Airport transfers for WC2, Covent Garden and the Strand, in both directions: to Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton for your flight, and back home from arrivals with a driver waiting.
WC2 to the airports: distance, time and fares
| Airport | Distance | Typical time | Saloon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heathrow (LHR) | about 17 miles | 40–60 min | from £85 |
| Gatwick (LGW) | about 28 miles | 55–85 min | from £123 |
| Luton (LTN) | about 33 miles | 60–100 min | from £113 |
Saloon fares for the whole car from central London, checked against the Rushxo booking engine; executive, MPV and 8-seater cars are also available. Your exact WC2 fare shows instantly in the quote box.
Quick booking: pick your direction
Pickups around WC2
We collect from homes, hotels and offices across WC2, including Covent Garden, the Strand, Leicester Square and the theatre district. Tell us the exact address, and for hotels the name on the reservation, and the driver comes to the door. For arrivals, the driver meets you inside the terminal and brings you back to your WC2 address.
What your fixed fare includes
- Price fixed when you book: no meter, no surge, same fare at 4am as at 4pm
- Congestion Charge, ULEZ and airport drop-off or pick-up charges included
- Flight and train tracking, with free waiting time after you land
- Child seats fitted free when you give ages at booking
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup
- TfL-licensed private hire (operator 11588), DBS-checked drivers
Airport pages for WC2
Book your WC2 airport taxi
Enter your address and flight, and see the fixed fare before you pay.
Choose your car: saloon, executive, MPV or 8-seater
Every WC2 airport fare is for the whole car, not per person. Pick the size that fits your party and luggage, and the quote box shows the exact fixed price for your address before you pay.
| Car | Passengers | Luggage | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saloon | up to 4 | 2 large + 2 cabin | Couples, solo business trips, most Heathrow runs |
| Executive (Mercedes E-Class or similar) | up to 3 | 2 large + 2 cabin | Client pickups, corporate chauffeur journeys, extra comfort |
| MPV (6–7 seats) | up to 6 | 4 large + 4 cabin | Families, ski and golf luggage, small groups |
| 8-seater | up to 8 | 8 large | Groups and extended families flying together |
Child seats are fitted free when you give the children’s ages at booking (child seat taxi). Pets travel in a carrier or on a blanket on request (pet-friendly taxi).
Stansted and London City from WC2
Beyond the three main airports, WC2 also gets a fixed fare to Stansted (about 36 miles, via the A12 and M11) and London City (about 9 miles through the City and Docklands). Arrivals work the same way in reverse: Stansted to London and London City to London with your driver waiting in the terminal.
Early morning and late-night airport runs from WC2
A large share of WC2 bookings are for 4am to 6am pickups: the first Heathrow departures, early Gatwick short-hauls and 6am Luton flights. Pre-booking means the car is allocated the night before, the driver is outside your door a few minutes early, and the fare is the same fixed price you would pay at midday. There is no night surcharge and no surge pricing.
Late arrivals are covered too. If you land at 11pm or 1am, the driver tracks the flight, meets you in arrivals and takes you back to Covent Garden and the Strand when the Tube and Express trains have stopped. See 4am taxi London, 3am taxi London and midnight taxi London.
Which terminal? Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton drop-off
- Heathrow: tell us the terminal (T2, T3, T4 or T5) and the driver drops you at the departures forecourt. The Heathrow drop-off charge is already in your fare.
- Gatwick: North or South Terminal changes the drop-off point, not the fare. Give us the airline and we check the terminal for you.
- Luton: drop-off is at the terminal forecourt, with the Luton drop-off fee included. No need for the DART shuttle.
- Arrivals: for airport pickups the driver waits inside the terminal with a name board (meet and greet), and waiting time after landing is free.
Popular WC2 pickup points
WC2 covers Covent Garden, the Strand and Holborn, and we collect from homes, hotels, offices and stations across the postcode, including:
- Covent Garden: the Piazza, Long Acre, Seven Dials and the hotels around Drury Lane
- the Strand: the Savoy and the hotels along the Strand, Somerset House and Aldwych
- Charing Cross, Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square and the West End theatres
- Kingsway, Lincoln’s Inn Fields and the Temple side of Aldwych
Taxi vs train and Tube from WC2
WC2 has the Piccadilly line to Heathrow from Covent Garden and Leicester Square, around 50 minutes with no luggage space at peak times, and Charing Cross has no airport trains at all. Gatwick and Luton mean getting to Victoria or St Pancras first. For hotel guests with suitcases, theatre visitors and early flights, a fixed-fare car door to terminal is usually simpler.
The car also removes the two things that go wrong most often: carrying luggage through stations and interchanges, and arriving at the wrong terminal. Your driver takes you to the right forecourt and, on the way back, meets you at arrivals.
Business travel from WC2
Hotels along the Strand, theatre productions, media companies around Covent Garden and the law firms near Aldwych book airport cars for guests, cast and clients on account. A corporate account gives you monthly invoicing, a single booking contact and the same fixed fares for every traveller, with the option of executive cars for senior visitors. Journeys to and from Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and London City are all covered.