Directions from London airports

Source: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/newstudents/international-students/directions-from-london-airports/ Parent: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/newstudents/faqs/finance/

How to get to Queen Mary from the airports - including a special taxi discount

Travelling to Queen Mary by public transport or Uber

Queen Mary’s campuses are easily accessible from all of London’s airports. For general directions to our six London campuses click here.

Travelling to Mile End from London Heathrow

• Elizabeth Line: The Elizabeth Line offers a quick and easy way to central London from Heathrow Airport. Take the Elizabeth Line to reach Whitechapel and then change to the District Line or Hammersmith and City Line to Mile End.
• London Underground: Take the Piccadilly Line to Holborn then change to the Central Line to Mile End.
• Uber: You will receive directions to Heathrow Airport pickup points directly in the app. Pickup locations may vary by terminal. More information can be found here

Heathrow directions [PDF 1,515KB]

Travelling to Mile End from Gatwick

• Southern railways and London Underground: Take a train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge station. Once you reach London Bridge, follow the signs in the station for the Underground. Take the Northern Line to Bank and change to the Central Line eastbound to Mile End.
• Uber: Pickup locations may vary by terminal. To find your pickup location, check the Uber app after you request a ride.

Travelling to Mile End from London City Airport

• Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and Underground: Take the DLR to West Ham station. Change to the District or Hammersmith and City Line to Mile End.

Explore our handy London Travel Map for quick information on getting from Heathrow to our five campuses and discovering convenient transport links to popular London attractions. Click the link below to view the map.

London travel map [PDF 1,513KB]

Travelling to Queen Mary by taxi

Queen Mary works with Greater London Hire Limited (GLH) to provide students with a secure and discounted taxi service from any London airport to campus or Stratford. Please have your flight details ready and airport terminal before you contact Greater London Hire. They can only accept payment via credit card.

How to Book

By telephone: Call 020 7490 4222 and quote the Account Reference Number: 99610

This must be quoted to benefit from the preferential rate.

Online: To register for the on-line booking service, please go to Greater London Hire’s website and register using the fields on the right hand side, using your allocated Pin Number which is 99610. Slide ‘Do you have an account pin?’ to ‘Yes’ and then enter your email address.

This pin must be entered to benefit from the preferential rate.

Prices

Saloon Car: 4 passengers and 2-3 medium suitcases

MPV: 6 passengers and 3-4 medium suitcases or 2-3 passengers and 5-6 medium suitcases

Gatwick Airport to E1 Postcode

Saloon car: £133.40

MPV: £195.10

LHR Airport T1-4 to E1 Postcode

Saloon car: £100.40

MPV: £145.60

LHR Airport T5 to E1 Postcode

Saloon car: £107.90

MPV: £153.10

Arrival Arrangements

The price quoted includes 30 minutes waiting time and airport car park charges. The driver can meet you 30, 60 or 90 minutes after the flight is scheduled to land. To avoid any further waiting time charges, please state your preference when booking. To add this online after you have entered your flight number a box will appear that says ‘Hold Off Time’, enter how long after the flight has landed you would like the driver to meet you in arrivals.

Any additional car park charges are charged at cost depending on the airport and waiting time is an additional £2.70 per 10 minutes for a saloon car and £4.27 per 10 minutes for an MPV and will be charged automatically to your card after the booking has gone ahead.

Your driver will text you to let you know they are there which will include a photograph and their telephone number. They will also meet you at arrivals with a name board. If you are arriving into Terminal 5 in Heathrow, the meeting place is by Costa Coffee as you come through arrivals.

If you have any difficulties, please contact GHL on 020 7490 4222 quoting your booking reference number.