Flint · Taxi

Flint taxi fares

Y Fflint

What a licensed hackney carriage is allowed to charge in Flint.

Same Tariff 1 running rate: £1.52/km, £2.44/mile, or 0.14p/yard. Flintshire County Council sets this hackney maximum. Private hire fares are agreed when you book.

Source: Flintshire County Council — Hackney tariff (Appendix C) · Checked: 2026-10-01 · Licensed hackney carriages in Flintshire County Council (includes Flint). Not private hire.

£5.80

About 2 miles, Rate 1, no waiting

£12.70

About 5 miles, Rate 1, no waiting

Calculated from the published bands (flag £3.10 / first 1 mile, then 30p / 0.12 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.

Rate 1

Standard rate (journeys over 1 mile modelled here)

Flag: £3.10 / first 1 mile
Then: 30p / 0.12 mi
Waiting: 30p / 60s

Tariff	When	Flag	Then	Waiting
Rate 1	Standard rate (journeys over 1 mile modelled here)	£3.10 / first 1 mile	30p / 0.12 mi	30p / 60s

What to know

## Flint taxi fares

Flint (Y Fflint) is the Dee-estuary castle town — Flintshire taxi table; castle and station, industrial shore not a holiday beach.

## Getting around by taxi in Flint

Flint is Flintshire's Dee-estuary castle town — Edward I's first Welsh castle, industrial shore, not Mold's inland county town and not a holiday beach.

Cresta (01352 876666), Castle Cars (01352 755666), and Jays (01352 929394) cover north Flintshire. The station rank is small. Direct trains to Manchester Piccadilly (~1 hour 20 minutes), Cardiff, and London Euston make this the best-connected railway town in the county. Uber does not operate.

## What to check

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

Local markers for this chapter: Fflint, Dee-estuary, castle, Flintshire.

Flint station to the castle / town — rank; Y Fflint.

Searchers also use Flint taxi table. Flintshire table. Castle and station, not a holiday beach. England is close.

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

Type	Typical cost	When to use
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 Flint taxi table

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

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

Also in Flint

Knowledge chapters for airport runs, groups and accessible vehicles — same bar as our car-care pages.

Airport transfersHow airport runs work — meter vs private hire, and who to call.Group and minibusesLarger vehicles for groups — when to book and what to ask.Accessible / wheelchairWheelchair-accessible vehicles — rights, booking, and who to ask.

Also know

Flint visitor guide Know Flint Hackney vs private hire How Welsh councils set taxi fares Why fares change across county lines Compare taxi fares across Wales Friday night taxi vs the weekday table Meter extras: soiling and passengers

Common questions

Does Uber operate in Flint?

No. Uber does not operate in Flintshire. Use Cresta Cars (01352 876666), Castle Cars (01352 755666), or Jays 1st Class (01352 929394).

How much is a taxi in Flint?

The published figure is the Flintshire County Council hackney maximum, not a minicab quote. Tariff 1 starts at £3.10 on the meter. Private hire (pre-booked) uses the price you agree when you book. Night, Sunday and public-holiday periods are higher — they are on this table.

What about night, Sunday or Christmas extras?

Flintshire County Council publishes extra tariff periods (evening, weekend, public holiday). They are separate columns on this page — not a surprise booking fee unless the council table says so. Ask which tariff is running before you sit down.

Is Chester on the Flint taxi table?

Out-of-area work into England may be refused or quoted as private hire. Agree that before you travel. Flintshire County Council sets this hackney maximum for Flint (Y Fflint) by the Dee-estuary castle, not a Chester street price.

Does the taxi meter apply in Flint?

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

Is private hire the same as a hackney in Flint?

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

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