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RushXO Chauffeur
A reliable, fixed-fare Folkestone to Dover taxi — door-to-door from anywhere in the CT19/CT20 area across to Dover and the surrounding CT16/CT17 streets. A short, easy ~8-mile coastal run, no surge, no night premium, 24/7.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup
For a quick trip from Folkestone to Dover, a fixed-fare, pre-booked car is the easy way to travel. Dover — the great Channel port beneath the White Cliffs — lies just 8 miles east of Folkestone, around fifteen minutes via the A20 coast road. A RushXO Folkestone to Dover taxi runs you door-to-door with the price fixed at booking — whether for the town, the castle or the docks, a comfortable local transfer at a fare that never moves.
From £64 saloon · ~8 miles · ~15 min off-peak · Door-to-door across all CT20 · Door-to-door, exact address to exact address · Local Kent fare · No surge · 24/7 · 4.9★ from 4,850 patrons
Book online at rushxo.com/rushxo-booking, call our 24/7 concierge on +44 1474 554933, or WhatsApp +44 7466 237870 for an instant fixed quote for your exact address.
Our drivers know Folkestone well, and we collect from every street and address across the CT20 area and beyond. You do not travel to us — we come to your front door, your office or your hotel, at the time the journey actually needs.
Collection right across Folkestone and its residential streets, with the driver waiting at your door rather than a distant rank. Common pickup points include:
We regularly serve homes, hotels and businesses right across Folkestone, with the driver waiting at your door rather than a distant rank.
Beyond the centre, we cover the wider CT20 catchment door-to-door for the Dover run:
Whether you are central in Folkestone or out in the surrounding CT20 streets, the fixed fare and the door-to-door pickup are identical.
Dover runs from the Market Square and seafront up through the town to the castle and the docks, on the CT16/CT17 postcodes. We deliver door-to-door right across the town.
We deliver to any address across Dover, including:
The driver brings you to the exact door — no rank, no walk with the luggage.
We also cover the streets and neighbourhoods around Dover, such as:
Tell us the exact address when you book and we confirm the set-down.
Exact pickup and drop-off locations with GPS coordinates and one-tap navigation. Open any point in Google Maps, Waze or What3Words, or get full driving directions for the route.
Folkestone town centre & surrounding CT19/CT20 area, Kent
Dover town centre & surrounding CT16/CT17 area, Kent
Folkestone → Dover — approximately 8 miles
🚗 How to Get There — Full Driving Directions →
Maps © OpenStreetMap contributors (open licence). Coordinates are indicative — your driver confirms the exact set-down at booking.
Every detail — from the doorstep collection in Folkestone to the handover at Dover — is handled by a professional, route-experienced chauffeur.
The price you see is the price you pay. Tolls, any London charge and waiting time are built into the quote — agreed at booking and never altered, no matter what the traffic does on the day.
A pre-booked, fixed-fare car from your exact Folkestone address to your exact Dover address — no rank, no app surge, no meter, and a driver who knows both ends of the route.
Every driver is TfL Private Hire licensed, enhanced-DBS checked, and knows both the Folkestone collection area and the Dover approach inside out. Suited, courteous and discreet.
Pre-dawn departures, late-night arrivals, last-minute bookings — our dispatch runs around the clock. An early Dover run costs exactly the same fixed fare as a midday one.
Saloons, executive Mercedes and BMW, six-seat MPVs and 8–9-seat minibuses — valeted before every job, with complimentary bottled water and phone chargers.
Collected at your Folkestone door and delivered directly to Dover — we collect and deliver at the exact addresses you give us, both ways. A 4.9-star service across 4,850 patrons.
Every vehicle in our fleet is available for this route. Fares below are fixed one-way, Folkestone to Dover, and include tolls and any London charge where applicable and a 60-minute free wait at collection.
RushXO prices the Folkestone to Dover journey on genuine road distance rather than a meter that climbs in traffic. A saloon starts from around £64, with executive, MPV and minibus options priced accordingly — all quoted as a single fixed figure for the vehicle, not per person. Both ends sit in Kent, so the fixed fare reflects that county element; because this is a short run the booking minimum also applies, and there is nothing extra to pay on the day. Here is the indicative range:
| Vehicle | Capacity | Fixed fare from |
|---|---|---|
| Saloon | Up to 4 passengers | £64 |
| Executive (Mercedes/BMW) | Up to 3 passengers | £75 |
| MPV | Up to 6 passengers | £75 |
| 8-Seater Minibus | Up to 7 passengers | £87 |
| 9-Seater Minibus | Up to 8 passengers | £87 |
Fixed at booking, with tolls and any London charge included where they apply. For your exact address, WhatsApp us for an instant fixed quote.
From Folkestone we take the A20 coast road east past Capel-le-Ferne and the cliffs into Dover and the CT16/CT17 streets. It is a short, scenic coastal run, with little to delay it outside the immediate town traffic.
Our drivers monitor live traffic and will adjust the collection time, or the routing, to keep you moving. Where the route incurs a toll or a London charge, the cost is already inside your fixed fare — nothing to pay on the day and nothing added at the end.
| Distance | 8 miles |
| Off-peak | 15 min |
| Morning peak (07:00–09:30) | 45 min +30 |
| Evening peak (16:00–19:00) | 55 min +40 |
| Overnight (22:00–06:00) | 15 min |
Indicative times for the full Folkestone-to-Dover run. We always plan your pickup with a sensible buffer.
| Fixed fare — tolls & any London charge | ✓ |
| Door-to-door collection & drop-off | ✓ |
| 60 minutes free wait / arrival wait | ✓ |
| Door-to-door across all CT20 | ✓ |
| Luggage help, both ways | ✓ |
| Child seat / booster (free) | ✓ |
| Free cancellation (24h notice) | ✓ |
| Female chauffeur on request | ✓ |
On-demand apps apply surge pricing that peaks exactly when you most need to travel — early mornings, late nights, holiday weekends and bad weather. A RushXO fare does the opposite: calculated on genuine road distance, quoted as a single fixed figure at booking, and never altered. No surge multiplier, no peak uplift, no night premium, no Bank Holiday surcharge. Whatever the traffic does, the driver absorbs the delay; your fare does not move.
Folkestone is a coastal town in east Kent on the CT19/CT20 postcodes, transformed in recent years by its Creative Quarter, the regenerated Harbour Arm and the Leas clifftop promenade. Close to the Eurotunnel terminal and on the high-speed line to London, it sits at the gateway to the Channel, serving Sandgate, Hythe and Cheriton.
Out at the south-eastern corner of Kent, Folkestone routes towards London and the airports via the M20 or the high-speed line, which is exactly why a pre-booked, fixed-fare car earns its keep for the longer airport and station transfers.
Dover is the great Channel port of east Kent, on the CT16/CT17 postcodes, dominated by its medieval castle and the famous White Cliffs, and home to the UK’s busiest ferry port. Its streets run from the Market Square and seafront up through the town, with Dover Priory station on the line to London. We deliver door-to-door anywhere across Dover, the seafront, the castle and the surrounding area.
Even on a shorter local run, a pre-booked RushXO car beats flagging one down or gambling on an app: the fare is fixed before you travel, the driver is named and licensed, and the car comes to your exact Folkestone door at the time you actually need it. For appointments, connections or simply a reliable lift to Dover, it takes the uncertainty out of the journey.
The safest way to travel is to pre-book a fixed-fare, licensed transfer. A pre-booked RushXO transfer means your driver is named and identifiable to you in advance, holds an enhanced DBS check as a condition of their TfL Private Hire licence, and operates a fully insured, logged vehicle. You receive the driver's name, number, and the vehicle's make, model and registration before pickup. A female chauffeur can be requested for lone or late-night travellers.
For families and groups, the Folkestone to Dover journey is far simpler in one vehicle than split across cars or managed by public transport with its changes. A single RushXO MPV or 8–9-seater carries everyone and all the luggage door-to-door for one fixed fare — frequently cheaper per head than the equivalent train tickets, and far less stressful. Child seats and boosters are provided free on request; just tell us the ages and number of children at booking.
The things that matter on this route are reliability, honesty about price, and the confidence that your driver knows what they are doing at both ends. RushXO is built around exactly those points. Your fare is fixed before you travel and includes tolls and any London charge, so there is no meter anxiety and no sting in the tail. Your collection is genuinely door-to-door, planned around your schedule rather than a generic estimate. Your driver is TfL-licensed, DBS-checked and route-experienced, and you know their name and vehicle before you travel. And behind every booking sits a 4.9-star record from 4,850 verified patrons and a 24/7 dispatch team you can actually reach. Plan your transfer today at www.rushxo.com.
RushXO Ltd is a Dartford-based private hire operator licensed by Transport for London, registered at Companies House under number 16464640, and registered with the Information Commissioner's Office under reference ZC112187. Every RushXO driver holds a current TfL Private Hire Driver licence, which requires an enhanced DBS criminal-record check, a medical assessment, and topographical and English-language testing. We hold a 4.9-star rating from 4,850 verified patrons, and our entire model rests on one promise: the fixed fare quoted at booking is the fare you pay, on every journey, every time. Learn more at www.rushxo.com.
"Quick, easy run from Folkestone along the coast to Dover. The driver was at my door on time and the fare was fixed before we set off — no meter, no fuss."
"I book RushXO for the Dover trip regularly. Same fixed price each time and a clean, comfortable car, far better than the train."
"Took the family over to Dover Castle for the day. One car, fixed fare, and the driver had us there in fifteen minutes. Simple and reliable."
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