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✦Heathrow Airport · LHR
Heathrow Airport Taxi Transfer
Pre-booked transfers to and from Terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5 at a fare agreed before you travel. The meter never runs and the price never moves.
Passengers
2
Bags
2
- Terminals
- Terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5
- Distance
- 15 miles to central London
- Journey time
- 45 to 70 minutes
- Saloon from
- £75
- Drop-off charge
- £7 for 10 minutes, included in your fare
- Rail alternative
- Heathrow Express, 15 minutes to Paddington
Overview
What is a Heathrow taxi transfer?
A Heathrow taxi transfer is a pre-booked private hire journey between London Heathrow (LHR) and an address of your choosing, at a fare agreed before the wheels move. Taxiqo runs these transfers from £75 in a saloon carrying up to four passengers and two large cases.
Heathrow sits 15 miles west of central London along the M4, and the drive takes 45 to 70 minutes depending on the hour you travel. Four passenger terminals are open: Terminal 2 (the Queen's Terminal), Terminal 3, Terminal 4 and Terminal 5. Terminal 1 closed in 2015 and no longer handles flights. Each has its own approach road, its own arrivals hall and its own authorised pickup area, so the terminal you land at changes where your driver waits.
Every journey is driven by a licensed private hire driver in a vehicle plated by Transport for London. Fares include the airport's £7 drop-off charge, road tolls, the congestion charge, ULEZ and VAT. Heathrow enforces that charge with barrierless ANPR cameras, so there's no barrier to pay at and nothing to settle at the kerb.
Below you'll find what a Heathrow transfer costs by destination, how the four terminals differ for pickup, which vehicle suits your group and luggage, what the fare covers, how a car compares against the Heathrow Express and the Piccadilly line, and how to book. The questions at the end cover delays, meeting points, child seats, cancellations and airport-to-airport runs such as a Heathrow to Gatwick transfer.
Why Taxiqo
Why book a Heathrow transfer in advance
Booking ahead removes the two things that go wrong at Heathrow arrivals: the queue and the price. Your car is allocated before you land, so you walk out to a driver instead of to the back of a rank. And a slow crawl on the M4 costs you nothing extra.
Heathrow handles more passengers than any other UK airport. Several hundred people can be waiting in the Terminal 5 arrivals hall at once, so a named meeting point matters more here than at the smaller London airports.
- Licensed by Transport for London, with DBS-checked drivers
- Fixed fare confirmed in writing before travel
- Flight number tracked against live arrival data
- 60 minutes of free waiting after the aircraft lands
- Card, cash or business account accepted
- Booking line answered 24 hours a day
Fixed prices
How much is a taxi from Heathrow?
A saloon to central London is £80, and prices rise with distance and vehicle size. The figure quoted is per vehicle, not per passenger, so four people travelling together pay the same as one. Nothing is added afterwards. The Heathrow to London taxi transfer page covers that run in detail, and the longer journeys have their own pages: Heathrow to Oxford, Heathrow to Reading, Heathrow to Cambridge and Heathrow to Southampton.
| Destination | Vehicle | Journey time | Fixed fare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | Saloon | 45 to 70 min | £80 |
| Canary Wharf | Saloon | 60 to 85 min | £90 |
| Richmond | Saloon | 25 to 40 min | £75 |
| Watford | Saloon | 40 to 60 min | £80 |
| Gatwick Airport | Saloon | 75 to 110 min | £95 |
| Reading | Saloon | 45 to 65 min | £95 |
Quoted fares cover the drop-off charge, tolls, parking and VAT.Price your own route
Coverage
Which Heathrow terminals do we cover?
Terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5 are all served, arriving and departing. Tell us your flight number and we'll work out the terminal ourselves, which matters when airlines move between them at short notice.
Terminals 2 and 3 sit in the Central Terminal Area and share an approach. Terminal 4 lies south of the runways, Terminal 5 to the west, and each needs a separate run off the perimeter road. So getting the terminal right at booking saves ten minutes at the other end. Your flight number tells us the terminal, and your airline shows it on your booking.
01
Terminal 2 (Queen's Terminal)
The main home of Star Alliance airlines at Heathrow. Arrivals exit into the Central Terminal Area.
02
Terminal 3
Mostly long-haul flights. Shares the Central Terminal Area with T2, a short walk apart.
03
Terminal 4
Reached by its own spur road south of the runways, separate from the other three terminals.
04
Terminal 5
The home of British Airways at Heathrow, at the western edge of the airport. Arriving passengers come out in the main terminal building.
What's included
What the Heathrow fare covers
Covered in the quoted price is everything the journey actually costs, which is why the number you see at booking is the number you pay.
- Airport drop-off charge of £7 for a 10 minute stay
- Car park fees on meet and greet arrivals
- Congestion charge and ULEZ where the route crosses either zone
- Road tolls including the Dartford Crossing when the route uses it
- VAT at the standard rate
- Waiting time of 60 minutes from the moment the aircraft lands
For how the charge works and what it costs, read Heathrow drop-off charge explained.
Arrivals
Where does the driver meet you?
Arrivals are served by one of two pickup types. Meet and greet places the driver inside the terminal; a standard pickup meets you at the designated pickup point outside.
Meet and greet
- Where
- Inside the arrivals hall
- Driver
- Waits at the arrivals gate holding a name board
- Luggage
- Driver helps with luggage to the car
- Parking
- Car park fee included in the fare
- Best for
- First-time arrivals, families, late-night landings
Standard pickup
- Where
- At the terminal's designated pickup point
- Driver
- Calls or texts you on landing with the bay number
- Luggage
- You bring luggage to the car
- Parking
- No car park fee
- Best for
- Frequent flyers with hand luggage only
Vehicle choice
Which vehicle do you need?
Choose by passenger count first, then by luggage. Count pushchairs, ski bags and golf clubs as large cases. Under-filling a vehicle is the most common cause of a transfer going wrong at the kerb.
| Vehicle | Passengers | Large cases | Example | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saloon | Up to 4 | 2 large cases | Toyota Prius or similar | £75 |
| Estate | Up to 4 | 4 large cases | VW Passat Estate or similar | £85 |
| Mercedes E-Class | Up to 3 | 2 large cases | Mercedes E-Class or similar | £90 |
| Mercedes S-Class | Up to 3 | 2 large cases | Mercedes S-Class or similar | £120 |
| Mercedes V-Class | Up to 6 | 6 large cases | Mercedes V-Class or similar | £120 |
| 8 Seater | Up to 8 | 8 large cases | Mercedes Vito or similar | £90 |
| 16 Seater Minibus | Up to 16 | 16 cases | Mercedes Sprinter or similar | £491.60 |
| Range Rover | Up to 4 | 3 large cases | Range Rover or similar | £200 |
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Alternatives
Taxi, Heathrow Express or the Piccadilly line?
Heathrow Express reaches Paddington in 15 minutes and beats a car on raw speed every time. But Paddington is rarely where anyone is actually going. Add the walk to the platform, the wait, then a tube or cab at the far end with luggage, and the door-to-door gap narrows sharply.
Piccadilly line trains cost least and take around 50 minutes to Piccadilly Circus. The Elizabeth line sits between the two. A car wins with more than one case, with children, after midnight, or heading anywhere that isn't a rail terminus. Group size then decides the vehicle class.
How to book
How to book a Heathrow transfer
Booking takes under a minute online. Enter the pickup, the destination, your date and time, then choose a vehicle class and confirm. You'll get the fare on screen before anything is committed.
- 1Enter your pickup point and destination
- 2Pick your date, time and passenger count
- 3Choose a vehicle class and see the fixed fare
- 4Add the flight number for arrivals
- 5Confirm and receive written confirmation
Heathrow transfer questions
Heathrow Airport transfers, answered
Direct answers on fares, terminals, delayed landings, luggage and cancellations for Heathrow Airport.
Still have questions?
Our London team is available 24/7 to help you choose the right vehicle, explain fixed prices and take your booking.
CONTACT USA saloon from Heathrow to central London costs £80. That carries four passengers and two large cases, and covers roughly 15 miles in 45 to 70 minutes. The fare is fixed at booking and includes the airport charge, tolls and VAT.
All four open terminals: 2, 3, 4 and 5. Terminal 1 shut in 2015 and handles no flights. Give us your flight number and we'll match it to the right terminal, including when an airline switches terminal after you book.
Nothing changes and you pay no more. Your flight number is checked against live arrival data, so a delayed landing simply moves the pickup. The 60 minutes of free waiting begins when the aircraft touches down, not at the time printed on your ticket.
Heathrow Express is faster to Paddington at 15 minutes against 45 to 70 by road. Door to door the answer flips for most journeys, because the train ends at a station rather than your address. Count the onward leg with luggage before deciding.
Meet and greet places your driver inside the arrivals hall holding a name board, and the car park fee is built into the fare. Your driver helps with cases to the vehicle. The alternative is a standard pickup, where the driver texts a bay number at the designated pickup area.
Yes, as an extra added when you book; the price shows before you confirm. Say which type you need: infant carrier, child seat or booster. Requests need at least 12 hours notice so the right seat travels with the right car.
Yes. The £7 charge for a 10 minute stay sits inside your quoted fare, so there's nothing to pay at the terminal. Heathrow reads number plates with ANPR cameras rather than barriers, and the operator settles it.
Eight classes run from Heathrow: saloon, estate, Mercedes E-Class, Mercedes S-Class, Range Rover, Mercedes V-Class, 8 seater and 16 seater minibus. A saloon takes four passengers and two large cases; an 8 seater takes eight and eight, and the minibus up to 16. Count pushchairs, golf clubs and ski bags as large cases.
Yes, free of charge up to 24 hours before pickup. Changes to the time, the address or the vehicle class can be made by phone at any hour. Between 24 and 2 hours before pickup half the fare is refunded, and inside 2 hours nothing is, because the car is already allocated.
Not always less, but always known in advance. A metered black cab from Heathrow to the West End typically lands between £70 and £100, and traffic pushes it higher. A saloon at £80 doesn't move whatever the M4 does.
Yes. There is no direct train between the two airports, so a car is the simplest link. A saloon from Heathrow to Gatwick is £95, fixed, and the drive takes 75 to 110 minutes on the M25. Details are on the Heathrow to Gatwick transfer page.
Popular routes
Connecting on from Heathrow?
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75 to 110 minutes · from £95
View this routeHeathrow to Oxford
60 to 90 minutes · from £135
View this routeHeathrow to Reading
45 to 65 minutes · from £95
View this routeHeathrow to Cambridge
90 to 130 minutes · from £160
View this routeHeathrow to Birmingham
2 hours to 2 hours 45 minutes · from £315
View this routeHeathrow to Portsmouth
75 to 105 minutes · from £160
View this routeHeathrow to Southampton
75 to 105 minutes · from £160
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