Taxi from Trafalgar Square to London Bridge (The Shard)

A taxi from Trafalgar Square to London Bridge (The Shard) costs about £17.60 on a weekday and £21.40 at night (2.5 mi, about 18 min). From the official London taxi tariff in force since 25 April 2026, checked 31 October 2026.

Weekday daytime · metered £17.60 £16.00 in light traffic · £19.40 in heavy 2.5 mi · about 18 min

Pick-up charge, Tariff 1, includes the first 155.8 m or 33.6 sTaxi fares - tariffs
£4.40
Tariff 1: 0.38 mi, 16.7 min in slow trafficTaxi fares - tariffs
£13.50
Included in the pick-up chargeTaxi fares - tariffs
−£0.40
Meter steps of 0.20 (a started step counts)Taxi fares - tariffs
£0.10
Total, typical traffic
£17.60

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	£17.60	£16.00–£19.40	The reference time
Weekday rush hourTuesday 17:30	£17.60	£16.00–£19.40	Only the traffic
NightTuesday 23:30	£21.40	£19.40–£23.80	Tariff 3
Weekend afternoonSaturday 14:00	£20.40	£18.60–£22.60	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: London Bridge (The Shard): London Bridge station and the Shard, on the south bank opposite the City, next to Borough Market.

About this trip

How much is a taxi from Trafalgar Square to London Bridge (The Shard)?: About £17.60 on a weekday in the daytime, £16.00 to £19.40 depending on traffic, for 2.5 mi (about 18 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 £17.60; Night: about £21.40; Weekend afternoon: about £20.40.

Route

Usually via Northumberland Avenue (A400), Victoria Embankment (A3211) and London Bridge (A3). Drivers may take another way when traffic is heavy.

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