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Waltham Forest to London Stadium Taxi - from £63, fixed fare, named pickup point

Waltham Forest to London Stadium runs to roughly 8 miles and 20 min off-peak. We quote £63 and that is the number you pay, whatever the traffic does.

From £63Distance 8 miOff-peak 20 minPeak 35 min
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In short

A taxi from Waltham Forest to London Stadium is £63 in a saloon, £81 in a 6-seat MPV and £172 in a V Class. It is about 8 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.

Saloon
£63
MPV (6)
£81
V Class
£172
Journey
20 min
Pickup
E20 2ST
Booked
24/7

Waltham Forest to London Stadium pricing

VehicleCapacityFixed fare
Saloonup to 4 passengers, 2 large casesfrom £63
MPVup to 6 passengers, 4 large casesfrom £81
V Classup to 7 passengers, 7 large casesfrom £172

Per vehicle, not per person. Tolls, congestion and crossing charges are already inside the price, and it does not change on the day.

Taxi or train from Waltham Forest?

The public-transport version starts at Walthamstow Central (the Victoria line) and finishes at Stratford (Central, Jubilee, Elizabeth and the DLR), with a 18-minute walk at the far end. The catch is that the walk across the park is long and fully exposed to weather. A car does the whole thing door to door in about 20 min, or 35 min when the roads are full - and it does it with your bags in the boot. 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.

London taxi
London taxi · Photo: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The route

The usual line from Waltham Forest is the A406 then the A104, then A12 Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach, then Warton Road at the end. Roughly 8 miles, and the timing swings with the hour rather than the route: 20 min clear, 35 min loaded.

We cover the whole of Waltham Forest - E4, E10, E11, E17 - including the streets where flagging something down is a matter of luck rather than timing.

Where the driver waits at London Stadium

Pudding Mill Lane is the quickest private hire pickup; the Stratford side jams solid after events. The Olympic Park bridges are pedestrian-only on event days, so pickup is on the Pudding Mill Lane side rather than Westfield. 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: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, E20 2ST.

Parking at London Stadium

If you were thinking of driving yourself: London Stadium sits inside a matchday or event-day controlled parking zone, on-site spaces are pre-book only and go early, and the residential streets around it are permit-holders only with active enforcement. Pre-booked both ways, none of that is your problem.

When to leave Waltham Forest

Doors are usually an hour before the match. Working back, that means leaving Waltham Forest 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.

What the fare includes

Waltham Forest to London Stadium: common questions

How much is a taxi from Waltham Forest to London Stadium?

£63 in a saloon, £81 in a 6-seat MPV and £172 in a V Class. That is the fixed price, agreed at booking.

Is it quicker than public transport from Waltham Forest?

Door to door the car is about 20 min off-peak. The rail alternative is Walthamstow Central to Stratford plus the walk, which is competitive going out and considerably slower coming back.

Where does the driver wait at London Stadium?

Pudding Mill Lane is the quickest private hire pickup; the Stratford side jams solid after events. You get the exact point and the registration by text beforehand.

Is the price affected by traffic or the time of night?

No. The fare is fixed when you book. Traffic, tolls and the hour are our problem, not a line on your bill.

Can I book the return from London Stadium as well?

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.

Do you carry groups from Waltham Forest?

A 6-seat MPV is £81 and a V Class £172. Bigger parties travel in several vehicles routed together.

What if the match overruns?

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.

Other venues from Waltham Forest

Other London pickups for London Stadium

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.

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