Event & venue transfers
Around 2.7 miles door to door, 10 min when the roads are behaving. From £30, locked at booking, with no meter running and no surge applied.
A taxi from Soho to BST Hyde Park is £30 in a saloon, £40 in a 6-seat MPV and £45 in an 8-seater. It is about 2.7 miles and 10 min off-peak, or 20 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 £30 |
| MPV | up to 6 passengers, 4 large cases | from £40 |
| 8-seater | up to 7 passengers, 7 large cases | from £45 |
Per vehicle, not per person. Tolls, congestion and crossing charges are already inside the price, and it does not change on the day.
The public-transport version starts at Tottenham Court Road (Central, Northern and Elizabeth) and finishes at Marble Arch (the Central line), with a 10-minute walk at the far end. The catch is that which gate you leave by decides how far you walk. Door to door by road is about 10 min, or 20 min when the roads are full, with no changes, no stairs and no queue at the barrier. If you are travelling light and early, the train usually wins on price. If you are in a group, carrying anything, or leaving after an event, the car wins on everything else.
Out of Soho (W1D, W1F) the driver picks up the A4 then the A400, joining A40 Westway, then Bayswater Road for the run-in. About 2.7 miles in all - 10 min when it flows, 20 min when it does not.
In Soho the pavement outside your door is often the one place a car cannot stop. We agree the point in W1D, W1F up front and the driver is on it, not circling.
Marble Arch or Lancaster Gate, depending on which gate you leave by - Park Lane is closed to waiting traffic. Park Lane and West Carriage Drive close around the event, so the meeting point is agreed by gate: Marble Arch, Lancaster Gate or Hyde Park Corner. 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: Hyde Park, Westminster, W2 2UH.
Parking at BST Hyde Park is limited and the surrounding streets are metered or permit-only, so self-driving usually costs more in time than the fare saves. A drop-off and a booked return sidesteps it entirely.
Doors are usually an hour before the festival. Working back, that means leaving Soho around 20 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.
£30 in a saloon, £40 in a 6-seat MPV and £45 in an 8-seater. That is the fixed price, agreed at booking.
Door to door the car is about 10 min off-peak. The rail alternative is Tottenham Court Road to Marble Arch plus the walk, which is competitive going out and considerably slower coming back.
Marble Arch or Lancaster Gate, depending on which gate you leave by - Park Lane is closed to waiting traffic. You get the exact point and the registration by text beforehand.
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.
No. The fare is fixed when you book. Traffic, tolls and the hour are our problem, not a line on your bill.
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.
A 6-seat MPV is £40 and an 8-seater £45. Bigger parties travel in several vehicles routed together.
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 7 September 2026.