Where do I meet my pre-booked taxi at Heathrow Terminal 3?

At the Terminal 3 short-stay car park, 6-minute walk from arrivals. We don't wait inside the terminal with a name board. Call the driver once you've cleared customs; the car is at the kerb within 5 minutes.

How much is a Heathrow Terminal 3 taxi?

Fixed fares from £80. Oxford £90, Birmingham £210, Cardiff £245. Heathrow drop-off charge, motorway tolls and ULEZ all included. No surge, no booking fee.

What if my flight to Terminal 3 is delayed?

We track your flight number automatically. Pickup adjusts to your actual landing time. 60 minutes free wait from when you land, never charged for an airline delay.

Heathrow Terminal 3 taxi.

From £80 fixed. Same driver every trip.

Terminal 3 sits at TW6 1QG. We collect from the short-stay car park, 6-minute walk from arrivals. Booked ahead, flight tracked, paid on arrival. No app, no surge, no booking fee.

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Pickup date

Pickup time

Passengers

Estate car · up to 4 people and 2 large suitcases

Confirmation within an hour. Cancel free up to 12 h before pickup.

Postcode

TW6 1QG

Carriers

Virgin Atlantic, Delta, American Airlines, Emirates, Cathay Pacific, Pakistan International

Opened

1961 (refurbished 2007)

Passengers / year

20 million passengers a year

Fares from Terminal 3

Popular Terminal 3 destinations, all-in.

Every fare below is fixed. Heathrow drop-off charge, motorway tolls and ULEZ all included. Peak periods (Friday 16:00–19:00, Sunday evening, public holidays) add 15%, declared at booking.

Destination	Distance	Off-peak time	Fare
Windsor	11.2 mi	16 min	£80
Reading	28.7 mi	40 min	£80
Aylesbury	40.6 mi	52 min	£80
Oxford	49.1 mi	1h 3m	£90
Milton Keynes	55.7 mi	1h 4m	£105
Birmingham	115 mi	1h 57m	£210
Cardiff	135 mi	2h 22m	£245

80+ destinations covered north and west of Heathrow — see the full Terminal 3 route list.

Terminal 3 pickup procedure

Call us when you've landed, we drive round.

We don't wait inside Terminal 3 with a name board. You give us your flight number at booking; we monitor the inbound flight and wait nearby. Once you've cleared customs and have your luggage, call or text — we drive into the short-stay car park within 5 minutes. The walk from Terminal 3 arrivals to short-stay is 6 minutes, signposted from the customs exit.

Flight tracked

Your flight number locks pickup to actual landing, not scheduled.

Clear customs

Once luggage is collected and customs cleared, head for arrivals.

Call the driver

Driver's mobile in your booking SMS, 2 hours before pickup.

Meet at short-stay

6-minute walk via "Car Parks" signs. Driver arrives within 5 minutes.

Full walkthrough: Terminal 3 pickup guide — every step from the customs exit to the car door, plus what to do if signal is weak.

Terminal 3 taxi — common questions

Terminal 3 FAQ.

Where do I meet my driver at Terminal 3?

At the Terminal 3 short-stay car park, 6-minute walk from arrivals. We don't wait inside the terminal with a name board. Once you've cleared customs, call the driver — the car arrives at the short-stay kerb within 5 minutes. See the Terminal 3 pickup guide for the step-by-step.

How much is a Terminal 3 taxi to my destination?

Fixed by destination. Oxford £90, Reading £80, Birmingham £210, Cardiff £245, Milton Keynes £105, Cheltenham £175. Heathrow £7 drop-off, motorway tolls and ULEZ all included. See how every fare is calculated.

What airlines fly from Terminal 3?

Virgin Atlantic (main hub), Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Emirates, Cathay Pacific, Qantas (some routes), Pakistan International, Kuwait Airways. Terminal 3 is Virgin Atlantic's home and the oldest of Heathrow's still-operational terminals — originally opened 1961 as the Oceanic Terminal.

What happens if my flight to Terminal 3 is delayed?

We track your flight number automatically. Pickup adjusts to your actual landing, not scheduled. 60 minutes free wait, never charged for an airline delay. Full detail in our flight delay policy.

Can I get a taxi from other Heathrow terminals?

Yes — same procedure at all four: Terminal 2, Terminal 4, Terminal 5.

Book a Terminal 3 transfer

Terminal 3 → anywhere NW of London, from £80.

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Written by Lyudmil Karakolev, owner-operator of Kings Heathrow Taxi. Aylesbury-based, licensed private hire, all four Heathrow terminals covered. centralised arrivals concourse, multiple inter-pier walkways.