A reliable, fixed-fare airport transfer to University of the Arts London — door-to-door from every London airport (Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton & London City) to any UAL college, from Central Saint Martins at King's Cross to London College of Fashion at East Bank. Flight tracking, meet & greet in arrivals and every toll included. No surge, no night premium, 24/7.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup
For students and families arriving for University of the Arts London (UAL), the trip in from the airport is exactly where a fixed-fare, pre-booked transfer earns its place. UAL is a federation of six famous colleges spread right across the city — Central Saint Martins at King's Cross (N1C), London College of Fashion at East Bank in Stratford, Chelsea at Millbank, Camberwell, London College of Communication at Elephant & Castle, and Wimbledon. Whichever airport you fly into and whichever college you need, a RushXO transfer takes the whole problem off your hands: met in arrivals after a tracked flight, driven directly to the right college door, with every toll already built into a price locked at the moment you book. No queue with luggage and art materials, no slow connection across town, no surge-priced app after a long-haul flight.
From £48 saloon · All 5 London airports · Door-to-door to any UAL college · Fixed fare · Tolls included · Flight tracking & meet-and-greet · No surge · 24/7 · 4.9★ from 4,850 patrons
Book online at rushxo.com/rushxo-booking, call our 24/7 concierge on +44 1474 554933, or WhatsApp +44 7466 237870 for an instant fixed quote for your exact flight and college address.
We meet you in arrivals at all five London airports with a name board after baggage reclaim, then take you door-to-door to your UAL college. Distances below are to Central Saint Martins at King's Cross as a central guide; East Bank (Stratford) is closer to the east, Wimbledon further south-west. Flights are tracked, and arrival wait is included so a delayed landing never changes your fixed fare.
Meet-and-greet collection from Heathrow Airport (WEST of the city), with the driver tracking your flight and waiting in arrivals — then door-to-door to your UAL college:
Around 19 miles and 60 minutes off-peak to the central colleges via the M4 / A40. Arrival wait is included, so a delayed flight never changes the fixed fare.
Meet-and-greet collection from Gatwick Airport (SOUTH of the city), with the driver tracking your flight and waiting in arrivals — then door-to-door to your UAL college:
Around 32 miles and 75 minutes off-peak via the M23 / M25. Arrival wait is included, so a delayed flight never changes the fixed fare.
Meet-and-greet collection from Stansted Airport (NORTH-EAST of the city), with the driver tracking your flight and waiting in arrivals — then door-to-door to your UAL college:
Around 33 miles and 60 minutes off-peak via the M11 / A12 — and a touch quicker to East Bank in the east. Arrival wait is included, so a delayed flight never changes the fixed fare.
Meet-and-greet collection from Luton Airport (NORTH of the city), with the driver tracking your flight and waiting in arrivals — then door-to-door to your UAL college:
Around 28 miles and 55 minutes off-peak via the M1 — a direct run into King's Cross. Arrival wait is included, so a delayed flight never changes the fixed fare.
Meet-and-greet collection from London City Airport (EAST of the city), with the driver tracking your flight and waiting in arrivals — then door-to-door to your UAL college:
Around 9 miles and 45 minutes off-peak via the A13 — and very close to East Bank. Arrival wait is included, so a delayed flight never changes the fixed fare.
From Central Saint Martins at 1 Granary Square, King's Cross (N1C 4AA) to London College of Fashion at East Bank, Chelsea at Millbank, Camberwell, LCC at Elephant & Castle and Wimbledon, we deliver you to the exact college, hall or private address you need — and run the return to any airport on the same fixed-fare basis.
Tell us the college and we set you down at the door — Central Saint Martins on Granary Square, LCF at the Olympic Park, Chelsea by Tate Britain, or the south London colleges — or at your UAL hall or private student accommodation.
None of the colleges offer student parking and most sit on busy inner-London streets, so a door-to-door drop-off by a driver who knows the area is the easiest way to arrive — especially with portfolios, materials or a term's luggage. Give us the full college address at booking and we plan the approach around it.
We run the return leg to any London airport on the same fixed-fare basis, collecting you from your college or hall at the time you need and tracking your departure so you arrive in good time.
Book both legs together and we hold your driver details for the return.
The drop-off point at Central Saint Martins (King's Cross) with GPS coordinates and one-tap navigation, plus quick links from each London airport. Tell us your college and we set the exact destination.
1 Granary Square, King's Cross, London N1C 4AA · (or your UAL college address)
Driving route & distance from every airport to UAL (King's Cross)
Maps © OpenStreetMap contributors (open licence). Coordinates are indicative — your driver confirms the exact college pickup and drop-off at booking.
Every detail — from the meet-and-greet at the airport to the handover at your college door — is handled by a professional, route-experienced chauffeur.
The price you see is the price you pay. All tolls, parking and waiting time are built into the quote — agreed at booking and never altered, whatever the traffic does.
We monitor your flight at every airport and time the collection to your actual landing, with free arrival wait so delays and customs queues never change your fare.
Every driver is TfL Private Hire licensed, enhanced-DBS checked, and knows the route inside out. Suited, courteous and discreet.
Pre-dawn departures, late-night arrivals, last-minute bookings — dispatch runs around the clock. A 4am run costs the same fixed fare as a midday one.
Saloons, executive Mercedes and BMW, six-seat MPVs and 8–9-seat minibuses — valeted before every job, with bottled water and phone chargers.
Collected at the airport and delivered to the exact college or hall address — with help loading the luggage, portfolios and art materials, and a vehicle sized to a full term's worth of bags.
Fares are fixed one-way for the whole vehicle (not per person) and include tolls and arrival wait. Indicative from-fares to the central colleges (Central Saint Martins, King's Cross) for each London airport:
| Airport | Distance | Saloon | Executive | MPV | 8/9-Seater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London City (LCY) | 9 mi | £48 | £61 | £66 | £77 / £84 |
| Heathrow (LHR) | 19 mi | £62 | £79 | £85 | £99 / £109 |
| Luton (LTN) | 28 mi | £75 | £95 | £103 | £120 / £132 |
| Gatwick (LGW) | 32 mi | £81 | £103 | £111 | £130 / £143 |
| Stansted (STN) | 33 mi | £83 | £105 | £114 | £133 / £146 |
Indicative from-fares — confirm your live tariff before publishing. Fares vary by college; East Bank, Camberwell and Wimbledon differ from the central sites. Fixed at booking with tolls included. For your exact flight and college, WhatsApp us for an instant fixed quote.
Every vehicle is available to any UAL college from any London airport. Prices shown are the lowest fixed from-fare across the airports.
Whichever airport you fly into, our drivers monitor live traffic and adjust the routing or collection time to keep you on schedule. Because the fare is fixed, congestion is the driver's problem, not yours — the quoted price does not move.
| London City (LCY) · 9 mi | 45 min off-peak |
| Heathrow (LHR) · 19 mi | 60 min off-peak |
| Luton (LTN) · 28 mi | 55 min off-peak |
| Gatwick (LGW) · 32 mi | 75 min off-peak |
| Stansted (STN) · 33 mi | 60 min off-peak |
Indicative off-peak times to the central colleges. Allow extra at morning and evening peaks — we always plan the pickup with a sensible buffer and track your flight.
| Fixed fare — all tolls & parking | ✓ |
| Live flight tracking (every airport) | ✓ |
| Meet & greet + free arrival wait | ✓ |
| Door-to-door to any UAL college or hall | ✓ |
| Named driver & vehicle details in advance | ✓ |
| Child seat / booster (free) | ✓ |
| Free cancellation (24h notice) | ✓ |
| Female chauffeur on request | ✓ |
On-demand apps surge exactly when you most need to travel — early mornings, late nights, holidays and the busy start of term. A RushXO fare does the opposite: calculated on genuine road distance, quoted as a single fixed figure at booking, and never altered.
University of the Arts London (UAL) is ranked among the world's leading universities for art and design, home to more than 20,000 students from around 130 countries. It is a federation of six colleges: Central Saint Martins (1 Granary Square, King's Cross, N1C 4AA), London College of Fashion (now at East Bank in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford), Chelsea College of Arts (Millbank, by Tate Britain), Camberwell College of Arts (Peckham Road), London College of Communication (Elephant & Castle) and Wimbledon College of Arts. Because the colleges are scattered across central, east and south London — each with its own nearest station — the most important thing on arrival day is simply knowing which one you need. None offer student parking, so a door-to-door drop-off to the exact college is the easiest way to arrive, especially after a long-haul flight with luggage and creative kit. We take you to the precise college or hall, with help loading at both ends.
Whether you are an international student arriving for the first time, a parent helping with the big move, or a visitor for an open day or a CSM or LCF degree show, the journey is far simpler in one vehicle than split across cars or managed by train with its changes and escalators. A single RushXO saloon, executive car or MPV carries your whole party and luggage door-to-door for one fixed fare, frequently calmer and easier than the equivalent rail connections. Child seats and boosters are provided free on request.
A pre-booked RushXO transfer is named and identifiable to you in advance: your driver holds an enhanced DBS check as a condition of their TfL Private Hire licence and operates a fully insured, logged vehicle. You receive the driver's name, number, and the vehicle's make, model and registration before pickup. A female chauffeur can be requested for lone or late-night travellers — reassuring for students arriving alone.
RushXO Ltd is a Dartford-based private hire operator licensed by Transport for London, registered at Companies House under number 16464640, and with the ICO under reference ZC112187. Every driver holds a current TfL Private Hire Driver licence, requiring an enhanced DBS check, a medical assessment and topographical and English-language testing. We hold a 4.9-star rating from 4,850 verified patrons, and our model rests on one promise: the fixed fare quoted at booking is the fare you pay, every time. Learn more at www.rushxo.com.
“Driver met our daughter in arrivals and took her straight to Central Saint Martins with all her luggage. Fixed fare exactly as quoted — a faultless start to first year.”
“Flight was delayed two hours; the driver tracked it and was waiting anyway. No extra charge, no stress on move-in day.”
“An MPV took the whole family and a term of bags door to door to LCF at East Bank. One fixed fare, dead easy.”
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