Surbiton taxis and airport transfers

Picking up in Surbiton

Surbiton is our closest neighbour, a few minutes south of our service on Fairfield Road. Our drivers know its mix of Victorian villas, mansion blocks and riverside flats, and the roads that matter: Victoria Road and Claremont Road by the station, the independent shops on Maple Road, the long stretch of Ewell Road towards Tolworth, and Portsmouth Road running beside the Thames towards Thames Ditton.

Parking near Surbiton station is tight, and many of the side roads are permit-only. Give us your exact address, flat number or the entrance you will use, and your driver will find the closest place to stop.

Surbiton to the airports

Most of our Surbiton bookings are airport runs. From KT6, typical journey times are:

These are typical estimates. Allow more time at peak hours.

Surbiton has a slight advantage for Gatwick journeys because it sits close to the A3 and the A243 towards the M25. For Heathrow, your driver will usually head back through Kingston and over Kingston Bridge.

Surbiton station and train connections

Surbiton station, with its well-known 1930s Art Deco building, has fast South Western Railway trains to Waterloo. For most commuters the train works well. Where we help is when it does not: early starts before the first train, late returns after the last one, strikes and engineering works, or journeys with luggage. We can take you to Waterloo or any other London terminus, or meet you off a train at Surbiton and take you home.

Local journeys around KT6

Not every trip is long. People in Surbiton book us for:

• Appointments at Kingston Hospital and local GP surgeries
• Trips into Kingston town centre and back with shopping
• Evenings out on Victoria Road or along the riverside
• Children's journeys with our school run taxi
• Trips to the vet in our pet friendly taxi

Families and groups

If you are a larger family heading on holiday, a minibus is often a good choice for Surbiton's airport runs, especially where two cars would be awkward to park on a narrow street.

Evenings along the river

Surbiton's riverside is one of its best features. Queen's Promenade runs along the Thames from Kingston towards Seething Wells, with views across to Hampton Court Park, and the pubs and restaurants around Victoria Road and Brighton Road are busy most evenings. We take a lot of short bookings for people heading home after dinner, especially to the hillier streets around Surbiton Hill and Berrylands, where the walk back is steeper than it looks.

A tip for Surbiton airport runs

The junction of Ewell Road and the A3 at Tolworth gets very busy on weekday mornings. For Gatwick flights we often route south via Hook and the A243 instead, which avoids the worst of it. When you book, mention if you have a preferred route and your driver will take it into account. Flat dwellers on the busy main roads, such as Ewell Road and Upper Brighton Road, should tell us the best side street to stop in.

Nearby areas

We also cover New Malden to the east and Chessington to the south, as well as Berrylands, Tolworth and Long Ditton. See every area on our areas we cover page.

Written by the Kingston Airport Transfers team. Last updated 2 October 2026.