Just outside London in Kent, Dartford is a clear run to Gatwick and close to London City across the river. Book ahead, fix the fare, and your driver tracks your flight on the return.
London City to Dartford transfers that are booked in minutes, priced upfront and covered 24 hours a day, with flight tracking on every arrival.
Fixed fares, professional drivers and 24/7 cover across London and beyond.
Airport Move runs fixed-fare transfers between London City and Dartford, 24 hours a day. The journey is roughly 11 miles by road, usually around 25–45 minutes depending on traffic. We track your flight so your driver is ready when you land, help with your luggage, and the price is agreed before you travel — no meters and no surge pricing.
Just outside London in Kent, Dartford is a clear run to Gatwick and close to London City across the river. Book ahead, fix the fare, and your driver tracks your flight on the return.
From your Dartford doorstep to the terminal, or the other way round, booking ahead takes the stress out of the journey. Drivers know the best way between London City and Dartford, allow for delays, and reset arrival pickups to your real landing time. Dartford lies roughly to the east-south-east of London City, and at around 11 miles it is a fairly typical distance for one of our airport transfers.
We keep a London City to Dartford booking to four simple steps, each one designed to remove a decision you would otherwise have to make on the day.
Tell us the London City and Dartford ends of your trip and we return one fixed price upfront. There are no meters running and no peak-time surcharges to worry about.
Select the right vehicle for your group and luggage, request extras like child seats or meet and greet, and book in a minute. Your driver and car details arrive before pickup.
For landings at London City we watch your flight and adjust the pickup automatically, so a delay costs you nothing and your driver is ready when you reach the Dartford side.
Settle in for a direct ride to your Dartford address and pay whichever way suits — online, card in the car, or on account — at the price agreed when you booked.
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.
Here is why travellers between London City and Dartford choose Airport Move for a door-to-door, fixed-price ride.
No surprises — the fare is set upfront.
Free flight tracking on arrivals.
Collected and dropped at your Dartford door.
A name board waiting in arrivals, on request.
Any group size, saloon to 8-seater.
Round-the-clock booking and travel.
The journey between London City and Dartford is roughly 11 miles by road, typically via the A13, A406 North Circular and Limehouse Link. In normal conditions allow about 25–45 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.
Dartford sits roughly to the east-south-east of London City. By distance across all the areas we cover from London City, this route is a fairly typical distance for one of our airport transfers — the 23rd shortest of the 64 areas we cover from London City, by road distance — useful context if you are weighing up Dartford 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.
This route covers around 11 miles between London City and Dartford, typically using the A13, A406 North Circular and Limehouse Link, with Dartford positioned to the east-south-east of the airport. Dartford sits just outside south-east London in Kent, by the Thames crossing that bears its name.
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, Dartford lies to the east-south-east of London City, a journey of around 11 miles — a fairly typical distance for one of our airport transfers compared with our other London City routes, though the licensed, pre-booked model is identical whichever direction you are travelling.
London City to Dartford sees its heaviest traffic on weekday mornings and early evenings, when the A13, A406 North Circular and Limehouse Link are shared between commuters and airport travellers. If your journey falls in one of those windows, building in some extra time is sensible; outside them, and at weekends, the roads are typically quieter. Either way, the route is planned around the traffic on the day, not around a fixed schedule that ignores it.
Nothing about the pickup is left to chance: the meeting point is agreed in advance, and on airport legs we track the flight so the timing matches your real arrival, not the timetable. Plan for the usual airport process around the journey itself — security and check-in outbound, passport control and baggage inbound — which is exactly what the free waiting allowance in your fare is there for.
Sort out group size and luggage when you book, not on the day: four passengers and two large cases fit a saloon well, while an estate, MPV or 8-seater handles more — extra suitcases, pushchairs or sports bags included. This kind of journey sees more demand over school holidays and summer, so booking with some notice makes it easier to get the vehicle sized correctly.
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 Dartford address, including parking and free waiting time. The route is about 11 miles, normally 25–45 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 Dartford is there on time no matter the delay.
Two options at London City: meet & greet, where the driver holds a name board inside arrivals, or a standard pickup just outside, with a call once you are clear of customs and baggage.
We do — any Dartford home, hotel or office, for pickup or drop-off. Give the full address and postcode at booking so your driver reaches you without delay.
One hundred percent. We do not run meters or apply surge pricing, so the London City to Dartford price you see at booking is the price on the invoice.
Yes, and it is worth doing at the same time: both fares are locked in together, and we plan the London City-bound leg around traffic and your check-in deadline.
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 Dartford run.
We can, with no charge added. Specify infant, child or booster seats and the quantity when you book, and they will already be fitted when the driver arrives.
We include free waiting time after your London City landing to cover passport control and baggage reclaim. You see the exact allowance at booking.
Pay securely online when you book, by card in the car, or on an account for regular travel. The fixed fare is the same whichever way you pay.
Dartford is roughly to the east-south-east of London City, at around 11 miles by road — a fairly typical distance for one of our airport transfers. 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.
Airport Move's operations team, based at 450 Bath Rd near Heathrow and licensed for private hire in London, wrote and reviews this page on London City to Dartford transfers as part of our day-to-day dispatch work. Questions about your London City to Dartford transfer? Call +44 (0) 158 282 4631 or email booking@airportmove.co.uk.
Last updated: 17 August 2026