Getting Around Ealing
Ealing is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Ealing: the Town Hall has housed the borough since 1965, with council offices next door at Perceval House. By 1902 the town was already known as the Queen of the Suburbs, for its greenery and its place halfway between city and countryside. Walpole Park, the former grounds of Pitzhanger Manor, was sold to the council in 1901, and the Ealing Broadway Centre, finished in 1984, holds the main shops.
Ealing Broadway station, in fare zone 3, is served by the Central and District lines, by Great Western Railway and, since 2022, by the Elizabeth line. Add the train and its arrival time to the booking, and the car is scheduled for that arrival. For a flat near the Broadway or a house on a quiet road towards Ealing Common, send the full address with your booking; the confirmation then tells you where the car will stop.
Ealing Studios, on Ealing Green, are described as the oldest film studios in the world. A shooting day split between the studios, a location and a hotel can be booked by the hour: one chauffeur and one vehicle stay with you for the time you reserve.
Airport Transfers in Ealing
Heathrow is the closest airport to Ealing, 12 miles west, 35–50 minutes by car. Luton Airport is 33 miles north, 1 hour to 1 hour 25 minutes, and London City Airport 28 miles east, 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 40 minutes. Stansted Airport is 45 miles, 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours 5 minutes; it handled 29.76 million passengers in 2025. Gatwick is 40 miles south, 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 40 minutes. The right one depends on your airline and route.
Book with your flight number. For an arrival, your chauffeur checks the flight status and times the pick-up to when you actually land, and your booking confirmation shows where to meet the chauffeur. For a departure from Ealing, what counts is the length of the drive, not the time on the clock: a mid-morning flight from Heathrow means leaving in the tail of the rush hour, when the upper end of the range is more likely. Journey times vary with traffic and weather. You set the pick-up time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.
Long-Distance & Day-Trip Travel from Ealing
Kew, home of the Royal Botanic Gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is 4 miles south, 20–30 minutes. Hampton Court Palace is 10 miles, 45 minutes to 1 hour 5 minutes. Henley-on-Thames, a riverside town in Oxfordshire, is 32 miles, 1 hour to 1 hour 25 minutes.
Cambridge, with its colleges and the Backs along the Cam, is 60 miles, 1 hour 40 minutes to 2 hours 10 minutes. Eastbourne, on the Sussex coast, is 96 miles, 2 hours 10 minutes to 2 hours 50 minutes, the furthest trip on this list.
Booked by the hour, a gardens-and-palace day keeps the same chauffeur from breakfast to dinner. A single drive to Cambridge for a meeting ends at the college gate, and the way back is a second booking.
Groups & Event Travel in Ealing
Ealing Studios, taken over by the BBC in 1955 and known for the Ealing comedies, are a working studio site. For a production team flying in to Heathrow with camera cases, a Sprinter van carries up to 12 people with their bags, and bigger groups go by coach, with up to 56 seats; the vehicle is matched to the load, kit included.
When you book for other people, all their transfers can be kept in one account, each with its own booking and confirmation. If cast and crew land on several flights, every arrival gets a transfer of its own.
Rugby brings crowds too: England's own ground, Allianz Stadium in Twickenham, is about 5 miles from Ealing, 25–35 minutes by car. Local vehicles and drivers are booked up early on England match days. If your plans go beyond a standard booking, write to support with the dates, addresses, number of passengers, flights and luggage, and the team will arrange it.
