NW1 → NW8 · The shortest great journey in cricket

Marylebone to Lord's, delivered to the right gate

marylebone to lords cricket ground fixed-price taxi booking with Rushxo

Barely a mile and a half separates Marylebone from the Home of Cricket — and on a big match morning that mile and a half contains road closures, one-ways, coned-off crescents and thirty thousand people with the same idea. The fare is small; the local knowledge is the product.

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Drop by your named gate Closure-aware routing on big days After-stumps collections pre-set Fixed fare, agreed at booking

Marylebone station is Chiltern's London terminus — which means every big fixture pours supporters off trains from Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Midlands straight into NW1 needing exactly this hop. We stage cars against train arrivals so the platform-to-pavilion handover takes minutes, not a taxi-rank queue.

Know your entrance

Lord's has many doors — your ticket names one of them

Arriving at the wrong side of the ground on a full-house morning means a long walk round the perimeter against the flow of the crowd. Tell us which entrance your ticket or membership uses and the drop is planned for it — approach street, pull-in point and all:

St John's Wood Road side

The Grace Gates

The ceremonial front door, busiest of all on Test mornings. We stage drops a discreet stride short of the crush so you step out walking, not weaving.

Wellington Road side

North Gate & East Gate

The workhorses for general-admission stands. Approach direction matters enormously here once event-day restrictions begin — ours is chosen for the day's closure map.

Grove End Road corner

The quieter corner

Often the calmest set-down on the biggest days, a short stroll from several entrances — the local's choice when the main roads are gridlocked with hopefuls.

Hospitality & accessibility

Named-door drops

Box guests, debenture holders and anyone needing step-free access get their specific door confirmed at booking, with patient kerb time built in.

Reading the fixture list

Every format bends the streets differently

St John's Wood on a cricket day is a system with moods, and each type of fixture produces its own. We plan the hop against the fixture, not the map:

FixtureWhat the streets do — and what we do about it
Test matchFive days of sustained pressure with a members'-queue surge before the gates open. Morning sessions demand the earliest, calmest drops; we stage from the Marylebone side before the closures tighten and advise a pickup slot rather than a vague "morning."
White-ball dayOne colossal arrival wave an hour before the first ball. The trick is approach direction — coming at the ground with the flow instead of across it saves more minutes than any shortcut.
The Hundred nightFamily crowds, an evening finish, and a post-match scramble under floodlights. A pre-set collection point two streets clear of the ground beats fighting to the kerb outside it — we'll name the corner when you book.
Quiet dayTours, the museum, MCC business, nets: no closures, seven minutes door to door, and the same fixed figure it would have been in a downpour at rush hour.

The after-stumps rule. Thirty thousand people leave a cricket ground in twenty minutes, and every ride-app in NW8 prices accordingly. Our collections are booked before play begins — fixed figure, named corner, driver already positioned as the last over is bowled. The surge happens to other people.

The honest mile-and-a-half

Short hop, strong case

There is nowhere to park. The streets around the ground are residents-only controlled zones enforced with match-day zeal — driving yourself to Lord's is a ticket collection scheme, not a transport plan.

The Tube deposits you into the thick of it. St John's Wood station funnels the entire general crowd through one pavement; fine for the young and unburdened, unlovely with hampers, seat cushions, elderly parents or small fans.

Hotels and long lunches. Marylebone's hotel guests, its restaurant tables and its Chiltern-line arrivals all generate the same requirement: a car at a named minute, a drop at a named gate, and the day's logistics finished before the anthem.

Beyond match day. The same hop serves MCC members on committee mornings, prospective-member tours, museum visitors making a pilgrimage to the Ashes urn, and NW1 residents for whom Lord's is simply the neighbourhood's most famous address. Book it like a table: time, door, done.

Onward legs welcome. Plenty of Lord's days end at a station or an airport rather than back in Marylebone — a post-stumps run to Paddington, King's Cross or Heathrow quotes just as cleanly, luggage waiting in the boot through the final session if you wish.

The card

Fixed figures, whichever XI you bring

1–4

Saloon

£56

The classic hop for a pair or a family of four.

1–3 · exec

Executive

£68

Box-day polish for hosts and their guests.

1–6

MPV

£72

Hampers, cushions and six spectators in one car.

Up to 7

8-Seater

£89

The whole box party arrives together.

Up to 8

9-Seater

£94

Touring parties and corporate days, one vehicle.

Whole-car figures with central-London charges already inside — the number agreed is the number charged, match day or Monday. Return collections booked with the outbound lock your after-stumps car at the same protected price. Child seats fitted free with ages at booking.

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Quick singles

Asked before the toss

Can you meet a Chiltern train at Marylebone?

Yes — give the arrival time and the car stages against it, with the platform-to-kerb handover taking a couple of minutes. On big fixture mornings this beats the station rank queue by a distance.

Where exactly will the after-play pickup be?

At a named corner confirmed when you book — chosen two or three streets clear of the exit crush so the car can actually reach you. You'll have the driver's details and live position on your phone as the final wickets fall.

Do closures on match day change the price?

Never. Closure-day routing is our expertise and our cost; the figure agreed at booking stands whatever the cones are doing.

Can we go on to a station or airport after the match?

Certainly — Paddington, Euston, King's Cross and every airport quote as fixed onward legs, and your luggage can ride with the driver through the day if that helps the plan.

Is a mile and a half really worth booking?

On a quiet Tuesday, perhaps not — we'd tell you so. On a full-house morning with closures, hampers and a members' queue, it's the difference between arriving composed and arriving flustered. That judgement, honestly given, is part of the service.

How do I book or cancel?

Online, phone "020 8888 9988", WhatsApp +44 7466 237870, or email support@rushxo.com — all hours. Cancellation free up to 24 hours before pickup.

Play called

Book the hop before the toss

A named gate, a fixed figure, and a collection corner already agreed while everyone else refreshes a surge screen.

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