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Chauffeur transfer from Stansted Airport to Kew
StanstedKew · 49.4 miles

Stansted to Kewchauffeur transfers.

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

Distance
49.4 mi · 79.5 km
Drive time
88171 min
Fixed fare from
£146.64
Rated 4.9 / 5
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Flight Tracked
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The journey, in numbers

Stansted to Kew: distance, time and the real cost of getting there.

Road distance
49.4 miles

79.5 km by road, not straight-line.

Fixed private-hire fare
£146.64

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)88 min
Off-peak (10:00–16:00)110 min
Morning peak (07:00–10:00)162 min
Evening peak (16:00–19:00)171 min
  • Stansted Express Set Down charge (£10.00)

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 Kew transfer, in full

Everything about the Stansted to Kew journey.

Your journey from Stansted to Kew

A private hire transfer from Stansted Airport to Kew covers 49.4 miles (79.5 km) by road and takes 88–171 minutes door to door, depending on the time of day and traffic. The drop covers the TW9 postcode district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Your fixed all-in fare is £146.64 for up to 3 passengers — agreed before you travel, with no meter, no surge and no change if the roads are busy.

At 49.4 miles by road this is a long regional transfer,, and the fixed fare covers the whole of it whether the journey runs to 88 minutes or the full 171.

How long the Kew drive takes at different times

Traffic, not distance, decides how long the Stansted to Kew drive takes. Overnight, between 22:00 and 06:00, the roads are clear and the run takes about 88 minutes. Through the off-peak middle of the day it settles around 110 minutes. The morning peak from 07:00 to 10:00 is the busiest inbound window at roughly 162 minutes, and the evening peak from 16:00 to 19:00 runs about 171 minutes as central London empties out.

The gap between the best and worst case on this route is 83 minutes — an evening-peak run into Kew takes about 94% longer than the same drive overnight. Most of that variation lands on the M11, which carries the longest single stretch of this route at 35.4 km. Planning works the same way in reverse. Leaving Kew for a flight out of Stansted Airport during the morning peak means allowing the full 162 minutes plus check-in time, while an off-peak departure needs closer to 110 minutes and a quiet overnight start nearer 88.

What a Kew transfer costs

Every Stansted to Kew 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 £146.64, Business seats up to 3 passengers with room for 2 bags at a fixed £178.90, First seats up to 3 passengers with room for 2 bags at a fixed £285.95 and Van seats up to 7 passengers with room for 7 bags at a fixed £203.83.

On the cheapest class that works out at about £2.97 per mile across the 49.4-mile route.

Travelling as a group changes the sum. The Van seats up to 7 passengers with 7 bags for a fixed £203.83 — about £29.12 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 Stansted to Kew 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 Kew 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 Stansted Express Set Down charge (£10.00) are already folded into the quoted fare, not bolted on afterwards. On the Stansted to Kew route you can choose from 4 vehicle classes, from the Economy at £146.64 to the First at £285.95, 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 Kew

We cover Kew and the surrounding TW9 postcode, picking up and dropping at the exact door you need. Kew sits outside central London's Congestion Charge zone, so the daily charge does not apply to this route.

Kew on the map

The Stansted to Kew drive runs mainly on M11 (35.4 km), A406 (32.0 km) and A120 (3.7 km), with the M11 carrying about 45% of the 79.5 km route — which is why the same journey can be quicker or slower than a similar distance across a different corridor. Stansted is the fifth-closest of the 6 London airports to Kew by road, 49.4 miles (79.5 km) against 18.7 km from the nearest, Heathrow. Closest is not always fastest: a fixed Stansted fare is quoted on the real road route and the time band you actually travel in, not on the map distance, so Kew passengers flying from Stansted pay the same agreed price whichever airport is nearer. Kew sits within a short drive of Kew Gardens Station (0.5 km), Kew Bridge Station (1.0 km), North Sheen (1.1 km) and Gunnersbury (1.9 km), so the same fixed fare covers pick-ups either side of the area boundary. Kew lies in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, and every pick-up there is dispatched to a licensed operator before your driver is assigned.

Route
Stansted → Kew
Distance
49.4 mi · 79.5 km
Typical drive time
88–171 min
Postcodes covered
TW9
Congestion Charge
Not applicable to this route
Main roads
M11 35.4 km · A406 32.0 km · A120 3.7 km
Borough
Richmond upon Thames
Airport proximity
Stansted is #5 of 6 by road
Nearby areas
Kew Gardens Station 0.5 km · Kew Bridge Station 1.0 km · North Sheen 1.1 km · Gunnersbury 1.9 km
Fixed fare from
£146.64
Every mile, covered

From the Stansted forecourt to a Kew doorstep.

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

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FAQ

Good to know.

How far is Kew from Stansted Airport?+
Kew is 49.4 miles (79.5 km) from Stansted Airport by road. A private hire transfer takes 88–171 minutes depending on the time of day and traffic.
How much is a minicab from Stansted Airport to Kew?+
A pre-booked private hire transfer from Stansted Airport to Kew costs a fixed £146.64 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 Stansted Airport to Kew?+
A fixed-fare private car carries your whole party and luggage door to door from Stansted Airport to Kew, with no changes and no meter.
Do you meet me at Stansted?+
Yes — your chauffeur meets you inside arrivals at Stansted 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 Stansted Airport to Kew?+
Kew sits outside central London's Congestion Charge zone, so the daily charge does not apply to the Stansted Airport to Kew route. Your fare is fixed and all-in either way.
Which Kew postcodes do you cover?+
We cover Kew door to door across the TW9 postcode district, picking up from Stansted Airport and dropping at the exact address you need — home, office, hotel or venue.
Can you carry a group from Stansted Airport to Kew?+
Yes — our largest vehicle on the Stansted Airport to Kew route seats up to 7 passengers with room for 7 bags, for a fixed £203.83 all-in. Everyone travels together, door to door, with no changes.
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