Event & venue transfers
Fixed at £35 from Waterloo to BST Hyde Park, about 4.0 miles and 15 min on a clear road. The price is locked when you book, not when you travel.
A taxi from Waterloo to BST Hyde Park is £35 in a saloon, £45 in a 6-seat MPV and £50 in an 8-seater. It is about 4.0 miles and 15 min off-peak, or 30 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 £35 |
| MPV | up to 6 passengers, 4 large cases | from £45 |
| 8-seater | up to 7 passengers, 7 large cases | from £50 |
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 Waterloo (Jubilee, Northern, Bakerloo and National Rail) 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 15 min, or 30 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.
The usual line from Waterloo is the A301 then the A3200, then A40 Westway, then Bayswater Road at the end. Roughly 4.0 miles, and the timing swings with the hour rather than the route: 15 min clear, 30 min loaded.
Waterloo is dense, one-way and camera-enforced. The driver texts a workable standing point in SE1 instead of guessing, which is the difference between a two-minute wait and a fine.
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. Pre-booked both ways, none of that is your problem.
Doors are usually an hour before the festival. Working back, that means leaving Waterloo around 30 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.
£35 in a saloon, £45 in a 6-seat MPV and £50 in an 8-seater. That is the fixed price, agreed at booking.
Door to door the car is about 15 min off-peak. The rail alternative is Waterloo 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.
Card, bank transfer or a business account, before or after the journey. A VAT receipt is issued either way.
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.
A 6-seat MPV is £45 and an 8-seater £50. 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.