London City Airport Taxi & Transfers (LCY) | Fixed Fares

The business traveller's airport, covered door to door.

London City is built for speed — wedged between Canary Wharf and the City, flying the finance capitals of Europe. RushXO matches it: fixed fares, a name board in arrivals, live flight tracking, and drivers who know which tower entrance has the taxi bay.

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Destination	Saloon	Time	Status
Canary Wharf	from £81	~15m	FIXED
ExCeL & Docklands	from £81	~10m	FIXED
Greenwich & the O2	from £81	~15m	FIXED
The City / Square Mile	from £81	~25m	FIXED
Liverpool Street	from £81	~25m	FIXED
Shoreditch / Tech City	from £81	~25m	FIXED
Mayfair	from £85	~35m	FIXED
Westminster	from £85	~30m	FIXED

Destination

Saloon

Time

Status

Canary Wharf

from £81

~15m

FIXED

ExCeL & Docklands

from £81

~10m

FIXED

Greenwich & the O2

from £81

~15m

FIXED

The City / Square Mile

from £81

~25m

FIXED

Liverpool Street

from £81

~25m

FIXED

Shoreditch / Tech City

from £81

~25m

FIXED

Mayfair

from £85

~35m

FIXED

Westminster

from £85

~30m

FIXED

Built for the way London City works

A single short runway in the Royal Docks, flying finance professionals to European capitals and back the same day. The ground leg should be as efficient as the flight.

01 · Speed

Speed is the point

LCY's whole appeal is time — kerb to gate in minutes. A fixed car that drops at the door protects that advantage; a DLR platform wait at 05:20 with a boarding clock running spends it.

Taxi vs DLR — door to door

02 · Business

Corporate accounts, run properly

Fixed fares, executive vehicles, consolidated invoicing and VAT receipts for the banks, funds and firms whose calendars LCY exists to serve.

LCY business transfers

03 · Tracking

Flight tracked, every time

The driver is dispatched against your actual landing, not the schedule — early or delayed changes nothing and costs nothing. Sixty minutes' free waiting from touchdown.

Delayed-flight pickups explained

04 · Hours

The early & late gap

The first DLR is around 5.30am on weekdays — marginal for LCY's 06:30 bank. The car keeps no timetable, and the fare is the same whatever the hour.

Early-morning LCY transfers

Where London City flies — and why it matters for your transfer

London City is not like the other airports. There are no holiday charters, no long-haul widebodies, no sprawling terminals — just a tight network of business destinations: Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Zurich and Geneva, Luxembourg, Milan, Paris, Dublin and the Scandinavian capitals, plus domestic shuttles to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Belfast.

The through-line is obvious: almost everyone stepping off an LCY flight is heading to a meeting, a trading floor or a fund's offices — and almost all of it lands within a few miles of the airport, in Canary Wharf, the Square Mile, Mayfair or the Docklands. That's why our LCY service is organised around the short, high-value hops to the business districts, where a name-board meet, a fixed fare on the corporate account and a driver who knows the right tower entrance are worth more than the fare difference.

Flying in from Europe? We book in eight languages via the international transfers hub — including français, Deutsch and italiano.

Inter-airport, diversions & delays

LCY ⇄ LHR / LGW

Between airports

Connections on separate tickets, one fixed fare. LCY to Heathrow on a fixed quote.

Airport-to-airport transfers

Fog days

Diverted from LCY?

LCY's short runway means fog diversions happen. What to do when your flight lands elsewhere.

Diversion guide

Strike days

DLR not running?

When the DLR strikes, LCY's main public link disappears. The fixed fare doesn't change.

DLR strike guide

Delays

Will my taxi wait?

Yes — flight tracked, 60 minutes free from landing. How delayed pickups actually work.

Delay policy explained

London City transfer questions

How much is a taxi from London City Airport?

Fixed fares are fixed and confirmed before booking for every destination. Confirmed before booking, drop-off fee inside — no meter, no surge.

Do you meet me inside LCY arrivals?

Yes — a name-board meet in the arrivals hall with 60 minutes free waiting from landing. LCY's compact single terminal means you're in the car within minutes.

Is a taxi better than the DLR?

For business travellers with luggage, early meetings or late arrivals, yes — dropped at your tower, hotel or office door. For a light, unhurried trip the DLR is cheaper; but the first DLR is ~5.30am weekdays, so early departures need the car.

Do you track my flight into London City?

Yes — every LCY pickup includes live flight tracking. The driver is dispatched against your actual landing, so early or delayed changes nothing and costs nothing extra.

Can I get a taxi from LCY to Heathrow or Gatwick?

Yes — inter-airport transfers are a speciality for connections and diversions. LCY to Heathrow on a fixed quote; see the airport-to-airport page for every pair.

Do you do corporate accounts for LCY?

Yes — LCY is a business airport and accounts are our core here: fixed fares, executive vehicles, consolidated monthly invoicing and VAT receipts for firms, banks, funds and consultancies.

The business traveller's airport, covered door to door.

Built for the way London City works

Speed is the point

Corporate accounts, run properly

Flight tracked, every time

The early & late gap

Where London City flies — and why it matters for your transfer

Inter-airport, diversions & delays

Between airports

Diverted from LCY?

DLR not running?

Will my taxi wait?

London City transfer questions

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