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Chauffeur transfer from Southend Airport to Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station
SouthendQueenstown Road (Battersea) Station · 46.5 miles

Southend to Queenstown Road (Battersea) Stationchauffeur transfers.

A pre-booked, fixed-fare private hire car from Southend Airport to Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station. Meet-and-greet, live flight tracking and a professional driver — the price agreed before you travel, never a meter.

Distance
46.5 mi · 74.8 km
Drive time
84163 min
Fixed fare from
£140.54
Rated 4.9 / 5
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The journey, in numbers

Southend to Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station: distance, time and the real cost of getting there.

Road distance
46.5 miles

74.8 km by road, not straight-line.

Fixed private-hire fare
£140.54

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)84 min
Off-peak (10:00–16:00)105 min
Morning peak (07:00–10:00)155 min
Evening peak (16:00–19:00)163 min
  • Southend Express 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 Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station transfer, in full

Everything about the Southend to Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station journey.

Your journey from Southend to Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station

A private hire transfer from Southend Airport to Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station covers 46.5 miles (74.8 km) by road and takes 84–163 minutes door to door, depending on the time of day and traffic. The drop covers the SW95 postcode district. Your fixed all-in fare is £140.54 for up to 3 passengers — agreed before you travel, with no meter, no surge and no change if the roads are busy.

At 46.5 miles by road this is a long regional transfer,, and the fixed fare covers the whole of it whether the journey runs to 84 minutes or the full 163.

How long the Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station drive takes at different times

Traffic, not distance, decides how long the Southend to Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station drive takes. Overnight, between 22:00 and 06:00, the roads are clear and the run takes about 84 minutes. Through the off-peak middle of the day it settles around 105 minutes. The morning peak from 07:00 to 10:00 is the busiest inbound window at roughly 155 minutes, and the evening peak from 16:00 to 19:00 runs about 163 minutes as central London empties out.

The gap between the best and worst case on this route is 79 minutes — an evening-peak run into Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station takes about 94% longer than the same drive overnight. Most of that variation lands on the A2, which carries the longest single stretch of this route at 21.7 km. Planning works the same way in reverse. Leaving Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station for a flight out of Southend Airport during the morning peak means allowing the full 155 minutes plus check-in time, while an off-peak departure needs closer to 105 minutes and a quiet overnight start nearer 84.

What a Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station transfer costs

Every Southend to Queenstown Road (Battersea) 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 £140.54, Business seats up to 3 passengers with room for 2 bags at a fixed £171.47, First seats up to 3 passengers with room for 2 bags at a fixed £274.06 and Van seats up to 7 passengers with room for 7 bags at a fixed £195.36.

On the cheapest class that works out at about £3.02 per mile across the 46.5-mile route.

Travelling as a group changes the sum. The Van seats up to 7 passengers with 7 bags for a fixed £195.36 — about £27.91 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 Southend to Queenstown Road (Battersea) 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 Queenstown Road (Battersea) 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 Southend Express drop-off charge (£8.00) are already folded into the quoted fare, not bolted on afterwards. On the Southend to Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station route you can choose from 4 vehicle classes, from the Economy at £140.54 to the First at £274.06, 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 Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station

We cover Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station and the surrounding SW95 postcode, picking up and dropping at the exact door you need. Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station sits outside central London's Congestion Charge zone, so the daily charge does not apply to this route.

Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station on the map

The Southend to Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station drive runs mainly on A2 (21.7 km), A13 (15.2 km) and A130 (8.6 km), with the A2 carrying about 29% of the 74.8 km route — which is why the same journey can be quicker or slower than a similar distance across a different corridor. Southend is the sixth-closest of the 6 London airports to Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station by road, 46.5 miles (74.8 km) against 18.1 km from the nearest, London City. Closest is not always fastest: a fixed Southend fare is quoted on the real road route and the time band you actually travel in, not on the map distance, so Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station passengers flying from Southend pay the same agreed price whichever airport is nearer. Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station sits within a short drive of Battersea Park Station (0.2 km), Wandsworth Road Station (0.8 km), Nine Elms (0.8 km) and Clapham (1.0 km), so the same fixed fare covers pick-ups either side of the area boundary.

Route
Southend → Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station
Distance
46.5 mi · 74.8 km
Typical drive time
84–163 min
Postcodes covered
SW95
Congestion Charge
Not applicable to this route
Main roads
A2 21.7 km · A13 15.2 km · A130 8.6 km
Airport proximity
Southend is #6 of 6 by road
Nearby areas
Battersea Park Station 0.2 km · Wandsworth Road Station 0.8 km · Nine Elms 0.8 km · Clapham 1.0 km
Fixed fare from
£140.54
Every mile, covered

From the Southend forecourt to a Queenstown Road (Battersea) 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 Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station. One fixed fare, agreed before you travel.

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FAQ

Good to know.

How far is Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station from Southend Airport?+
Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station is 46.5 miles (74.8 km) from Southend Airport by road. A private hire transfer takes 84–163 minutes depending on the time of day and traffic.
How much is a minicab from Southend Airport to Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station?+
A pre-booked private hire transfer from Southend Airport to Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station costs a fixed £140.54 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 Southend Airport to Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station?+
A fixed-fare private car carries your whole party and luggage door to door from Southend Airport to Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station, with no changes and no meter.
Do you meet me at Southend?+
Yes — your chauffeur meets you inside arrivals at Southend 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 Southend Airport to Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station?+
Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station sits outside central London's Congestion Charge zone, so the daily charge does not apply to the Southend Airport to Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station route. Your fare is fixed and all-in either way.
Which Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station postcodes do you cover?+
We cover Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station door to door across the SW95 postcode district, picking up from Southend Airport and dropping at the exact address you need — home, office, hotel or venue.
Can you carry a group from Southend Airport to Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station?+
Yes — our largest vehicle on the Southend Airport to Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station route seats up to 7 passengers with room for 7 bags, for a fixed £195.36 all-in. Everyone travels together, door to door, with no changes.
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