Radford Semele to London City Airport is 115.3 miles and takes between 127 and 162 minutes by road. Timing matters on this one: there is 35 minutes between the quickest and slowest hour. Hampton Travel covers it as pre-booked private hire with a named driver confirmed the night before and a fixed price agreed in writing before you travel.
Measured for each departure time rather than quoted as a single average, because they are not the same journey.
| Leave Radford Semele at | Drive time | Route |
|---|---|---|
| 04:00 | 128 min | Clear roads |
| 07:00 | 162 min | A425 / M40 J13 |
| 10:00 | 134 min | A425 / M40 J13 |
| 16:00 | 150 min | A425 / M40 J13 |
| 19:00 | 127 min | A425 / M40 J13 |
That 35 minute spread is the difference between comfortable and tight, and on this route it is the 07:00 hour that costs you the extra 35 minutes.
For a 07:00 departure from London City Airport we would collect you from Radford Semele at about 02:48 for a short-haul flight, or 01:48 for long haul. That allows the measured drive plus the standard advice to arrive two hours before short haul and three before long haul.
| If your flight leaves | Type | At the airport by | We collect you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00 | Short haul | 05:00 | 02:48 |
| 07:00 | Long haul | 04:00 | 01:48 |
| 11:00 | Short haul | 09:00 | 06:48 |
Worked examples for a 07:00 departure. Give us the real flight time and the whole table shifts with it.
The return from London City Airport to Radford Semele is where the hour you land starts to matter. These are measured, not estimated.
| You land at | Drive back to Radford Semele | Home by roughly |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00, a morning landing | 134 min | 12:59 |
| 16:00, an afternoon landing | 150 min | 19:15 |
| 19:00, an evening landing | 127 min | 21:52 |
Times allow 45 minutes from wheels-down to being in the car, which covers immigration, bags and the walk out. A late landing means a quieter road, so the drive itself is often faster than the outbound.
If the inbound is delayed we track it and send the driver to the actual landing time, not the one you booked. No waiting charge either way.
We leave Radford Semele on the A425 and join at M40 J13. At 115.3 miles it is a longer run. The slowest hour we have measured on it is 07:00 at 162 minutes, against 127 at 19:00. That is the window to plan around.
We work the pickup time back from it and confirm your driver the night before.
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