On a rugby weekend or before an early Heathrow flight, a booked car keeps Twickenham journeys simple. We plan around match-day crowds, size the vehicle to your group, and fix the fare before you travel.
Airportmove links Southend and Twickenham with fixed-price transfers, day or night. The journey is roughly 55 miles by road, usually around 70–110 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.
On a rugby weekend or before an early Heathrow flight, a booked car keeps Twickenham journeys simple. We plan around match-day crowds, size the vehicle to your group, and fix the fare before you travel.
Coming back to Twickenham or setting off for your flight, a transfer booked in advance keeps the whole trip simple and door-to-door. Your driver knows the Southend–Twickenham roads, works around the traffic, and on arrivals times the pickup to when you actually land. Twickenham lies roughly to the west of Southend, and at around 55 miles it is among the more distant areas we cover from Southend.
A Southend to Twickenham booking takes less time than queuing for a taxi rank, and your price is locked before you set off. These are the four steps involved.
Enter the Twickenham and Southend 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 Southend 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 Twickenham 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.
A Southend to Twickenham transfer with Airportmove means no meters, no surge pricing and a driver who knows the route.
A fixed price agreed before booking.
Free flight tracking on arrivals.
Direct to any Twickenham address, no changes.
A name board waiting in arrivals, on request.
Any group size, saloon to 8-seater.
Booking and travel around the clock.
The journey between Southend and Twickenham is roughly 55 miles by road, typically via the A127 and A13. In normal conditions allow about 70–110 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.
Twickenham sits roughly to the west of Southend. By distance across all the areas we cover from Southend, this route is among the more distant areas we cover from Southend — the 52nd shortest of the 64 areas we cover from Southend, by road distance — useful context if you are weighing up Twickenham 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 Southend–Twickenham run is roughly 55 miles, usually along the A127 and A13, with Twickenham sitting to the west of the airport. Twickenham, in south-west London, is the home of English rugby and a green riverside suburb near Richmond.
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, Twickenham lies to the west of Southend, a journey of around 55 miles — among the more distant areas we cover from Southend 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 Twickenham, 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.
Your pickup point is confirmed ahead of time, removing any guesswork on the day, and flight tracking on airport journeys means the car adjusts to when you actually land rather than when the schedule says you should. The usual airport steps still apply either side of your drive — check-in and security, or passport control and baggage reclaim — and the included waiting time is there to cover them.
It helps to flag your group size and luggage when you book rather than on the day — a saloon comfortably takes four passengers and two large cases, and an estate, MPV or 8-seater covers anything bigger, from extra suitcases to pushchairs. Demand for this kind of trip tends to rise in school holidays and over summer, so an earlier booking makes it easier to lock in the vehicle 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 chauffeur car 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.
There is no meter running between Southend and Twickenham: you get one price for the full journey, parking and waiting included, before you book. The route is about 55 miles, normally 70–110 minutes by road, but the price stays the same whatever the traffic. Get it instantly online or by phone.
Every time. Give us the flight number and we track it into Southend, moving the pickup to match reality rather than the original schedule, at no extra cost for delays.
With meet & greet, your driver waits in arrivals with a name board. For a standard pickup, the driver waits nearby and calls you once you have your luggage and have cleared arrivals.
Yes. We collect from and drop at any Twickenham address — homes, hotels and offices. Provide the full address and postcode when booking so the driver finds you easily.
Fully fixed. Once you accept the quote for Southend to Twickenham, that is the amount charged — traffic, weather and time of day do not change it.
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.
We run saloons, estates, MPVs, 8-seaters and executive cars. Let us know your numbers and luggage when booking and we will suggest the right one for your Twickenham trip.
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.
There is free waiting time built into every Southend pickup, allowing for passport control and baggage reclaim. The exact allowance appears as you book.
Settle securely online at booking, by card with the driver, or on account for regular trips — the fixed fare is identical whichever method you choose.
Twickenham is roughly to the west of Southend, at around 55 miles by road — among the more distant areas we cover from Southend. 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 guide to Southend ↔ Twickenham transfers is written and kept current by the Airportmove operations team, a London-licensed private-hire operator based at 450 Bath Rd, near Heathrow. We run fixed-fare airport, station and door-to-door journeys across London and the UK every day. Questions about your Southend to Twickenham transfer? Call +44 (0) 158 282 4631 or email booking@airportmove.co.uk.
Last updated: 7 July 2026