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Taxi to Heathrow
Taxi to Heathrow
Terminal 5
Fixed price taxi and minicab to and from Heathrow Terminal 5 from £48. No meter, no surge, no hidden extras. Serving Watford, Rickmansworth, St Albans and all of Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and North West London.
£7 drop off charge included
Meet and greet inside Arrivals
60 min waiting on international arrivals
24/7, licensed drivers
01923 88 2220
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£7 drop off
Included in every price
Meet and greet
Inside the T5 Arrivals Hall
Flight checked
60 min international / 30 min domestic waiting
24/7
Early and late BA flights
Fixed fares, saloon car
Taxi to Heathrow Terminal 5 prices
Daytime saloon fares include the £7 Heathrow drop-off charge and use the same route rate in either direction. Night and Christmas/New Year supplements can apply. Select your date, time and vehicle for the final quote.
Not listed, or travelling from Luton Airport, Central London or a hotel near Heathrow? Enter your postcode for an instant fixed quote. Estate cars add £10, MPVs are priced per route, and 8 seaters are quoted by distance.
Pre booked vs taxi rank vs app
Compare a pre-booked transfer, taxi rank and app
Compare the total quote, vehicle size, airport charges and waiting allowance for the same trip. For an arrival, check where you meet the driver.
| What matters | Pre booked minicab (Prime) | Black cab from the T5 rank | Uber / app taxi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Fixed, agreed before you travel | Metered for the whole journey | Changes with demand and time of day |
| £7 drop off charge | Included | Added to the fare | Added as an extra |
| Arrivals pick up | Driver meets you inside Arrivals with a name board | Queue at the rank outside Arrivals | Walk to the Terminal Parking car park to find the car |
| Terminal Parking fee (£8 for up to 29 min) | Included | Not applicable | Often added to the fare |
| Flight delay | Flight checked; 60 min international / 30 min domestic from landing, then extra waiting is charged under our terms | No booking to adjust | Check the provider's flight and waiting policy |
| Vehicle | Saloon, estate, MPV or 8 seater, chosen in advance | Whatever is next on the rank | Depends on availability |
| Watford to Terminal 5 | £57 fixed | Meter, plus the drop off charge | Varies, plus the drop off charge |
Compare the current total for the same date, time and vehicle, including airport charges and waiting. We do not quote another provider's fares.
Landing at T5?
Taxi from Heathrow Terminal 5: how the pick up works
Heathrow does not allow any pick ups on the terminal forecourt. Here is what happens with a standard cab, and what happens with us.
Standard pick up at Terminal 5 (app taxi or a lift)
1
Land and clear arrivals
Baggage reclaim and customs, then out into the Arrivals Hall.
2
Walk to the Terminal Parking car park
Heathrow's rule: riders meet app drivers on foot in the Terminal Parking car park, about two minutes from the doors, with your luggage.
3
Someone pays the parking
Terminal Parking at T5 is £8.00 for up to 29 minutes, £12.50 for 30 to 44 minutes and £15.50 for 45 to 59 minutes, paid at the barrier. Delayed flight, bigger bill.
4
Find the car
Locate a car you have never seen, in a multi storey, after a long flight.
Our meet and greet at Terminal 5 arrivals
1
We track your flight
We check the official arrival time for your flight number and time the driver to it, early or late.
2
Driver waits inside Arrivals
At the Costa Coffee area by International Arrivals, holding a board with your name.
3
Waiting time is included
Free waiting starts at landing: 60 minutes international or 30 minutes domestic. Additional waiting is charged under our terms.
4
Straight to the car
The driver helps with luggage and walks you to the vehicle. The parking fee is already in your fixed price.
Heathrow Terminal 5 taxi rank and pick up point
Licensed black cabs use the rank outside the Terminal 5 Arrivals exit; their drivers have passed the Knowledge of London and the fare is metered. Pre booked minicabs and app cars are not allowed on the rank or the forecourt, so they collect from the Terminal Parking car park next to the terminal (a two minute covered walk). If a friend is collecting you, the Park & Ride car park is free for stays under 30 minutes, with a shuttle bus to the terminal doors every 15 minutes.
Terminal Parking: £8.00 up to 29 min
Park & Ride: free under 30 min
No pick ups on the forecourt
Prime: met inside Arrivals, parking included
Parking prices and rules from heathrow.com (Terminal Parking prices effective 6 January 2026). Check the official site for changes.
No surprises
The Heathrow Terminal 5 drop off charge, explained
Every vehicle entering the Terminal 5 drop off zone is charged. Here is how it works and why you pay nothing extra with us.
How the charge works
Number plate cameras record every vehicle entering the T5 drop off zone. The charge is £7 per entry (it rose from £6 on 1 January 2026), with a maximum stay of around 10 minutes. There is no barrier and no machine: it is paid online or by phone by midnight the day after the visit, and each re entry is another £7.
We include it in every fixed price
Watford to Terminal 5 at £57 or St Albans at £78 already includes the £7. Our drivers handle the payment. You never see a separate charge.
Getting a lift instead?
Whoever drops you off pays the £7, and if they forget, Heathrow issues a penalty of £80 (£40 if paid within 14 days). The free alternative is the Park & Ride car park, free for under 30 minutes, with a shuttle bus to the terminal.
Drop off charge fast facts
- Terminal 5 drop off charge
- £7.00 per entry
- How it is recorded
- Number plate cameras
- When to pay
- By midnight the next day
- Included in our prices?
- Yes, always
- Free option
- Park & Ride, under 30 minutes
Route guide to Heathrow Terminal 5 (TW6 2GA)
From Rickmansworth / Chorleywood / AmershamM25 J16 then M25 J14 · 25 to 35 min · from £55
From Watford / Hemel HempsteadM1 then M25 J14 · 30 to 40 min · from £57
From St Albans / HarpendenA414, M25 J21A to J14 · 40 to 55 min · from £78
From Hitchin / StevenageA1(M), M25 J23 to J14 · 55 to 70 min · from £86
Terminal 5 has its own M25 exit at Junction 14, so from Hertfordshire the M25 clockwise is usually quicker than going through the central terminals.
Heathrow Terminal 5: what to know before you travel
Terminal 5 is the home of British Airways at Heathrow, and Iberia flies from it too. It is the UK's largest free standing building and is really three buildings: the main 5A terminal with check in and arrivals, and the 5B and 5C satellite gates, reached by a free transit train from Level minus 2. Allow extra time if your gate is in 5C.
Terminal 5 has its own rail station: the Elizabeth line, Heathrow Express (about 15 minutes to Paddington) and the Piccadilly line all stop here. From Hertfordshire, though, every rail option means at least one change with luggage, which is why most of our passengers take a door to door car.
The Sofitel London Heathrow is connected to Terminal 5 by a covered walkway, handy for a very early departure. We collect from any Heathrow hotel at a fixed price.
Our full taxi to Heathrow guide, all terminalsTerminal 5 address
Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, Hounslow TW6 2GA
Airlines
British Airways · Iberia
Drop off charge
£7.00 per entry, included in our prices
Pick up parking
Terminal Parking £8.00 up to 29 min, included in our prices
Meeting point
Arrivals Hall, Costa Coffee by International Arrivals
What every Terminal 5 transfer includes
The price you see at booking is the price you pay.
Airport charges included
The £7 drop off charge on departures and the Terminal Parking fee on arrivals are built into your fixed price.
Meet and greet
Your driver waits inside the Terminal 5 Arrivals Hall with a name board and helps with luggage.
Flight checks and waiting
We check official arrival information for your flight number. Free waiting starts at landing: 60 minutes international or 30 minutes domestic, then extra waiting is charged under our terms.
Licensed local drivers who run Terminal 5 every day
Prime Airport Transfer is a licensed private hire operator based in Rickmansworth. Every driver holds a current private hire licence, DBS check and hire and reward insurance. Terminal 5 is our most driven Heathrow terminal: we know the Junction 14 approach, the drop off zone cameras, where to park for arrivals and exactly where to stand in the Arrivals Hall, so British Airways and Iberia passengers from Hertfordshire book us again and again.
Licensed private hire
Fully insured
DBS checked drivers
Fixed price, no surge
Flying from another terminal?
Heathrow taxi pages for every terminal
Common questions
Taxi to Heathrow Terminal 5 FAQs
Our fixed price taxi to Heathrow Terminal 5 starts from £48. Watford to Terminal 5 is £57, Rickmansworth £55, St Albans £78 and Hitchin £100. Every price includes the £7 Heathrow drop off charge and is confirmed before you pay.
Compare quotes for the same pickup, terminal, date, time and vehicle size. Check whether airport charges and arrivals waiting are included. Our fixed quote is shown before payment; we do not claim it is always cheaper than every taxi or app.
Yes. Heathrow charges £7 per entry to the Terminal 5 drop off zone, recorded by number plate cameras and payable by midnight the next day. All our fixed prices to Terminal 5 include this charge, so there is nothing extra to pay on the day.
Your driver waits inside the Terminal 5 Arrivals Hall, at the Costa Coffee area by International Arrivals, holding a board with your name. You do not walk to a car park: the driver takes you to the vehicle.
Pick ups at Terminal 5 use the Terminal Parking car park, a two minute walk from the terminal, which costs £8.00 for up to 29 minutes, £12.50 for 30 to 44 minutes and £15.50 for 45 to 59 minutes. Picking up on the terminal forecourt is prohibited. Our drivers pay the parking; it is included in your fixed price.
The black cab rank is outside the Terminal 5 Arrivals exit and is metered. Pre booked minicabs and app taxis cannot use the rank or the forecourt; they collect from the Terminal Parking car park. With our meet and greet your driver meets you inside Arrivals instead.
Give us your flight number when booking. We check official arrival information and adjust the pickup if your flight is late. Free waiting starts when your flight lands: 60 minutes for international arrivals and 30 minutes for domestic arrivals. Additional waiting costs £15 per hour.
Compare the total quotes for the same route, date, time and vehicle. Our Watford to Terminal 5 fare is £57 fixed, drop off charge included. Check the app quote for airport charges, waiting and pickup instructions. Prime meets arriving passengers inside the Arrivals Hall with a name board.
Yes. We take advance bookings for early departures and late arrivals, subject to availability. The table shows daytime saloon fares. Night and Christmas/New Year supplements can apply; select your pickup date, time and vehicle for the final quote before payment.
Terminal 5 is the home of British Airways at Heathrow, and Iberia also operates from it. Terminal 5 is made up of the main 5A building plus the 5B and 5C satellites, linked by a free transit train from Level minus 2. Always check your booking for the terminal, as a few BA routes use Terminal 3.
Yes. Book the outbound and return together and the return leg is priced at the same fixed rate, with £5 off the combined total. Add your inbound flight number so we can track the arrival.
Yes. Choose saloon, estate, MPV or 8 seater when you book. Estate and MPV fares are fixed on these routes; 8 seater fares are quoted by distance. All vehicles include the drop off charge and meet and greet.
Book once your flight and pickup details are confirmed. Include the flight number for an arrival and choose a vehicle that fits your passengers and bags. For a same-day transfer, check availability online or call us. A booking confirmation follows successful payment.
St Albans to Heathrow Terminal 5 is £78 fixed for a saloon car, drop off charge included, and takes about 40 to 50 minutes via the A414 and M25.
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