Airport Transfers from London City Airport (LCY) to Kew

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One-Way Transfer

A one-way transfer covers one journey between two addresses: the Nice arrival to a hotel by Kew Green, the terminal to The National Archives for a research visit, or a guest house near Kew Gardens station to London City for the Florence flight. For arrivals, 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: from the Docks to a house on Kew Green at the start of a garden holiday, then back to the terminal for the Florence flight a week later. For a spring trip, when the gardens are at their best, it helps to have both legs settled. 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 Kew: Route and Drive Time

The road from London City Airport to Kew measures 17 miles and normally takes 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 50 minutes, a drive from one side of the capital to the other. For a sense of scale, Kew to Heathrow is 11 miles, 35–50 minutes, so for most trips Heathrow is the nearer airport; London City makes sense when your flight lands there.

The car comes in from the north side of the river towards Kew Bridge and crosses into the district. After that, the address decides the last few minutes: the gates of the Royal Botanic Gardens on one side, Kew Green and its houses in the middle, The National Archives on the other. Journey times vary with traffic and weather.

London City Airport to Kew: Route and Drive Time

Meeting Your Chauffeur at London City Airport

Garden lovers flying from Italy or the Riviera have a reason to choose the Docks: British Airways flies to London City from Florence and from Nice. If that is your flight, the drive to Kew starts at the single terminal on the dockside.

At London City Airport, pre-booked cars collect passengers from the pick-up area in the Short Stay car park. For the arrival, 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. On the way home, note that this airport still kept the 100 ml rule for hand-luggage liquids in August 2026, while Heathrow had dropped it.

Meeting Your Chauffeur at London City Airport

Arriving at Your Address in Kew

Kew lies on the south bank of the Thames, across the water from Brentford, and is part of Richmond upon Thames borough. The botanic gardens fill 326 acres and are on UNESCO's World Heritage list; inside are glasshouses such as the Palm House and the Temperate House, and the small royal palace of Kew.

The gardens have several entrances, so name the one you want; for a house on Kew Green or a hotel nearby, give the exact address when you book, and your confirmation shows where the car will pull up. Researchers bound for The National Archives, which keeps the records of the UK government, should give the Archives as the destination. Kew Gardens station, on the District line and the Overground, is a good alternative drop-off.

From Kew Back to London City Airport

The return is the same 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 50 minutes, and it is the drive time, not the mileage, that sets the hour you leave. You set the pick-up time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.

A morning at the gardens before an evening flight works if you leave enough margin: the glasshouses and the drive east both take time. If your flight falls on a rugby weekend at nearby Twickenham, plan an earlier start.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is the driving time from London City Airport to Kew?

About 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 50 minutes by car for the 17 miles. As the car crosses the centre of London, the hour of day sets the pace.

What if my flight from Florence arrives later than planned?

The chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pick-up around the real landing time, so there is nothing to change. Only if you end up on another flight altogether should you send support its number.

Flying into London City for Kew, where is my chauffeur?

At London City Airport, pre-booked cars collect passengers from the pick-up area in the Short Stay car park. Your booking confirmation tells you where to meet, and the exact spot follows the airport's own pick-up rules.

Is a drop-off at The National Archives possible on arrival day?

Yes. The Archives are in Kew, so set them as the drop-off address. If you are staying in Kew afterwards, a second one-way transfer takes you on to the hotel.

Our garden club has 16 members. Do we need a coach?

Sixteen people with suitcases need more than a single van, as a Sprinter van carries up to 12 people with their bags, and bigger groups go by coach, with up to 56 seats. Tell us the luggage too, and the vehicle is matched to the load.

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

Security at London City still applied the 100 ml rule for cabin-bag liquids when last checked, in August 2026. The airport turns 40 in 2027, and Aspire is due to run a new lounge there from early that year.