With strong Elizabeth line links and Stansted to the north, Ilford is an easy base for airport travel. Book a fixed-fare car from your address and your driver picks the quickest route out of east London.
Fixed price, flight-tracked, door to door: that is a London City to Ilford transfer with Airport Move, any hour you need it.
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Travelling between London City and Ilford? Airport Move provides fixed-fare, door-to-door transfers around the clock. Expect about 6 miles and 15–20 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 strong Elizabeth line links and Stansted to the north, Ilford is an easy base for airport travel. Book a fixed-fare car from your address and your driver picks the quickest route out of east London.
Whether you are heading home to Ilford after a trip or leaving for the airport, a pre-booked transfer is the easy door-to-door option. Your driver knows the routes between London City and Ilford and plans around the traffic, and for arrivals we adjust the pickup to your real landing time. Ilford lies roughly to the north-north-east of London City, and at around 6 miles it is one of the shorter transfers we run from London City.
There is nothing complicated about booking between London City and Ilford — four short steps stand between you and a confirmed, fixed-fare ride.
Enter the Ilford 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 Ilford 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.
Here is why travellers between London City and Ilford choose Airport Move for a door-to-door, fixed-price ride.
One set fare, confirmed up front.
Your inbound flight is tracked for free.
Direct to any Ilford address, no changes.
Meet & greet at the airport.
Vehicles from saloon to 8-seater.
Available to book and travel 24/7.
The journey between London City and Ilford is roughly 6 miles by road, typically via the A13, A406 North Circular and Limehouse Link. In normal conditions allow about 15–20 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.
Ilford sits roughly to the north-north-east of London City. By distance across all the areas we cover from London City, this route is one of the shorter transfers we run from London City — the 6th shortest of the 64 areas we cover from London City, by road distance — useful context if you are weighing up Ilford 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 6 miles between London City and Ilford, typically using the A13, A406 North Circular and Limehouse Link, with Ilford positioned to the north-north-east of the airport. Ilford, in north-east London, is a bustling town centre in Redbridge with strong Elizabeth line links.
London City Airport is in the Royal Docks in east London, the closest airport to the City and Canary Wharf.
In everyday London speech, people say “taxi” for almost any hired car, but a licensed minicab is legally distinct from a black cab: it cannot be hailed on the street and must be booked in advance, with the driver and vehicle separately licensed for private hire. A pre-booked transfer like this one works on exactly that basis — agreed in advance, licensed throughout, with the fare fixed before you travel. On this specific route, Ilford lies to the north-north-east of London City, a journey of around 6 miles — one of the shorter transfers we run from London City compared with our other London City routes, though the licensed, pre-booked model is identical whichever direction you are travelling.
Weekday rush hours are the main thing to plan around for London City to Ilford, since the A13, A406 North Circular and Limehouse Link get busy with commuters as well as airport traffic. An early-morning or early-evening weekday trip is worth a little extra buffer; things generally ease off in the evenings, at weekends and during school holidays. The fare stays fixed regardless of which of these you land in.
On the day, your driver confirms the pickup point in advance so there is no last-minute searching, and for airport legs the flight is tracked so the car is ready whether you land early or late. Allow the usual airport routine either side of the drive itself: security and check-in on the way out, and passport control or baggage reclaim on the way in, both of which our free waiting allowance already covers.
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.
We quote the whole London City to Ilford journey as a single fixed number, parking and waiting time already in it, so there is nothing to add up afterwards. It covers roughly 6 miles and around 15–20 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 Ilford 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.
Yes. We collect from and drop at any Ilford address — homes, hotels and offices. Provide the full address and postcode when booking so the driver finds you easily.
Yes. We do not use meters or surge pricing. The price you are quoted for the London City to Ilford journey is the price you pay, whatever the traffic on the day.
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.
Our fleet spans saloons, estates, MPVs, 8-seaters and executive cars. Tell us how many people and bags are travelling to or from Ilford and we will size the car accordingly.
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.
Every London City pickup comes with a free waiting allowance for passport control and baggage reclaim built in. You will see the figure when you book.
However you prefer: securely online at the time of booking, by card in the car, or on a standing account for regular travellers — the fare does not change either way.
Ilford is roughly to the north-north-east of London City, at around 6 miles by road — one of the shorter transfers we run 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 Ilford 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 Ilford transfer? Call +44 (0) 158 282 4631 or email booking@airportmove.co.uk.
Last updated: 17 August 2026