From Guildford, both Heathrow and Gatwick are within a comfortable run, and we plan the timing to your flight. Book a fixed-fare car or an executive vehicle for longer business journeys across the South.
Door-to-door London City to Guildford transfers at a fixed price, with flight tracking and round-the-clock booking. Know your fare before you travel.
Fixed fares, professional drivers and 24/7 cover across London and beyond.
Airport Move links London City and Guildford with fixed-price transfers, day or night. The journey is roughly 40 miles by road, usually around 50–80 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.
From Guildford, both Heathrow and Gatwick are within a comfortable run, and we plan the timing to your flight. Book a fixed-fare car or an executive vehicle for longer business journeys across the South.
Coming back to Guildford 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–Guildford roads, works around the traffic, and on arrivals times the pickup to when you actually land. Guildford lies roughly to the south-west of London City, and at around 40 miles it is a longer-distance run, so we build in extra time for traffic.
Whether it is your first time booking with us or your fiftieth, a London City to Guildford transfer follows the same reliable four-step process below.
Put in your route between London City and Guildford, or phone us, for an instant fixed fare covering the full journey — parking and waiting included, no surprises later.
Pick a saloon, estate, MPV or 8-seater, add any child seats or a meet-and-greet, and confirm. We send the driver's name, number and registration ahead of time.
We monitor inbound flights to London City and shift your pickup to the actual landing time. Your driver meets you in arrivals and helps with luggage out to the car.
Enjoy a door-to-door run into Guildford and pay online, by card on the day, or on a business account — the fixed fare never changes with the traffic.
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.
Travellers keep coming back for the same reasons on this route: a fixed London City to Guildford price, a tracked flight, and a driver who turns up.
No surprises — the fare is set upfront.
Your inbound flight is tracked for free.
Direct to any Guildford address, no changes.
Meet & greet at the airport.
Saloon to 8-seater for any group.
Book and travel any hour, any day.
The journey between London City and Guildford is roughly 40 miles by road, typically via the A13, A406 North Circular and Limehouse Link. In normal conditions allow about 50–80 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.
Guildford sits roughly to the south-west of London City. By distance across all the areas we cover from London City, this route is a longer-distance run, so we build in extra time for traffic — the 64th shortest of the 64 areas we cover from London City, by road distance — useful context if you are weighing up Guildford 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, Guildford is about 40 miles from London City, generally via the A13, A406 North Circular and Limehouse Link, and lies to the south-west of the airport itself. Guildford is a historic county town in Surrey, south-west of London, set among the Surrey Hills with a cobbled high street.
London City Airport is in the Royal Docks in east London, the closest airport to the City and Canary Wharf.
Plenty of people use “taxi” loosely for any hired car, but a licensed minicab is a distinct, regulated category from a black cab: no hailing on the street, a booking made ahead of time, and separate private hire licensing for both car and driver. This transfer runs on that same basis — booked ahead, fully licensed, fare fixed before you set off. On this specific route, Guildford lies to the south-west of London City, a journey of around 40 miles — a longer-distance run, so we build in extra time for traffic compared with our other London City routes, though the licensed, pre-booked model is identical whichever direction you are travelling.
The busiest times for London City to Guildford are weekday rush hours, when the A13, A406 North Circular and Limehouse Link carry commuter traffic alongside airport and local journeys. If you are travelling before 8am or after 5pm on a weekday, it pays to leave a little earlier; evenings, weekends and school holidays tend to move more freely. We plan the timing either way, so the fixed fare and the pickup time both hold.
The pickup point is settled in advance so there is no confusion on the day, and any airport leg is flight-tracked, meaning the car follows your real landing time rather than the original schedule. Either side of the drive, expect the usual airport process — check-in and security outbound, or passport control and baggage reclaim inbound — both allowed for in the included waiting time.
Telling us your group size and luggage at booking, rather than leaving it to the day, means the right vehicle is waiting: a saloon for up to four people and two large cases, or an estate, MPV or 8-seater for more bags, buggies or equipment. Journeys like this get busier in school holidays and summer, so booking ahead is the simplest way to secure the size of car you need.
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.
We quote the whole London City to Guildford journey as a single fixed number, parking and waiting time already in it, so there is nothing to add up afterwards. It covers roughly 40 miles and around 50–80 minutes in typical traffic, yet the quoted fare never moves. Ask online or call us.
Always. We follow your inbound flight and reset the pickup to when you actually touch down, so the driver to Guildford is there on time no matter the delay.
Pick meet & greet for a name-board welcome inside arrivals, or a standard pickup where the driver stays nearby and phones you the moment you are out with your luggage.
No address in Guildford 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.
It is. There is no meter and no surge pricing — the quote you accept for the London City to Guildford trip is exactly what you pay, regardless of the traffic.
You can — book both directions together and both fixed fares are held. Heading back to London City, we build in traffic and check-in time so you arrive with room to spare.
Choose from saloons, estates, MPVs, 8-seaters or an executive car for the Guildford journey — just tell us your group size and luggage when you book.
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.
Your London City pickup includes free waiting time after landing for passport control and baggage reclaim. The allowance is shown when 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.
Guildford is roughly to the south-west of London City, at around 40 miles by road — a longer-distance run, so we build in extra time for traffic. 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.
This page is maintained by the Airport Move operations team. Based at 450 Bath Rd by Heathrow and licensed for private hire in London, we arrange fixed-fare Guildford transfers to and from London City and every other London airport, seven days a week. Questions about your London City to Guildford transfer? Call +44 (0) 158 282 4631 or email booking@airportmove.co.uk.
Last updated: 17 August 2026