Event & venue transfers
Around 19.3 miles door to door, 40 min when the roads are behaving. From £95, locked at booking, with no meter running and no surge applied.
A taxi from Sutton to ExCeL London is £95 in a saloon, £120 in a 6-seat MPV and £135 in an 8-seater. It is about 19.3 miles and 40 min off-peak, or 1h 10m 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 £95 |
| MPV | up to 6 passengers, 4 large cases | from £120 |
| 8-seater | up to 7 passengers, 7 large cases | from £135 |
Per vehicle, not per person. Tolls, congestion and crossing charges are already inside the price, and it does not change on the day.
By rail you would go Sutton (Southern and Thameslink) across to Custom House (Elizabeth line and the DLR), then a 5-minute walk at the far end. The catch is that it is fine with one bag and awkward if you are carrying exhibition kit. The taxi is about 40 min, or 1h 10m when the roads are full, but it is one journey rather than three, and nobody stands up for any of it. Two people with hand luggage should take the train. Three or more, or anyone with a case, and the fixed fare splits better than the tickets do.
The usual line from Sutton is the A217 then the A232 then the A24, then A13 then Connaught Bridge and Western Gateway at the end. Roughly 19.3 miles, and the timing swings with the hour rather than the route: 40 min clear, 1h 10m loaded.
We cover the whole of Sutton - SM1, SM2, SM3, SM4, SM5, SM6 - including the streets where flagging something down is a matter of luck rather than timing.
The Western or Eastern entrance taxi ranks on Western Gateway. ExCeL is over a kilometre end to end, so it matters whether your hall is at the West or East entrance - tell us the hall number when booking. 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: One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, E16 1XL.
Parking at ExCeL London 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 event. Working back, that means leaving Sutton around 1h 10m 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.
£95 in a saloon, £120 in a 6-seat MPV and £135 in an 8-seater. That is the fixed price, agreed at booking.
Door to door the car is about 40 min off-peak. The rail alternative is Sutton to Custom House plus the walk, which is competitive going out and considerably slower coming back.
The Western or Eastern entrance taxi ranks on Western Gateway. You get the exact point and the registration by text beforehand.
No. The fare is fixed when you book. Traffic, tolls and the hour are our problem, not a line on your bill.
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.
A 6-seat MPV is £120 and an 8-seater £135. Bigger parties travel in several vehicles routed together.
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.
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.