With strong Elizabeth line links and Stansted to the north, Ilford is an easy base for airport travel. Book a fixed-fare car from your address and your driver picks the quickest route out of east London.
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Airportmove links Southend and Ilford with fixed-price transfers, day or night. The journey is roughly 30 miles by road, usually around 40–65 minutes depending on traffic. We follow your flight, meet you with help for your luggage, and confirm the fare upfront so there is no meter and no surge pricing to worry about.
With strong Elizabeth line links and Stansted to the north, Ilford is an easy base for airport travel. Book a fixed-fare car from your address and your driver picks the quickest route out of east London.
From your Ilford doorstep to the terminal, or the other way round, booking ahead takes the stress out of the journey. Drivers know the best way between Southend and Ilford, allow for delays, and reset arrival pickups to your real landing time. Ilford lies roughly to the west of Southend, and at around 30 miles it is one of the shorter transfers we run from Southend.
There is nothing complicated about booking between Southend and Ilford — four short steps stand between you and a confirmed, fixed-fare ride.
Tell us the Southend and Ilford ends of your trip and we return one fixed price upfront. There are no meters running and no peak-time surcharges to worry about.
Select the right vehicle for your group and luggage, request extras like child seats or meet and greet, and book in a minute. Your driver and car details arrive before pickup.
For landings at Southend we watch your flight and adjust the pickup automatically, so a delay costs you nothing and your driver is ready when you reach the Ilford side.
Settle in for a direct ride to your Ilford address and pay whichever way suits — online, card in the car, or on account — at the price agreed when you booked.
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.
Reliable, fixed-fare travel between Southend and Ilford, with flight tracking and meet-and-greet whenever you need them.
One set fare, confirmed up front.
Flight tracking included on arrivals.
Direct to any Ilford address, no changes.
Meet & greet at the airport.
Cars from saloon up to 8-seater.
Round-the-clock booking and travel.
The journey between Southend and Ilford is roughly 30 miles by road, typically via the A127 and A13. In normal conditions allow about 40–65 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.
Ilford sits roughly to the west of Southend. By distance across all the areas we cover from Southend, this route is one of the shorter transfers we run from Southend — the 5th shortest of the 64 areas we cover from Southend, by road distance — useful context if you are weighing up Ilford against a nearby postcode for the same trip.
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.
Ilford, in north-east London, is a bustling town centre in Redbridge with strong Elizabeth line links. Stansted to the north and London City to the south are both reachable. We provide fixed-fare minicabs and airport transfers from Ilford with the right vehicle for your group.
In everyday London speech, people say “taxi” for almost any hired car, but a licensed minicab is legally distinct from a black cab: it cannot be hailed on the street and must be booked in advance, with the driver and vehicle separately licensed for private hire. A pre-booked transfer like this one works on exactly that basis — agreed in advance, licensed throughout, with the fare fixed before you travel. On this specific route, Ilford lies to the west of Southend, a journey of around 30 miles — one of the shorter transfers we run from Southend compared with our other Southend routes, though the licensed, pre-booked model is identical whichever direction you are travelling.
Traffic around Southend to Ilford builds fastest on weekday mornings and early evenings, when commuters share the A127 and A13 with airport and local traffic. A journey before 8am or after 5pm on a weekday is when it is worth allowing extra time; outside those windows, and at weekends, the roads are usually calmer. Either way, our drivers build a buffer into every pickup so a slow patch of traffic does not turn into a rushed one.
The pickup point is settled in advance so there is no confusion on the day, and any airport leg is flight-tracked, meaning the car follows your real landing time rather than the original schedule. Either side of the drive, expect the usual airport process — check-in and security outbound, or passport control and baggage reclaim inbound — both allowed for in the included waiting time.
Mentioning your group size and luggage at booking, rather than on the day, means we bring the right car from the start — a saloon for four passengers and two large cases, or an estate, MPV or 8-seater when there is more to carry. Expect more demand for this kind of journey around school holidays and summer, so a little lead time helps when it comes to booking the right vehicle.
Booked this as a single taxi ride? The same fixed fare, driver and vehicle are available for more than one journey:
An executive chauffeur car for business trips and special occasions.
A company account for corporate airport travel.
Airport meet & greet, if you would rather be met inside arrivals.
A bigger group travelling together with minibus transfers.
Step-free travel in one of our wheelchair-accessible vehicles.
A day out further afield with a private tour.
We give you one fixed price from Southend to your Ilford address before you book, with parking and waiting time built in. It covers roughly 30 miles and around 40–65 minutes in typical traffic, yet the quoted fare never moves. Use the booking page or call for an instant quote.
Yes, automatically. Once we have your flight number for the Southend arrival, the pickup adjusts itself to your real landing time, whatever happens in the air.
Two options at Southend: meet & greet, where the driver holds a name board inside arrivals, or a standard pickup just outside, with a call once you are clear of customs and baggage.
Every Ilford address is covered, whether it is a private home, a hotel or a workplace. Just include the postcode at booking so the driver has no trouble finding you.
One hundred percent. We do not run meters or apply surge pricing, so the Southend to Ilford price you see at booking is the price on the invoice.
Yes, and it is worth doing at the same time: both fares are locked in together, and we plan the Southend-bound leg around traffic and your check-in deadline.
Our fleet spans saloons, estates, MPVs, 8-seaters and executive cars. Tell us how many people and bags are travelling to or from Ilford and we will size the car accordingly.
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.
Every Southend pickup comes with a free waiting allowance for passport control and baggage reclaim built in. You will see the figure when you book.
However you prefer: securely online at the time of booking, by card in the car, or on a standing account for regular travellers — the fare does not change either way.
Ilford is roughly to the west of Southend, at around 30 miles by road — one of the shorter transfers we run from Southend. Your driver takes the most direct route on the day, typically via the A127 and A13, and the fixed fare covers whichever way the traffic runs.
Written by the people who dispatch these journeys: the Airportmove operations team, a licensed London private-hire operator based at 450 Bath Rd near Heathrow. We handle Southend to Ilford runs and door-to-door transfers across the capital and beyond every day. Questions about your Southend to Ilford transfer? Call +44 (0) 158 282 4631 or email booking@airportmove.co.uk.
Last updated: 7 July 2026