Families and commuters across Battersea, Putney and Balham book us for the school run to the airport and back. We bring the right-sized vehicle for the buggies and cases and hold a fixed fare whatever the traffic.
Fixed price, flight-tracked, door to door: that is a Southend to Wandsworth transfer with Airportmove, any hour you need it.
Enter your details and we'll confirm your price.
Fixed fares, professional drivers and 24/7 cover across London and beyond.
Travelling between Southend and Wandsworth? Airportmove provides fixed-fare, door-to-door transfers around the clock. Expect about 45 miles and 60–95 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.
Families and commuters across Battersea, Putney and Balham book us for the school run to the airport and back. We bring the right-sized vehicle for the buggies and cases and hold a fixed fare whatever the traffic.
Coming back to Wandsworth 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–Wandsworth roads, works around the traffic, and on arrivals times the pickup to when you actually land. Wandsworth lies roughly to the west-south-west of Southend, and at around 45 miles it is a fairly typical distance for one of our airport transfers.
Booking your Southend to Wandsworth transfer takes about two minutes and the fare is fixed from the start. Here is how the journey works, step by step.
Enter the Wandsworth and Southend ends of your journey for a clear fixed price in seconds. No meter, no peak surcharge, and no change to the fare once you have booked.
Choose saloon through to 8-seater, add child seats or a meet-and-greet, and confirm in about a minute. We share your driver's name, number and car ahead of time.
For Southend arrivals we follow your flight number and move the pickup to your actual landing, with a name-board meet in arrivals and a hand with the luggage.
Settle back for a direct ride into Wandsworth and pay online, by card with the driver, or on a business account — the quoted fixed fare is all you pay.
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.
No meters, no guesswork, no surge pricing between Southend and Wandsworth — just a fixed fare and a driver who knows the way.
One set fare, confirmed up front.
Flight tracking included on arrivals.
Collected and dropped at your Wandsworth door.
Meet & greet in arrivals if you want it.
Cars from saloon up to 8-seater.
24/7 booking and travel.
The journey between Southend and Wandsworth is roughly 45 miles by road, typically via the A127 and A13. In normal conditions allow about 60–95 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.
Wandsworth sits roughly to the west-south-west of Southend. By distance across all the areas we cover from Southend, this route is a fairly typical distance for one of our airport transfers — the 38th shortest of the 64 areas we cover from Southend, by road distance — useful context if you are weighing up Wandsworth 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.
Wandsworth is a leafy south-west London borough covering Battersea, Putney, Balham and Tooting, popular with families and commuters. Journeys south to Gatwick and west to Heathrow are both straightforward. We collect door to door with estates and MPVs for extra luggage, all at a fixed fare.
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, Wandsworth lies to the west-south-west of Southend, a journey of around 45 miles — a fairly typical distance for one of our airport transfers compared with our other Southend routes, though the licensed, pre-booked model is identical whichever direction you are travelling.
The busiest times for Southend to Wandsworth are weekday rush hours, when the A127 and A13 carry commuter traffic alongside airport and local journeys. If you are travelling before 8am or after 5pm on a weekday, it pays to leave a little earlier; evenings, weekends and school holidays tend to move more freely. We plan the timing either way, so the fixed fare and the pickup time both hold.
We agree the exact pickup point with you before the day, so there is nothing to work out when you travel, and any airport leg has the flight tracked so timing follows your real schedule rather than the printed one. Build in the normal airport steps around the drive — check-in and security outbound, passport control and baggage on arrival — both covered by the waiting time already included in your fare.
Telling us your group size and luggage at booking, rather than leaving it to the day, means the right vehicle is waiting: a saloon for up to four people and two large cases, or an estate, MPV or 8-seater for more bags, buggies or equipment. Journeys like this get busier in school holidays and summer, so booking ahead is the simplest way to secure the size of car you need.
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.
There is no meter running between Southend and Wandsworth: you get one price for the full journey, parking and waiting included, before you book. The route is about 45 miles, normally 60–95 minutes by road, but the price stays the same whatever the traffic. Get it instantly online or by phone.
Every time. Give us the flight number and we track it into Southend, moving the pickup to match reality rather than the original schedule, at no extra cost for delays.
Pick meet & greet for a name-board welcome inside arrivals, or a standard pickup where the driver stays nearby and phones you the moment you are out with your luggage.
Every Wandsworth 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.
Completely. With no meter and no surge pricing, the figure quoted for Southend to Wandsworth is the final amount, however heavy the traffic turns out to be.
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.
From saloons and estates to MPVs, 8-seaters and executive cars. Share your group size and luggage at booking and we will match the best vehicle for the Wandsworth run.
Yes. Add the number and type of infant, child or booster seats when you book and we will fit them before pickup, at no extra charge.
There is free waiting time built into every Southend pickup, allowing for passport control and baggage reclaim. The exact allowance appears as you book.
Three ways to pay: online when you book, by card with the driver, or on account if you travel this route regularly — all at the same fixed fare.
Wandsworth is roughly to the west-south-west of Southend, at around 45 miles by road — a fairly typical distance for one of our airport transfers. 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.
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 Wandsworth transfers to and from Southend and every other London airport, seven days a week. Questions about your Southend to Wandsworth transfer? Call +44 (0) 158 282 4631 or email booking@airportmove.co.uk.
Last updated: 7 July 2026