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Penmaenmawr taxi fares

What a licensed hackney carriage is allowed to charge in Penmaenmawr.
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 Penmaenmawr). 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

## Penmaenmawr taxi fares

Penmaenmawr is the quarry-and-promenade town under the headland — Conwy taxi table; granite town, not a university city.

## Getting around by taxi in Penmaenmawr

Penmaenmawr is the quarry-and-promenade granite town on the Conwy CBC table — not Llandudno. Station to the promenade is the hop.

Pre-book summer. This is granite-promenade taxi, not a harbour rank.

## What to check

From Penmaenmawr station to the promenade. Hackney tariff vs private hire; the meter is the council maximum, not an app quote.

Local markers for this chapter: quarry-and-promenade, headland, granite, university.

Penmaenmawr station to the promenade — flag fall; tariff 1.

Searchers also use Penmaenmawr taxi table. Conwy table. Granite town, not a university city.

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 Penmaenmawr 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 Penmaenmawr on the same taxi table as Llandudno?

Yes — one Conwy CBC hackney maximum. Penmaenmawr is the granite promenade, not the pier. Private hire is the booked price. We do not invent a phone.

Is Llandudno on a different taxi table from Penmaenmawr?

No. Conwy County Borough Council sets one hackney maximum. The granite quarry-and-promenade under the headland is not the promenade city. The table is the same.

How much is a taxi in Penmaenmawr?

Penmaenmawr is the quarry-and-promenade town under the headland — Conwy taxi table; granite town, not a university city. A typical hop is Penmaenmawr station to the promenade.

Does the taxi meter apply in Penmaenmawr?

Yes for a rank or hail hackney. Private hire uses the booked price. A typical hop is Penmaenmawr station to the promenade.

Is private hire the same as a hackney in Penmaenmawr?

No. Private hire is booked and not bound to the hackney tariff. A typical hop is Penmaenmawr station to the promenade.

Do you rank taxi fare in Penmaenmawr?

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 Penmaenmawr station to the promenade.

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