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Chauffeur transfer from London City Airport to Kenton
London CityKenton · 25.2 miles

London City to Kentonchauffeur transfers.

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

Distance
25.2 mi · 40.5 km
Drive time
52101 min
Fixed fare from
£94.85
Rated 4.9 / 5
TfL Licensed
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The journey, in numbers

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

Road distance
25.2 miles

40.5 km by road, not straight-line.

Fixed private-hire fare
£94.85

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

Transport for London, per person
£4.80

70 min, 2 changes. TfL rail to Kenton Underground Station, then an estimated 8-minute walk into Kenton.

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)52 min
Off-peak (10:00–16:00)65 min
Morning peak (07:00–10:00)96 min
Evening peak (16:00–19:00)101 min

Even for a solo traveller with time to spare, the Transport for London at £4.80 undercuts the car — but the fixed £94.85 car carries up to 3 people and their luggage, door to door, with no changes.

  • 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. Transport for London fare checked 2026-07-19. Powered by TfL Open Data; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights. © 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 Kenton transfer, in full

Everything about the London City to Kenton journey.

Your journey from London City to Kenton

A private hire transfer from London City Airport to Kenton covers 25.2 miles (40.5 km) by road and takes 52–101 minutes door to door, depending on the time of day and traffic. The drop covers the HA3 postcode district in the London Borough of Brent. Your fixed all-in fare is £94.85 for up to 3 passengers — agreed before you travel, with no meter, no surge and no change if the roads are busy.

At 25.2 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 52 minutes or the full 101.

How long the Kenton drive takes at different times

Traffic, not distance, decides how long the London City to Kenton drive takes. Overnight, between 22:00 and 06:00, the roads are clear and the run takes about 52 minutes. Through the off-peak middle of the day it settles around 65 minutes. The morning peak from 07:00 to 10:00 is the busiest inbound window at roughly 96 minutes, and the evening peak from 16:00 to 19:00 runs about 101 minutes as central London empties out.

The gap between the best and worst case on this route is 49 minutes — an evening-peak run into Kenton takes about 94% longer than the same drive overnight. Most of that variation lands on the A406, which carries the longest single stretch of this route at 26.9 km. Planning works the same way in reverse. Leaving Kenton for a flight out of London City Airport during the morning peak means allowing the full 96 minutes plus check-in time, while an off-peak departure needs closer to 65 minutes and a quiet overnight start nearer 52.

What a Kenton transfer costs

Every London City to Kenton 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 £94.85, Business seats up to 3 passengers with room for 2 bags at a fixed £115.71, First seats up to 3 passengers with room for 2 bags at a fixed £184.96 and Van seats up to 7 passengers with room for 7 bags at a fixed £131.84.

On the cheapest class that works out at about £3.77 per mile across the 25.2-mile route.

Travelling as a group changes the sum. The Van seats up to 7 passengers with 7 bags for a fixed £131.84 — about £18.83 a head when it is full, and usually less than 7 separate train or coach tickets once luggage and changes are counted.

Private car versus the train from London City to Kenton

The main public-transport alternative from London City Airport to Kenton is the Transport for London, at about £4.80 per adult single, taking around 70 minutes with 2 changes.

No party size flips this one: 3 adults travelling London City to Kenton pay £14.40 in Transport for London tickets against a fixed £94.85 car fare, so the train stays cheaper even with the vehicle full — and the 70-minute rail journey is about 7 minutes quicker than the typical 77-minute drive, before luggage and interchanges. What the car buys here is the door, the boot, and one fare for everyone.

What's included in your fixed fare

Every London City to Kenton 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 Kenton 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 Kenton route you can choose from 4 vehicle classes, from the Economy at £94.85 to the First at £184.96, 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 Kenton

We cover Kenton and the surrounding HA3 postcode, picking up and dropping at the exact door you need. Kenton sits outside central London's Congestion Charge zone, so the daily charge does not apply to this route.

Kenton on the map

The London City to Kenton drive runs mainly on A406 (26.9 km), A4006 (3.0 km) and A1020 (2.0 km), with the A406 carrying about 66% of the 40.5 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 second-closest of the 6 London airports to Kenton by road, 25.2 miles (40.5 km) against 23.1 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 Kenton passengers flying from London City pay the same agreed price whichever airport is nearer. Kenton sits within a short drive of South Kenton Station (1.4 km), North Wembley (1.7 km), Harrow-on-the-Hill Station (1.9 km) and Harrow & Wealdstone Station (1.9 km), so the same fixed fare covers pick-ups either side of the area boundary. Kenton lies in the London Borough of Brent, and every pick-up there is dispatched to a licensed operator before your driver is assigned.

Route
London City → Kenton
Distance
25.2 mi · 40.5 km
Typical drive time
52–101 min
Postcodes covered
HA3
Congestion Charge
Not applicable to this route
Main roads
A406 26.9 km · A4006 3.0 km · A1020 2.0 km
Borough
Brent
Airport proximity
London City is #2 of 6 by road
Nearby areas
South Kenton Station 1.4 km · North Wembley 1.7 km · Harrow-on-the-Hill Station 1.9 km · Harrow & Wealdstone Station 1.9 km
Fixed fare from
£94.85
Every mile, covered

From the London City forecourt to a Kenton doorstep.

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

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FAQ

Good to know.

How far is Kenton from London City Airport?+
Kenton is 25.2 miles (40.5 km) from London City Airport by road. A private hire transfer takes 52–101 minutes depending on the time of day and traffic.
How much is a minicab from London City Airport to Kenton?+
A pre-booked private hire transfer from London City Airport to Kenton costs a fixed £94.85 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 Kenton?+
The Transport for London from London City Airport costs £4.80 per person. The car also carries everyone together with no changes.
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 Kenton?+
Kenton sits outside central London's Congestion Charge zone, so the daily charge does not apply to the London City Airport to Kenton route. Your fare is fixed and all-in either way.
Which Kenton postcodes do you cover?+
We cover Kenton door to door across the HA3 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 Kenton?+
Yes — our largest vehicle on the London City Airport to Kenton route seats up to 7 passengers with room for 7 bags, for a fixed £131.84 all-in. Everyone travels together, door to door, with no changes.
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