Event & venue transfers
Craven Cottage is close enough to Putney that the journey is not the problem - the last quarter mile is. A car booked in advance is from £30, waits at a named point, and saves you the walk in whatever the weather is doing.
A taxi from Putney to Craven Cottage is £30 in a saloon, £35 in a 6-seat MPV and £40 in an 8-seater. It is a short local run. 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 £30 |
| MPV | up to 6 passengers, 4 large cases | from £35 |
| 8-seater | up to 7 passengers, 7 large cases | from £40 |
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 Putney (South Western Railway, with East Putney on the District line) to Putney Bridge (the District line), plus a 15-minute walk at the far end. The catch is that it leaves a 15-minute walk through Bishops Park, unlit in winter. Door to door by road is about 10 min, or 15 min when the roads are full, with no changes, no stairs and no queue at the barrier. If you are travelling light and early, the train usually wins on price. If you are in a group, carrying anything, or leaving after an event, the car wins on everything else.
From Putney it is barely a journey on paper - A4 then A219 Fulham Palace Road and you are there. The ground backs onto the Thames with one road in, so drivers wait on Fulham Palace Road rather than trying to turn at the gate. What the fixed fare buys you is a driver who already knows which side of the closure to sit on.
Putney pickups take in all of SW15. Controlled parking zones and one-way systems are the driver's problem to solve, not yours.
Fulham Palace Road at the Bishops Park end - Stevenage Road is residents-only on matchdays. The ground backs onto the Thames with one road in, so drivers wait on Fulham Palace Road rather than trying to turn at the gate. 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: Stevenage Road, Fulham, SW6 6HH.
If you were thinking of driving yourself: Craven Cottage 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 Putney around 15 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.
£30 in a saloon, £35 in a 6-seat MPV and £40 in an 8-seater. That is the fixed price, agreed at booking.
Door to door the car is about 10 min off-peak. The rail alternative is Putney to Putney Bridge plus the walk, which is competitive going out and considerably slower coming back.
Fulham Palace Road at the Bishops Park end - Stevenage Road is residents-only on matchdays. 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.
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.
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.
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.