Some journeys are too far for a local taxi app and too important to leave to chance. A long distance Q-Run gives you the same thing you’d want for any trip: a confirmed driver, a fixed price and someone to call if anything changes.
Pre-book your long distance taxi from Bristol and the journey is sorted before the day begins.
Where we go
Q-Run covers the whole of the UK. The most common long distance routes from Bristol include:
- Bristol to Heathrow (LHR) — approximately 115 miles, 90 minutes to 2 hours depending on traffic
- Bristol to Gatwick (LGW) — approximately 135 miles, around 2 hours 20 minutes
- Bristol to Cardiff Airport (CWL) — approximately 45 miles, around 50 minutes
- Bristol to Birmingham Airport (BHX) — approximately 90 miles, around 1 hour 45 minutes
- Bristol to London (central) — approximately 120 miles, 2 to 2.5 hours
- Bristol to Bath — approximately 13 miles, around 30 minutes
- Bristol to Cheltenham — approximately 45 miles, around 1 hour
- Bristol to Gloucester — approximately 38 miles, around 50 minutes
If your destination isn’t listed, give us a call on +44 741 510 2772. We’ll get you a quote.
Why a taxi beats the train for many long distance trips
The train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington is quick. But it starts and ends at a station — not your front door. For airport runs especially, that gap matters.
Consider a 6am flight from Heathrow. You’d need to be at the airport by 4am at the latest. There’s no GWR train running at 2am from Bristol. A Q-Run leaves from your address, at the time you need, with the luggage you’re actually carrying. No transfer from the station. No catching the Piccadilly line across London at 3am with two suitcases.
For groups, the numbers often stack up differently too. Four people travelling to Heathrow by train — buying tickets on the day or at short notice — can easily spend more than a single fixed-price cab fare split four ways. And you travel together, door to door, without coordinating platforms or carriages.
Fixed price — agreed before you travel
Long distance fares with Q-Run are fixed. You see the price before you confirm the booking. That’s what you pay when you arrive. No meter running through traffic, no uplift for going through the Dartford Crossing, no “congestion charge not included” small print.
Pre-booking also protects you from the kind of fare increases that happen when everyone else is trying to book at the same time — returning from a major event, catching an early morning flight, travelling late on a busy weekend.
Door to door from anywhere in Bristol
We pick up from your home, your office or wherever you’re starting from. Drop-off is wherever you need to be — arrivals, departures, a central London address, a hotel. You’re not booking a shuttle with shared stops. It’s a private hire: your journey, your timing, your route.
If you need a return leg booked at the same time, we’ll sort both. Airport runs where the return is already confirmed mean you’re not trying to arrange transport when you land.
Advance booking — as far ahead as you need
Long distance journeys are usually planned. Book your Q-Run days, weeks or months ahead and the booking is locked in. If your plans change, call us — a real person will pick up and sort it.
This matters most for airport transfers. There’s no value in a taxi that might show up. Pre-booking gives you a confirmed driver, confirmed time and the driver’s details sent before pickup.
Book your long distance taxi from Bristol
Book online at qrun.uk/book-your-ride, use the QRun app, or call us on +44 741 510 2772. For group bookings or routes you’d like to discuss first, the phone is the quickest way to get a quote and confirm the details.
