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How to Travel Into Bath City Centre (Without Paying for Parking)

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  Whether you live or work in Bath, or regularly travel to the city centre, you’ll know that our beautiful city isn’t the best for public transport. With the arrival of the Clean Air Zone, it’s become a little trickier for travellers (particularly businesses) who need to get to Bath but aren’t keen on paying inflated parking charges or emission zone penalties. Now, we’re clearly going to favour our innovative, budget-friendly Swoop ride-hailing service, but to give you an informed view of the options, we’ll cover here all the ways to travel to Bath!   Why Is Bath Parking and Public Transport So Bad? There are two big questions here (which we hope to have answered!), but the reality is that Bath, as great a city as it is to live in, simply isn’t large enough to warrant a comprehensive public transport system or any real expansion on the city centre roads. Even though Bath is the second most visited city tourist destination nationwide, there are only around 100,000 r...
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How Much Does a Taxi Cost in Bath?

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  It’s no secret that Bath isn’t often one of the cheapest cities to travel around! While much of our city centre is relatively small, there are some serious hills to contend with, and a mile of walking isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Swoop is the newest, most cost-effective taxi firm to open in Bath, inspired by the convenience of ride-hailing digital apps that make city transport so much easier. Today we’ve compiled facts and figures to help you budget for your Bath transport (and demonstrate why the Swoop app offers such incredible value for money!).   General Taxi Tariffs in Bath Although these are only rough averages, Bath has fixed taxi fares (to a point), which rely on regional regulations to ensure that licensed cabs aren’t charging over the odds. Genuine cab companies should also be happy to provide a price estimate before you book or get into a taxi at a cab rank, so never be afraid to ask! The general taxi rates are:   Taxi Rate / Booki...
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