Six airports, one city
Transfers from Heathrow serve the biggest one, located 15 miles west of the centre, and are the default choice for long haul destinations. Transfers from Gatwick will take you to the second biggest one, located 28 miles south, where the proportion of leisure and holiday passengers is higher.
To the north and east there are two low-cost airports. Transfers from Stansted serve a place about 31 miles north-east in Essex, where the main air travel destinations are low-cost European cities. Transfers from Luton serve an airport 30 miles north, where the air traffic consists of budget and charter flights. Further east there are transfers from Southend, serving an airport about 40 miles out on the Essex coast, working a smaller network of leisure destinations in Europe.
There are two airports that stand outside that pattern. London City airport transfers serve the closest airport to central London, 7 miles east in the Royal Docks, easily reachable from the City and Canary Wharf, which is why it serves mainly short haul business flights. Transfers from Farnborough airport serve business aviation and not scheduled flights, about 35 miles south-west in Hampshire.
Similarly, we cover journeys further on from the capital city, whether this is from London to Birmingham for some meetings during the day or London to Manchester when the train isn’t suitable for the time constraints.
Choosing your vehicle
Long haul arrivals are the reason to choose the Business XL, the people carrier option which carries six bags rather than two, which a fortnight abroad tends to demand. Business covers most business travel, Standard adds a fourth seat, and First or Executive suits an arrival where the car is as much a statement as the passenger.
Beyond five passengers or six bags two vehicles would be required.
Group airport transfers across London run as multiple vehicles rather than one minibus, so book the whole party together.