A chauffeur service to London City Airport from Surrey and south-west London, and airport chauffeur bookings to all five London airports. Clocktower Cars is a licensed private hire operator with twelve offices across Surrey and the London boroughs on its edge. Call 01372 747 747 or book online.
London City Airport chauffeur — what you are booking
An executive car with one named, licensed driver, held for your journey or for a block of hours. On an arrival the driver tracks the flight and meets you inside the terminal; on a departure the car comes to your door at a time worked back from your check-in. The price is agreed before you travel, including any tunnel toll or emissions charge on the route, so there is nothing to settle afterwards.
Why London City is a different journey from the other four
London City sits in the Royal Docks in Newham, E16 — inside London rather than outside it. That inverts almost everything about a normal airport run from Surrey. The distance is moderate: about 48.9 miles and roughly 1 hour 11 from Epsom Clock Tower. The difficulty is not the mileage, it is that the route crosses the capital, and the crossing is what decides the timing.
- The route runs through or around London, and the river crossings east of the centre are tolled
- The whole journey is inside the London-wide emissions zone, and that charge is included in the figure we quote
- Traffic, not distance, sets the drive time — the same journey can vary by half an hour between six in the morning and five in the afternoon
- The terminal is small and has its own DLR station on the doorstep, so the walk from hall to car is short
Because of that, London City is the one airport where we are most insistent on booking rather than hoping. A car that leaves twenty minutes late from Dorking is not twenty minutes late at the Royal Docks.
London City is the business airport, and it is quick
London City exists for short-haul business travel: it is the closest airport to Canary Wharf and the City, and its selling point is the speed of getting through it. That makes the chauffeur booking a natural fit — the point of flying from City rather than Heathrow is to save an hour, and standing on a platform at Bank with a case gives the hour straight back.
Corporate accounts
Accounts cover ordinary minicab work and executive chauffeur bookings on one monthly invoice. A client flying into City can be collected and billed to you rather than asked for a card. For the executive service across Surrey and south London see first class executive cabs.
Meeting you at London City arrivals
One terminal, one arrivals hall, and a short walk. Your driver parks and waits inside with a name board. We take the flight number when you book and track it, so a delayed landing moves the pickup rather than costing you the car, and waiting time for a normal arrival is included. If you would rather be collected outside, say so and the driver will message the pickup point on landing.
Airport chauffeur service — all five London airports
If you arrived here looking for an airport chauffeur service in London generally rather than London City in particular, the same booking covers all five, from the same offices and the same drivers. The useful differences are distance and the route:
| Airport | From Epsom Clock Tower | Typical drive |
|---|---|---|
| Gatwick | 19.4 miles (M23) | about 32 min |
| Heathrow | 24.3 miles (M25) | about 32 min |
| London City | 48.9 miles | about 1 hr 11 |
| Luton | 57.8 miles (M25) | about 1 hr 17 |
| Stansted | 72.7 miles (M25) | about 1 hr 41 |
Gatwick and Heathrow take the same time from Epsom despite a five-mile difference, which is the clearest illustration of why we quote the journey rather than the mileage. Everything sits together on the airport transfers hub.
What an airport chauffeur booking includes
- An executive saloon or MPV with room for real luggage, cleaned between jobs
- One named licensed driver for the journey, or for agreed hours
- Flight tracking on arrivals, with waiting time included
- A meet inside the terminal, or a kerbside pickup if you prefer
- Tolls and emissions charges on the route included in the quoted price
- Account billing for firms and regular travellers
- DBS-checked drivers — see our drivers
Chauffeur-driven, not self-drive
Clocktower Cars does not rent cars out. Every booking includes a professional driver. On a journey that crosses London that is the entire value: somebody else deals with the tunnel, the zone and the parking.
London City by car or by train
From Surrey the public-transport route to London City is a train into London, a cross-London leg, and then the DLR — three legs, two changes. For one person with a laptop bag at ten in the morning that is fine and will cost less. For two or more passengers, for checked luggage, for an early departure, and for every arrival, the car is the better answer, and from towns without a fast London service it is not a close call.
What sets the price of a London City journey
Drive time rather than distance, because the crossing dominates; the hour of the day; the river crossing used and its toll; the emissions charge; the vehicle class; passengers and cases; and on arrivals the likely wait. All of that is quoted as one figure before you book. We do not publish a price list, because across the towns we cover the honest range is wide enough that any single number would mislead most readers.
Where we collect from
Every town we cover, including Epsom, Ewell, Sutton, North Cheam, Reigate, Banstead, Surbiton, Leatherhead, Guildford and Godalming. Offices and local numbers are listed on about Clocktower Cars. For the standard minicab service to the same terminal see minicab to London City Airport.
London City and airport chauffeur questions answered
Do you provide a chauffeur service to London City Airport?
Yes. Clocktower Cars runs chauffeur-driven executive cars to and from London City Airport from Surrey and south-west London, 24 hours a day, with the driver meeting you inside the terminal on arrivals.
How long does it take to drive from Surrey to London City Airport?
About 1 hour 11 minutes over 48.9 miles from Epsom. The mileage is moderate but the route crosses London, so drive time depends far more on the hour of the day than on distance.
Are tunnel tolls and the emissions charge included?
Yes. Any river-crossing toll and the London-wide emissions charge on the route are included in the figure quoted before you travel.
Do you offer an airport chauffeur service to all London airports?
Yes. The same booking covers Gatwick, Heathrow, London City, Luton and Stansted, from the same offices and the same drivers, with each airport quoted on its own journey.
Do you track flights into London City?
Yes. We take the flight number when you book and track it, so a delayed landing moves the pickup rather than costing you the booking. Waiting time for a normal arrival is included.
Is an airport chauffeur the same as airport car hire?
No. Clocktower Cars does not rent cars for self-drive. Every booking includes a licensed private hire driver, so an airport chauffeur booking is always a car with a driver.
Can I book an airport chauffeur by the hour?
Yes. Hourly bookings suit a day of meetings that starts or ends at an airport, and groups arriving on separate flights, because the car waits rather than being re-booked.
Which is the quickest airport from Epsom?
Gatwick and Heathrow both take about 32 minutes from the Epsom office, at 19.4 and 24.3 miles respectively. London City is about 1 hour 11, Luton about 1 hour 17 and Stansted about 1 hour 41.
Book an airport chauffeur
Call 01372 747 747, any hour, or book online. Give us the flight number and the pickup address and we will confirm the car, the driver and the price before you travel.