Event & venue transfers
Marylebone to Olympia London runs to roughly 5.2 miles and 20 min off-peak. We quote £40 and that is the number you pay, whatever the traffic does.
A taxi from Marylebone to Olympia London is £40 in a saloon, £55 in a 6-seat MPV and £60 in an 8-seater. It is about 5.2 miles and 20 min off-peak, or 35 min 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 £40 |
| MPV | up to 6 passengers, 4 large cases | from £55 |
| 8-seater | up to 7 passengers, 7 large cases | from £60 |
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 Marylebone (the Bakerloo line and Chiltern Railways) to Kensington (Olympia) (District and the Overground), plus a 2-minute walk at the far end. The catch is that the District service to Olympia is sparse outside event days. Door to door by road is about 20 min, or 35 min when the roads are full, with no changes, no stairs and no queue at the barrier. 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.
From the W1G, W1H, W1U, NW1 streets the route runs via the A501 Marylebone Road then the A5, finishing on A4 then A315 Hammersmith Road. Roughly 5.2 miles, and the timing swings with the hour rather than the route: 20 min clear, 35 min loaded.
In Marylebone the pavement outside your door is often the one place a car cannot stop. We agree the point in W1G, W1H, W1U, NW1 up front and the driver is on it, not circling.
Olympia Way, off Hammersmith Road by the Grand Hall entrance. Hammersmith Road is a red route at the venue frontage, so set down and pick up happen on Olympia Way or Maclise Road. 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: Hammersmith Road, Kensington, W14 8UX.
Parking at Olympia 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 Marylebone around 35 min 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.
£40 in a saloon, £55 in a 6-seat MPV and £60 in an 8-seater. That is the fixed price, agreed at booking.
Door to door the car is about 20 min off-peak. The rail alternative is Marylebone to Kensington (Olympia) plus the walk, which is competitive going out and considerably slower coming back.
Olympia Way, off Hammersmith Road by the Grand Hall entrance. You get the exact point and the registration by text beforehand.
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.
Yes, and it is the leg worth booking. The driver is in position before you come out instead of you joining the queue that forms the moment it ends.
Card, bank transfer or a business account, before or after the journey. A VAT receipt is issued either way.
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.