Getting Around Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is the home county directly north of London, crossed by the M1, the A1(M) and the A10, with the M25 along its southern edge. Hertford is the county town, and Hertfordshire County Council sits at County Hall there. The larger towns include Watford, St Albans, Stevenage and Hemel Hempstead, and two of them were planned in the 20th century: Welwyn Garden City in 1920 and Hemel Hempstead as a new town after 1946.
Trains to London leave from different termini depending on the town: Watford Junction runs to Euston, Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City to King's Cross, St Albans City has Thameslink through St Pancras, and Bishop's Stortford runs to Liverpool Street. Add the train and its arrival time to the booking, and the car is scheduled for that arrival.
Outside the towns, many addresses are farms, estates and villages off the main roads. Send the full address with your booking; the confirmation then tells you where the car will stop. A day split between County Hall in Hertford, a client in Welwyn Garden City and a lunch meeting in St Albans fits one booking by the hour: one chauffeur and one vehicle stay with you for the time you reserve.
Airport Transfers in Hertfordshire
The two nearest airports both lie just outside the county. Measured from the county town, Luton Airport, in Bedfordshire, is 21 miles, 50 minutes to 1 hour 10 minutes by car, and Stansted Airport, in Essex, is 22 miles, 45 minutes to 1 hour 5 minutes. City Airport is 31 miles, 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes. Heathrow is 40 miles, 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes. Southend Airport is 48 miles, 1 hour 25 minutes to 2 hours. Luton Airport's one terminal handled 17.77 million passengers in 2025. If you live around Watford, in the west of the county, Heathrow may suit your flight better; around Bishop's Stortford, in the east, Stansted lies just over the boundary. 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 Hertfordshire, what counts is the length of the drive, not the time on the clock: a Heathrow run uses the M25 along the county's southern edge, and the motorway's weekday peaks decide how long it takes. Journey times vary with traffic and weather. You set the pick-up time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.
Towns of Hertfordshire
Hertford, the county town, sits where four rivers meet the Lea; its neighbour Ware is 3 miles, 15–20 minutes. Welwyn Garden City, 8 miles, 20–30 minutes, is the garden city of 1920 and the home of Tesco's head office. Hatfield, 9 miles, 25–35 minutes, has the University of Hertfordshire and Hatfield House, built for Robert Cecil in the early 1600s.
St Albans, 15 miles, 35–50 minutes, is the cathedral city built beside the Roman town of Verulamium. Harpenden, about 16 miles, 35–50 minutes, is home to Rothamsted Research. Watford, 22 miles, 40–55 minutes, sits between the M1 and the M25, near the Warner Bros. Studio Tour at Leavesden. Hemel Hempstead, about 22 miles, 40–55 minutes, is the new town of Dacorum, with Maylands Business Park.
Borehamwood, about 19 miles, 40–55 minutes, is the screen town of the county, with Elstree Studios and the BBC's Elstree Centre. Bishop's Stortford, about 17 miles, 35–50 minutes, is the market town on the Stort beside Stansted.
Groups & Event Travel in Hertfordshire
Knebworth Park, near Stevenage, hosts Oasis on 11, 12, 18 and 19 September 2027. The county is also a working studio area: the Warner Bros. Studio Tour at Leavesden, Elstree Studios and Sky Studios Elstree bring film crews, visiting productions and tour parties.
For a party of fans travelling to Knebworth from hotels in St Albans or Hertford, or a production crew arriving from abroad, when you book for other people, all their transfers can be kept in one account, each with its own booking and confirmation. If they arrive on several flights, every arrival gets a transfer of its own. For travel as one party, 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, equipment cases included.
Local vehicles and drivers are booked up early around the Knebworth concert weekends. 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.
