With Heathrow minutes away and fast Elizabeth line links, Hayes is prime airport-transfer territory. We fix the fare from your door and have the driver ready for even the earliest check-in.
London City to Hayes, 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.
Travelling between London City and Hayes? Airport Move provides fixed-fare, door-to-door transfers around the clock. Expect about 26 miles and 40–65 minutes in normal conditions. Your flight is tracked, your driver helps with the bags, and the fare is locked in before you set off — never metered, never surged.
With Heathrow minutes away and fast Elizabeth line links, Hayes is prime airport-transfer territory. We fix the fare from your door and have the driver ready for even the earliest check-in.
From your Hayes 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 Hayes, allow for delays, and reset arrival pickups to your real landing time. Hayes lies roughly to the west of London City, and at around 26 miles it is among the more distant areas we cover from London City.
From quote to doorstep, your London City to Hayes ride follows the same simple path every time. Here is what to expect at each step.
Enter the Hayes and London City ends of your journey for a clear fixed price in seconds. No meter, no peak surcharge, and no change to the fare once you have booked.
Choose saloon through to 8-seater, add child seats or a meet-and-greet, and confirm in about a minute. We share your driver's name, number and car ahead of time.
For London City arrivals we follow your flight number and move the pickup to your actual landing, with a name-board meet in arrivals and a hand with the luggage.
Settle back for a direct ride into Hayes and pay online, by card with the driver, or on a business account — the quoted fixed fare is all you pay.
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.
Fixed-fare, flight-tracked journeys between London City and Hayes, booked in minutes and driven by licensed local drivers.
One set fare, confirmed up front.
Flight tracking included on arrivals.
Collected and dropped at your Hayes door.
Meet & greet at the airport.
Vehicles from saloon to 8-seater.
Round-the-clock booking and travel.
The journey between London City and Hayes is roughly 26 miles by road, typically via the A13, A406 North Circular and Limehouse Link. In normal conditions allow about 40–65 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.
Hayes sits roughly to the west of London City. By distance across all the areas we cover from London City, this route is among the more distant areas we cover from London City — the 56th shortest of the 64 areas we cover from London City, by road distance — useful context if you are weighing up Hayes 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.
The London City–Hayes run is roughly 26 miles, usually along the A13, A406 North Circular and Limehouse Link, with Hayes sitting to the west of the airport. Hayes, in west London, is a busy district in Hillingdon with strong Elizabeth line connections at Hayes & Harlington.
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, Hayes lies to the west of London City, a journey of around 26 miles — among the more distant areas we cover from London City compared with our other London City routes, though the licensed, pre-booked model is identical whichever direction you are travelling.
London City to Hayes 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.
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.
The cost is set in advance for the London City to Hayes trip and covers parking and waiting time, so nothing is added later. The route is about 26 miles, normally 40–65 minutes by road, but the price stays the same whatever the traffic. Request your price online or over the phone.
We do. Your flight is followed by its number and the pickup shifts to the actual landing time, so the car to Hayes is ready early or late at no extra cost.
You decide at London City: a name-board welcome inside arrivals with meet & greet, or a driver waiting a short walk away who calls the moment you have your bags.
No address in Hayes 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.
Fully fixed. Once you accept the quote for London City to Hayes, that is the amount charged — traffic, weather and time of day do not change it.
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.
Choose from saloons, estates, MPVs, 8-seaters or an executive car for the Hayes journey — just tell us your group size and luggage when you book.
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.
Hayes is roughly to the west of London City, at around 26 miles by road — among the more distant areas we cover from London City. 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.
The team behind this London City to Hayes page dispatches these journeys daily: Airport Move is a London-licensed private-hire operator working from 450 Bath Rd, near Heathrow, across every London airport and the areas around them. Questions about your London City to Hayes transfer? Call +44 (0) 158 282 4631 or email booking@airportmove.co.uk.
Last updated: 17 August 2026