The main London airports are Heathrow and Gatwick. Luton and Stansted airports are used for domestic and European flights. All the London airports are located around the M25 which is a circular motorway/highway which runs around London at a radius of around 15 to 17 miles. Transfers from the airports and cruise terminals to the central london hotels are relatively easy except in the morning and evening rush hours. Our ground transportation service can easily be booked in advance through our online booking service or by contacting us by e-mail or by telephone +44(0)1634309660. It is advisable to book your transfer service in at least 48 hours in advance, we are quite happy to accomodate last minute bookings please call us. Sunday evening traffic can be very unpredictable especially in the London area. One needs to allow extra time for airport taxi transfers during these periods. Please contact us for journey times if required. A table of Journey times is provided for your guidance. If you require further assistance in choosing or booking a hotel, or car service please do not hesitate to contact us.

International flights - check in 3 hours prior to departure .

• European flights - check in 2 hours prior to departure
• Domestic flights - check in 1 hour prior to departure <
• Boarding normally begins 45 minutes prior to departure and check in is generally not possible afteronce boarding has commenced.

We and most other airport transfer and taxi firms will generally drop you in the set down area at the relevant terminal. Terminal information can be verified from the British Airports Authority website. Alternatively if you have the flight information our driver can check the terminal details. All ground transportation services to the airport during the evening rush hour will be difficult due to heavy traffic conditions. Please allow extra time for these periods, if you require any advise please do not hesitate to contact us. We prefer to get you there early rather than late and sorry. The choice however is yours. Please see our Journey times page for additional information.

It will take a minimum of 20 to 30 minutes from the time your flight lands for you to exit the airport. If you do not have a European passport it will take between 45 to 60 minutes to clear airport formalities. If however you are only carrying cabin luggage and hold a european passport you could be out in 10 to 15 minutes of landing. If you are a student and will be staying for more than 6 months there are additional medical formalities. If you do not have the necessary documents it could take well in excess of 2 hours to exit the airport. Whatever the circumstance our drivers are prepared to wait. Please see our FAQ and Meeting the driver page for additional information. British Airport Cars meet their customers by the airport information desk. The driver will be holding a greeting board with our webpage impression as a background and the customer name will be hand written on that greeting board. All airport transfers or taxi transfers into London during the morning rush hour will be difficult due to heavy traffic conditions. Please see our Journey times page for additional information.

If you are arriving for a cruise holiday and you require a transfer from one of the london airports Heathrow, Gatwick,Stansted or Luton or even if you wish to spend a few days exploring the great London city and require to be transported to either Dover, Southampton, Harwich or even the central london cruise terminals, British airport cars can provide this service. Just as in transportion to and from the Airports journey times will be extended during the morning and evening rush hours. For further information please contact us or see our Journey times page.