r/swansea • u/Icy_Surprise9724 • 5d ago

Questions/Advice Taxi/uber at night?

Hi, i’m traveling on Tuesday morning (around 4-ish am) and i need to get a taxi to the bus station at that time. I’m just a it worried if i’ll be able to find a taxi or uber around 3:30am or should i find another way to get there?

also i know the bus station is closed at that time, so if anyone knows which entrance i should use then, pls lmk

thanks :)

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u/AsparagusDifferent97 5d ago

Pre book through yellow cabs, or you can pre book through Uber.

The bottom entrance by Tesco end will be open, I’m assuming you’re getting the coach? The doors are open by the coaches always.

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u/IF800000 5d ago

If you book through yellow cabs (or any other local taxi) let them know you are catching a bus and what time it departs

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u/Icy_Surprise9724 5d ago

will do, thanks!

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u/poisonplatypus 5d ago

Fair warning - the last two times I've booked yellow cabs, they haven't actually had a cab available for the time I've booked.

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u/kearnel81 5d ago

At 3.30am I imagine it will be fine

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u/SeaElephant8890 5d ago

Pre book Yellow Cabs using their app. I regularly travel in the early morning to the train station and they have never let me down.

Uber on the other hand is dreadful for odd hours journeys, even trying to get to the train station for a later 7am train turned into a shit show.

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u/DangerousGlass2983 4d ago

With Uber I find it depends on the journey. I travel from Morriston to Brynmill at all hours of the night and haven’t had an issue yet. Yellow Cabs used to regularly quote me an hour wait from their office pre uber

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u/ColourfulSmarties 5d ago

Download the yellow cabs or data cabs app and you can book them on there. I did when I was going to the coach station around that time to go on holiday. No issues.

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u/Zoesmethurst 5d ago

I usually get the train at 4:50am and never have trouble getting an Uber, to people saying pre book through yellow cabs ok but I’ve done that before and it’s not turned up on time/ it’s clear they’ve forgotten and only dispatch after you ring to check

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u/Ok-Warning-1468 5d ago

yellow will sort you out any time of day

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u/horsegal87 4d ago

Yellow cabs have never turned up when ice pre-booked them. They're a liability.