Getting Around New Malden
New Malden is a suburb of south-west London, split between the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and the London Borough of Merton. It is known for the largest South Korean community in Europe: around 10,000 Koreans lived in New Malden itself in 2014, and the High Street and nearby roads have Korean supermarkets, restaurants and cafés. The South Korean Embassy was once based here before moving to Westminster.
The A3 Kingston bypass, opened in 1927, runs through the area, and Burlington Road has offices, including those of Northrop Grumman. New Malden station, on the main line from Waterloo since 1846, has South Western Railway trains to Waterloo, Kingston, Richmond and Hampton Court. Add the train and its arrival time to the booking, and the car is scheduled for that arrival.
For a restaurant on the High Street or an office on Burlington Road, send the full address with your booking; the confirmation then tells you where the car will stop. When a visiting team has meetings in New Malden, Kingston and central London on one day, book by the hour: one chauffeur and one vehicle stay with you for the time you reserve.
Airport Transfers in New Malden
Heathrow is 13 miles from New Malden, 55 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes, and Gatwick 31 miles, 1 hour to 1 hour 25 minutes. London City Airport is 20 miles, 1 hour 25 minutes to 2 hours, as the route crosses the whole of London. Stansted Airport is 54 miles, 1 hour 50 minutes to 2 hours 25 minutes, and Luton Airport 58 miles, 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutes. The right one depends on your airline and route.
Gatwick has two terminals almost a mile apart, North and South; the South Terminal handles British Airways short-haul, while easyJet flies mainly from the North, though allocations can shift. Give your terminal in the booking and the car goes there. Heathrow does not allow pick-ups on the terminal forecourts; collections take place from the terminal car parks.
Book with your flight number. After a long-haul flight, 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 New Malden, what counts is the length of the drive, not the time on the clock: the A3 is the main way out, so allow for the weekday rush hours. 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 New Malden
Kingston upon Thames, the borough's riverside market town, is 3 miles, 20–30 minutes. Twickenham is 5 miles, 30–40 minutes; Allianz Stadium, England Rugby's ground, holds 82,000 for internationals.
Windsor is 29 miles, 1 hour to 1 hour 25 minutes, for the castle and Legoland on the edge of town. Goodwood, the West Sussex estate known for motor racing and horse racing, is 55 miles, 1 hour 25 minutes to 1 hour 50 minutes. Stonehenge, the prehistoric stone circle on Salisbury Plain and a World Heritage Site, is 81 miles, 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours 15 minutes.
A visiting family can see Stonehenge and be back in New Malden for dinner on one hourly booking, with the same car all day. For a weekend at Goodwood, book a one-way transfer out; coming home is a second reservation.
Groups & Event Travel in New Malden
Twickenham hosts England's 2027 Six Nations home games: 14 February (France), 20 February (Italy) and 13 March (Scotland). If a group of supporters is staying in New Malden for a match, 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.
A business delegation may also fly in for meetings with local companies. When you book for other people, all their transfers can be kept in one account, each with its own booking and confirmation. If delegates come in on several flights, every arrival gets a transfer of its own.
Local vehicles and drivers are booked up early on match weekends at Twickenham. 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.
