Airport Transfers from London City Airport (LCY) to Paddington

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One-Way Transfer
A one-way transfer covers one journey between two addresses: the terminal to Paddington station for a train to Bristol, the airport to an office at Paddington Basin, or a hotel near Lancaster Gate to London City after checkout. 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 Royal Docks to a hotel by Paddington station at the start of a project week, and from the hotel back to the dockside terminal on Friday. If the week ends on Carnival weekend or close to Christmas, local cars are hard to find late. 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 Paddington: Route and Drive Time

North of Hyde Park, Paddington forms part of the City of Westminster; the airport is a long way east, beside the Royal Docks. The road distance is 11 miles, normally 1 hour to 1 hour 25 minutes; the car crosses the City and the north of the West End, and the hour of landing decides more than the mileage.

The district has three main destinations. The station itself is a terminus for trains from the west of England and a station on the Elizabeth line; Paddington Basin, beside it, holds offices and flats around the canal; St Mary's Hospital lies across the railway from the Basin. Garden squares and hotels spread south towards Hyde Park. Journey times vary with traffic and weather.

London City Airport to Paddington: Route and Drive Time

Meeting Your Chauffeur at London City Airport

Some passengers land at London City only to change onto a train. If you fly in from a European city and continue to Bath, Bristol or Cornwall, the Great Western Railway trains for the west of England leave from Paddington, and you can be driven directly to Paddington station.

London City works with a single terminal. At London City Airport, pre-booked cars collect passengers from the pick-up area in the Short Stay car park. As soon as you land, 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. Leave a margin before the train you plan to catch, as the drive range above is wide.

Meeting Your Chauffeur at London City Airport

Arriving at Your Address in Paddington

Around the old canal basin beside the station, Paddington Basin mixes offices with flats, so a meeting there and a train from the main line can be minutes apart on foot. St Mary's Hospital, a major teaching hospital, is just across the railway. If you are visiting a patient, put the hospital entrance you need in the address field.

For the station forecourt, a hotel in a garden square or a flat at the Basin, give the exact address when you book, and your confirmation shows where the car will pull up. The streets of Bayswater and Lancaster Gate lie further south, towards Hyde Park, and are reached by a different turn.

Arriving at Your Address in Paddington

From Paddington Back to London City Airport

Heading back, plan by the drive itself, 1 hour to 1 hour 25 minutes, rather than by what the map suggests for 11 miles. You set the pick-up time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.

If you arrive on a train from the west and fly out the same day, put the train in the booking too, so the chauffeur meets you at the station before the drive east. Over the late-summer bank holiday, 29 and 30 August 2027, Notting Hill Carnival closes many streets to the west of Paddington; allow extra time on those days.

From Paddington Back to London City Airport
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Frequently Asked Questions

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

How far is Paddington from London City Airport by car?

It is 11 miles by road, normally 1 hour to 1 hour 25 minutes. The car crosses the City and the edge of the West End, so the time depends on the traffic when you land.

My flight is late and I have a train to catch at Paddington. What happens?

The chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pick-up around the real landing time, and the car is ready for the actual arrival. Whether the train is still within reach depends on the delay; if you change to a later train, the drive itself is unchanged.

Where do booked cars collect passengers at London City?

Beside the one terminal, at the Short Stay car park. 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.

Can the chauffeur take me from London City Airport straight to a train at Paddington?

Yes. Put the station as the address; Great Western Railway trains to the west of England, the Elizabeth line and the Heathrow Express all leave from there. Enter the number of bags in the booking form; for golf bags, bikes or other bulky items, tell support so the vehicle is matched to the load.

Half our team flies in and half arrives by train. Can all of them be booked together?

Yes. When you book for other people, all their transfers can be kept in one account, each with its own booking and confirmation. For the train passengers, add the train and its arrival time to the booking, and the car is scheduled for that arrival.

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

The airport consults from 2 March 2026 on a shallower approach that would bring larger Airbus A320neo aircraft, and as of August 2026 liquids at security were still limited to 100 ml containers. Notting Hill Carnival, just west of Paddington, is on 29 and 30 August 2027.