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Chauffeur transfer from Heathrow Airport to Silvertown & City Airport Station
HeathrowSilvertown & City Airport Station · 26.3 miles

Heathrow to Silvertown & City Airport Stationchauffeur transfers.

A pre-booked, fixed-fare private hire car from Heathrow Airport to Silvertown & City Airport Station. Meet-and-greet, live flight tracking and a professional driver — the price agreed before you travel, never a meter.

Distance
26.3 mi · 42.3 km
Drive time
74145 min
Fixed fare from
£127.34
Rated 4.9 / 5
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The journey, in numbers

Heathrow to Silvertown & City Airport Station: distance, time and the real cost of getting there.

Road distance
26.3 miles

42.3 km by road, not straight-line.

Fixed private-hire fare
£127.34

All-in, up to 3 passengers. No meter, no surge.

Drive time by time of day

Four figures most transfer sites never publish — because they quote one number and hope. Traffic is real; here is what it does to this route.

Overnight (22:00–06:00)74 min
Off-peak (10:00–16:00)93 min
Morning peak (07:00–10:00)137 min
Evening peak (16:00–19:00)145 min
  • Heathrow terminal drop-off charge (£7.00)

Distances and drive times from road-network routing. Fares modelled from licensed-operator cost benchmarks and shown VAT-inclusive. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) — road geometry via OSRM. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024 (OGL v3); airport points © OurAirports (public domain); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) · GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0) · Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: NaPTAN, Department for Transport.. Powered by TfL Open Data. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights.

Your Silvertown & City Airport Station transfer, in full

Everything about the Heathrow to Silvertown & City Airport Station journey.

Your journey from Heathrow to Silvertown & City Airport Station

A private hire transfer from Heathrow Airport to Silvertown & City Airport Station covers 26.3 miles (42.3 km) by road and takes 74–145 minutes door to door, depending on the time of day and traffic. The drop covers the E16 postcode district. Your fixed all-in fare is £127.34 for up to 3 passengers — agreed before you travel, with no meter, no surge and no change if the roads are busy.

At 26.3 miles by road this is a longer motorway-and-city route,, and the fixed fare covers the whole of it whether the journey runs to 74 minutes or the full 145.

How long the Silvertown & City Airport Station drive takes at different times

Traffic, not distance, decides how long the Heathrow to Silvertown & City Airport Station drive takes. Overnight, between 22:00 and 06:00, the roads are clear and the run takes about 74 minutes. Through the off-peak middle of the day it settles around 93 minutes. The morning peak from 07:00 to 10:00 is the busiest inbound window at roughly 137 minutes, and the evening peak from 16:00 to 19:00 runs about 145 minutes as central London empties out.

The gap between the best and worst case on this route is 71 minutes — an evening-peak run into Silvertown & City Airport Station takes about 96% longer than the same drive overnight. Most of that variation lands on the M4, which carries the longest single stretch of this route at 14.6 km. Planning works the same way in reverse. Leaving Silvertown & City Airport Station for a flight out of Heathrow Airport during the morning peak means allowing the full 137 minutes plus check-in time, while an off-peak departure needs closer to 93 minutes and a quiet overnight start nearer 74.

What a Silvertown & City Airport Station transfer costs

Every Heathrow to Silvertown & City Airport Station fare is fixed and all-in, quoted VAT-inclusive before you book. Economy seats up to 3 passengers with room for 2 bags at a fixed £127.34, Business seats up to 3 passengers with room for 2 bags at a fixed £155.35, First seats up to 3 passengers with room for 2 bags at a fixed £248.31 and Van seats up to 7 passengers with room for 7 bags at a fixed £177.00.

On the cheapest class that works out at about £4.84 per mile across the 26.3-mile route.

Travelling as a group changes the sum. The Van seats up to 7 passengers with 7 bags for a fixed £177.00 — about £25.29 a head when it is full, and usually less than 7 separate train or coach tickets once luggage and changes are counted.

What's included in your fixed fare

Every Heathrow to Silvertown & City Airport Station journey is pre-booked and driven by a TfL-licensed chauffeur who meets you inside arrivals with a name board, tracks your flight so an early or delayed landing moves the pick-up automatically, and helps with your luggage. The fare covers the drive itself, the meet-and-greet, the free wait if your flight lands early or late, and the drop at your exact address — there is nothing further to settle with the driver on the day, a traffic-heavy crawl costs exactly the same as a clear overnight run, and the same fixed fare applies wherever in Silvertown & City Airport Station you are headed. Fares are quoted VAT-inclusive and all-in, so there is never a separate airport, waiting or booking fee to settle on the day. Prices rise with the size and class of vehicle, never with demand or the time you travel: there is no meter running in traffic and no surge multiplier however busy the roads or the calendar, and everyone in the party arrives together at the same door on one fixed fare. Fixed pass-through costs such as Heathrow terminal drop-off charge (£7.00) are already folded into the quoted fare, not bolted on afterwards. On the Heathrow to Silvertown & City Airport Station route you can choose from 4 vehicle classes, from the Economy at £127.34 to the First at £248.31, so the fixed fare scales to the party and the occasion rather than to a meter. Because the booking is accepted by a licensed operator before you travel, it is a pre-booked private hire transfer end to end — never a hailed or ranked service.

Where we cover around Silvertown & City Airport Station

We cover Silvertown & City Airport Station and the surrounding E16 postcode, picking up and dropping at the exact door you need. Silvertown & City Airport Station sits outside central London's Congestion Charge zone, so the daily charge does not apply to this route.

Silvertown & City Airport Station on the map

The Heathrow to Silvertown & City Airport Station drive runs mainly on M4 (14.6 km), A4 (9.5 km) and A1203 (4.2 km), with the M4 carrying about 35% of the 42.3 km route — which is why the same journey can be quicker or slower than a similar distance across a different corridor. Heathrow is the second-closest of the 6 London airports to Silvertown & City Airport Station by road, 26.3 miles (42.3 km) against 2.0 km from the nearest, London City. Closest is not always fastest: a fixed Heathrow fare is quoted on the real road route and the time band you actually travel in, not on the map distance, so Silvertown & City Airport Station passengers flying from Heathrow pay the same agreed price whichever airport is nearer. Silvertown & City Airport Station sits within a short drive of Silvertown (0.9 km), North Woolwich (1.1 km), Woolwich Dockyard Station (1.3 km) and Custom House (1.5 km), so the same fixed fare covers pick-ups either side of the area boundary.

Route
Heathrow → Silvertown & City Airport Station
Distance
26.3 mi · 42.3 km
Typical drive time
74–145 min
Postcodes covered
E16
Congestion Charge
Not applicable to this route
Main roads
M4 14.6 km · A4 9.5 km · A1203 4.2 km
Airport proximity
Heathrow is #2 of 6 by road
Nearby areas
Silvertown 0.9 km · North Woolwich 1.1 km · Woolwich Dockyard Station 1.3 km · Custom House 1.5 km
Fixed fare from
£127.34
Every mile, covered

From the Heathrow forecourt to a Silvertown & City Airport Station doorstep.

Your driver meets you inside arrivals, tracks your flight so the pick-up moves with it, and takes the fastest clear route into Silvertown & City Airport Station. One fixed fare, agreed before you travel.

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FAQ

Good to know.

How far is Silvertown & City Airport Station from Heathrow Airport?+
Silvertown & City Airport Station is 26.3 miles (42.3 km) from Heathrow Airport by road. A private hire transfer takes 74–145 minutes depending on the time of day and traffic.
How much is a minicab from Heathrow Airport to Silvertown & City Airport Station?+
A pre-booked private hire transfer from Heathrow Airport to Silvertown & City Airport Station costs a fixed £127.34 for up to 3 passengers, agreed before you travel with no meter and no surge pricing.
Is a private car cheaper than the train from Heathrow Airport to Silvertown & City Airport Station?+
A fixed-fare private car carries your whole party and luggage door to door from Heathrow Airport to Silvertown & City Airport Station, with no changes and no meter.
Do you meet me at Heathrow?+
Yes — your chauffeur meets you inside arrivals at Heathrow Airport with a name board, tracks your flight so the pick-up moves with any delay, and helps with your luggage. Meet-and-greet is included in the fixed fare.
Is there a Congestion Charge from Heathrow Airport to Silvertown & City Airport Station?+
Silvertown & City Airport Station sits outside central London's Congestion Charge zone, so the daily charge does not apply to the Heathrow Airport to Silvertown & City Airport Station route. Your fare is fixed and all-in either way.
Which Silvertown & City Airport Station postcodes do you cover?+
We cover Silvertown & City Airport Station door to door across the E16 postcode district, picking up from Heathrow Airport and dropping at the exact address you need — home, office, hotel or venue.
Can you carry a group from Heathrow Airport to Silvertown & City Airport Station?+
Yes — our largest vehicle on the Heathrow Airport to Silvertown & City Airport Station route seats up to 7 passengers with room for 7 bags, for a fixed £177.00 all-in. Everyone travels together, door to door, with no changes.
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