Romford travellers book us for Stansted runs up the M11 and quick hops to London City. We confirm the fare from your door and bring the right vehicle for the family and the holiday cases.
Book a fixed-fare Southend to Romford transfer in minutes: flight tracking, meet & greet on request and drivers available 24/7.
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Airport Move runs fixed-fare transfers between Southend and Romford, 24 hours a day. The journey is roughly 29 miles by road, usually around 45–70 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.
Romford travellers book us for Stansted runs up the M11 and quick hops to London City. We confirm the fare from your door and bring the right vehicle for the family and the holiday cases.
From your Romford doorstep to the terminal, or the other way round, booking ahead takes the stress out of the journey. Drivers know the best way between Southend and Romford, allow for delays, and reset arrival pickups to your real landing time. Romford lies roughly to the west of Southend, and at around 29 miles it is a quick, short-distance run by our usual standards.
Whether it is your first time booking with us or your fiftieth, a Southend to Romford transfer follows the same reliable four-step process below.
Tell us the Southend and Romford 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 Southend we watch your flight and adjust the pickup automatically, so a delay costs you nothing and your driver is ready when you reach the Romford side.
Settle in for a direct ride to your Romford 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.
A Southend to Romford transfer with Airport Move means no meters, no surge pricing and a driver who knows the route.
The price is fixed before you travel.
Flight tracking included on arrivals.
Your Romford door, start to finish.
A name board waiting in arrivals, on request.
A vehicle range from saloon to 8-seater.
24/7 booking and travel.
The journey between Southend and Romford is roughly 29 miles by road, typically via the A127 and A13. In normal conditions allow about 45–70 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.
Romford sits roughly to the west of Southend. By distance across all the areas we cover from Southend, this route is a quick, short-distance run by our usual standards — the 2nd shortest of the 64 areas we cover from Southend, by road distance — useful context if you are weighing up Romford 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 29 miles between Southend and Romford, typically using the A127 and A13, with Romford positioned to the west of the airport. Romford is a busy market town in north-east London in the borough of Havering, with the Elizabeth line and a lively centre.
Southend Airport is east of London in Essex, a smaller airport with its own railway station and a relaxed feel.
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, Romford lies to the west of Southend, a journey of around 29 miles — a quick, short-distance run by our usual standards compared with our other Southend 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 Southend to Romford, since the A127 and A13 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.
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.
Mentioning your group size and luggage at booking, rather than on the day, means we bring the right car from the start — a saloon for four passengers and two large cases, or an estate, MPV or 8-seater when there is more to carry. Expect more demand for this kind of journey around school holidays and summer, so a little lead time helps when it comes to booking the right vehicle.
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 Southend to your exact Romford address, including parking and free waiting time. The route is about 29 miles, normally 45–70 minutes by road, but the price stays the same whatever the traffic. Get an instant price on our booking page or by phone.
Yes, automatically. Once we have your flight number for the Southend arrival, the pickup adjusts itself to your real landing time, whatever happens in the air.
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.
Every Romford address is covered, whether it is a private home, a hotel or a workplace. Just include the postcode at booking so the driver has no trouble finding you.
Completely. With no meter and no surge pricing, the figure quoted for Southend to Romford is the final amount, however heavy the traffic turns out to be.
Of course — reserve both legs at once to lock in two fixed fares. On the way back to Southend we factor in traffic and check-in so you are there in good time.
Choose from saloons, estates, MPVs, 8-seaters or an executive car for the Romford journey — just tell us your group size and luggage when you book.
Yes, at no cost. Tell us the number and type of infant, child or booster seats at booking and they are in place before pickup.
Every Southend pickup comes with a free waiting allowance for passport control and baggage reclaim built in. You will see the figure when you book.
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.
Romford is roughly to the west of Southend, at around 29 miles by road — a quick, short-distance run by our usual standards. Your driver takes the most direct route on the day, typically via the A127 and A13, 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 Romford transfers to and from Southend and every other London airport, seven days a week. Questions about your Southend to Romford transfer? Call +44 (0) 158 282 4631 or email booking@airportmove.co.uk.
Last updated: 17 August 2026