Cambridge to Heathrow Airport taxi
From £144 fixed for a pre-booked saloon to Heathrow Airport.
A pre-booked car between Cambridge and Heathrow is from £144.00 for a saloon, agreed before you pay and shared by everyone travelling with you. The drive is 69.4 mi and takes about 1h 34m. National Express runs up to 7 coaches a day on the 727 from £14.70 one way per person, 2 hours 15 minutes at best, with the last departure from Heathrow Terminal 2 at 23:30.
Lowest live operator quote, checked 11 September 2026.
- Fixed price
- from £144
- Journey
- 1h 34m
- Distance
- 69.4 mi
Fixed price, confirmed in seconds
Passengers
Luggages
24/7 customer support, cancellation before 24 hours and flight tracking are included for free
What does it cost?
Pre-booked, fixed
from £144
Lowest live operator quote to Heathrow Airport, saloon, 11 September 2026.
What the fixed price includes
- 60 minutes free waiting after your flight lands; the rank meter charges from the moment you sit down
- a fixed price confirmed when you book, with no meter and no surge
- express pick-up at the airport's designated pick-up point
- flight tracking, so a delayed arrival moves your pick-up time
- free cancellation up to 24 hours before pick-up
Which car, and what does each cost?
| Vehicle | Carries | To Heathrow Airport, from |
|---|---|---|
| Saloon | 3 passengers, 3 cases, 2 bags | £144 |
| Estate | 4 passengers, 3 cases, 3 bags | £164.80 |
| Executive | 3 passengers, 2 cases, 2 bags | £192 |
| People Carrier | 5 passengers, 4 cases, 4 bags | £192 |
| Executive People Carrier | 5 passengers, 4 cases, 4 bags | £264 |
| Minibus | 8 passengers, 8 cases, 6 bags | £211.20 |
| Pax16 | 16 passengers, 14 cases, 10 bags | £422.40 |
One price for the car, not per person. Lowest live operator quote, checked 11 September 2026.
How this compares
| Option | Cost | Journey time | Door to door? | Pre-bookable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport Taxi Hub, pre-booked | From £144, fixed, including 60 minutes free waiting after your flight lands | 1h 34m | Yes | Yes |
| National Express 727 coach | From £14.70 one way per person, so £14.70 travelling alone, £29.40 for two and £58.80 for four | 2 hours 15 minutes on the fastest departure | No | Yes |
What it costs for 1, 2 or 4 people
| Option | Ticket | 1 person | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport Taxi Hub, pre-booked | saloon, up to 4 passengers, one price per car | £144 | £144 | £144 |
| National Express 727 coach | one-way fare from National Express, each | £14.70 | £29.40 | £58.80 |
A pre-booked car is priced per vehicle, so its total is the same for one passenger or four. Per-person fares are shown only where the operator publishes the fare and the ticket it buys.
| Option | Ticket | 2 people |
|---|---|---|
| Airport Taxi Hub, pre-booked | saloon, up to 4 passengers, one price per car | £144 |
| National Express 727 coach | one-way fare from National Express, each | £29.40 |
Totals for 1, 2, 4 are published in the table above and do not need JavaScript. This control is here for the party sizes in between.
When not to book us: One person, hand luggage, the middle of the day: take the coach. National Express publishes the 727 from £14.70 one way, which comes to £29.40 for a couple and £58.80 for a family of four, against a single fare for the car whatever it holds. What the cheaper ticket costs you is time and a departure you do not choose. The quickest run is 2 hours 15 minutes against a free-flow drive of about 95 minutes, there are up to 7 departures a day, and the first does not leave Heathrow Terminal 2 until 07:35 while the last goes at 23:30. National Express also quotes this same pair at £20.50 on its own Heathrow airport page, so read any published coach figure as a starting price rather than the price. The car wins on a dawn departure, on a landing after the last coach has gone, with hold luggage or a bicycle box, and any time there are two or more of you splitting one fare.
Where you meet your driver
- Book against your Cambridge address rather than the city centre, and give us your terminal for the airport end. Heathrow's terminals are far enough apart that the wrong one costs real time.
- Your supplier details email carries the driver's phone number. Save it before you fly, because it is the one thing you want the moment the wheels touch down.
- We track your inbound flight at no extra cost, so an hour of delay moves the pick-up rather than losing it. Free waiting after you land is included, and the allowance is set out under What it costs at the top of this page.
- Ignore the ranks outside the terminals on the way out. Those are for London's black taxis, whose fares Heathrow does not publish at all and points at Transport for London instead. Your car is already paid for at a figure you agreed.
- Arrivals-hall meet and greet with a name board is available as a paid extra at checkout. Leave it off and you get express pick-up at the terminal's designated pick-up point.
Contact your driver as soon as you land, their number is in your supplier details email.
Arrivals-hall meet and greet with a name board is available as a paid extra at checkout.
Heathrow Airport to Cambridge
The return direction is quoted separately, because the two legs can be won by different operators. It is currently from £144 for a saloon.
Questions people ask about this route
How much is a taxi from Cambridge to Heathrow?
The figure at the top of this page is a live quote for a saloon on the day you are reading it, and it is locked once you book. It covers the car rather than each seat, so it does not climb with a third passenger, a heavy bag or a Friday afternoon. Put your own date into the form to price your journey.
Is the coach from Heathrow to Cambridge cheaper than a taxi?
Travelling alone, almost certainly. National Express advertises the 727 from £14.70 one way, and no airport car covers 71 miles for that. The arithmetic turns as soon as you are not alone: two seats are £29.40 and four are £58.80, all of it before you have moved a suitcase.
Why does National Express show two different prices for this route?
Because it does. Its Cambridge route page opens at £14.70 with a fastest run of 2 hours 15 minutes, while its Heathrow airport page lists the same pair from £20.50, fastest 2h 05m, with 14 services a day. Both were read on the same day. Coach pricing moves with demand, so treat either number as a floor and check the fare for your own departure.
How long does it take to drive from Cambridge to Heathrow?
Our routing engine puts the free-flow drive at about 95 minutes. Free-flow means an empty road with no traffic model behind it, so treat it as the floor and not the plan. The live duration shown at the top of this page is measured when you load it, which is the number worth trusting.
What time does the last coach leave Heathrow for Cambridge?
23:30 from Terminal 2, with the first at 07:35 and up to 7 departures in between. That eight-hour hole overnight is the single strongest argument for booking a car: a delayed evening arrival can miss the last one and leave you with nothing until the following morning.
How far is Cambridge from Heathrow?
About 71 miles, or 115 km, by road. It is a long enough hop that the difference between a direct run and a journey with a change compounds, particularly at either end of the day.
Can the driver take us to a specific college address?
Yes. Give the porters' lodge or the street address when you book instead of the station or the city centre, and that is where the car goes. Cambridge's centre has enough restricted streets that naming the exact destination in advance saves an argument on arrival.
What happens if my flight into Heathrow is late?
Flight tracking comes as standard, so your driver watches the actual arrival time and shifts the pick-up to match rather than leaving without you. The included free waiting period, described under What it costs, starts when the aircraft lands and not when you were scheduled to.
Is the price per person or for the whole car?
For the whole car. That is the difference that decides this route: the 727 charges £14.70 a head, so four of you pay it four times, while the car takes one payment no matter who is in it.
Can I cancel or move the booking?
A cancellation more than 24 hours ahead of pick-up is refunded in full; inside that window the fare stands. Changes go through the booking link in your confirmation email on the same 24-hour rule.
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Lowest live operator quote for each pair, checked 11 September 2026.
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