Flying on 1 January means travelling the morning after London's biggest night. The Tube and rail run a Sunday-style timetable that starts late, some lines start later still after the New Year's Eve all-night service, and the roads around the centre reopen in stages as the fireworks clear-up finishes. A pre-booked car at a fixed fare takes the timetable out of it.
Early flights on New Year's Day are the ones to plan for: a 7am departure from Heathrow needs a pickup before the first trains, and the fare below is the same whether the pickup is at 4am or 4pm.
| From | To | Per car | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | Heathrow | £65 | Book |
| Stratford | Heathrow | £75 | Book |
| Ealing | Heathrow | £84 | Book |
| Stratford | London City Airport | £65 | Book |
| Waterloo | London City Airport | £65 | Book |
| Wimbledon | London City Airport | £90 | Book |
| South Kensington | Luton | £83 | Book |
| Waterloo | Luton | £102 | Book |
| Stratford | Luton | £104 | Book |
| Waterloo | Gatwick | £88 | Book |
| Wimbledon | Gatwick | £95 | Book |
| Stratford | Gatwick | £99 | Book |
| Stratford | Stansted | £97 | Book |
| Waterloo | Stansted | £112 | Book |
| Paddington | Stansted | £122 | Book |
Landing on New Year's Day is calmer than departing: airports run normally and the roads are quiet until the afternoon. The driver meets you in arrivals with a name board and the price to your door, hotel or office was fixed when you booked, with no holiday uplift.
| From | To | Per car | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heathrow | Waterloo | £65 | Book |
| Heathrow | Stratford | £75 | Book |
| London City Airport | Stratford | £65 | Book |
| London City Airport | Waterloo | £65 | Book |
| Gatwick | Waterloo | £88 | Book |
| Gatwick | Wimbledon | £95 | Book |
| Stansted | Stratford | £97 | Book |
| Stansted | Waterloo | £112 | Book |
| Luton | Waterloo | £102 | Book |
| Luton | Stratford | £104 | Book |
It is a Bank Holiday, but Rushxo adds no uplift. The fare you see is the fare you pay on 1 January.
Any hour. Pickups before the first Sunday-service trains are exactly where a booked car earns its keep; give the flight number and we recommend a pickup time for check-in.
Closures around Westminster, Embankment and Waterloo from the New Year's Eve fireworks usually lift in the early hours, and the New Year's Day Parade closes parts of Piccadilly, Regent Street and Whitehall from late morning. Your driver plans around whatever is closed; the fare does not change.
Yes. Book the return with the outbound and it is about 10% less than two single journeys.
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