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Chauffeur transfer from London City Airport to Harefield
London CityHarefield · 51.3 miles

London City to Harefieldchauffeur transfers.

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

Distance
51.3 mi · 82.5 km
Drive time
67130 min
Fixed fare from
£116.38
Rated 4.9 / 5
TfL Licensed
Flight Tracked
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The journey, in numbers

London City to Harefield: distance, time and the real cost of getting there.

Road distance
51.3 miles

82.5 km by road, not straight-line.

Fixed private-hire fare
£116.38

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)67 min
Off-peak (10:00–16:00)84 min
Morning peak (07:00–10:00)124 min
Evening peak (16:00–19:00)130 min
  • London City forecourt drop-off charge (£8.00)

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 Harefield transfer, in full

Everything about the London City to Harefield journey.

Your journey from London City to Harefield

A private hire transfer from London City Airport to Harefield covers 51.3 miles (82.5 km) by road and takes 67–130 minutes door to door, depending on the time of day and traffic. The drop covers the UB9 postcode district in the London Borough of Hillingdon. Your fixed all-in fare is £116.38 for up to 3 passengers — agreed before you travel, with no meter, no surge and no change if the roads are busy.

At 51.3 miles by road this is a long regional transfer,, and the fixed fare covers the whole of it whether the journey runs to 67 minutes or the full 130.

How long the Harefield drive takes at different times

Traffic, not distance, decides how long the London City to Harefield drive takes. Overnight, between 22:00 and 06:00, the roads are clear and the run takes about 67 minutes. Through the off-peak middle of the day it settles around 84 minutes. The morning peak from 07:00 to 10:00 is the busiest inbound window at roughly 124 minutes, and the evening peak from 16:00 to 19:00 runs about 130 minutes as central London empties out.

The gap between the best and worst case on this route is 63 minutes — an evening-peak run into Harefield takes about 94% longer than the same drive overnight. Most of that variation lands on the M25, which carries the longest single stretch of this route at 51.4 km. Planning works the same way in reverse. Leaving Harefield for a flight out of London City Airport during the morning peak means allowing the full 124 minutes plus check-in time, while an off-peak departure needs closer to 84 minutes and a quiet overnight start nearer 67.

What a Harefield transfer costs

Every London City to Harefield 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 £116.38, Business seats up to 3 passengers with room for 2 bags at a fixed £141.73, First seats up to 3 passengers with room for 2 bags at a fixed £226.55 and Van seats up to 7 passengers with room for 7 bags at a fixed £161.48.

On the cheapest class that works out at about £2.27 per mile across the 51.3-mile route.

Travelling as a group changes the sum. The Van seats up to 7 passengers with 7 bags for a fixed £161.48 — about £23.07 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 London City to Harefield 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 Harefield 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 London City forecourt drop-off charge (£8.00) are already folded into the quoted fare, not bolted on afterwards. On the London City to Harefield route you can choose from 4 vehicle classes, from the Economy at £116.38 to the First at £226.55, 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 Harefield

We cover Harefield and the surrounding UB9 postcode, picking up and dropping at the exact door you need. Harefield sits outside central London's Congestion Charge zone, so the daily charge does not apply to this route.

Harefield on the map

The London City to Harefield drive runs mainly on M25 (51.4 km), M11 (12.1 km) and A406 (7.2 km), with the M25 carrying about 62% of the 82.5 km route — which is why the same journey can be quicker or slower than a similar distance across a different corridor. London City is the third-closest of the 6 London airports to Harefield by road, 51.3 miles (82.5 km) against 25.4 km from the nearest, Heathrow. Closest is not always fastest: a fixed London City fare is quoted on the real road route and the time band you actually travel in, not on the map distance, so Harefield passengers flying from London City pay the same agreed price whichever airport is nearer. Harefield sits within a short drive of Denham Station (2.8 km), Denham Golf Club Station (3.5 km), Ruislip (3.7 km) and Batchworth (3.8 km), so the same fixed fare covers pick-ups either side of the area boundary. Harefield lies in the London Borough of Hillingdon, and every pick-up there is dispatched to a licensed operator before your driver is assigned.

Route
London City → Harefield
Distance
51.3 mi · 82.5 km
Typical drive time
67–130 min
Postcodes covered
UB9
Congestion Charge
Not applicable to this route
Main roads
M25 51.4 km · M11 12.1 km · A406 7.2 km
Borough
Hillingdon
Airport proximity
London City is #3 of 6 by road
Nearby areas
Denham Station 2.8 km · Denham Golf Club Station 3.5 km · Ruislip 3.7 km · Batchworth 3.8 km
Fixed fare from
£116.38
Every mile, covered

From the London City forecourt to a Harefield doorstep.

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

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FAQ

Good to know.

How far is Harefield from London City Airport?+
Harefield is 51.3 miles (82.5 km) from London City Airport by road. A private hire transfer takes 67–130 minutes depending on the time of day and traffic.
How much is a minicab from London City Airport to Harefield?+
A pre-booked private hire transfer from London City Airport to Harefield costs a fixed £116.38 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 London City Airport to Harefield?+
A fixed-fare private car carries your whole party and luggage door to door from London City Airport to Harefield, with no changes and no meter.
Do you meet me at London City?+
Yes — your chauffeur meets you inside arrivals at London City 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 London City Airport to Harefield?+
Harefield sits outside central London's Congestion Charge zone, so the daily charge does not apply to the London City Airport to Harefield route. Your fare is fixed and all-in either way.
Which Harefield postcodes do you cover?+
We cover Harefield door to door across the UB9 postcode district, picking up from London City Airport and dropping at the exact address you need — home, office, hotel or venue.
Can you carry a group from London City Airport to Harefield?+
Yes — our largest vehicle on the London City Airport to Harefield route seats up to 7 passengers with room for 7 bags, for a fixed £161.48 all-in. Everyone travels together, door to door, with no changes.
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