Cityline Airport Transfers
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Fares, and how they are worked out

One price, agreed before you travel, with everything in it. No card fees, no surge pricing, and nothing added at the end.

This page explains how the number is arrived at. For the price of your actual journey, the form does it in a few seconds — and shows it before asking for a name.

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Indicative prices. The figures on this page are estimates while Cityline’s launch price tables are finalised. The price quoted in the booking form is the one that applies to your journey.

What the fare includes

Included in every fare

  • The driver, the vehicle and the fuel
  • Airport and port drop-off and pickup charges
  • Congestion Charge and ULEZ where your route passes through them
  • Tolls on your route, including the Dartford Crossing
  • Meet and greet inside arrivals on airport pickups
  • Help with your luggage at both ends
  • 60 minutes of free waiting at the airport, from the time you land
  • Card payment — there is no card fee

Charged separately

  • Waiting beyond the free period, charged at the rate shown when you book
  • Child seats and other extras you choose, priced separately and shown before you pay
  • Anything you ask for on the day that was not in the booking
  • Gratuities, which are never expected

Anything in this column is shown to you and added to the total before you pay. Nothing is charged after the journey.

Starting fares by vehicle

The class you need depends on passengers and luggage — a full car of people with a full set of cases needs the next size up. See the fleet page for capacities.

Starting fares and hourly rates by vehicle class.
VehicleCarriesTransfers fromPer hour
SaloonStandard4 passengers2 large cases£48.00£45.00min 3 hrs
EstateExtra luggage4 passengers3 large cases£56.00£50.00min 3 hrs
Executive saloonChauffeur3 passengers2 large cases£68.00£65.00min 3 hrs
MPV 5Small group5 passengers4 large cases£65.00£58.00min 3 hrs
MPV 8Group8 passengers5 large cases£78.00£70.00min 3 hrs
16 seat minibusLarge group16 passengers14 large cases£145.00£110.00min 4 hrs

Some worked examples

Heathrow to four common destinations, to show how distance and vehicle class combine. Every airport page carries a full table.

Example fares from Heathrow by destination and vehicle class.
Heathrow toDistanceSaloonEstateExecutive saloonMPV 5MPV 8
Mayfair and the West End16 mi£54.00£63.00£76.00£73.00£87.00
The City and Bank19 mi£59.00£69.00£84.00£80.00£96.00
Kensington and Chelsea14 mi£50.00£59.00£71.00£68.00£82.00
Westminster and Victoria15 mi£52.00£61.00£74.00£70.00£85.00

Extras

Chosen during booking and added to the total before you pay. Meet and greet and 60 minutes of airport waiting are already included and are never charged as extras.

  • Infant seat (0–15 months)

    Rear-facing safety capsule with impact protection and a harness.

    £10.00

  • Child seat (15 months – 4 years)

    Forward-facing padded seat with a five-point safety harness.

    £10.00

  • Booster seat (4–12 years)

    Raises your child so the car's own seatbelt sits correctly.

    £8.00

  • Extra waiting time (30 minutes)

    Added on top of your free waiting time, if you expect to be held up.

    £15.00

Waiting, cancellations and changes

  • 60 minutes at the airport

    From the time you land. Elsewhere it is 15 minutes from the booked time.

  • 100% refund

    Cancel more than 24 hours before pickup and you are refunded in full, to the card you paid with.

  • Changes repriced openly

    A change that costs more is shown to you first. A change that costs less is refunded.

The full detail is in our terms and conditions.

Questions about pricing

Is the price I see the price I pay?

Yes. The fare is fixed when you book and does not change afterwards — not for traffic, not for a longer route, and not because it turned out to be a busy evening. The only things that can change the total are extras you choose, or a change you ask us to make to the booking, and both are priced and shown before they take effect.

Why is there no surge pricing?

Because you are booking in advance with an operator, not hailing a car. We commit a driver and a vehicle to your journey at the time you book, so the price reflects that job rather than how many other people happen to want a car at that moment. A 5am Monday airport run costs the same as a Tuesday lunchtime.

Do you charge extra for paying by card?

No. Card payment costs the same as any other method. Consumer law prohibits surcharging consumer cards in the UK, and we would not want to anyway — a fee added at the last step is exactly the sort of thing this pricing is meant to avoid.

How is a fare worked out?

Where we have a fixed fare for a route, that is what you pay. Otherwise the fare is based on the distance and the vehicle class, with any airport or port charges, time-of-day factors and extras applied on top, and the total rounded to the nearest pound. Whichever way it is calculated, you see the final figure before you give us any personal details.

What if I need to cancel?

Cancel up to 24 hours before your pickup and you get a 100% refund to the card you paid with. Inside that window the vehicle and driver are already committed, so a refund may not be possible — but if your flight is cancelled by the airline, contact us and we will move or refund the booking.