Part of London City's appeal is how quickly you're through it — which makes it doubly frustrating to then face a DLR ride, an Underground change, and a mainline train just to reach Reading. We collect right outside the compact arrivals area, board held with your name, your flight tracked from wherever it departed so an early or delayed landing changes nothing about the plan. From there the M25's orbital sweep carries you out to the M4 and into Berkshire — one seat, one driver, roughly 55 to 65 miles depending on exactly where in Reading you're headed. For a corridor built around business travellers who value time above almost everything else, extending that principle to the ground transport isn't a luxury; it's the obvious continuation. Call 020 8888 9988 whenever your flight actually lands.
| PICKUP | Just outside compact arrivals | FAST |
| ROAD | M25 orbital → M4 | ~1H30-2H |
| RELAY | DLR + Underground + mainline | SKIPPED |
| FARE | Written before you land | NO SURGE |
| Vehicle class | Typical cars | Passengers | Cases | Your price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Saloon — best value | Toyota Prius, VW Passat or similar | up to 4 | 2 | Quoted in writing at booking all-inclusive · no meter · no surge |
| 🚘 Executive | Mercedes E-Class, BMW 5 Series | up to 3 | 2 | |
| 🚙 MPV | Ford Galaxy, VW Sharan or similar | up to 6 | 4 | |
| 🚐 Business Van | Mercedes V-Class or similar | up to 7 | 6 | |
| ✦ Business Class | Mercedes S-Class, BMW 7 Series | up to 3 | 2 |
Wrapped into your figure: the whole run with nothing metering, declared luggage, flight tracking that respects a business schedule change, and delivery to the office door or home address. Child seats fitted for £10 apiece if needed. Message WhatsApp dispatch and your own written number lands within minutes.
The core reason many book this corridor at all — meetings across Reading's business belt, reached directly from the terminal rather than via a three-service relay and a Reading station taxi.
Caversham, Tilehurst, Woodley and beyond — the actual finish line, not a station several miles short of it.
Academic and family journeys that deserve the same dependable, tracked arrival as any business trip.
Every quote below is reproduced word for word from a genuine, public five-star Google review of Get London Transfer. Nothing polished, nothing invented.
"Our car transfer service was smooth and convenient. I appreciated that the company monitored our flight both before departure and upon arrival, demonstrating great attention to detail, clear communication, and excellent personalised customer service. The ride was comfortable, and the driver was courteous. Despite the tube strike, the service made our journey hassle-free and stress-free. Highly recommend!"
"We arranged a transfer from the O2 arena to Hampshire after a concert with kids. Really good comms up front, sorted a large vehicle, gave me the drivers contact the day before. the driver arrived early and gave perfect details to find him in a very busy area, drove very smoothly, in fact a very smooth process end to end, much needed after a late night, thank you!"
"Great experience as we booked to pick us up from Tottenham stadium after a concert, and take us back to Wickford. Communication from start to finish was excellent. Mr Mukul was fantastic, and made it easy for us to find him, due to all the road closures etc near the venue. Would recommend, and will use again with no hesitation."
"no complaints. punctual friendly service. we had no issues whatsoever. communication with back office was always prompt. driver was nice and knowledgable. we booked the transfer from oxford to london with 2 hour stop at stonehenge. very smooth experience."
"Great service. Used them to get back to London from the Cotswolds. Rapid communication. Let us know our driver and car in advance. Lovely driver. Came early, communicated well. Nice car."
"Driver arrived in time. Nice car (Marcedes). Safe trip. Air conditioning. Quiet driver."
"For first time user I was not disappointed, good quality price, and the fact that I was able to book in such short notice was incredibly helpful."
"Very good transfer. Good price ,driver was on time. All Perfect."
"Fast, efficient, service. Good communication. Thanks Transfers"
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Genuinely quick — it's one of the smallest major airports serving London, so the walk from the gate to a waiting car outside arrivals is a fraction of what larger terminals demand. Your name is on a board, your flight already tracked from departure.
Usually 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours for the roughly 55 to 65 miles, tracing the M25's orbital reach from Docklands out to the M4 and into Berkshire — one of the broader-spanning corridors in our Reading coverage.
Only for a very patient, very light traveller. It means the DLR first, a change onto the Underground or Elizabeth line across London, then a further mainline service to Reading — three separate legs. Landing off a business flight with a laptop bag and somewhere to be, the direct car is the obvious choice.
Daily — Green Park and Thames Valley Park are among the corridor's most frequent destinations, reached directly from the terminal without any relay through central London or a stop at Reading station first.
One fixed, all-inclusive figure, written before you fly — send your flight details and Reading destination to WhatsApp dispatch and it lands in minutes.
Covered every day, with its own guide built around the boardroom-to-boardroom logic of this corridor: Reading to London City taxi. Book both together and one desk handles the full round trip.
A board waiting just outside arrivals, your flight tracked from takeoff, and one car via the M25's orbital reach and the M4 — no DLR, no mainline change, one written fare.