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East Midlands to Heathrow Airport Taxi Transfer
Catching a long-haul flight from Heathrow after landing at East Midlands? Skip the trains across London. We’ll drive you straight to your terminal in a little over two hours, from £195 for the whole car.
- Free waiting for 45 minutes after touchdown
- Dropped at Terminal 2, 3, 4 or 5, whichever is on your ticket
- A fare agreed upfront, not on a meter
About 115 miles
M1 most of the way, then the M25
2–2½ hrs
Allow 3 at the busiest times
45 Min Free
Counted from when your plane lands
4 terminals
Terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5
A Trusted Taxi Service from East Midlands Airport to Heathrow
For a private taxi from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to London Heathrow (LHR), Local Taxis in Leicester is available 24 hours a day. The drive is about 115 miles, almost all of it on the M1 and M25, and usually takes two to two and a half hours.
Many passengers on this run are connecting to a long-haul flight, so we ask for your departure time as well as your landing. Your driver meets you at EMA’s Rapid Drop Off area and takes you to the terminal printed on your ticket, whether that’s Terminal 2, 3, 4 or 5.
Available Day and Night
Overnight arrivals and dawn departures are covered, every day of the year.
Fixed Fare, Agreed Upfront
You'll know the full cost before you travel. Traffic around Heathrow can't push it up.
Licensed and DBS-Checked Drivers
Our drivers are council-licensed for private hire and have passed DBS checks, so you know exactly who's taking you to Heathrow.
A Vehicle for Every Group Size
Travelling alone or as a group of eight, there's a saloon, estate, MPV or minibus to match.
The Route to Heathrow
Leave East Midlands Airport
From the terminal it’s a couple of minutes along the A453 to junction 23A, where you join the M1 going south.
Head south on the M1
This is the longest stretch. You’ll pass Leicester, Northampton, Milton Keynes and the turn for Luton before leaving at junction 6A.
Switch to the M25
Go anticlockwise from junction 21, past Watford. Leave at junction 15 for Terminals 2 and 3, or junction 14 for Terminals 4 and 5.
Follow the terminal signs
Terminals 2 and 3 are reached through the tunnel under the northern runway. Terminal 4 has its own approach on the southern side of the airport, and Terminal 5 is signed straight from junction 14.
How long it takes
- Before 7am or after 8pm 2¾–3 hours
- Middle of a weekday 3–3½ hours
- Weekday rush hour or a Friday afternoon 3½–4½ hours
- Friday afternoons and the start of Allow up to 4½ hours
school holidays
What Does a Taxi from East Midlands Airport to Heathrow Cost?
Fares are per vehicle and fixed at booking: £195 for a saloon, £255 for an estate car or MPV, and £310 for an 8-seat minibus. Four people sharing the saloon pay under £50 each.
The pick for heavy suitcases
- Price: £195 one way
- Passengers: 4
- 2 large suitcases and 4 small cases
The pick for heavy suitcases
- Price: £225 one way
- Passengers: 4
- 3 Suitcases and 4 Small Cases
Best for groups of 5 to 8
- Price: £310 one way
- Passengers: 8
- 6 Suitcases and 8 Small Cases
What your Heathrow fare include
Everything is either part of the price or listed here with its cost, so the figure you’re quoted is the figure you pay.
- Fixed fare, agreed when you book Included
- Flight monitoring Included
- First 45 minutes of waiting after your flight lands Free
- Night-time, weekend and bank holiday journeys No Extra
- Congestion Charges None
- Waiting after the free 45 minutes 30p a minute
- Meet & Greet: driver waits inside arrivals £10
with your name - Airport car park charge At Cost
- Extra pick-up or drop-off on the way Quoted per trip
- Christmas and New Year Fare and a half
Dropping Off at Heathrow
Gatwick runs two terminals, North and South, and each airline uses one of them. Check your booking confirmation, tell us which, and your driver will pull into that terminal’s Short Stay car park, a short walk from the departure hall. The parking fee is added at cost. Ended up at the wrong terminal? The free shuttle train links North and South around the clock and takes about two minutes.
How Booking and Pick-Up Work from EMA to Heathrow Airport
Four steps, whichever Heathrow terminal you’re flying from.
1
Book with Your Flight Details
Reserve through the website or by phone, giving us 3 to 4 hours' notice before your EMA landing. Mention your Heathrow terminal and departure time.
2
We Follow Your Flight
Live tracking tells your driver exactly when you're on the ground, early or late.
3
Your Driver Rings on Landing
Expect a call as soon as you touch down. There's no need to hurry through baggage reclaim, because the first 45 minutes of waiting cost nothing.
4
Meet at Rapid Drop Off
Head to EMA's Rapid Drop Off area and look for your car. If you'd like someone waiting in the arrivals hall holding your name, ask for meet & greet when booking.
Punctual. Comfortable. No Hassle.
Why Choose Our EMA to Heathrow Airport Taxi Service?
Long-haul check-in can close an hour before take-off. We plan the pick-up from that deadline, not just from your landing.
A diverted flight, a missed connection or a rebooked departure: call us any time, day or night, and we'll move the pick-up.
Intercontinental flights usually come with bigger luggage allowances. Our estate and MPV take 3 large cases each and the minibus takes 6, with room for smaller bags as well.
We don't send a car that isn't licensed for private hire, MOT'd and insured for hire and reward.
What Travellers Say About Our Services
Other Transfers from East Midlands Airport
Explore our other airport routes from East Midlands. Each route has its own page with journey times and terminal details.
Questions People Ask
Fares start at £195 in a saloon. An estate car or MPV costs £255, and the 8-seat minibus £310. That’s for the whole vehicle, one way.
Usually two to two and a half hours. Allow closer to three at weekday peaks or on a busy holiday weekend.
With separate tickets, we’d plan on 7 hours or more from touchdown at East Midlands to a long-haul take-off at Heathrow. Clearing EMA can take an hour, the drive about 2½, and many airlines ask long-haul passengers to check in 3 hours ahead. Six hours is a sensible floor for short-haul.
At the Rapid Drop Off area. They’ll phone you once you’ve landed so you can head out with your bags. For £10, meet & greet brings them into the arrivals hall with your name on a board.
The one on your ticket. For Terminals 2, 3 and 5 we use the Short Stay car park. At Terminal 4 it’s the Level 2 drop point or the Short Stay car park.
Your driver waits for it. Free waiting runs for 45 minutes from when you actually land, and after that it’s 30p a minute.
No. One fare covers everyone in the car, so a full vehicle works out cheapest per head.
No. Heathrow sits well outside central London’s charging zone, and the M1 and M25 never enter it. The £18 charge is only added, at cost, on a journey that does go into the zone.
We don’t supply child seats. If your child needs one, please bring it along.
You’ll get a full refund if you cancel at least 6 hours before pick-up, normally back on your card within 7 to 10 working days. Call 0116 275 7575 to change the time or address.
Yes, but it takes several changes. There’s no railway station at the airport, so you’d catch a bus to East Midlands Parkway, a train to London St Pancras, then the Piccadilly line from King’s Cross St Pancras out to Heathrow.
Reserve Your EMA to Heathrow Taxi
Send us your arrival flight and your Heathrow departure, and we’ll confirm a pick-up time that works for both.
