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City to airport · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

2 ways to the airport

Check in online or at the desks up to 2 hours before your scheduled departure. First departures

Recommended

The cheapest way to the airport. Nothing listed is quicker.

DLR to Bank

DLR · Transport for London
23 min rideEvery 10 min05:33–00:33
BankLondon City
Non-stop
£3.30total for 1 adult£3.30 eachBuy ticketOn Transport for London
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Bank, the DLR platforms, on a train calling at London City Airport

£3.30 by contactless or Oyster, £3.90 from 06:30 to 09:30 on weekdays. The same to any Zone 1 station. A paper single is £7.00 at any hour.

Hours. Monday to Saturday, every 10 minutes. On Sundays the first is 07:03 and the last 23:33. The tap fare is £3.90 on weekdays from 06:30 to 09:30 and 16:00 to 19:00.

Price for every party size · Fare source

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DLR and Jubilee line to Westminster

DLRJubilee · Transport for London
27 min rideEvery 10 min05:29–00:30
WestminsterLondon City
1 change
£3.30total for 1 adult£3.30 eachBuy ticketOn Transport for London
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Westminster, the Jubilee line eastbound, changing at Canning Town to the DLR

One fare for both trains: £3.30 by contactless or Oyster, £3.90 from 06:30 to 09:30 on weekdays, £7.00 on paper. The same to Bond Street.

Hours. Weekdays, from Westminster.

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Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Pre-booked private transfer. Every way from London City airport into London

How do I get from London to City airport?

For one traveler the DLR to Bank is the way we recommend: £3.30 in total, 23 min, boarding at Bank. The first one leaves at 05:33 and is at the airport by about 05:56; the last leaves at 00:33. Check in online or at the desks up to 2 hours before your scheduled departure — the desks open 2 hours before. Self-service kiosks stand outside the terminal entrance, next to the DLR station.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
DLR to Bank

First 05:33 from Bank, at the airport by about 05:56.

DLR and Jubilee line to Westminster

First 05:29 from Westminster, at the airport by about 05:56.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

The first DLR from Bank to the airport is 05:33 from Monday to Saturday and 07:03 on Sundays, then every 10 minutes, taking 23 minutes. The last is 00:33, or 23:33 on Sundays.

Before you leave for London City Airport

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How early to be there

Check in online or at the desks up to 2 hours before your scheduled departure — the desks open 2 hours before. Self-service kiosks stand outside the terminal entrance, next to the DLR station.

Early flights

The first DLR from Bank to the airport is 05:33 from Monday to Saturday and 07:03 on Sundays, then every 10 minutes, taking 23 minutes. The last is 00:33, or 23:33 on Sundays.

Tickets

Tap in at Bank or any Zone 1 station and out at the airport: £3.30, or £3.90 on weekdays from 06:30 to 09:30 and from 16:00 to 19:00. A paper single is £7.00.

Questions

When is the first DLR to Bank from Bank?

05:33. It reaches the airport at about 05:56.

How early should I be at London City airport?

Check in online or at the desks up to 2 hours before your scheduled departure — the desks open 2 hours before. Self-service kiosks stand outside the terminal entrance, next to the DLR station.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

The first DLR from Bank to the airport is 05:33 from Monday to Saturday and 07:03 on Sundays, then every 10 minutes, taking 23 minutes. The last is 00:33, or 23:33 on Sundays.

Arriving instead? Every way from London City airport into London
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