For early Eurostar connections, client meetings or a flight after a day in the Square Mile, a booked car beats hailing one in rush-hour traffic. We hold a fixed fare and can put an executive vehicle on your company account.
Door-to-door Southend to City of London transfers at a fixed price, with flight tracking and round-the-clock booking. Know your fare before you travel.
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Travelling between Southend and City of London? Airportmove provides fixed-fare, door-to-door transfers around the clock. Expect about 40 miles and 55–80 minutes in normal conditions. Your flight is tracked, your driver helps with the bags, and the fare is locked in before you set off — never metered, never surged.
For early Eurostar connections, client meetings or a flight after a day in the Square Mile, a booked car beats hailing one in rush-hour traffic. We hold a fixed fare and can put an executive vehicle on your company account.
Coming back to City of London or setting off for your flight, a transfer booked in advance keeps the whole trip simple and door-to-door. Your driver knows the Southend–City of London roads, works around the traffic, and on arrivals times the pickup to when you actually land.
Getting from Southend to City of London is simple: book in a couple of minutes, lock in your price, and travel. Here is each stage of the journey.
Start with an instant fixed quote for the Southend to City of London trip on our booking page or by phone. The figure you see is the figure you pay, parking and waiting included.
Tell us your group size and luggage, choose any extras such as child seats or meet and greet, and confirm. Driver and vehicle details reach you well before pickup.
Flying into Southend? We track the flight and reset your pickup to the real landing time, so delays are on us and your driver is ready when you head for City of London.
Travel direct to your City of London address in a clean, well-kept car and pay your way — online, in the car, or on account — at the agreed fixed fare.
One fixed fare, quoted before you book, covers the whole journey. Here is what comes as standard.
No charge for airline or air-traffic delays.
Meet & greet available at the airport.
Child seats fitted free on request.
A Southend to City of London transfer with Airportmove means no meters, no surge pricing and a driver who knows the route.
A fixed price agreed before booking.
Arrivals tracked to your landing time.
Door-to-door at any City of London address.
Meet & greet in arrivals if you want it.
Vehicles from saloon to 8-seater.
24/7 booking and travel.
The journey between Southend and City of London is roughly 40 miles by road, typically via the A127 and A13. In normal conditions allow about 55–80 minutes, though the real time depends on traffic, roadworks and the time of day. Because your fare is fixed, a longer run on the day costs you no more than the price you were quoted.
Distance and time are approximate, measured by road and intended as a guide only. For airport pickups we track your flight and time the journey to your landing, building in extra for traffic so you are not left waiting.
Southend Airport is east of London in Essex, a smaller airport with its own railway station and a relaxed feel. It suits east London and Essex journeys, and we run fixed-fare transfers there with flight tracking on arrivals.
The City of London is the capital's historic financial district, the "Square Mile" around the Bank of England and Liverpool Street. It is busiest on weekdays with corporate travel, so many of our journeys here are airport runs and account work for City firms. We collect from offices and hotels and quote a fixed fare before you travel.
We give you one fixed price from Southend to your City of London address before you book, with parking and waiting time built in. It covers roughly 40 miles and around 55–80 minutes in typical traffic, yet the quoted fare never moves. Use the booking page or call for an instant quote.
Always. We follow your inbound flight and reset the pickup to when you actually touch down, so the driver to City of London is there on time no matter the delay.
Choose meet & greet and the driver is in the arrivals hall with a name board; with a standard pickup they wait close by and ring you once you are through with your bags.
Yes. We collect from and drop at any City of London address — homes, hotels and offices. Provide the full address and postcode when booking so the driver finds you easily.
It is. There is no meter and no surge pricing — the quote you accept for the Southend to City of London trip is exactly what you pay, regardless of the traffic.
Of course — reserve both legs at once to lock in two fixed fares. On the way back to Southend we factor in traffic and check-in so you are there in good time.
Saloons, estates, MPVs, 8-seaters and executive cars. Tell us your group size and luggage when booking and we will recommend the right vehicle for the City of London journey.
Yes, at no cost. Tell us the number and type of infant, child or booster seats at booking and they are in place before pickup.
Your Southend pickup includes free waiting time after landing for passport control and baggage reclaim. The allowance is shown when you book.
Pay securely online when you book, by card in the car, or on an account for regular travel. The fixed fare is the same whichever way you pay.
This page is maintained by the Airportmove operations team. Based at 450 Bath Rd by Heathrow and licensed for private hire in London, we arrange fixed-fare City of London transfers to and from Southend and every other London airport, seven days a week. Questions about your Southend to City of London transfer? Call +44 (0) 158 282 4631 or email booking@airportmove.co.uk.
Last updated: 1 July 2026