Find Pet Transport in Plymouth

Looking for pet transport in Plymouth? Here’s a rating-sorted look at who actually operates locally, what the motorway position offers, and what the DEFRA licensing tells you.

A note on the ratings below: these are Google’s, from real reviewers, not our own inspection.

Pet transport operators covering Plymouth

Plymouth Pet Transport
Phone: 07702 027866
Website

Genuinely based in Plymouth and listed directly on the current DEFRA Type 2 register under this exact name, Plymouth Pet Transport operates a tailor-made service where only one family’s pets travel at a time — not a multi-drop van. They offer cat, kitten, dog and puppy collection and delivery, European pet relocation and airport transfers. We couldn’t confirm a Google Maps listing under this exact business name, so we’re linking their own website directly rather than guess one — worth double-checking current details before booking.

One honesty note: a similarly named business, “Plymouth Pet Care,” also advertises pet taxi work locally, but their own website had technical issues when we checked, so we’ve focused on Plymouth Pet Transport as the more reliably verifiable option.

National operators who also cover Plymouth

The same recurring UK-wide names show up here too — The Pet Bus, PetsA2B, ExecPets and others among them. None of that makes them the wrong choice, particularly for longer or international moves, but they’re covering Plymouth from elsewhere rather than being based here.

Checking a DEFRA licence in Plymouth

Type 2 (long journey, over 8 hours) authorisations are published as open data by the Animal and Plant Health Agency and updated monthly. Type 1 (up to 8 hours) isn’t published anywhere public. We checked the current register directly and Plymouth Pet Transport is listed under exactly that name (authorisation reference UK/EXETE/T2/00115581) — genuinely useful confirmation given their focus on European relocation work, which is squarely the kind of long-distance journey Type 2 covers. Ask them to confirm their current reference before booking regardless.

A genuinely distinctive local feature: Brittany Ferries to France and Spain

Plymouth is a Brittany Ferries port with direct pet-friendly sailings to Roscoff in France and Santander in Spain — a real point of difference from most of our other city pages, and similar in kind to the crossing we cover in full on our Portsmouth pet transport guide. If you’re planning to take your own dog to France or Spain from Plymouth rather than book a local everyday trip, that guide covers the crossing detail — cabin and kennel arrangements, cost, and the paperwork you’ll need — in full, since much of it applies the same way regardless of which Brittany Ferries port you’re sailing from.

Getting around: the A38 and A38(M)

Plymouth sits at the western end of the A38, which runs the length of Devon and on into Cornwall, with the A38(M) giving a fast urban link through the city itself. For pet transport specifically, this makes Plymouth a natural staging point for operators covering the far South West, whether that’s a routine local job or a longer trip connecting onward towards the ferry port.

What to have ready before you travel

A DEFRA authorisation reference on request, confirmation of whether your pet travels alone or with others, and a written quote before booking are the same basics that apply everywhere in this directory — our pet transport hub covers the full list of questions worth asking and red flags to watch for. If your dog is a puppy coming from a breeder, our guide to puppy couriers covers what’s genuinely different about that specific journey.

For dogs that find travel or a new environment stressful, some owners find a natural calming supplement helps take the edge off — worth having a look around Calmshops. It’s not a substitute for the checks above, just something that can help alongside them.

Written by Georgiana & Figo. Have a question about pet transport? Have a look around Calmshops or drop us a line — we answer everything.