Taxi from West End to London City AirportFrom £52 Fixed · LCY £8 Pre-Settled · CCZ Included · 24/7 from 03:00
Fixed-price taxi covering every W1, WC2, WC1 and SW1 address — Mayfair hotels to Westminster offices, Covent Garden theatres to Bloomsbury colleges. From the Strand, London City Airport is 9 miles away, 24–34 minutes off-peak. Gatwick Taxi Transfer confirms your driver's name and vehicle plate by text before midnight. The £8 LCY forecourt charge is cleared through the operator account before pickup, and any applicable Congestion Charge is already inside the fare.
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West End to LCY — Pick Your Vehicle, Lock Your Price
Six vehicle classes, one confirmed fare each, for any W1, WC2, WC1 or SW1 address. Congestion Charge and the LCY £8 forecourt levy are both folded into the price shown — nothing added at the barrier or the zone camera. Child seats fitted at no charge on request. See the full fleet.
Saloon
A comfortable four-door saloon for solo professionals and couples leaving Mayfair, Covent Garden or Westminster for a morning flight. Four passengers, two cases. Confirmed fare runs from £52 at the Strand to £59 at Marylebone, LCY £8 already inside it.
Book Saloon — from £52
Estate Car
For West End hotel guests packing more than a carry-on. Three cases go in the boot without squeezing past four passengers' knees. Regularly booked by conference delegates and legal teams carrying document boxes. Adds just £4 on top of the saloon rate, whichever area you're leaving from.
Book Estate — from £56
MPV 5-Seat
Five colleagues from a Soho agency or five hotel guests on the same booking travel in one vehicle with three bags in the boot. At £62 from the Strand, splitting five ways works out under £13 a head — cheaper and easier to coordinate than two separate cabs.
Book MPV5 — from £62.webp)
MPV 6 & 7-Seat
The practical option for conference delegations or theatre groups catching an early flight after a West End show. Six or seven passengers in one vehicle, one pickup point, one invoice — no splitting the group across two cabs.
Book MPV 6/7 — from £64
Executive
The vehicle Mayfair concierges request for VIP guests. Leather cabin, privacy glass and chilled water, without the hotel car mark-up. Booked regularly by law firm partners, investment bankers, and Claridge's or Dorchester guests. Six passengers, four cases, £32 above the saloon rate.
Book Executive — from £84.webp)
8-Seat Minibus
Eight passengers from a W1 hotel or WC2 conference venue at £108 works out at £13.50 a head — the most economical per-person option in the fleet for a group this size. One pickup, one invoice, whichever West End address you're leaving from.
Book 8-Seat — from £108Mayfair to Bloomsbury — Every West End Fare to LCY
Every figure is fixed when you book. The West End sits inside the Congestion Charge Zone, and any CCZ charge that applies (Monday to Friday, 07:00 to 18:00) is already folded into the fare shown — nothing extra to pay. The LCY £8 forecourt levy is pre-settled through the operator account, and ULEZ is £0 across the fleet. Checked .
| Area | Postcode | Saloon | Estate | MPV5 | MPV6 | MPV7 | Exec | 8-Seat | Book |
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| Mayfair / Oxford Street | W1 | £57 | £61 | £67 | £69 | £71 | £89 | £115 | Book → |
| Soho / Covent Garden | WC2 | £55 | £59 | £65 | £67 | £69 | £87 | £112 | Book → |
| Westminster / Victoria | SW1 | £54 | £58 | £64 | £66 | £68 | £86 | £110 | Book → |
| Marylebone / Fitzrovia | W1 | £59 | £63 | £69 | £71 | £73 | £91 | £118 | Book → |
| Bloomsbury | WC1 | £53 | £57 | £63 | £65 | £67 | £85 | £110 | Book → |
| Strand / Charing Cross | WC2 | £52 | £56 | £62 | £64 | £66 | £84 | £108 | Book → |
| St James's / Piccadilly | SW1 | £55 | £59 | £65 | £67 | £69 | £87 | £112 | Book → |
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Per-head cost, Mayfair Executive
Six passengers in the Executive V-Class from Mayfair at £89 works out at £14.83 a head. The MPV6 at £69 for the same six comes to £11.50 each. Splitting across two saloons at £57 apiece nearly always costs more overall.
Early departures avoid the CCZ entirely
The Congestion Charge only runs 07:00 to 18:00 on weekdays. A 05:45 pickup for a 07:00 Edinburgh flight leaves before the zone activates, so the fare quoted is the fare paid with no CCZ deduction needed.
The return leg
Same fare coming back. LCY has one terminal and one arrivals exit, so the driver waits just beyond the gate holding your name, with 45 minutes counted from actual touchdown rather than the scheduled time.
Every West End Area to London City Airport
Seven West End postcodes, each with a confirmed fare and its own reason for booking ahead rather than hailing on the day. Enter your exact address at the booking page for the door-to-terminal figure.
Strand & Charing Cross
The southern spine of the West End — Somerset House, the Savoy, Charing Cross station and the legal district between Aldwych and Waterloo Bridge. At 9 miles this is the nearest West End point to LCY, reached in 24–34 minutes off-peak via the Embankment and Limehouse Link. The Savoy, ME London and Strand Palace account for a large share of early-morning LCY departures.
Bloomsbury
The academic, publishing and legal quarter between Holborn and Euston — the British Museum, University of London, Russell Square, Gray's Inn and the Inns of Court. At 9.2 miles this is the second-closest cluster, 25–35 minutes off-peak. No direct public transport reaches LCY before 06:00, so barristers with early Edinburgh or Dublin hearings rely on the pre-booked car.
Westminster & Victoria
The government, political and transport hub — Parliament, Whitehall, Buckingham Palace and Victoria's coach and rail stations. At 9.5 miles, 26–36 minutes off-peak. Civil servants and parliamentary staff use this route regularly for early Edinburgh budget consultations or Brussels liaison trips.
Soho & Covent Garden
The entertainment, media and creative district between Oxford Street and the Strand — Carnaby Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, the Seven Dials and the Royal Opera House. 9.8 miles, 27–38 minutes off-peak. Media and advertising firms here generate steady Monday-morning LCY bookings for Edinburgh and Amsterdam.
St James's & Piccadilly
The southern strip of the West End — St James's Palace, Pall Mall, Jermyn Street, the Ritz London and Fortnum & Mason. 9.6 miles, 26–36 minutes off-peak. The area's concentration of private members' clubs and embassies generates steady executive-taxi demand, especially Friday evening returns from LCY.
Mayfair & Oxford Street
London's luxury retail and financial corridor — Grosvenor Square, Bond Street, Savile Row and the private equity and hedge fund offices on Mayfair's Georgian streets. 10.2 miles, 28–40 minutes off-peak via the Embankment and Limehouse Link. The 07:00 Edinburgh CityFlyer is the most-booked recurring route from this postcode.
Marylebone & Fitzrovia
The medical, media and professional-services belt between Regent's Park and Oxford Street — Harley Street, Portland Place and the BBC's Great Portland Street offices. The furthest West End cluster from LCY at 10.5 miles, still covered in 29–42 minutes. Harley Street clinicians travel to Zurich via LCY for conferences regularly.
Embankment, the Limehouse Link, and What Peak Traffic Changes
West End to LCY is a 9 to 10.5 mile journey depending on your exact address. The standard route runs east via Victoria Embankment (A3211), through the Limehouse Link tunnel, then along the A1020 Royal Docks Road to the terminal. Off-peak from the Strand that's 24–34 minutes; from Mayfair, 28–40 minutes.
West End to LCY — Taxi, Elizabeth Line, or Black Cab
Three genuinely different options exist from the West End. Here's the honest comparison.
Pre-booked taxi — right for most West End journeys
- Door-to-terminal from any hotel entrance, apartment or office
- Fixed £52–£59 saloon, CCZ and LCY £8 already included
- Running from 03:00 — before any Elizabeth line, DLR or bus
- No platform walks, no changes, no luggage limits
- Driver name, plate and mobile confirmed by SMS the night before
- Executive V-Class from £84 for client-facing journeys
Elizabeth line + DLR — fine off-peak, solo, hand luggage only
Bond Street or Tottenham Court Road east to Whitechapel, then the DLR on to City Airport — one change, 40–50 minutes, around £5.50 on Oyster. Doesn't start until 06:00, so it's out for anything before that, and awkward with more than hand luggage.
Jubilee line alternative — better from SW1
Green Park or Westminster east to Canning Town, then one stop on the DLR to LCY — roughly 35–40 minutes, about £5.10. Still one change, still nothing before 06:00, and still awkward with bags in rush hour.
Black cab — no fixed total
Metered, with CCZ and the LCY £8 charged separately on top of the meter. A Mayfair to LCY run during weekday peak can reach £85–£100 once both are added. No confirmed pickup time, and the total isn't known until the meter stops.
Booking a West End Taxi to LCY — Three Steps
West End to LCY — What Regular Passengers Know
A handful of details that make the difference between a smooth 05:45 departure and a stressed one.
Book by hotel name, not just postcode
West End postcodes are dense — four hotels can share the same W1 code. Enter the hotel name at checkout (for example "The Savoy, Strand" or "Claridge's, Brook Street") and the driver gets the specific entrance instructions the night before, without you needing to call the front desk.
Add the flight number at booking, not after
Entering the LCY flight number at checkout starts live tracking from the departure airport. A held Amsterdam or weather-delayed Zurich flight adjusts your driver's timing automatically. The 45-minute arrivals wait runs from actual touchdown, not the printed timetable.
Book the evening before for 05:45–06:00 departures
This is the highest-volume slot from W1 and WC2. Booking the evening before locks in the driver's name, plate and personal mobile before midnight. Same-day WhatsApp requests are accepted up to an hour ahead, but the evening-before booking removes any uncertainty for an early Edinburgh or Amsterdam flight.
Group sharing brings the per-head cost down fast
Two colleagues sharing a £57 Mayfair saloon: £28.50 each. Three: £19. Four: £14.25. Six on the £69 MPV6: £11.50 a head. For teams where the all-in cost per person matters, sharing from a West End pickup consistently beats separate individual bookings.
Work backwards from the 06:30 LCY opening time
LCY's terminal gates open at 06:30 on weekdays, 06:00 Saturdays and 07:00 Sundays, with security taking 10 to 20 minutes off-peak. For a 07:00 Edinburgh departure: leave Mayfair by 05:45, the Strand by 05:50, Bloomsbury by 05:50. Below 05:30, the pre-booked taxi is the only ground transport option from any West End address.
Corporate accounts: standing instructions, one invoice
West End law firms and financial services practices can set up standing instructions for recurring routes — the same driver on the same Monday Edinburgh run each week. One monthly VAT invoice covers every journey, with passenger name, vehicle and fare on each line, so individual expense claims aren't needed.
Fixed Fare, Named Driver, LCY £8 Cleared
West End to London City Airport — FAQ
Corporate Accounts — West End to London City Airport
The West End is London's densest corporate travel postcode. Law firms, financial services and consulting practices across W1, WC2, WC1 and SW1 use standing accounts for LCY transfers.
Monthly VAT invoicing
All W1, WC2 and SW1 journeys on one invoice — passenger, address, date, vehicle and fare per line. Compatible with Concur, SAP and Xero.
Named account driver
For a recurring Monday Edinburgh or Wednesday Amsterdam run, the same driver is allocated each week and learns your building's entrance.
Executive V-Class priority
Corporate accounts get first call on the Executive V-Class when a senior partner or visiting client needs the car.
Partner and team travel
Teams of five or six travel on one MPV rather than several separate saloons — one invoice, no individual expense claims.
Client arrivals collected at LCY
Incoming clients are met in the single arrivals hall and brought to your W1 or WC2 address, with 45 minutes' free waiting counted from actual touchdown.
Fixed fares, always
The £57 confirmed from Mayfair is the £57 invoiced. Finance teams can pre-approve the standard W1 to LCY rate company-wide.
Return Taxi from London City Airport to West End — From £52 Fixed
Same fixed fare in both directions. Driver in LCY arrivals holding your name, with a free wait of 45 minutes counted from actual touchdown, not the scheduled landing time.
Tracking starts from block-off at the origin airport, so the driver is already positioned in the arrivals hall by the time your aircraft docks at the gate. If the KLM runs long out of Amsterdam or the CityFlyer queues behind another arrival at Edinburgh, the timing adjusts quietly in the background.
London City Airport has one building and one way out. The driver stands just beyond the arrivals gate holding a card with your name. The 45-minute free-wait window runs from the moment the wheels actually touch down, not from what the printed timetable said.
The driver heads west via the A1020 and Victoria Embankment, or the A13/A2 corridor depending on live traffic, reaching Mayfair, Covent Garden, Westminster, Bloomsbury or the Strand in 24 to 42 minutes. VAT invoice emails at journey close.
Meet & Greet at LCY — What Every West End Arrival Gets
Every booking from the West End includes full meet and greet on arrival at London City Airport — no searching a busy terminal, no waiting at the kerb in the rain.
How it works
The driver enters the LCY arrivals hall before your aircraft has parked. There is one terminal and one clear waiting area beyond the gate, so your name is visible the moment you clear customs — no phone calls, no "where are you" messages.
45 minutes, counted from landing
The free-wait window starts from actual touchdown, not the timetabled arrival. A KLM landing 20 minutes late still gets the full 45 minutes from wheels-down, at no extra charge.
Departures: door pickup, not kerb hailing
Outbound from W1, WC2, WC1 or SW1, the driver comes to your specific entrance — hotel lobby, office side door or apartment intercom — confirmed by text the evening before.
Other London City Airport Routes
Every area near the airport has its own page with checked fares and local pickup detail.
Fares above reflect each route's own dedicated page, checked , to keep this page consistent with the rest of the site.