Minibuses from 8 to 16 seats and mini coaches, each with a driver. Based in SE1 and picking up in every London borough and the City.
Most calls to our office start with two numbers. How many of you there are, and what time you need to be somewhere. Fourteen people, Heathrow Terminal 5, check-in at six on a Saturday morning. That's the most common shape of minibus hire London groups ask us for, and it's the job LMH Travel was set up to do.
We're based in SE1, a short walk from Southwark station, and we run minibuses and mini coaches with a driver across all of Greater London. The minibuses seat 8, 12, 14 or 16. Mini coaches take bigger parties. Every booking includes the driver. You tell us where you're going and when, we plan the route and the timings, and you get a written quote before anything is confirmed.
Each type of trip has its own page, with the details that matter for that kind of booking.
Tell us the date, the pickups and how many are travelling. We’ll put the price in writing.
A good share of our work is airport runs. Families flying out together. Office teams heading to a conference in Barcelona, who'd rather not split across four taxis and hope everyone turns up at the same check-in desk.
The rest changes with the calendar. Summer brings weddings in the suburbs and school trips squeezed into the last weeks of term, plus Test match days at Lord's and The Oval. In autumn it's rugby at Twickenham and the big exhibitions at ExCeL. December is office parties. Lots of late pickups in Soho and Shoreditch, and a driver who'll wait while someone goes back inside for their coat.
Some customers book once a year. Others book the same run every week, like a Sunday league side that needs to be at an away pitch in Bexley by ten, or a care home outing every other Thursday. Regular work suits everyone. The driver learns the route and the people, and nobody has to explain the awkward turn into the car park twice.
School bookings come with their own paperwork. Risk assessments, a list of who's on board, and an exact return time so parents aren't left waiting at the gate.
There's no price list on this site, and that's deliberate. The same 16-seater costs very different amounts depending on when it's moving and how long it's tied up.
Return legs booked at the same time are easier to price, because we can plan the driver's whole day around both. Your quote shows the total and spells out what's included. Call 020 7183 0567 or use the quote form, and we'll come back with a figure.
Seat count is half the decision. Luggage is the other half, and it's the half people forget.
Eight friends going out for dinner fit an 8-seater fine. Eight people flying to Florida for a fortnight, each with a large case and hand luggage, probably don't, and a 12-seater is the safer booking. Golf bags, ski bags, pushchairs and wheelchairs all change the answer too. So tell us what's coming with you as well as who. Our fleet page sets the vehicles out side by side, and we'll suggest a size when you ask for a quote.
Bigger groups have two options. A mini coach keeps everyone together, which matters for a school or a team. Two minibuses give you flexibility, for instance when half a wedding party heads home after the meal and the other half stays for the evening.
The usual pick for eight or more people with suitcases.
Details & quotesFor groups who want a little more room or have more bags.
Details & quotesAll six London airports are routine for us. London City is the short one from SE1, usually under half an hour. Heathrow is about an hour outside rush hour. Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Southend each sit somewhere between an hour and an hour and a half, depending on the day and the motorway.
Those times stretch. The M25 between the M23 and the M4 on a Friday afternoon can add close to an hour, and the M11 out to Stansted has its own bad days. When we set a pickup time for a flight, we plan around the slow version of the road. Better to sit at the terminal with a coffee than run for the gate.
At Heathrow, tell us the terminal as well as the airport. Terminals 2 and 3 share the central area, Terminal 4 is on the south side and Terminal 5 is out at the western end. A driver waiting at the wrong one can be fifteen minutes from the right one. Gatwick's North and South terminals are a shuttle ride apart, so the same applies there.
Cruise transfers go to Southampton, Dover and Tilbury. Southampton is roughly two hours from central London, and cruise luggage is serious luggage, so these trips usually need a bigger vehicle than the head count suggests.
Being central helps. Bermondsey, Waterloo and London Bridge are a few minutes from base, which matters when a train's been cancelled and a group needs moving within the hour. Further out, from Southwark, Wembley and Croydon are a similar distance in opposite directions, and Stratford is about as far as Hammersmith. We pick up in every borough and the City, from Uxbridge on the western edge to Upminster in the east, and from Enfield down to Coulsdon.
We don't have an office in each of those places, and we won't pretend otherwise. What we do have is drivers who run these routes. They know the Blackwall Tunnel backs up after a show at The O2. They know a 16-seater won't get down some of the lanes in Hampstead, and that roads around Wembley Stadium close on event days, so the drop-off is a longer walk than people expect.
Every vehicle in London also has to deal with ULEZ, which covers all 32 boroughs, and with the Congestion Charge in the centre. Where a charge applies to your trip, it's on the quote.
Send us the basics. The date, pickup and drop-off addresses, rough times, how many passengers and what luggage. The quote form takes a couple of minutes, or you can email info@londonminibushire.net. Ringing works just as well.
We'll confirm the vehicle and the price in writing. For an airport run we'll ask for the flight number, so the driver can check for delays before setting off. For a wedding or an event, we'll want the timings and a contact on the day who isn't the bride or groom.
The driver's name and number reach you before the trip. If plans change, ring us. Most changes are fine with a bit of notice. A later return or an extra pickup on the way is usually easy. A different date in peak season is harder, so call as soon as you know.
June, July and December fill up fast, because weddings, graduations, school trips and Christmas parties all land in the same few weeks. The 16-seaters go first.
For an airport run or a night out, a week's notice is usually plenty outside the busy months. For weddings, school trips and anything in June, July or December, book as soon as you have a date, because the larger vehicles are taken early.
Yes. Plenty of bookings have the driver waiting at a wedding venue, a stadium or a conference centre. Waiting time is priced into the quote, so tell us the plan for the whole day rather than just the first drop-off.
Yes. Give us every address and how many people are at each, and we'll plan the order and the timing. Extra stops add time, so they can change the price, especially across town at rush hour.
We pick up across Greater London and drive anywhere in the UK. Day trips to the coast and race days at Epsom or Ascot are regular bookings. If it starts in London, we can quote for it.
The date, where you're starting and finishing, rough times, how many passengers and what luggage they'll have. If the driver needs to wait or there's a return leg, mention that as well.
Send your trip on WhatsApp and we’ll reply there. For travel today, call 020 7183 0567.
Minibuses from 8 to 16 seats and mini coaches, always with a driver, from our base in SE1.