Taxi service · Woking
Searching for a taxi in Woking usually means one of three things — a train to catch, a flight to make, or a lift home after the last train has gone. XLNC Cars has answered all three from Goldsworth Road for more than 30 years, and we still do it the same way: a licensed driver, a fixed fare agreed before you travel, and a booking line answered 24 hours a day. We are a chauffeur-driven firm, not self-drive hire, so every car comes with a vetted, CRB-checked driver. Whether you call it a Woking taxi, a cab or a local taxi near me, this page explains how a taxi booking in Woking works — around the clock, at the station, to the airports and out to the villages.

Woking cabs are needed at every hour, and ours run at every hour. The 24/7 booking line is the same number day or night, and a 3am booking is handled by the same licensed, vetted drivers as a lunchtime one. Fares are agreed before the journey starts, so a late night home from the town centre costs what you were told, not what a meter decided in traffic. Pay by cash or card. Most of our Woking work is ordinary: the station, the Peacocks Centre, Woking Business Park, a run out to the McLaren Technology Centre for a meeting, the school run when the family car is off the road. If you need a taxi in Woking at short notice, call; if you already know the time, book ahead and the car is confirmed.
Woking station is the busiest pickup point we have. Fast trains reach London Waterloo in around 24 minutes, so a good share of our regulars treat a Woking station taxi as the first and last leg of their commute rather than an occasional treat. Booking ahead for a fixed time works well in the morning; for the evening, tell us your train and we track the arrival so the car is waiting when you walk out, not ten minutes later. A return from London after a late show or dinner works the same way. Give us the station, the train time and where you are going, and the fare is fixed before you leave the platform. Our drivers know the station approaches and where to wait without adding to the rank queue.
Heathrow is about 18 miles from Woking, 25–40 minutes on a normal run; Gatwick is about 37 miles, 50–65 minutes; Farnborough is about 12 miles, 30–40 minutes. Woking joins the M25 at Junction 11 by the A320, and that stretch between the town centre and the junction is the local pinch point — before 08:00 it can add fifteen minutes on its own, which is why we build it into the pickup time we suggest rather than hoping. Every airport fare is fixed before you travel. For arrivals we track the flight, so a delay or an early landing changes the pickup, not the price, and meet-and-greet in the arrivals hall is available on request. The fleet runs from Standard Saloon to Executive, VIP and Minibus, so a family with luggage or a group of colleagues fits in one car.
There are plenty of taxi firms in Woking, so it is worth knowing what separates one from another. Ask whether the fare is fixed before you travel or metered on the day. Ask whether the driver is licensed, vetted and CRB checked. Ask whether the phone is answered at night by a person who can put a car on, and whether you can pay by card. Ask how long the firm has been in the town. Our answers are the same on every page: fixed fares, licensed drivers, a 24-hour line, cash or card, more than 30 years based in Woking and a 5.0 rating on Google. The number you are quoted is the number you pay, whether you book a month ahead or an hour before.
Local firms that book more than a handful of journeys a month can open a business account with us. Bookings are made against the account rather than paid one at a time, invoicing arrives on the schedule you choose, and regular runs — a visitor collected from Woking station every Tuesday, staff to Heathrow for the same early flight, a client taken to dinner — do not need explaining afresh each time. Account bookings use the same fixed fares and the same licensed drivers as everything else, with the Executive and VIP cars available when the passenger warrants it. It suits companies at Woking Business Park, practices in the town centre and any team that travels often enough for a taxi to be an ordinary line on the accounts. Ask on the booking line and we will set it up.
Our Woking taxi cover does not stop at the town boundary. Knaphill, about 2.5 miles west beside the Basingstoke Canal, has no station of its own, so Brookwood and Woking are its rail stops. Brookwood station sits beside the cemetery grounds and is a regular pickup for visitors; our Brookwood taxi page covers the station runs, and cemetery visits have their own Brookwood Cemetery taxi page. Byfleet adjoins the old Brooklands circuit and sits between M25 Junctions 10 and 11, so on a Heathrow morning the driver takes whichever is running better. Horsell is on the same patch. All four are on the same booking line, and one booking can take in more than one stop — a collection in Horsell, the town centre, then the station. If you are searching for a local taxi near me from any of these villages, ring the Woking number.
Journeys
Real road distances and typical journey times from Woking, shortest first. Every fare is fixed before you travel.
| Destination | Distance | Typical time | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farnborough Airport | 12 miles | 30–40 minutes | View → |
| Heathrow Airport | 18 miles | 25–40 minutes | View → |
| Gatwick Airport | 37 miles | 50–65 minutes | View → |
| Luton Airport | 49 miles | 65–80 minutes | View → |
| London City Airport | 51 miles | 1 hr 25 min to 1 hr 45 min | View → |
| Southampton Airport | 56 miles | 65–85 minutes | View → |
| Southampton Cruise Terminal | 64 miles | 1 hr 25 min to 1 hr 45 min | View → |
| Stansted Airport | 78 miles | 1 hr 45 min to 2 hr 10 min | View → |
On the road



The fleet
Comfortable, reliable everyday travel for up to 3 passengers.
Premium business travel with extra legroom and a polished finish.
Top-tier luxury for special occasions, red-carpet arrivals and VIP guests.
Spacious group travel for up to 8 passengers with luggage.
In their words
“Booked a chauffeur for an early airport run and the car was outside five minutes before pickup. Smooth, quiet journey and the driver knew the fastest route around the roadworks.”
“We use XLNC Cars for client visits regularly. The vehicles are always spotless and the drivers are properly turned out — it reflects well on us, not just them.”
“Hired the VIP car for a wedding and it made the whole day feel special. Punctual, professional, and the driver waited patiently through the photos.”
Good to know
Yes. Woking station is our most common pickup point. Book ahead with your train time and we track the arrival so the car is waiting when you come out; phone bookings for a car right now are taken 24 hours a day as well.
Call the booking line on 01483 310310, message us on WhatsApp on +44 (0)7733 888 235, or use the contact form. Tell us the pickup, the destination and the time, and we confirm a fixed fare and a car before you travel.
It depends on your pickup point, destination and vehicle class — tell us the journey and we quote a fixed price before you travel, so there are no surprises at the end of the ride. Traffic and a longer route never change the agreed fare.
Yes. Heathrow is about 18 miles from Woking, 25–40 minutes in normal traffic. The fare is fixed in advance, we track inbound flights, and meet-and-greet in arrivals is available on request.
Yes. XLNC Cars is based at 174 Goldsworth Road, Woking, GU21 6NF, and has run taxis from the town for more than 30 years. Every driver is licensed, vetted and CRB checked.
Yes, we run a genuine 24-hour service across Woking and the surrounding area, with the same licensed, vetted drivers day or night.
Yes, we take both cash and card. Just let us know your preference when you book.
Children aged 3 and over can travel without a car seat as long as they're in the rear of the vehicle, though you're welcome to bring your own for extra peace of mind.