Tariff 1
Standard rate (from June 2025)
- Flag
- £4.00 / first 1 mile
- Then
- 30p / 0.08 mi
- Waiting
- 40p / 60s
Trefriw · Taxi
Trefriw taxi fares
What a licensed hackney carriage is allowed to charge in Trefriw.
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 Trefriw). 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 | When | Flag | Then | Waiting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tariff 1 | Standard rate (from June 2025) | £4.00 / first 1 mile | 30p / 0.08 mi | 40p / 60s |
What to know
## Trefriw taxi fares
## Getting around by taxi in Trefriw
Trefriw is the Conwy-valley spa village on the Conwy CBC table — not Llanrwst's Pont Fawr and not Betws's outdoor-shop strip. Village to the wells / river is the hop.
Pre-book. This is mill-village taxi, not a harbour.
## What to check
From Village to the wells / river. Hackney tariff vs private hire; the meter is the council maximum, not an app quote.
Local markers for this chapter: Conwy-valley, village, woollen, Betws’s.
Village to the wells / river — rank; woollen mill.
Searchers also use Trefriw taxi table. Conwy table. Spa village, not the outdoor-shop strip.
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 Trefriw 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 Trefriw
Knowledge chapters for airport runs, groups and accessible vehicles — same bar as our car-care pages.
Also know
Common questions
Is Betws-y-Coed on a different taxi table from Trefriw?
No. Conwy County Borough Council sets one hackney maximum. The spa village — wells and woollen mill — is not the outdoor-shop strip. The table is the same.
How much is a taxi in Trefriw?
Trefriw is the Conwy-valley spa village — Conwy taxi table; wells and woollen mill, not Betws’s outdoor-shop strip. A typical hop is Village to the wells / river.
Does the taxi meter apply in Trefriw?
Yes for a rank or hail hackney. Private hire uses the booked price. A typical hop is Village to the wells / river.
Is private hire the same as a hackney in Trefriw?
No. Private hire is booked and not bound to the hackney tariff. A typical hop is Village to the wells / river.
Do you rank taxi fare in Trefriw?
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 Village to the wells / river.