Airport Transfers from London Southend Airport (SEN) to Tilbury

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One-Way Transfer
A one-way transfer covers one journey between two addresses: the terminal to the cruise terminal for a same-day boarding, the airport to a hotel near the port the night before, or the quay to Southend for a flight after the ship returns. For your arrival, the chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pick-up around the real landing time; for the flight home, you set the pick-up time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.
Round-Trip Service
Round-Trip Service books both directions in one reservation: Southend Airport to the cruise terminal on Ferry Road on embarkation day, and the quay back to the airport when the voyage ends. The sailing dates fix both legs from the start, so give the ship's name and the voyage dates. 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 SEN, 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 Southend Airport to Tilbury: Route and Drive Time

The port town of Tilbury belongs to Thurrock and faces the Thames from the Essex side, west of the airport and downstream from the Dartford Crossing. From the terminal the ride is 22 miles, normally 45 minutes to 1 hour 5 minutes, with no river to cross. The port is reached from the A13 as it heads east from junction 30 of the M25.

For a cruise, the last part of the trip is the run along Ferry Road to the London International Cruise Terminal. For an address in the town, or for a gate inside the cargo port run by Forth Ports, the street or gate name decides where the car turns off. Journey times vary with traffic and weather.

London Southend Airport to Tilbury: Route and Drive Time

Meeting Your Chauffeur at London Southend Airport

Southend has one terminal, and the airport's express zone for pick-ups and drop-offs is right across from it, next to Short Stay parking. Larger vehicles, past a 2-metre height or a 5-metre length limit, must use the Mid Stay car park instead, which matters when a cruise party is met by a larger vehicle.

After 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.

Fly in the day before you sail if you can: then a late landing affects only your hotel check-in, not your boarding.

Meeting Your Chauffeur at London Southend Airport

Arriving at Your Address in Tilbury

No other cruise terminal in London is deep-water and purpose-built. Ships of up to 350 metres berth at Ferry Road, a single turnaround can involve 2,500 passengers, and from the centre of town the drive is 2 miles, 15–20 minutes.

Give the exact address when you book, and your confirmation shows where the car will pull up. For a sailing, write the terminal's name and the name of your ship in the booking notes; for a hotel the night before, give the hotel's full address.

If you arrive a day early, Tilbury Fort, the artillery fort on the river close to the port, can fill the spare afternoon before the voyage.

Arriving at Your Address in Tilbury

From Tilbury Back to London Southend Airport

The return to the terminal takes 45 minutes to 1 hour 5 minutes on an ordinary day. You set the pick-up time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.

If you fly home on the morning your ship comes back, choose a flight late enough for leaving the ship, collecting your cases in the terminal and the drive itself, and set the pick-up from the time you expect to be through.

Southend has one departure terminal, so the booking only needs the cruise terminal or your hotel as the start and your flight details.

From Tilbury Back to London Southend Airport
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Frequently Asked Questions

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

How long is the ride from Southend Airport to the ship at Tilbury?

The town is 22 miles away, normally 45 minutes to 1 hour 5 minutes by car. The cruise terminal lies on Ferry Road, about 2 miles beyond the middle of town.

What if my flight to Southend is late on the day I board the ship?

The car moves with the plane: the chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pick-up around the real landing time. The ship keeps its own timetable, so leave a wide margin between landing and boarding.

At Southend Airport, where does the chauffeur meet cruise passengers?

At the airport's only terminal. Your booking confirmation tells you where to meet, and the exact spot follows the airport's own pick-up rules.

Where exactly is the cruise terminal in Tilbury?

The London International Cruise Terminal sits on Ferry Road within the port; from the centre of town it is 2 miles, 15–20 minutes by car. Write the terminal's name and your ship in the booking.

We each have two big cruise cases. How should we book?

Count every case. 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. A Sprinter van carries up to 12 people with their bags, and bigger groups go by coach, with up to 56 seats.

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

For summer 2027 easyJet is adding a fourth aircraft to its Southend base. At the port, Ambassador Cruise Line keeps sailing through 2027, and between April and October 2027 the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection plans around 50 departures.