Airport Transfers from London City Airport (LCY) to Catford

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One-Way Transfer
A one-way transfer covers one journey between two addresses: the airport to Laurence House for a morning meeting, London City to a flat near Mountsfield Park, or the Broadway Theatre to the terminal after a matinee. For an arrival, the chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pick-up around the real landing time; for your departure, you set the pick-up time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.
Round-Trip Service
Round-Trip Service books both directions in one reservation: the London City terminal to a house near Catford Bridge station when you fly in, and the run back through the tunnel on the day you leave. For a council meeting with a return flight the same evening, both legs sit in one booking from the start. With both directions in one booking, the return is secured from the start; you set both pick-up times yourself, and the confirmation lists them.
Hourly Service
Hourly service keeps one chauffeur and one vehicle with you for a set number of hours. When you book, you set the start at LCY, the final address and the hours you need, and you add the day's plan to the reservation so the chauffeur has it before your flight lands. It suits an arrival day with appointments, not a straight run to one hotel.

London City Airport to Catford: Route and Drive Time

Catford is 9 miles from the terminal, normally 35–50 minutes, one of the quicker runs south of the river from this airport. The car leaves the Royal Docks, passes under the Thames through the Silvertown or the Blackwall tunnel and then heads south through Lewisham to the civic centre of the borough.

In Catford itself, the South Circular (A205) meets the A21 in a one-way gyratory, so the direction you arrive from matters for a house in the side streets. Name the road and the house number, and for a council building the entrance as well. Journey times vary with traffic and weather.

London City Airport to Catford: Route and Drive Time

Meeting Your Chauffeur at London City Airport

London City is a compact airport: 3.74 million passengers used it in 2025, all of them through one terminal building. There is no terminal to choose, and chauffeur cars are kept off the forecourt; their collection point is inside Short Stay parking.

Whatever the timetable says, the chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pick-up around the real landing time. Your booking confirmation tells you where to meet, and the exact spot follows the airport's own pick-up rules.

Meeting Your Chauffeur at London City Airport

Arriving at Your Address in Catford

The middle of Catford is easy to recognise. The 1930s art deco front of the Broadway Theatre faces the crossroads; the borough council has its offices in Laurence House, with the Civic Suite next door; a large fibreglass cat looks down on the street from the entrance of the Catford Centre shops.

Two stations stand a few steps apart: Catford, on the Thameslink line, and Catford Bridge, with Southeastern trains. If you are staying on the one-way loop itself or in a narrow road by the platforms, send the full address with the booking and we will tell you how close the car can go.

Further south, the houses of Bellingham and the roads around Mountsfield Park are residential, and there the street and house number are enough.

Arriving at Your Address in Catford

From Catford Back to London City Airport

The drive back is 35–50 minutes on a normal day; give it more if you travel in the weekday morning peak. You set the pick-up time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.

Transport for London plans to move the South Circular behind Laurence House and turn the gyratory into two-way streets. No start date had been confirmed in October 2026. If the works begin before your trip, the confirmation tells you where the car can collect you.

A Saturday flight from London City has to leave by 12:30, when the airport closes until Sunday.

From Catford Back to London City Airport
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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before booking your airport transfer with Bookinglane.

What is the journey time from London City Airport to Catford?

Catford is 9 miles away, normally 35–50 minutes by car, through one of the two road tunnels under the Thames and on through Lewisham. Give the full address, as the town centre has a one-way gyratory.

Does a late London City flight mean I lose the transfer?

No. The chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pick-up around the real landing time, so the car follows the delay. Only a change of flight needs action from you: message support with the new flight number.

Once I am through arrivals at London City, which way to the car?

Walk out of the single terminal and head for Short Stay parking, the area used for pre-booked collections. Your booking confirmation tells you where to meet, and the exact spot follows the airport's own pick-up rules.

Does the route from London City to Catford use a charged tunnel?

Yes, it may. The Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels, linking the Royal Docks side with the Greenwich Peninsula, have both carried a user charge since 7 April 2025; it applies from 06:00 to 22:00 every day except Christmas Day. The rules and current rates of each charge are published by the authority or airport that runs it.

Twelve planners are visiting Catford for a study tour. Is one van enough?

It is, provided all twelve fly together with ordinary luggage: a Sprinter van carries up to 12 people with their bags, and bigger groups go by coach, with up to 56 seats. Colleagues on other flights need transfers of their own.

What do you need to know about London City Airport in 2026–2027?

A public consultation that began on 2 March 2026 asks about a gentler glide path into London City, needed for bigger Airbus A320neo jets. At security, liquids still had to be in containers of 100 ml or less in August 2026.