In the 1960s and 70s, so many young Australians and New Zealanders lived in Earl's Court's bedsits that people called it Kangaroo Valley. Travellers still arrive here in their thousands, staying in the budget hotels, hostels and serviced flats that fill the Victorian terraces around Earl's Court Road and the Cromwell Road. There's even a blue police box outside the station. Minibus hire Earl's Court customers book is mostly about those visitors, with Heathrow runs, day tours and nights out, along with family events and school trips.
Earl's Court sits in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, between Kensington, South Kensington, Chelsea and West Brompton, with the Cromwell Road running along its northern edge. From our base in SE1, it's about twenty-five to thirty-five minutes outside the rush hour, through Victoria and Chelsea.
Minibus hire Earl's Court for Heathrow runs
Earl's Court is one of the easiest parts of central London to reach Heathrow from. The Cromwell Road becomes the A4 and then the M4, and outside the rush hour the terminals are about thirty-five to forty minutes away. Gatwick takes an hour or a little more, and London City around forty-five minutes.
Groups of travellers sharing the cost, families staying in serviced flats, school groups returning home and tour parties book us for the run. The Piccadilly line runs straight to Heathrow, but with a big group and a lot of luggage, the stairs and the crowded carriages are hard work. A minibus collects from the hotel or hostel door. For arrivals, share the flight numbers and the hotel address and we'll meet the group in the terminal. Backpacker groups often land on overnight flights from Asia and Australia, and the driver can be at arrivals by six.
Hotels, hostels and pickups
Earl's Court's hotels and hostels are mostly in tall terraces on narrow streets, Penywern Road, Earl's Court Square and Trebovir Road among them, with residents' parking on both sides and few forecourts. The driver can usually stop outside for a quick pickup, but can't wait long. Some hostels have a strict check-out time and no luggage room, so plan the pickup to match.
Give us the hotel or hostel name when you book, and we'll check the best point. For big groups, ask the reception to have the luggage in the lobby before the driver arrives. Minibus hire Earl's Court groups book for an early flight usually means a pickup before the hotel's breakfast starts, so pack the night before.
Day tours from Earl's Court
Travellers staying here often want to see more of the country. Windsor Castle is about forty-five minutes away, Hampton Court about thirty-five, Stonehenge and Bath about two hours, and Oxford about an hour and a quarter. The Warner Bros. Studio Tour is about fifty minutes.
A minibus for the day keeps the group together and lets it stop where it wants. Tell us the destinations and the date, and we'll quote.
Brompton Cemetery and the redevelopment
Brompton Cemetery, one of London's Magnificent Seven Victorian cemeteries, runs south from Old Brompton Road to the edge of Stamford Bridge, and its chapel, colonnades and tombs draw history groups and walkers. On Chelsea match days, the southern end of the cemetery and Fulham Road are crowded.
The old Earl's Court Exhibition Centre was demolished after 2014, and the huge site behind the station is being redeveloped with homes, offices, parks and cultural spaces. Building work and road changes around Warwick Road and Lillie Road will continue for years, and we'll plan routes around them.
Old Brompton Road nights and family dinners
Earl's Court Road and Old Brompton Road have pubs, restaurants and bars, and the area has a long and proud LGBTQ+ history, with venues around Old Brompton Road. The Troubadour, a café and music venue on Old Brompton Road where Bob Dylan once played, still hosts gigs. Groups staying here book us for nights out across London, from Soho and Covent Garden to Shoreditch and Clapham.
Families and community groups book us for weddings, christenings and birthday dinners, with guests collected from flats and hotels across Earl's Court and West Brompton. The driver drops at the venue and brings everyone back at the end.
The Earl's Court one-way system
Earl's Court is wrapped in one of London's busiest one-way systems, with Earl's Court Road running south and Warwick Road running north, both heavy with traffic and buses at most times. The Cromwell Road, to the north, carries the A4 traffic towards Heathrow. Pickups happen on side streets, and the one-way system means the vehicle may need to approach from a particular direction, so give us the address in advance. Earl's Court sits outside the Congestion Charge zone, which keeps costs down for airport runs.
For minibus hire in Earl's Court, call 020 7183 0567.