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London City is built for business travellers. Bag drop typically closes 30 minutes before departure and hand-baggage-only passengers can often make it through security in 15. No other London airport gives you that margin.
London City Airport · Photo: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de via Wikimedia Commons
The catch: that only helps if you arrive. The DLR runs every 8–10 minutes but involves at least one change from most of London, and it stops entirely if there is a signal failure or a strike.
Fastest option by where you are
Canary Wharf / Docklands: the DLR is genuinely quick — 10 minutes. Take it.
The City / Bank: DLR direct, about 22 minutes. Fine if it is running.
West London / Heathrow side: the Elizabeth line to Custom House then a short walk, or a car. With luggage, a car.
Anywhere in Kent, Essex or the Home Counties: a car, every time. Rail routes involve two changes and a lot of luck.
After a DLR strike or failure: a car. There is no rail alternative that reaches the terminal.
If you need a car now
We run to LCY 24/7 at fixed fares agreed before the driver moves. WhatsApp your postcode and we will tell you honestly whether the flight is makeable — and if it is not, we will say so rather than take your money.
Running Late For Flight London City Fastest Transport: events, venues, airports & the wider network
Rushxo runs fixed-price transfers from Running Late For Flight London City Fastest Transport to events and venues, every major airport and cruise terminal, and towns and cities right across London and the South East. Every journey is a fixed price agreed before you book.
