Station transfers · both directions
A private hire car from Kensington and Chelsea to King's Cross Station is about 5 miles: around 25 minutes off-peak and up to 40 minutes in rush hour. Put your pickup address in the form above to see your estimated price; King's Cross Station is already filled in as the drop-off.
A taxi from Kensington and Chelsea to King's Cross Station covers about 5 miles and takes around 25 minutes off-peak, or 40 minutes in traffic. Your price depends on the exact pickup address, vehicle and time, and is shown instantly in the quote form. It is fixed once you book, and the same car can meet you at King's Cross for the journey back.
We do not show a single fixed fare for Kensington and Chelsea to King's Cross Station because Kensington and Chelsea covers a large area: a pickup in Kensington is priced differently from one in North Kensington. The quote form above uses your exact address, the vehicle you choose and the time of travel, and the price it shows is the price you pay once booked.
By train, the Piccadilly line runs direct from South Kensington, Gloucester Road and Earl's Court to King's Cross St Pancras. It works well if you travel light, but you still have to get to the station at your end, and there is no help with luggage.
By car it is about 25 minutes off-peak, door to door, with the driver helping with bags at both ends.
From Kensington and Chelsea the driver usually heads east through Kensington and Knightsbridge, then approaches King's Cross Station along the Euston Road to the station's south side. That is about 5 miles: reckon 25 minutes off-peak and 40 minutes when the roads are busy. Coming back, the driver meets you at King's Cross and takes the reverse route to your door in Kensington and Chelsea.
King's Cross Station serves LNER trains to York, Newcastle and Edinburgh, plus Great Northern, Grand Central, Hull Trains and Lumo.
Long-distance trains from King's Cross mean big cases and fixed departure times. A car collects you at your door, so you are not dragging luggage through the Tube at King's Cross St Pancras, one of the busiest interchanges in London.
Arriving by train? Tell us your train and arrival time. The driver tracks delays, meets you by the main departures board and walks you to the car, so you are not searching for a pickup point with your luggage.
We collect from homes, hotels and offices across Kensington and Chelsea (SW3, SW5, SW7, SW10, W8, W10, W11), including:
Enter your pickup address in Kensington and Chelsea in the quote form; King's Cross Station is already filled in as the drop-off. You see the estimated price straight away, and it is fixed once you book.
Around 25 minutes off-peak and up to 40 minutes in rush hour, for about 5 miles. Allow extra time on weekday mornings.
The Piccadilly line runs direct from South Kensington, Gloucester Road and Earl's Court to King's Cross St Pancras.
Yes. Give us your train and arrival time. The driver follows delays, meets you by the main departures board and walks you to the car.
Yes. Choose a saloon, a 6-seat MPV or an 8-seater in the quote form. Child seats can be added when you book.
Yes. Book both directions together and the driver for the return meets you at King's Cross Station when your train arrives.
Distances and journey times are approximate and vary with traffic and the exact pickup address. Prices are quoted per vehicle in the form above. Page reviewed 29 September 2026.