Tariff 1 (Day)
6 am – 11 pm, Monday to Saturday (excl. Bank Holidays)
- Flag
- £3.10 / first ½ mile
- Then
- 28p / 1/10 mile
- Waiting
- 100p / 200s
Penarth · Taxi
Penarth taxi fares
Penarth
What a licensed hackney carriage is allowed to charge in Penarth.
Same Tariff 1 running rate: £1.74/km, £2.80/mile, or 0.16p/yard. Vale of Glamorgan Council sets this hackney maximum. Private hire fares are agreed when you book.
Source: Vale of Glamorgan Council — Hackney Carriage Tariffs · Checked: 2026-10-01 · Licensed hackney carriages in Vale of Glamorgan Council (includes Penarth). Not private hire.
£7.30
About 2 miles, Tariff 1, no waiting
£15.70
About 5 miles, Tariff 1, no waiting
Calculated from the published bands (flag £3.10 / first ½ mile, then 28p / 1/10 mile). 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 2 (Night / Sundays)
11 pm – 6 am every day; all day Sundays and Bank Holidays
- Flag
- £3.10 / first ½ mile
- Then
- 33p / 1/10 mile
- Waiting
- 100p / 200s
Tariff 3 (Christmas / New Year)
24 Dec 6 pm – 27 Dec 6 am; 31 Dec 6 pm – 2 Jan 6 am
- Flag
- £4.65 / first ½ mile
- Then
- 40p / 1/10 mile
- Waiting
- 100p / 200s
| Tariff | When | Flag | Then | Waiting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tariff 1 (Day) | 6 am – 11 pm, Monday to Saturday (excl. Bank Holidays) | £3.10 / first ½ mile | 28p / 1/10 mile | 100p / 200s |
| Tariff 2 (Night / Sundays) | 11 pm – 6 am every day; all day Sundays and Bank Holidays | £3.10 / first ½ mile | 33p / 1/10 mile | 100p / 200s |
| Tariff 3 (Christmas / New Year) | 24 Dec 6 pm – 27 Dec 6 am; 31 Dec 6 pm – 2 Jan 6 am | £4.65 / first ½ mile | 40p / 1/10 mile | 100p / 200s |
Extras (from the same council page)
Soiling the vehicle£60
| Soiling the vehicle | £60 |
What to know
## Penarth taxi fares
Penarth looks across the barrage to Cardiff Bay — a cliff-top Victorian suburb, not a valleys town and not a second Cardiff taxi table.
## Getting around by taxi
Penarth is a well-heeled Victorian seaside town 3 miles south of Cardiff Bay and has several reliable cab firms. Penarth Cars and Cabs 64 are the most-cited local operators; A2Z Taxi (Cardiff-licensed, operating cross-boundary) also serves Penarth. Ibex Shuttle specialises in executive airport transfers for Cardiff Airport and Bristol. Pre-booking is recommended — there is no large taxi rank in the town centre, and call-based demand after evening restaurant services on the Esplanade can exceed supply on weekends.
## What to check
From Penarth station to the Esplanade (short, steep hop). Hackney tariff vs private hire; the meter is the council maximum, not an app quote.
Local markers for this chapter: across, barrage, Cardiff, cliff-top.
Penarth station to the Esplanade (short, steep hop) — minicab; rank.
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 |
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 Penarth 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.
Recommended
No shortlist yet — the facts above still stand.
Also in Penarth
Knowledge chapters for airport runs, groups and accessible vehicles — same bar as our car-care pages.
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Common questions
How much is a taxi in Penarth?
Penarth looks across the barrage to Cardiff Bay — a cliff-top Victorian suburb, not a valleys town and not a second Cardiff taxi table. A typical hop is Penarth station to the Esplanade (short, steep hop). Penarth is the Welsh name for the same town.
Does the taxi meter apply in Penarth?
Yes for a rank or hail hackney. Private hire uses the booked price. A typical hop is Penarth station to the Esplanade (short, steep hop).
Is private hire the same as a hackney in Penarth?
No. Private hire is booked and not bound to the hackney tariff. A typical hop is Penarth station to the Esplanade (short, steep hop).
Do you rank taxi fare in Penarth?
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 Penarth station to the Esplanade (short, steep hop).