A fixed-price car from any Heathrow terminal to Loftus Road, the famously tight home of QPR in Shepherd's Bush, W12. From £50 (saloon, up to 4), locked before you travel and inclusive of flight tracking, matchday routing around the terraced streets of White City, and a drop as close to your turnstile as the parking rules allow. Around twenty minutes west-to-east with your bags in the boot.
Loftus Road is one of the smallest and most hemmed-in grounds in London, wedged between South Africa Road, Ellerslie Road and the backs of terraced houses, a stone's throw from Westfield and the old BBC Television Centre. There is no stadium parking and a strict controlled parking zone all around, so a car cannot crawl up to the turnstile on matchday. We know which approaches stay clear, drop you the sensible side of the crowd, and — when you pre-book the return — wait past the final-whistle squeeze at a fixed fare that never surges.
| T5 | ~9 miles · 22 min off-peak | FASTEST |
| T3 | ~9 miles · 24 min | MID |
| T2 | ~10 miles · 25 min | CENTRAL |
| T4 | ~10 miles · 26 min | SOUTH |
| MATCH | CPZ + tight terraced streets near the ground | +5–10 min |
| RETURN | Pre-booked, timed after full time | FIXED |
One price for the whole run, terminal to turnstile, fixed the moment you book. The extra minutes spent working around White City's controlled parking zone and the tight streets by the ground are already priced in — never billed back as a surcharge. Returns are timed after the final whistle at a fare agreed up front. 30% deposit, balance on the day; free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.
| Vehicle | Passengers | T5 (fastest) | T3/T2 | T4 (south) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saloon | Up to 4 | £50 | £53 | £55 |
| Executive (E-Class / 5 Series) | Up to 3 | £65 | £68 | £70 |
| MPV (groups, luggage) | Up to 6 | £70 | £73 | £75 |
| 8-seater minibus | Up to 7 | £85 | £88 | £90 |
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These are one-way fares from any Heathrow terminal to Loftus Road, with the exact drop set by your stand and the matchday rules on the day. Book the return with the outbound and save 10%. Heading to Westfield or a show at the nearby venues before the game? Tell the desk and we build it into the run.
Terminal 5 is the nearest start, a straight run in on the A4 or the M4 to the Hammersmith and Fulham side, then up to White City. Terminal 4 needs its southern exit and adds a few minutes. On matchday the terraced streets around Loftus Road — South Africa Road, Ellerslie Road, Bloemfontein Road — are covered by a controlled parking zone and managed near kick-off, so the last stretch slows; the quote carries that buffer and you never pay extra for a re-route.
| Terminal | Distance to ground | Normal time (off-peak) | Matchday buffer | Fare bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal 5 | ~9 miles | 22 min | +5–10 min, included | £50 (cheapest start) |
| Terminal 3 | ~9 miles | 24 min | +5–10 min, included | £53 |
| Terminal 2 | ~10 miles | 25 min | +5–10 min, included | £53 |
| Terminal 4 | ~10 miles | 26 min | +5–10 min, included | £55 |
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Landing well before kick-off? An early arrival beats the White City build-up entirely — the streets and the Westfield traffic only tighten near 3pm. Tell us your flight time and the kick-off and we price the timing for the hour you will actually be on the road.
Loftus Road — officially the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium — has been QPR's home since 1917 and remains one of the most compact grounds in English football, holding a shade over eighteen thousand. It sits in the terraced grid of White City, W12, minutes from Westfield London, the old BBC Television Centre and the Central line. The tightness is its charm and its challenge: the stands rise straight off narrow residential streets, so the approach on foot is atmospheric and the approach by car needs planning.
From Heathrow the ground is only about nine miles east, but the public-transport route is fiddly with luggage — the Piccadilly line then a change onto the Central line, or a bus-and-tube hop, typically the best part of an hour door to door. A direct car does it in around twenty minutes. There is no parking at the stadium and the surrounding controlled parking zone is strictly enforced on matchday, so driving yourself usually means a ticket or a long circle of the block. A pre-booked drop-and-collect car is simply the cleaner option: dropped where the walk-in is shortest, collected on a named corner when you come out.
The area around Loftus Road has changed hugely while the ground has stayed the same. White City is now anchored by Westfield London, new offices and flats on the old BBC and Television Centre sites, and the transformed Wood Lane strip — yet the stadium still rises out of the same Edwardian terraces it did a century ago. For a visiting fan that contrast is part of the appeal, but it also means the roads carry far more traffic than the ground's modest size suggests. A driver who knows how the shopping-centre flow and the matchday crowd interact is worth real time on the approach.
Loftus Road is well served by the Underground — White City and East Acton on the Central line, Wood Lane and Shepherd's Bush Market on the Circle and Hammersmith & City, and Shepherd's Bush on the Overground and Central. That is great once you are in town, but from Heathrow the tube route means the Piccadilly line and a change, slower and more cramped with cases than the direct nine-mile car run. On matchday those stations and the Westfield concourse are heaving, so a car drop a short walk from the ground avoids the worst of the crush.
For drop-off we favour the Westfield or Wood Lane side depending on your stand, keeping clear of the tightest terraced streets under the parking zone. If someone in your group needs step-free access or a shorter walk, say so when you book and the driver gets as close to the accessible entrance as the day's road management allows. Every airport pickup is a full meet-and-greet: name board inside arrivals, flight tracked, bags handled — you are looked after from the moment you land, not left to find a rank.
Groups fit easily — an MPV for up to six with luggage, an 8-seater for up to seven — and child and booster seats are provided free when you tell us the ages at booking. Many visitors pair a QPR game with Westfield, a show, or dinner in Shepherd's Bush; give us the extra stop and we build it into one fixed fare. It is the tidy way to enjoy a tight, atmospheric old ground without wrestling with the W12 traffic yourself.
Loftus Road's year runs on the Championship fixture list — around twenty-three home league games from August to May, plus cup ties. The ground is small and the streets are tight, so even a mid-table Tuesday night fills the approaches quickly and the transfer plan matters.
Booking strategy: Loftus Road is one of the smallest grounds in the division, and derbies against fellow London clubs fill both tickets and transfers first. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup means reserving early costs nothing.
Your flight lands and the driver is already inside arrivals with a name board, flight tracked. Bags to the boot and you are on the A4 within ten minutes of walking out, heading east toward Hammersmith and up to White City. The run is short; the variable is the last mile into the terraced streets, which tightens close to kick-off. Aim to be at the ground an hour before.
Loftus Road has no public car park and sits inside a strictly enforced controlled parking zone. On matchday the narrow streets — South Africa Road, Ellerslie Road, Bloemfontein Road — are managed and some become one-way or resident-only, and Westfield's own traffic adds to the squeeze. A car cannot pull up at the turnstile; local knowledge of which approaches stay open is what saves you time. We route to the edge of the zone, not into it.
The practical drops are around the Westfield side, Wood Lane and the White City end of South Africa Road — each a short walk to the ground and clear of the tightest streets. Tell us your stand (Loft, School, Ellerslie Road or South Africa Road) and we choose the drop with the shortest walk to your gate.
Pre-book the return and we hold at an agreed point just outside the crush — a named corner near Westfield or Wood Lane, not a car circling the terraces. We time it for a few minutes after full time so you clear the ground and walk straight to the car. The fare is fixed; no post-match surge, no fight for an app car that doubles in price the moment the whistle goes. Flying out the same night? We build the airport run straight off the pickup.
Hospitality guests, supporters' groups and family parties travel on a single booking. We run saloons, MPVs and 8-seaters in convoy, brief each driver on the same drop and pickup, and give you one coordinated price.
Pro tip: Loftus Road shares its patch with Westfield London, one of Europe's busiest shopping centres, so matchday traffic in W12 is heavier than the ground's size suggests. Arriving before the last-hour rush — and letting us handle the approach — is the difference between a calm walk-in and a frustrating crawl.
The fare you accept is the fare you pay. No meter, no matchday multiplier, no surge after the whistle. We track your flight, so an early or delayed landing simply moves the pickup, and a real person answers the desk at any hour.
Heathrow is the closest airport to White City, but we run fixed-fare cars to Loftus Road from every London airport. From Gatwick it is around 32 miles up the M23 and A3; Stansted and Luton approach from the north via the M25; London City is a quick cross-town run. Each is one fixed price with the same flight tracking, matchday routing and pre-booked return.
Arriving by cruise or from another city? Step off a ship at Southampton, Dover or Portsmouth and head to a QPR home game, or travel cross-country for the day, and we cover it door to door on one agreed fare with the timing built back from kick-off.
From £50 for a saloon (up to 4) from Terminal 5, £53 from Terminals 2 and 3, and £55 from Terminal 4. The fare is fixed before you book and includes flight tracking, matchday routing around White City's parking zone and a drop as close to your gate as the rules allow.
About 22 minutes off-peak from Terminal 5 and up to 26 minutes from Terminal 4 or in matchday traffic. Loftus Road is in Shepherd's Bush (W12), roughly nine miles east of Heathrow along the A4/M4.
On non-matchdays, close to it. On matchday the terraced streets around the ground are inside a controlled parking zone and managed near kick-off, so we drop at the sensible edge — around the Westfield side or Wood Lane — leaving a short walk rather than a slow crawl into gridlock.
It is one of the tightest grounds in London, wedged into the White City terraces with no stadium parking, a strict controlled parking zone, and Westfield's traffic next door. That is exactly why a pre-booked drop-and-collect car, driven by someone who knows the approaches, beats driving yourself.
Yes. Pre-book the return with your outbound and we time the pickup a few minutes after full time at a fixed fare agreed up front, holding at a named point just outside the crush near Westfield or Wood Lane.
We track your flight and move the pickup automatically. If a delay is serious we will plan the fastest realistic approach for the hour you actually land — and the fixed fare never changes if the route does.
Yes — from a single MPV for six up to several vehicles in convoy for a hospitality party or supporters' group, all on one booking and one price.
No stadium parking, and the surrounding streets are a strictly enforced controlled parking zone on matchday. Most visitors pre-book a drop-and-collect car rather than risk a ticket in W12.
Of course. Plenty of fans shop at Westfield or head into central London after the final whistle. Give us the destination and timing and we fix that fare too, door to door.
Yes — pre-book the return and we time it for just after full time. Whether you are heading back to Heathrow, to a hotel or into the West End, we set the fixed fare up front and wait on a named corner near Westfield or Wood Lane so you walk straight to the car.
From an executive saloon for one or two up to an MPV for six with luggage and an 8-seater minibus for seven. Given how tight the streets are around the ground, we match the vehicle to your group and drop where it can turn easily; child seats are free on request.
Yes — White City is a destination in itself. Tell us if you want to shop at Westfield, catch a gig or eat nearby before or after the game and we build the stops into one fixed fare, so the whole day runs on a single booking.
From £50, fixed, matchday routing around White City's tight streets built in, and a pre-booked return timed to the final whistle. Door to door on your schedule — not a rank queue or an app car that surges the moment the game ends. Reserve online now, or message the desk for a fixed quote at any hour, and remember that free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup means booking early while your plans settle costs you nothing.