Station transfers · both directions
A private hire car from Kensington and Chelsea to Paddington Station is about 2 miles: around 15 minutes off-peak and up to 25 minutes in rush hour. Put your pickup address in the form above to see your estimated price; Paddington Station is already filled in as the drop-off.
A taxi from Kensington and Chelsea to Paddington Station covers about 2 miles and takes around 15 minutes off-peak, or 25 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 Paddington for the journey back.
We do not show a single fixed fare for Kensington and Chelsea to Paddington 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 Circle and District lines run direct from High Street Kensington and Notting Hill Gate to Paddington. 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 15 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 Paddington Station via Praed Street and Eastbourne Terrace. That is about 2 miles: reckon 15 minutes off-peak and 25 minutes when the roads are busy. Coming back, the driver meets you at Paddington and takes the reverse route to your door in Kensington and Chelsea.
Paddington Station serves GWR trains to Reading, Oxford, Bristol, Cardiff and Cornwall, the Heathrow Express and the Elizabeth line.
GWR trains to the West Country and Wales are long journeys, often with holiday luggage. A car to Paddington avoids the stairs and long walks between the Tube and the main-line platforms.
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; Paddington Station is already filled in as the drop-off. You see the estimated price straight away, and it is fixed once you book.
Around 15 minutes off-peak and up to 25 minutes in rush hour, for about 2 miles. Allow extra time on weekday mornings.
The Circle and District lines run direct from High Street Kensington and Notting Hill Gate to Paddington.
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 Paddington 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.