From your door in Islington to the platforms of Blackfriars Station — £25 fixed, pickup timed backwards from your train, bags carried, no meter watching the traffic with you.
Free cancellation up to 24 h before
Islington is Upper Street's restaurants, the Almeida and the Georgian terraces of N1. Blackfriars Station is the station that spans the Thames — platforms stretched across the bridge itself, with entrances on both the north and south banks. Between your door and that departure board lies the part of every rail journey nobody timetables: finding a cab when you need one, traffic with the meter running, the walk from wherever you were dropped to wherever the gates actually are. This page exists to delete all of it for a fixed £25.
£25 fixed saloon · 2.6 miles, typically 18–32 minutes · Pickup anywhere in Islington — hotel, office, home · Timed backwards from your train · Set-down placed for Blackfriars Station's gates · Per car, not per person · 24/7, no night rate · Book at rushxo.com or call 01474 554933
Tell us exactly where — a hotel (give the booking name and the driver waits at reception), an office lobby, a restaurant after a long lunch, a residential door. You receive the driver's name, photo, car and registration before the pickup, and a message when the car is in position. Luggage goes in the boot with help, not on your shoulder; child seats at every stage are fitted free if you give ages at booking.
Departing through Blackfriars, the bank you start from decides everything — we set down at the correct entrance for your direction of travel, saving the full crossing on foot.
This is the knowledge that turns a drop-off into a connection: we do not just drive to "Blackfriars Station", we place the set-down for the gates your train will use, and the remaining walk is already inside the margin we quoted.
Most missed trains die at the booking stage, when someone guesses a pickup time. Do it the other way: tell us the departure time of your train and let us work backwards — the 18–32 minute road window for your hour, the set-down walk at Blackfriars Station, and a buffer that errs on your side. Early morning runs land near the bottom of the window; the peaks (roughly 08:00–09:30 and 16:30–19:00) claim the top, and we quote them honestly rather than bravely. If a request is genuinely too tight, we say so before you are committed — a connection service that never says "too tight" is gambling with your ticket.
| Vehicle (Islington → Blackfriars Station) | Passengers | Fixed price |
|---|---|---|
| Saloon (Mercedes C-Class or similar) | 4 | £25 |
| Executive (Mercedes E-Class) | 3 | £35 |
| MPV | 6 | £35 |
| 8-Seater | 7 | £45 |
| 9-Seater | 8 | £45 |
Fares last reviewed June 2026. Fixed at booking, tolls included.
Per car, always: two people with cases split £25 into less than a pair of zone fares once the interchange is counted, and a family or touring group makes the comparison embarrassing. The honest vehicle rule: count suitcases before people — the MPV transforms a loaded trip for a few pounds more, and the 8- and 9-seaters move a whole group and its luggage in one calm vehicle.
Travelling alone, light, off-peak? The Underground from Islington is hard to beat and we will cheerfully say so. The arithmetic flips at the usual three points — company, cargo, the clock: two or more travellers, real luggage, or a dawn or post-midnight departure when the network is asleep and your train is not. A black cab from the street solves the cargo problem at the meter's price; a surge app solves it at a price chosen by demand at that minute. The fixed £25 solves it at a price chosen before you committed — which is the only version of the price you can actually plan around.
To book, all you need to do is enter your pickup address and drop-off address — that's it. As soon as you do, all the available cars and their prices appear right in front of you. Browse the options, choose the car you like, and book instantly online — or confirm your ride in one tap via WhatsApp.
The moment your booking is confirmed, we send you a confirmation by both email and WhatsApp. Along with it, we share your complete driver details — including a photo of the car, its registration number, licence number, the car model and its colour — so you always know exactly who is picking you up. Your driver will also call and message you personally one day before your journey. On the day, your driver reaches the exact location you gave 10–15 minutes early, waits patiently for you, and only sets off once you are settled and comfortable — never rushed. Every driver arrives fully suited, smart and professional, and keeps a bottle of water ready for you on board — along with champagne on request for those special occasions.
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Driver arrives 10–15 min early & waits — suited, water & champagne on request.