Airport Transfers from London City Airport (LCY) to Gravesend

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One-Way Transfer
A one-way transfer covers one journey between two addresses: the terminal to the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara, the airport to a house near the river, or a home on an Ebbsfleet estate to London City for a 07:30 departure to Brussels. After you land, the chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pick-up around the real landing time; for a 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: London City to a family home in Gravesend for a fortnight's visit, and back to the docks when the celebrations are over. For relatives who need help with luggage, a van for both legs gives room to spare. 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 Gravesend: Route and Drive Time

Gravesend, the chief town of Gravesham, looks across the Thames at Tilbury in Essex. From the airport the run is 22 miles, normally 55 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes. The car crosses to the south bank near the Royal Docks, then follows the A2 east, which skirts the southern edge of the town.

Inside Gravesend, the address shapes the final part. The riverside streets and the old town centre lie close to the Thames; the town's Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara ranks among the biggest gurdwaras built outside India; newer estates spread west towards Ebbsfleet, about 3 miles out. Journey times vary with traffic and weather.

London City Airport to Gravesend: Route and Drive Time

Meeting Your Chauffeur at London City Airport

London City runs a single terminal in the Royal Docks. With a pre-booked car, follow the signs to the Short Stay car park, where such cars collect their passengers; nobody is picked up on the road outside the doors.

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.

Weekend timing matters here. The airport closes at 12:30 on Saturdays, so relatives flying in for a Saturday gathering in Gravesend should look for a Friday or Saturday-morning arrival, or a Sunday flight, rather than an afternoon one.

Meeting Your Chauffeur at London City Airport

Arriving at Your Address in Gravesend

Send the full address with your booking; the confirmation then tells you where the car will stop. For the Gurdwara, use the temple's name and street, and if you are joining a ceremony, add its start time to the booking notes.

Older riverside streets need only a house number and postcode. If the address is on one of the newer estates around Ebbsfleet, add the development name. Gravesend station, with high-speed trains to London St Pancras and mainline services to Charing Cross, is a useful landmark if you are meeting someone off a train.

Arriving at Your Address in Gravesend

From Gravesend Back to London City Airport

For the flight home, count backwards from the drive, which takes 55 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes for the 22 miles to the docks, more in the morning rush on the A2 towards London. You set the pick-up time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.

With just one departures building at London City, no terminal needs naming. If the car collects several family members from different houses in Gravesend, book each address as its own ride, or ask support about a larger vehicle for one shared pick-up.

Around festival dates at the Gurdwara, roads near the temple can be busier; if your pick-up is close by on such a day, allow extra time.

From Gravesend Back to London City Airport
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Frequently Asked Questions

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

By car, what does London City Airport to Gravesend take?

Normally 55 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes for the 22 miles. The car crosses the Thames near the airport and takes the A2 into Kent.

My parents' connecting flight into London City may run late. Will the driver know?

Yes. The chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pick-up around the real landing time. Enter the last flight, the one that lands at London City, rather than their first departure.

My relatives have never flown into London City. Which way do they walk for the car?

Send them to the Short Stay car park, which holds the zone for pre-booked cars. Your booking confirmation tells you where to meet, and the exact spot follows the airport's own pick-up rules.

Is Gravesend station on the high-speed line?

Yes. Southeastern high-speed trains run from Gravesend to London St Pancras, and mainline services go to Charing Cross. Ebbsfleet International, a second high-speed stop, lies about 3 miles to the west.

Twelve family members are coming for a celebration. What vehicle do we book?

Those who land together can share one vehicle: a Sprinter van carries up to 12 people with their bags, and bigger groups go by coach, with up to 56 seats. Child seats are requested in the booking form: choose a booster or an infant and child safety seat and the number you need.

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

For Gravesend, the Tilbury ferry is still not running: in May 2026 Kent County Council said nobody had offered to fund it. Preparatory work on the Lower Thames Crossing east of the town began in March 2026; boring of the tunnel is planned from 2028, and traffic should use it in the early 2030s.