Airport Taxis

Searched through past messages, seen recommendations dating up to 2013. So thought about asking more recent recommendation if anyone here has used taxis for airport transfer from SE1.

Thanks!

Try Uber or Kabbee, my experiences for airport use have been positive. They normally avoid going via picadilly circus as well. Can often get for £38.00 opposed to the £54.00 fixed price.

I've been really impressed with the Hailo fixed-pricing.

I can go from Borough to Heathrow T5 in a black cab, that knows the way, and can go in the bus lane, for £50.

I recently got the Gatwick Express. I had a local company take me to Victoria then caught the train. Was much cheaper to.

For Gatwick the Thameslink (or whatever it's called now) is unbeatable from London Bridge in my opinion - any cab seems to take ages through Croydon etc.

Pops wrote:

I recently got the Gatwick Express. I had a local company take me to Victoria then caught the train. Was much cheaper to.

I guess it might depend on where you live in SE1, but there are cheaper trains out of Blackfriars and/or London Bridge to Gatwick. They may not be 'Express' but often only 1 or 2 stops, so not much different in terms of time. So when you factor in the time (and money) to get to Victoria, could be a better option.

If you have a smartphone, the CityMapper app does a decent job of laying out some options for you.

RobB wrote:

Pops wrote:

I recently got the Gatwick Express. I had a local company take me to Victoria then caught the train. Was much cheaper to.

I guess it might depend on where you live in SE1, but there are cheaper trains out of Blackfriars and/or London Bridge to Gatwick. They may not be 'Express' but often only 1 or 2 stops, so not much different in terms of time. So when you factor in the time (and money) to get to Victoria, could be a better option.

If you have a smartphone, the CityMapper app does a decent job of laying out some options for you.

Was at 3am!! I don't think Thames Link runs during the night? Correct me if I am wrong though.

Pops wrote:

Was at 3am!! I don't think Thames Link runs during the night? Correct me if I am wrong though.

There is a gap between 00:40 and 02:40. Otherwise it's half hourly overnight and more frequently during the day.

Trains run from Blackfriars through the night to Gatwick.

Thanks for the responses. Main reason of not thinking of Uber/Hailo is the fact that I would need the cab to arrive at around 4am to reach Stansted around 5am.

try get taxi - they operate 24 hours. You cn either book in advance or at the time you want to leave. Bear in mind it's not a cheap trip though! The stansted express has started running very early on Frdiays if that helps at all.