Croydon's closeness to Gatwick makes for quick, good-value airport runs, and we time them to your flight. Book ahead from any address, lock the fare, and skip the crowds at East Croydon with your luggage.
Fixed-fare Croydon transfers with flight tracking, meet & greet and 24/7 cover — your price confirmed before you book.
Fixed fares, professional drivers and 24/7 cover across London and beyond.
Airport Move is the fixed-fare minicab for Croydon, day or night. Whether it is a short local hop or a run to the airport, the price is agreed up front and a licensed driver takes you door to door.
Croydon's closeness to Gatwick makes for quick, good-value airport runs, and we time them to your flight. Book ahead from any address, lock the fare, and skip the crowds at East Croydon with your luggage.
We reach every London airport, cruise port and station from Croydon, in a vehicle matched to your group and luggage. For airport journeys we track your flight so the pickup is always right.
Booking takes about two minutes and your fare is fixed from the start. Here is how a journey works, step by step.
Enter your pickup and drop-off for your Croydon journey on our booking page, or call us. You get an instant, fixed price — no meters and no surge pricing.
Choose a saloon, estate, MPV or 8-seater, add child seats or meet and greet, and confirm in under a minute. We send your driver's name, number and car before pickup.
On airport journeys we track your flight by number and adjust the pickup to your real landing time. Your driver can wait in arrivals with a name board and help with your luggage.
Your driver takes you directly to your destination and you pay online, by card in the car, or on account — always at the fixed fare you were quoted.
One fixed fare, quoted before you book, covers the whole journey. Here is what comes as standard.
Driver details sent before pickup.
No meters and no surge pricing.
Child seats fitted free on request.
Fixed-fare local and airport journeys to and from Croydon.
Wherever you are in Croydon, we come to you.
No surprises: the price is fixed upfront.
Every driver is licensed and professionally presented.
Airports and cruise ports, all covered from Croydon.
Flights tracked automatically on airport runs.
24/7 booking and travel.
Croydon is a major commercial centre in south London, with a busy town centre, tram network and fast trains to the coast. Gatwick is especially close to the south, making it one of our quickest airport runs from Croydon. We quote a fixed fare upfront and track your flight on the return.
By road distance, London City is usually the shortest run from Croydon, though the fastest journey on the day depends on traffic and which motorway corridor you take — a numerically closer airport can still be the slower option if it means crossing London rather than joining a direct route. Here is roughly how each of the six compares, in normal traffic:
Of all the areas we cover, Croydon ranks 36th closest to London City out of 64 by road distance — a genuine relative marker, not just a raw mileage figure.
London City — about 15 miles (25–40 min by road); Croydon lies to the south-west of it.
Gatwick — about 21 miles (35–50 min by road); Croydon lies to the north-north-east of it.
Heathrow — about 22 miles (35–55 min by road); Croydon lies to the east-south-east of it.
Stansted — about 45 miles (60–90 min by road); Croydon lies to the south-south-west of it.
Luton — about 45 miles (55–90 min by road); Croydon lies to the south-south-east of it.
Southend — about 45 miles (55–90 min by road); Croydon lies to the west-south-west of it.
Unlike a black cab, a minicab cannot legally pick up a passenger who simply flags it down — every trip has to be arranged beforehand, with the driver and the car both carrying their own private hire licence. Booking with Airport Move follows that rule to the letter: the fare and the time are fixed before you travel, and a licensed driver turns up at the agreed moment rather than being hailed in passing. In Croydon specifically, London City is the closest of the six by road — roughly 15 miles away, with Croydon lying to the south-west of it — which is often why local minicab bookings here lean that way, though a fixed-fare car from Croydon reaches every London airport just as reliably.
the main approach roads are at their busiest on weekday mornings and early evenings around Croydon, as commuter traffic overlaps with airport and local trips. Early or late weekday journeys benefit from extra time in the schedule; quieter periods fall on evenings, weekends and school holidays. Whatever the traffic, your driver plans the route in advance and the fare does not change.
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.
A quick note on group size and luggage at booking saves any surprise on the day: a saloon is comfortable for four with two large cases, and an estate, MPV or 8-seater takes the extra bags, buggies or kit that a bigger trip brings. Since school holidays and summer tend to be busier for journeys like this, booking a little ahead makes securing the right vehicle straightforward.
Most Croydon bookings with us start as an airport transfer, but the same fixed-fare minicab and driver cover plenty more of your travel:
A regular commute or the school run, billed to a business or family account.
A wedding, night out or event transfer, planned to your schedule.
A car kept at your disposal with hourly hire.
A connection on to a cruise port or hotel.
Something sent rather than someone carried, with courier delivery.
Step-free travel in one of our wheelchair-accessible vehicles.
There is no meter for a Croydon minicab: the fare is calculated from your exact address and destination and shown before you book. Get it instantly online or by phone.
We do — every London airport is covered from Croydon at a fixed fare, with your flight tracked free of charge on arrivals.
Absolutely — any Croydon home, hotel or office works for pickup. Give the full postcode at booking so the driver reaches you without delay.
Yes, fully fixed. Traffic, time of day and demand never change the price once your Croydon journey is quoted.
Round the clock, every day of the week, including the earliest departures and latest arrivals from Croydon, at one unchanging fare.
Yes. We provide MPVs and 8-seaters for larger groups, or multiple vehicles, so everyone travels together with their luggage at one fixed fare.
Yes, at no extra cost. Specify infant, child or booster seats when booking and they will be in place before pickup.
Yes — book both legs in one go to fix both fares, with the return to Croydon timed to your flight or plans.
An earlier booking guarantees the exact vehicle and fare you want, though same-day Croydon requests are accepted around the clock where availability allows.
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.
This page is written and reviewed by the Airport Move operations team, a London-licensed private-hire operator based at 450 Bath Rd, near Heathrow. We arrange fixed-fare airport, station, cruise-port and door-to-door transfers across London and the UK every day, and keep our route, fare and timing guidance current. Questions about your Croydon transfer? Call +44 (0) 158 282 4631 or email booking@airportmove.co.uk.
Last updated: 17 August 2026