Taxi from Trafalgar Square to King's Cross St Pancras

A taxi from Trafalgar Square to King's Cross St Pancras costs about £16.40 on a weekday and £19.80 at night (2.2 mi, about 16 min). From the official London taxi tariff in force since 25 April 2026, checked 31 October 2026.

Weekday daytime · metered £16.40 £15.00 in light traffic · £18.00 in heavy 2.2 mi · about 16 min

Pick-up charge, Tariff 1, includes the first 155.8 m or 33.6 sTaxi fares - tariffs
£4.40
Tariff 1: 0.34 mi, 15.1 min in slow trafficTaxi fares - tariffs
£12.23
Included in the pick-up chargeTaxi fares - tariffs
−£0.40
Meter steps of 0.20 (a started step counts)Taxi fares - tariffs
£0.17
Total, typical traffic
£16.40

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	£16.40	£15.00–£18.00	The reference time
Weekday rush hourTuesday 17:30	£16.40	£15.00–£18.00	Only the traffic
NightTuesday 23:30	£19.80	£18.00–£21.80	Tariff 3
Weekend afternoonSaturday 14:00	£18.80	£17.20–£20.80	Tariff 2

Where you start and end

Pick-up: Trafalgar Square: The square at the top of Whitehall, with Nelson's Column and the National Gallery; Charing Cross station is on its south-east corner. The roads around it are one-way and often slow.
Drop-off: 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.

About this trip

How much is a taxi from Trafalgar Square to King's Cross St Pancras?: About £16.40 on a weekday in the daytime, £15.00 to £18.00 depending on traffic, for 2.2 mi (about 16 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 £16.40; Night: about £19.80; Weekend afternoon: about £18.80.

Route

Usually via Charing Cross Road (A400), Shaftesbury Avenue (A401) and Euston Road (A501). Drivers may take another way when traffic is heavy.

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