Event & venue transfers
Croydon to Epsom Downs Racecourse runs to roughly 11.5 miles and 30 min off-peak. We quote £65 and that is the number you pay, whatever the traffic does.
A taxi from Croydon to Epsom Downs Racecourse is £65 in a saloon, £85 in a 6-seat MPV and £95 in an 8-seater. It is about 11.5 miles and 30 min off-peak, or 45 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 £65 |
| MPV | up to 6 passengers, 4 large cases | from £85 |
| 8-seater | up to 7 passengers, 7 large cases | from £95 |
Per vehicle, not per person. Tolls, congestion and crossing charges are already inside the price, and it does not change on the day.
By rail you would go East Croydon (Southern, Thameslink and the Gatwick Express) across to Tattenham Corner (National Rail), then a 8-minute walk at the far end. The catch is that the enhanced service runs on feature days only. Door to door by road is about 30 min, or 45 min when the roads are full, with no changes, no stairs and no queue at the barrier. 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 Croydon (CR0, CR2, CR3, CR4, CR5, CR7, CR8, SE19, SE25) the driver picks up the A23 then the A232 then the A212, joining M25 J8/J9, then A24 and Epsom Downs for the run-in. That is about 11.5 miles. Reckon 30 min off-peak and 45 min if you are crossing town at the wrong moment.
Croydon pickups take in all of CR0, CR2, CR3, CR4, CR5, CR7, CR8, SE19, SE25. Controlled parking zones and one-way systems are the driver's problem to solve, not yours.
The Grandstand entrance or Tattenham Corner, depending on your enclosure. On Derby Day the Downs roads are closed and marshalled, so the meeting point is fixed at the Grandstand or Tattenham Corner. 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: Epsom Downs, Epsom, KT18 5LQ.
Driving yourself to Epsom Downs Racecourse means joining the same single-file exit as everyone else, and the car parks empty in one slow wave rather than continuously. A drop-off and a booked return sidesteps it entirely.
Gates open well before the first race and the roads in are single-file near the course. Leaving Croydon about 45 min ahead of when you want to be through the turnstile is the timing that holds up.
£65 in a saloon, £85 in a 6-seat MPV and £95 in an 8-seater. That is the fixed price, agreed at booking.
Door to door the car is about 30 min off-peak. The rail alternative is East Croydon to Tattenham Corner plus the walk, which is competitive going out and considerably slower coming back.
The Grandstand entrance or Tattenham Corner, depending on your enclosure. 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.
A 6-seat MPV is £85 and an 8-seater £95. Bigger parties travel in several vehicles routed together.
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.
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.
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.