number you pay, whatever the traffic does.
A taxi from Barking & Dagenham to The Valley is £55 in a saloon, £70 in a 6-seat MPV and £75 in an 8-seater. It is about 8.5 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 £55 |
| MPV | up to 6 passengers, 4 large cases | from £70 |
| 8-seater | up to 7 passengers, 7 large cases | from £75 |
Per vehicle, not per person. Tolls, congestion and crossing charges are already inside the price, and it does not change on the day.
On the network it is Barking (District, Hammersmith & City and c2c) to Charlton (National Rail), plus a 6-minute walk at the far end. The catch is that it is a limited service, and weekend engineering works are common. 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.
Out of Barking & Dagenham (IG11, RM8, RM9, RM10) the driver picks up the A13 then the A406, joining A102 then A206 Woolwich Road for the run-in. About 8.5 miles in all - 25 min when it flows, 40 min when it does not.
We cover the whole of Barking & Dagenham - IG11, RM8, RM9, RM10 - including the streets where flagging something down is a matter of luck rather than timing.
Charlton Church Lane or Harvey Gardens, a two-minute walk from the West Stand. Floyd Road is closed to traffic at full time, so pickup is up the hill on Charlton Church 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: Floyd Road, Charlton, SE7 8BL.
If you were thinking of driving yourself: The Valley 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 Barking & Dagenham 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.
£55 in a saloon, £70 in a 6-seat MPV and £75 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 Barking to Charlton plus the walk, which is competitive going out and considerably slower coming back.
Charlton Church Lane or Harvey Gardens, a two-minute walk from the West Stand. You get the exact point and the registration by text beforehand.
A 6-seat MPV is £70 and an 8-seater £75. Bigger parties travel in several vehicles routed together.
Card, bank transfer or a business account, before or after the journey. A VAT receipt is issued either way.
Yes, and it is the leg worth booking. The driver is in position before you come out instead of you joining the queue that forms the moment it ends.
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.
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 7 September 2026.