A reliable, fixed-fare Saffron Walden to Braintree taxi — door-to-door from anywhere in the CB10 area across to Braintree and the surrounding CM7 streets. A short, easy ~20-mile run via the B1053, no surge, no night premium, 24/7.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup
For a trip from Saffron Walden to Braintree, a fixed-fare, pre-booked car is the easy way to travel. Braintree — the busy Essex market town with its Freeport designer village and station to London — lies roughly 20 miles south-east of Saffron Walden, around thirty-five minutes via the country roads and the A120. A RushXO Saffron Walden to Braintree taxi runs you door-to-door with the price fixed at booking — right to the town centre, the station or any address you need, a comfortable local transfer at a fare that never moves.
From £85 saloon · ~20 miles · ~35 min off-peak · Door-to-door across all CB10 · Door-to-door, exact address to exact address · Local Essex 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 Saffron Walden well, and we collect from every street and address across the CB10 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 Saffron Walden 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 Saffron Walden, with the driver waiting at your door rather than a distant rank.
Beyond the centre, we cover the wider CB10 catchment door-to-door for the Braintree run:
Whether you are central in Saffron Walden or out in the surrounding CB10 streets, the fixed fare and the door-to-door pickup are identical.
Braintree centres on its town centre, the station and the Braintree Village outlet, on the CM7 postcode. We deliver door-to-door right across the town.
We deliver to any address across Braintree, including:
The driver brings you to the exact door — no rank, no walk with the luggage.
We also cover the streets and neighbourhoods around Braintree, 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.
Saffron Walden town centre & surrounding CB10 area, Essex
Braintree town centre & surrounding CM7 area, Essex
Saffron Walden → Braintree — approximately 20 miles
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Maps © OpenStreetMap contributors (open licence). Coordinates are indicative — your driver confirms the exact set-down at booking.
Every detail — from the doorstep collection in Saffron Walden to the handover at Braintree — 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 Saffron Walden address to your exact Braintree 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 Saffron Walden collection area and the Braintree approach inside out. Suited, courteous and discreet.
Pre-dawn departures, late-night arrivals, last-minute bookings — our dispatch runs around the clock. An early Braintree 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 Saffron Walden door and delivered directly to Braintree — 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, Saffron Walden to Braintree, and include tolls and any London charge where applicable and a 60-minute free wait at collection.
RushXO prices the Saffron Walden to Braintree journey on genuine road distance rather than a meter that climbs in traffic. A saloon starts from around £85, 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 Essex, so the fixed fare reflects that county element; there is nothing extra to pay on the day. Here is the indicative range:
| Vehicle | Capacity | Fixed fare from |
|---|---|---|
| Saloon | Up to 4 passengers | £85 |
| Executive (Mercedes/BMW) | Up to 3 passengers | £99 |
| MPV | Up to 6 passengers | £102 |
| 8-Seater Minibus | Up to 7 passengers | £122 |
| 9-Seater Minibus | Up to 8 passengers | £127 |
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 Saffron Walden we head south-east on the country roads via Thaxted and the B1053, joining the A120 into Braintree and the CM7 streets. It is a mostly rural and A-road run, with little to delay it outside the town fringes.
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 | 20 miles |
| Off-peak | 35 min |
| Morning peak (07:00–09:30) | 1h 05 +30 |
| Evening peak (16:00–19:00) | 1h 15 +40 |
| Overnight (22:00–06:00) | 25 min |
Indicative times for the full Saffron Walden-to-Braintree 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 CB10 | ✓ |
| 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.
Saffron Walden is a medieval market town in north-west Essex on the CB10 postcode, famed for its timbered buildings, the parish church, the turf maze on the Common and the great Jacobean mansion of Audley End nearby. Without its own station — the nearest is Audley End — it relies on a car for connections, serving Newport, Littlebury and the surrounding villages.
Tucked into rural north-west Essex, Saffron Walden routes towards Stansted, London and the airports via the M11, which is exactly why a pre-booked, fixed-fare car earns its keep for the longer airport and station transfers.
Braintree is a market town in Essex on the CM7 postcode, known for its textile heritage, the Braintree Village designer outlet, the town centre and a branch-line station to London Liverpool Street. It sits south-east of Saffron Walden. We deliver door-to-door anywhere across Braintree and the surrounding CM7 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 Saffron Walden door at the time you actually need it. For appointments, connections or simply a reliable lift to Braintree, 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 Saffron Walden to Braintree 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 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 rushxo.com.
"Quick, easy run from Saffron Walden over to Braintree. 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 Braintree trip regularly. Same fixed price each time and a clean, comfortable car, far better than the country roads by bus."
"Took the family over to Braintree Village for the day. One car, fixed fare, and the driver had us there in good time. Simple and reliable."
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