Aardvark Travel can provide an airport taxi whether you are off on holiday or a frequent flyer. Our aim is to make your journey as stress-free and relaxing as possible. Based in Colchester close to the University of Essex and home of the beautiful Colchester Castle, we cover all local surrounding areas, such as Clacton, Harwich, Frinton, Ipswich and more.
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97 customer reviews
Joaquin de Navascues
Richard Ford t/as Aardvark Travel took us from Stansted airport to our home in Colchester. We needed to hire a cab with short noticed as we were repatriated after our car broke down halfway back to the UK. He answered our request for a quote immediately, made it all easy and fast, and at a very competitive rate. He was nice and courteous all the way, drove sensibly, and was COVID protected wearing himself microbiology-lab grade mask (I am a biologist and work in research, his was at better specs than my lab's). My 6yo forgot her jacket in the car and he came back home hours later, almost 9pm, to bring it back without us even knowing! Cannot recommend him more enthusiastically. More...
Maharukh Daruwalla
Super service, prompt, very professional and on time. Nicky dropped me to Stansted airport last week and was wonderful . Will definitely recommend this can company More...
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Sanghamitra Robb
Once in a lifetime trip to elephant watch camp in Kenya, all facilitated and made easy by Aardvark Travel. Everything from outbound travel from U. K. right through to return, including air travel, taxis to and from airports, liasing with the Elephant Watch camp etc. was all stress free and seamless. Would thoroughly recommend! More...
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Abbe Moncur
Brilliant service and even better we could leave our own carseat to be used. will defo use again.
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Sarah Batten
Thank you to Richard and Glenn for an excellence service to and from from Stansted Airport. 02:00 arrival into Stansted this morning and Richard was there waiting for me and my family. Great communication and extremely friendly. Highly recommended, 5 star ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ More...
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Julia Furey
Thank you so much for making our journeys to & from Stansted airport so stress free. Our driver Glen was friendly, polite & on time & was waiting for us on our return. I would highly recommend Aardvark & would definitely use again for future trips. Thank you! More...
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Mykela Martin
Thanks to Richard for fantastic service saturday and yesterday for my friends hen do. He was friendly, flexible with timings and helped with all our luggage. Defo good value for money..Would highly recommend and use again More...
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Chris Fulcher
Used Aardvark Travel to take myself and my family to Sorrento from Stansted last week. We had excellent service from both Nikki who took us to the airport and Richard who collected us. We were really impressed that we had a text message from Nikki the night before going to the airport confirming what time she would pick us up. We were also very impressed by Richards text messages advising where he would pick us up from when we landed at Stansted. I am really happy with the service we received and price charged. We will definitely use Aardvark Travel again. More...
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Andrea Burns
Used Aardvark travel for the first time to take myself and 2 friends to the airport for a return trip. Excellent service, lovely polite gentleman, comfortable car, text and phone-call to keep us updated for pickup. Would definitely use again.
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John Bamborough
Used for a Gatwick pick up, excellent service thank you
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Steve Chawner
Great service, reasonable prices and reliable, would definitely recommend
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Wivenhoe Tempest FC
Big thank you for sponsoring our new Under 7 football team. Keep up the good work ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽
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Sophie Neilson
Aardvark were amazing for our airport transfers, they were extremely helpful on the home and offered us a very competitive price. They were reliable and on time for both our airport trips, and despite our return flight being 2 hours delayed, they were still there waiting for us at the airport. More...
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M M
We used Aardvark Travel/ Richard for the first time last week to get to and from the airport. We chose them because of their great reviews, quick response and competitive price. They were very professional and reliable and there was very good text/email communication from them throughout. Would 100% recommend! and will be using next year! More...
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Emma Louise Vincent
Nikki made sure my daughters and their friends had a stress free journey to and from Heathrow. Always in contact and nothing seemed too much trouble. Would definitely recommend and use again. Thank you Nikki. More...
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Amy Oggi Jr.
Excellent service, friendly professional staff, excellent rates. Nothing is too much trouble. Wouldn’t use anyone else!
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Holly Bromage
Excellent service! Will definitely use them again!
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Taylor Doe
Richard was our driver for the weekend and took a group of ladies to Portsmouth. He was so helpful and friendly and helped make our weekend such a fun trip. Thanks Richard !
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Anaar Shivji
courteous and efficient service at competitive prices. Will surely use them again, Thank you for an excellent service
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Jane Bishop
Fab door to door service . Knowledgable and friendly drivers . 10/10 .
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Balaji Donepudi
We have been using Aardvark Travel/ Richard for all our drop offs and pickup for over 6-7years . In short, that says it all- as we don't even bother looking for anyone else . Richard or any of his colleagues -Nikky , Glen are all very professional , Prompt in arriving or responding to your messages and very courteous. We feel very safe and our children are able to relax in their vans and enjoy . Communication is key and we thoroughly value that as especially if there is any change of plan, it is communicated and acted upon . They are very competitive in terms of pricing (but to be honest ,we value their service and hence don't necessarily look for the cheapest one). Overall , we thoroughly recommend Richard for all your travel needs. More...
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Donna Johnson
Brilliant service again thank you x
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Brett Willsher
Brilliant service, even with a last minute booking, Glen was waiting for me at the Airport and even managed to get me a much needed Costa after a 10 hour flight. Would highly recommend.
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Adam Frost
Aardvark were on time on our departure and arrival to and from Gatwick. They got us back quickly and were very welcoming and friendly, even despite our jetlagged state! Richard's communication was magnificent throughout, including very detailed instructions as to where to meet him on our return journey. More...
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Penny Hicks
Great service and communication. Nikki was great and I will definitely use Aardvark again!
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Vicki Law
Excellent, professional but friendly service. Perfect for after a long haul flight. I would have no hesitation in recommending them and would definitely use again.
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Lisa Jane
Aardvark Travel a very friendly and professional service. Thank you Nikki for the door to door service. We shall definitely be using you again. Lisa & Chris
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Casper White
I called Aardvark travel when another local company let me down. I've been using Nikki and the team regularly since for business airport travel. Always on time, always great company, nothing is ever a problem. Makes my travel so much easier. More...
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Brad Kelley
We have been using Aardvark travel for about 2 years now. Great people always on time, great communication. They are cheaper than train tickets for more 2 people or more, you don't have to carry luggage from train to train. After a long flight it is great to have someone waiting to take you right to your door. Great value for the money. My wife and I use them 2 and from Colchester for every trip we take. More...
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Janejar .
Always on time (usually early). Very polite & helpful. Go out of their way to make sure everything goes smoothly. Highly recommend them.
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PETER MANN
Great company, with the cheapest rates that I know of. The staff are excellent very polite and helpful. I have always had Nikki and Richard and they have been great. Nikki particularly is brilliant and goes out of her way to help even at a moments notice. If this company can and staff can help you they will and at excellent rates. More...
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Maria Weightman
Always use Aardvark travel. Friendly service. Extremely reliable. Great prices. Couldn’t recommend enough.
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Wendy Bailey
Brilliant service, reliable, efficient, cost effective and friendly! A personal professional company that uses latest digital communications to keep us informed about our journeys. Aardvark Travel are our preferred taxi company now! More...
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Stuart Hamilton
Very reliable and resonably priced. I would always use Aardvark for airport travel. I've recommended Richard to a lot of my friends.
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Venkatesh Gopalakrishnan
Excellent service by Nikki and Richard. Always on time. Very helpful and professional. Highly recommended.
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Sarah Nathan
Awesome journey to Heathrow today Thanks so much sarah
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Snorri Danielsen
Always use Aardvark for my airport commute. Friendly and effortless service.
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Kayleigh Sewell
Used for an airport run on time and very helpful liked them so much we rebooked highly recommend:)
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Tim King
Great service as always. Drop off and pick up from Gatwick was spot on. There is no better taxi service.
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dennis ford
Great reliable taxi service very friendly drives
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sally pollard
Brilliant service and really lovely! always on time and reliable, will definitely use again in the future
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Clara Dekker
Nikki and Richard are a pleasure to deal with: fair prices, efficient communication before each pick-up, prompt and good company on the journey - all in all an excellent service. Thank you, Aardvark Travel!
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Angela Taylor Angiet89
Aardvark Travel is amazing! Richard Ford is a true gentleman, kind, helpful and calming and I am very proud to say that he executed everything travel-wise on my wedding day perfectly! I feel very honoured to have been the first wedding of Aardvark Travel. Richard made sure the van was spotlessly clean, looked very smart in his suit, went the extra mile by making sure I always had an umbrella over me on a rainy day and did all the fiddly bits of putting our car ribbon on. He was early and hit the nail on the head time wise from start to finish; first taking some of my wedding party to the venue, coming back for me and my Dad, taking me and my Groom to our reception venue and then in the evening picking some of my wedding party up again for home; so they could enjoy their evening. Thank you so so much Richard and thanks for also helping throw confetti when we needed someone, you are a superstar. I highly recommend Aardvark travel, really reliable, safe, comfortable and friendly, happy service ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ More...
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Sarah Aldridge
I have used Aardvark Travel acouple of time now & everything about it was great, from ease of booking, top notch comms, cost and Nikki is brilliant. We even had a flight delay & Nikki was so helpful, she is definitely my go to person! More...
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Cat Maund
I have used Aardvark Travel to get to Gatwick and back for holiday for the last two years and in the process of booking for this year too. Impeccable service from start to finish, really friendly and helpful. Wouldn’t go anywhere else and 100% would recommend to all More...
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Shyama Cox
I would most definitely recommend Aardvark Travel. They provide a brilliant service, very reliable, efficient and most of all they are very friendly. We will definitely use them again. Thank you Aardvark. More...
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Tim King
The only taxi service to use. Always on time picking up and getting you to your destination on time.
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Angela Taylor
Richard Ford is a true gentleman, kind, helpful and calming and I am very proud to say that he executed everything travel-wise on my wedding day perfectly! I feel very honoured to have been the first wedding of Aardvark Travel. Richard made sure the van was spotlessly clean, looked very smart in his suit, went the extra mile by making sure I always had an umbrella over me on a rainy day and did all the fiddly bits of putting our car ribbon on. He was early and hit the nail on the head time wise from start to finish; first taking some of my wedding party to the venue, coming back for me and my Dad, taking me and my Groom to our reception venue and then in the evening picking some of my wedding party up again for home; so they could enjoy their evening. Thank you so so much Richard and thanks for also helping throw confetti when we needed someone, you are a superstar. I highly recommend Aardvark travel, really reliable and friendly, happy service ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ More...
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Diana Turner
Brilliant service by Richard (& Annie the Aardvark) for my daughter’s wedding day last Saturday at Colchester Town Hall. Reliable, friendly, prompt and helpful service. Attention to detail fantastic, ribbons added, umbrellas provided & took the stress of transport for the family & the bridal couple away completely. Would thoroughly recommend, 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ More...
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Dean Weightman
Friendly professional service. Always gets you there on time
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What do you love most about your job?
We all love to meet people and go to different places.
Why should our clients choose you?
Because we have superb local knowledge.
We provide a great service at a reasonable price.
We try to provide the best service that we can, and judging by our customers responses... we're doing a good job!
What changes have you made to keep your customers safe from Covid-19?
Masks worn , vehicles sanitised before and after every journey
Airport and long distance taxi service
Need transport, up to 8 seats
Colchester based
Airports
Seaports
Holiday Travel
Stag / Hen / Parties
Special Occassion - Weddings Etc
Long Distance.....
Payment by Credit/debit card or paypal accepted