Thirty-five miles up the M5 and about forty-five minutes. Gloucester is close enough to be a routine job and far enough that the fare is worth agreeing in advance — the Docks, the Cathedral, Gloucestershire Royal and Kingsholm are all regular destinations.
Hospital and appointment travel
Gloucestershire Royal draws patients from a wide area, and appointments do not care what the bus timetable says. We will wait, we will help you to the door, and we will come back for you at an agreed time — say so at the booking stage and it is all priced in.
Rugby at Kingsholm
Match days at Kingsholm compress a lot of people into a small area of Gloucester at once. Book the return leg with the outbound and we agree a pick-up point that a car can actually reach after the final whistle.
Stroud, Tewkesbury and the Forest of Dean
The same journey covers Stroud, Nailsworth, Tewkesbury, Newent, Coleford and the Forest of Dean — country where evening public transport largely does not exist. Fixed prices, day or night.
Airport connections
Gloucester to Bristol Airport is around fifty miles and an hour, and to Birmingham Airport about the same. Both are quoted as single fixed fares with flight monitoring included.
Included on this route
- A fixed price agreed before you travel — no meter, no surge pricing
- Flight and train monitoring, so the pick-up follows your real arrival
- Meet and greet inside the terminal, and help with the luggage
- Cash, card, PayPal or mobile payment — or a monthly account invoice
- Saloon, executive car, 8-seat minibus or 15-seater
Distances and journey times on this page are approximate and depend on traffic. Your fixed price is confirmed when you book.
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0117 287 0247 07856 939 691 info@bristoltaxi.co.ukBristol to Gloucester Taxi — questions
Anything not covered here, call 0117 287 0247 or see the full FAQ.
How long is Bristol to Gloucester by taxi?
About 45 minutes for 35 miles on the M5, outside the peaks.
Do you cover the Forest of Dean?
Yes — Coleford, Cinderford, Lydney and the surrounding villages, all as fixed-price journeys.
Other fixed-price routes
Every route below has its own page, its own fixed price and the same 24-hour cover.