For early Eurostar connections, client meetings or a flight after a day in the Square Mile, a booked car beats hailing one in rush-hour traffic. We hold a fixed fare and can put an executive vehicle on your company account.
London City to City of London, door to door, for one fixed price — flight tracking, meet & greet and drivers on call around the clock.
Fixed fares, professional drivers and 24/7 cover across London and beyond.
Airport Move links London City and City of London with fixed-price transfers, day or night. The journey is roughly 9 miles by road, usually around 20–30 minutes depending on traffic. We follow your flight, meet you with help for your luggage, and confirm the fare upfront so there is no meter and no surge pricing to worry about.
For early Eurostar connections, client meetings or a flight after a day in the Square Mile, a booked car beats hailing one in rush-hour traffic. We hold a fixed fare and can put an executive vehicle on your company account.
Coming back to City of London or setting off for your flight, a transfer booked in advance keeps the whole trip simple and door-to-door. Your driver knows the London City–City of London roads, works around the traffic, and on arrivals times the pickup to when you actually land. City of London lies roughly to the west of London City, and at around 9 miles it is a quick, short-distance run by our usual standards.
The quickest way to describe booking a London City to City of London transfer is: quote, confirm, fly, ride. Here is what actually happens at each of those four steps.
Start with an instant fixed quote for the London City to City of London trip on our booking page or by phone. The figure you see is the figure you pay, parking and waiting included.
Tell us your group size and luggage, choose any extras such as child seats or meet and greet, and confirm. Driver and vehicle details reach you well before pickup.
Flying into London City? We track the flight and reset your pickup to the real landing time, so delays are on us and your driver is ready when you head for City of London.
Travel direct to your City of London address in a clean, well-kept car and pay your way — online, in the car, or on account — at the agreed fixed fare.
One fixed fare, quoted before you book, covers the whole journey. Here is what comes as standard.
No charge for airline or air-traffic delays.
Meet & greet available at the airport.
Child seats fitted free on request.
A London City to City of London transfer should not need a second thought once it is booked — that is the standard we hold every journey to.
A fixed price agreed before booking.
Flight tracking included on arrivals.
Collected and dropped at your City of London door.
Meet & greet in arrivals if you want it.
Vehicles from saloon to 8-seater.
24/7 booking and travel.
The journey between London City and City of London is roughly 9 miles by road, typically via the A13, A406 North Circular and Limehouse Link. In normal conditions allow about 20–30 minutes, though the real time depends on traffic, roadworks and the time of day. Because your fare is fixed, a longer run on the day costs you no more than the price you were quoted.
City of London sits roughly to the west of London City. By distance across all the areas we cover from London City, this route is a quick, short-distance run by our usual standards — the 13th shortest of the 64 areas we cover from London City, by road distance — useful context if you are weighing up City of London against a nearby postcode for the same trip.
Distance and time are approximate, measured by road and intended as a guide only. For airport pickups we track your flight and time the journey to your landing, building in extra for traffic so you are not left waiting.
By road, City of London is about 9 miles from London City, generally via the A13, A406 North Circular and Limehouse Link, and lies to the west of the airport itself. The City of London is the capital's historic financial district, the "Square Mile" around the Bank of England and Liverpool Street.
London City Airport is in the Royal Docks in east London, the closest airport to the City and Canary Wharf.
The word “taxi” gets used for almost any hired car in everyday conversation, but a licensed minicab is a genuinely separate, regulated category from a black cab — it must be pre-booked rather than hailed, and both the driver and vehicle carry their own private hire licence. That is exactly how this transfer is arranged: booked in advance, licensed throughout, and priced before you travel. On this specific route, City of London lies to the west of London City, a journey of around 9 miles — a quick, short-distance run by our usual standards compared with our other London City routes, though the licensed, pre-booked model is identical whichever direction you are travelling.
Traffic around London City to City of London builds fastest on weekday mornings and early evenings, when commuters share the A13, A406 North Circular and Limehouse Link with airport and local traffic. A journey before 8am or after 5pm on a weekday is when it is worth allowing extra time; outside those windows, and at weekends, the roads are usually calmer. Either way, our drivers build a buffer into every pickup so a slow patch of traffic does not turn into a rushed one.
We agree the exact pickup point with you before the day, so there is nothing to work out when you travel, and any airport leg has the flight tracked so timing follows your real schedule rather than the printed one. Build in the normal airport steps around the drive — check-in and security outbound, passport control and baggage on arrival — both covered by the waiting time already included in your fare.
Groups and luggage are worth mentioning at booking rather than working out on the day: a saloon suits up to four people and two large cases comfortably, while an estate, MPV or 8-seater gives more room for extra bags, buggies or sports kit. School holidays and the summer season tend to bring more group and family travel on this kind of journey, so booking a little further ahead helps guarantee the right-sized vehicle at a time that suits you.
Booked this as a single taxi ride? The same fixed fare, driver and vehicle are available for more than one journey:
An executive car with a professional driver for business trips and special occasions.
A company account for corporate airport travel.
Airport meet & greet, if you would rather be met inside arrivals.
A bigger group travelling together with minibus transfers.
Step-free travel in one of our wheelchair-accessible vehicles.
A day out further afield with a private tour.
Your fare is fixed and quoted upfront from London City to your exact City of London address, including parking and free waiting time. The route is about 9 miles, normally 20–30 minutes by road, but the price stays the same whatever the traffic. Get an instant price on our booking page or by phone.
Always. We follow your inbound flight and reset the pickup to when you actually touch down, so the driver to City of London is there on time no matter the delay.
With meet & greet, your driver waits in arrivals with a name board. For a standard pickup, the driver waits nearby and calls you once you have your luggage and have cleared arrivals.
No address in City of London is out of reach for us, home, hotel or office alike. Add the full postcode when you book and your driver will be at the right door.
Yes. We do not use meters or surge pricing. The price you are quoted for the London City to City of London journey is the price you pay, whatever the traffic on the day.
Yes. Book the outbound and return together to hold both fixed fares. For the trip to London City we allow for traffic and check-in times so you arrive in good time.
From saloons and estates to MPVs, 8-seaters and executive cars. Share your group size and luggage at booking and we will match the best vehicle for the City of London run.
Yes. Add the number and type of infant, child or booster seats when you book and we will fit them before pickup, at no extra charge.
There is free waiting time built into every London City pickup, allowing for passport control and baggage reclaim. The exact allowance appears as you book.
Three ways to pay: online when you book, by card with the driver, or on account if you travel this route regularly — all at the same fixed fare.
City of London is roughly to the west of London City, at around 9 miles by road — a quick, short-distance run by our usual standards. Your driver takes the most direct route on the day, typically via the A13, A406 North Circular and Limehouse Link, and the fixed fare covers whichever way the traffic runs.
Written by the people who dispatch these journeys: the Airport Move operations team, a licensed London private-hire operator based at 450 Bath Rd near Heathrow. We handle London City to City of London runs and door-to-door transfers across the capital and beyond every day. Questions about your London City to City of London transfer? Call +44 (0) 158 282 4631 or email booking@airportmove.co.uk.
Last updated: 17 August 2026