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Dolwyddelan taxi fares

What a licensed hackney carriage is allowed to charge in Dolwyddelan.
Same Tariff 1 running rate: £2.24/km, £3.60/mile, or 0.20p/yard. Conwy County Borough Council sets this hackney maximum. Private hire fares are agreed when you book.

Source: Conwy County Borough Council — Taxi licensing (June 2025 card; Feb 2025 public notice) · Checked: 2026-10-01 · Licensed hackney carriages in Conwy County Borough Council (includes Dolwyddelan). Not private hire.

£7.60
About 2 miles, Tariff 1, no waiting
£18.40
About 5 miles, Tariff 1, no waiting

Calculated from the published bands (flag £4.00 / first 1 mile, then 30p / 0.08 mi). Traffic and waiting add more. This is a guide, not a quote.

Official tariff

Distances shown in miles for reading. Councils publish yards or mile fractions on the meter — see the source link above for the original table.

Tariff 1

Standard rate (from June 2025)

Flag
£4.00 / first 1 mile
Then
30p / 0.08 mi
Waiting
40p / 60s

What to know

## Dolwyddelan taxi fares

Dolwyddelan is the Lledr-valley village under the castle — Conwy taxi table; Cadw keep and A470, mountain weather.

## Getting around by taxi in Dolwyddelan

Dolwyddelan is the Lledr-valley Cadw keep on the Conwy CBC table — not Betws's outdoor-shop strip. Station to the castle / village is the hop.

Pre-book. This is keep taxi, not an outdoor-shop rank.

## What to check

From Dolwyddelan station to the castle / village. Hackney tariff vs private hire; the meter is the council maximum, not an app quote.

Local markers for this chapter: Lledr-valley, village, castle.

Dolwyddelan station to the castle / village — black cab; minicab.

Searchers also use Dolwyddelan taxi table. Conwy table. Castle village, mountain weather.

Hackney vs private hire

Metered hackney
This table · Rank or hail; tariff applies
Pre-booked private hire
Agreed when booking · Airport runs, accounts, apps — still licensed

Full explainer

A guide to the official hackney-carriage maximum tariff, not a quote. Private hire vehicles are licensed, but they generally do not use this council tariff — agree the price when you book.

How to read the Dolwyddelan taxi table

This page republishes the licensing council’s hackney maximum. It is not a private-hire quote.

  1. Check you are in a licensed hackneyThe meter must not exceed this table. A private-hire fare is agreed when you book.
  2. Read the flag, then the incrementFlag is the start. Distance and waiting are added from the published bands for that time of day.
  3. Check the periodNight, Sunday and bank-holiday tariffs are often higher. Use the period that matches the clock.
  4. Extras are only what the council publishedExtra passengers or soiling charges apply only if they appear on the official table.

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Common questions

Is Betws-y-Coed on a different taxi table from Dolwyddelan?

No. Conwy County Borough Council sets one hackney maximum. The Lledr-valley village under the Cadw keep is a different place. The table is the same.

How much is a taxi in Dolwyddelan?

Dolwyddelan is the Lledr-valley village under the castle — Conwy taxi table; Cadw keep and A470, mountain weather. A typical hop is Dolwyddelan station to the castle / village.

Does the taxi meter apply in Dolwyddelan?

Yes for a rank or hail hackney. Private hire uses the booked price. A typical hop is Dolwyddelan station to the castle / village.

Is private hire the same as a hackney in Dolwyddelan?

No. Private hire is booked and not bound to the hackney tariff. A typical hop is Dolwyddelan station to the castle / village.

Do you rank taxi fare in Dolwyddelan?

No. Know Wales does not rank venues or call anything cheapest. We explain taxi prices and the local checks, then you decide. A typical hop is Dolwyddelan station to the castle / village.

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