Royston to London City Airport Taxi & Transfers

Your taxi from Royston to London City Airport is a pre-booked airport transfer, planned around your departure time. Your driver comes to your Royston address at the agreed time, loads your luggage and takes you directly to the terminal in the same vehicle.

London City Airport has one terminal building, in east London’s Royal Docks, so there is no terminal to choose when you book.

Landing at London City Airport and travelling to Royston? Book your pickup before you fly. It works as a one-way booking in its own right, whether or not you travelled out with us. Give us your flight number and where you are flying from, so we can identify the correct flight. We monitor your flight where tracking is available, and your pickup is planned around your arrival.

Your driver waits nearby and comes to the airport’s signed Pick-Up area when you are ready, then takes you directly to your Royston address. Your fixed fare is shown before you book, and it includes the standard pickup charge for the booked journey.

The journey is about 55 miles. The usual route runs from Royston to the M11, then along the North Circular into the Royal Docks. Depending on traffic, your driver may take the A10 instead. There are no tolls or river crossings on the usual route.

London City Airport is about the same distance from Royston as Heathrow, but the approach is different: instead of heading west on the A1(M) and the M25, the usual route comes south on the M11 into east London.

It takes around 1 to 1½ hours in normal traffic. It can take longer at busy times approaching London on the M11 and North Circular. Your pickup time is agreed from your flight time, address and time of travel, and confirmed with you in advance.

For a departure, your driver takes you to the forecourt directly in front of the terminal building, and the entrance is a few steps away. The forecourt is for quick drop-offs, so you step out with your luggage and walk straight in. The airport applies a drop-off charge, and the standard charge for your booked journey is included in your confirmed fare.

Your driver meets you at the airport’s signed Pick-Up area in the on-site car park, a short walk from the terminal. Follow the “Pick-Up” signs from the terminal to reach it.

Your driver waits nearby and comes to the Pick-Up area when you are ready. They call or text after you land to confirm the arrangement, and you message them once you have your luggage. The standard pickup charge for your booked journey is included in your confirmed fare.

London City Airport’s own pick-up page has current directions.

Meeting you inside the terminal can be arranged, and it is quoted with your booking. If your booking includes meeting inside the terminal, this is arranged in advance and confirmed with you. Otherwise, your driver meets you at the airport’s signed Pick-Up area.

Our meet and greet page explains how pickups work at each airport we serve.

Your fare is worked out for the journey you book: your Royston address, whether you are going to the airport or coming back from it, the date and time, and the vehicle you choose. Enter your journey to see your current fare before confirming your booking.

Your confirmed fare includes the applicable standard London City Airport drop-off or pickup charge for the normal booked journey. Once you confirm, the fare is fixed for the agreed journey. There is no meter, so traffic does not change what you pay, and neither does a monitored flight delay on its own.

Changes you ask for after booking, such as an extra stop or extra waiting, can affect the fare. Our cancellation and refunds policy explains how changes and cancellations are handled.

Royston has direct Thameslink and Great Northern trains into London, but London City Airport has no National Rail station. It is served by the DLR, which stops at the airport. Public transport normally means travelling into London first, then changing to the Elizabeth line or Underground and the DLR. As a broad comparison, it takes around 1¾ to 2¼ hours door to door, with two or three changes depending on the route.

Train

• runs direct from Royston station into London, on Thameslink or Great Northern;
• reaches the airport on the DLR, which has its own station there;
• can suit solo travellers with light luggage.

Pre-booked taxi

• runs door to door, with no changes on the way;
• keeps your luggage with you in the same vehicle;
• suits families, small groups travelling together, and early or late flights.

The right choice depends on your luggage, your flight time and who is travelling. Check current timetables before you travel.

You can book a London City Airport taxi for a colleague, client, visitor or family member, online or by phone on 01223 944905. The person who books and the person who travels do not need to be the same.

Include the traveller’s own name and mobile number, so the driver can reach them directly. For an airport pickup, also give their flight number and where they are flying from. Where needed, we can keep both the traveller and the person who made the booking informed.

London City Airport is often used for business travel, so a booking may be for a client or a colleague flying in for a meeting. Our corporate travel page explains business accounts for regular bookings.

Every vehicle carries up to four passengers. The choice comes down to luggage space and the standard of vehicle, and the booking page shows the options that fit the passengers and cases you enter:

• Comfort: 2 large suitcases and 2 pieces of hand luggage, for solo travellers, couples and small groups.
• Estate: 3 large suitcases and 3 pieces of hand luggage, for families and heavier luggage.
• Executive: 2 large suitcases and 2 pieces of hand luggage, in a higher-specification vehicle for business travel.

The price for each vehicle appears when you select it. Child seats are available on request: tell us what you need when you book and we will confirm the charge in advance. A child seat is not guaranteed until it is confirmed.

Luton is about 25 miles from Royston, Stansted about 29 miles, Heathrow about 56 miles and Gatwick about 90 miles, compared with about 55 miles to London City Airport. If your flight leaves from one of those airports, see our Royston to Luton, Royston to Stansted, Royston to Heathrow and Royston to Gatwick pages. Our Royston airport taxi services page compares all five airports we serve from Royston.