Event & venue transfers
Southall to Kempton Park Racecourse runs to roughly 9.5 miles and 25 min off-peak. We quote £60 and that is the number you pay, whatever the traffic does.
A taxi from Southall to Kempton Park Racecourse is £60 in a saloon, £75 in a 6-seat MPV and £80 in an 8-seater. It is about 9.5 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 £60 |
| MPV | up to 6 passengers, 4 large cases | from £75 |
| 8-seater | up to 7 passengers, 7 large cases | from £80 |
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 Southall (the Elizabeth line) across to Kempton Park (National Rail), then a 5-minute walk at the far end. The catch is that the station opens for racedays only. 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.
From the UB1, UB2 streets the route runs via the A4020 then the A312, finishing on M3 J1 or M25 J12, then A308 Staines Road East. Roughly 9.5 miles, and the timing swings with the hour rather than the route: 25 min clear, 40 min loaded.
Southall pickups take in all of UB1, UB2. Controlled parking zones and one-way systems are the driver's problem to solve, not yours.
The main entrance on Staines Road East. Kempton's floodlit evening meetings finish late and the A308 clears quickly, so a booked return beats waiting for a rank. 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: Staines Road East, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 5AQ.
Driving yourself to Kempton Park 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 Southall about 40 min ahead of when you want to be through the turnstile is the timing that holds up.
£60 in a saloon, £75 in a 6-seat MPV and £80 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 Southall to Kempton Park plus the walk, which is competitive going out and considerably slower coming back.
The main entrance on Staines Road East. You get the exact point and the registration by text beforehand.
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.
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 £75 and an 8-seater £80. 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.