Taxi from King's Cross St Pancras to Waterloo

A taxi from King's Cross St Pancras to Waterloo costs about £21.00 on a weekday and £25.60 at night (3.2 mi, about 20 min). From the official London taxi tariff in force since 25 April 2026, checked 31 October 2026.

Weekday daytime · metered £21.00 £19.20 in light traffic · £22.20 in heavy 3.2 mi · about 20 min

Pick-up charge, Tariff 1, includes the first 155.8 m or 33.6 sTaxi fares - tariffs
£4.40
Tariff 1: 0.89 mi, 18.4 min in slow trafficTaxi fares - tariffs
£16.82
Included in the pick-up chargeTaxi fares - tariffs
−£0.40
Meter steps of 0.20 (a started step counts)Taxi fares - tariffs
£0.18
Total, typical traffic
£21.00

The route is the quickest by road (OpenStreetMap data); journey times allow for the city's usual traffic.

Through the day

When	Typical fare	Light to heavy traffic	What changes
Weekday daytimeTuesday 12:00	£21.00	£19.20–£22.20	The reference time
Weekday rush hourTuesday 17:30	£21.00	£19.20–£22.20	Only the traffic
NightTuesday 23:30	£25.60	£23.40–£27.40	Tariff 3
Weekend afternoonSaturday 14:00	£24.40	£22.20–£26.00	Tariff 2

Where you start and end

Pick-up: King's Cross St Pancras: Two stations side by side on Euston Road: King's Cross for trains to the north-east and Scotland, St Pancras International for Eurostar to Paris and Brussels.
Drop-off: Waterloo: The station south of the river near the London Eye and the South Bank, for trains to south-west London and the south-west of England.

About this trip

How much is a taxi from King's Cross St Pancras to Waterloo?: About £21.00 on a weekday in the daytime, £19.20 to £22.20 depending on traffic, for 3.2 mi (about 20 min).
Is it a flat fare or the meter?: The meter: £4.40 to start, then £4.13 per mile.
Which surcharges apply?: None on a weekday in the daytime.
Does the time of day change the fare?: Weekday rush hour: about £21.00; Night: about £25.60; Weekend afternoon: about £24.40.

Route

Usually via King's Cross Road (A201), Kingsway (A4200), Waterloo Bridge (A301) and Waterloo Road. Drivers may take another way when traffic is heavy.

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