Taxi from Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Liverpool Street

A taxi from Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Liverpool Street costs about £104.80 on a weekday and £112.40 at night (19.5 mi, about 65 min). From the official London taxi tariff in force since 25 April 2026, checked 31 October 2026.

Fare

Weekday daytime · metered £104.80 £97.80 in light traffic · £110.20 in heavy 19.5 mi · about 65 min
Pick-up charge, Tariff 1, includes the first 155.8 m or 33.6 sTaxi fares - tariffs
£4.40
Tariff 1: 4.75 mi, 9.6 min in slow trafficTaxi fares - tariffs
£26.51
Tariff 4 (over about 6 miles): 10.78 mi, 21.9 min in slow trafficTaxi fares - tariffs
£72.67
Included in the pick-up chargeTaxi fares - tariffs
−£0.40
Meter steps of 0.20 (a started step counts)Taxi fares - tariffs
£0.02
Total, typical traffic
£104.80
  • The route is the quickest by road (OpenStreetMap data); journey times allow for the city's usual traffic.

Through the day

WhenTypical fareLight to heavy trafficWhat changes
Weekday daytimeTuesday 12:00 £104.80 £97.80–£110.20 The reference time
Weekday rush hourTuesday 17:30 £104.80 £97.80–£110.20 Only the traffic
NightTuesday 23:30 £112.40 £104.60–£118.00 Tariff 3; Rounding
Weekend afternoonSaturday 14:00 £110.40 £102.80–£116.00 Tariff 2

Where you start and end

Pick-up: Heathrow Airport (LHR)
Taxis wait at the ranks outside Terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5. Heathrow is inside Greater London, so the trip into the city runs on the meter.
Drop-off: Liverpool Street
The City's main station, for trains to Stansted Airport and the east of England, and a stop on the Elizabeth line.

About this trip

How much is a taxi from Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Liverpool Street?
About £104.80 on a weekday in the daytime, £97.80 to £110.20 depending on traffic, for 19.5 mi (about 65 min).
Is it a flat fare or the meter?
The meter: £4.40 to start, then £4.13 per mile.
Which surcharges apply?
On a weekday in the daytime: Heathrow taxi rank extra £1.60.
Does the time of day change the fare?
Weekday rush hour: about £104.80; Night: about £112.40; Weekend afternoon: about £110.40.

Zones and charges on this trip

Liverpool Street is in Greater London.

ChargeOn this tripWhen it applies
Heathrow taxi rank extra Yes, £1.60 Trips starting at Heathrow Airport
Airport terminal drop-off charge (Heathrow, London City) No Trips ending at Heathrow Airport or London City Airport

Route

Usually via M4, West Cromwell Road (A4) and Bishopsgate (A1213). Drivers may take another way when traffic is heavy.

London City AirportHeathrow AirportTariff 4 (over about 6 miles) starts
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