Event & venue transfers
Around 20.7 miles door to door, 45 min when the roads are behaving. From £100, locked at booking, with no meter running and no surge applied.
A taxi from Edgware to ExCeL London is £100 in a saloon, £125 in a 6-seat MPV and £140 in an 8-seater. It is about 20.7 miles and 45 min off-peak, or 1h 15m in traffic. The fare is fixed at the moment you book and covers tolls, the driver's waiting time and your luggage.
| Vehicle | Capacity | Fixed fare |
|---|---|---|
| Saloon | up to 4 passengers, 2 large cases | from £100 |
| MPV | up to 6 passengers, 4 large cases | from £125 |
| 8-seater | up to 7 passengers, 7 large cases | from £140 |
Per vehicle, not per person. Tolls, congestion and crossing charges are already inside the price, and it does not change on the day.
On the network it is Edgware (the Northern line) to Custom House (Elizabeth line and the DLR), plus a 5-minute walk at the far end. The catch is that it is fine with one bag and awkward if you are carrying exhibition kit. The taxi is about 45 min, or 1h 15m when the roads are full, but it is one journey rather than three, and nobody stands up for any of it. It is a fair fight on the way there. On the way back, when several thousand people want the same platform, it stops being one.
The usual line from Edgware is the A5 then the A41 then the A410, then A13 then Connaught Bridge and Western Gateway at the end. Roughly 20.7 miles, and the timing swings with the hour rather than the route: 45 min clear, 1h 15m loaded.
We cover the whole of Edgware - HA8 - including the streets where flagging something down is a matter of luck rather than timing.
The Western or Eastern entrance taxi ranks on Western Gateway. ExCeL is over a kilometre end to end, so it matters whether your hall is at the West or East entrance - tell us the hall number when booking. Your driver sends the exact standing point and the registration before they set off, so you are not circling a car park looking for a number plate.
Address: One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, E16 1XL.
Parking at ExCeL London is limited and the surrounding streets are metered or permit-only, so self-driving usually costs more in time than the fare saves. Pre-booked both ways, none of that is your problem.
Doors are usually an hour before the event. Working back, that means leaving Edgware around 1h 15m plus that hour on a busy night - and booking the return at the same time, because the road out is slower than the road in.
£100 in a saloon, £125 in a 6-seat MPV and £140 in an 8-seater. That is the fixed price, agreed at booking.
Door to door the car is about 45 min off-peak. The rail alternative is Edgware to Custom House plus the walk, which is competitive going out and considerably slower coming back.
The Western or Eastern entrance taxi ranks on Western Gateway. You get the exact point and the registration by text beforehand.
Card, bank transfer or a business account, before or after the journey. A VAT receipt is issued either way.
A 6-seat MPV is £125 and an 8-seater £140. Bigger parties travel in several vehicles routed together.
The driver waits. We watch venue finish times rather than working to a fixed clock, so a late curtain does not leave you stranded or cost you extra.
No. The fare is fixed when you book. Traffic, tolls and the hour are our problem, not a line on your bill.
Fares are fixed at booking and shown per vehicle. Distances and journey times are approximate and vary with traffic and the exact pickup address. Page reviewed 25 September 2026.