No one-way fee
Rivals add a £50–£150 surcharge to drop a car somewhere new. With Waylaid that fee is £0 — every time, on every route.
One-way airport car hire
Drive one-way to your airport. Skip the one-way fee.
Hire a car from anywhere in London and drop it at any London airport — a whole car, all your luggage, your own schedule, and absolutely no one-way fee on top.
No one-way fee
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Rated 4.8/5
Free cancellation
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Why travellers pick Waylaid
A whole car to your gate, minus the one-way fee
One direction, done properly. We specialise in the run from London into its airports, so the price stays fair and the trip stays simple.
A whole car on your schedule
Not a shared cab. Your own car, all your bags, the boot space you need and a departure time that fits your flight, not someone else's.
Every London airport
Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, London City and Southend — all six, from ten pickup hubs right across London.
Insured & 24/7
Every hire includes insurance (CDW + theft) and unlimited mileage, backed by 24/7 roadside assistance from pickup to drop-off.
How it works
Four steps to the gate
Booking a one-way airport car with Waylaid takes a couple of minutes. Here's the whole journey, start to finish.
1
Choose your route
Pick your London pickup hub and the airport you're flying from. We serve all six London airports from ten hubs.
2
Pick car & time
Choose a class from City to 7-seater, set your pickup date and time, and see your all-in price up front.
3
Drive one-way
Collect the keys, load up and drive straight to your terminal. Unlimited mileage, insurance included.
4
Drop & go
Leave the car at our airport desk and walk to the gate. No return trip, no one-way fee, no fuss.
The Waylaid model
Why one-way costs less with us
Most rental firms lose money on one-way hires, because cars pile up at the drop-off and have to be driven back — the costly "repositioning" they pass on to you as a one-way fee.
Waylaid flips that around. We specialise in the one direction our fleet actually wants to travel: from across London into the airports, where demand for cars is highest. You make the move for us, so we skip the biggest one-way cost and hand the saving straight back.
- You drive the route our fleet already needs
- We skip costly repositioning
- We hand you the saving
- Still cheaper than a rival one-way fee
The one-way fee, compared
- Rival one-way fee £50–£150
- Waylaid one-way fee £0
- You save the difference
No one-way fee
Popular one-way routes
London to the gate, from a fair flat price
A few of the routes travellers book most. Every price is one-way, includes the airport drop, and carries no one-way fee.
Holborn → HeathrowLHR · Hatchback
£29one-way, no fee
Shoreditch → GatwickLGW · Hatchback
£39one-way, no fee
Canary Wharf → London CityLCY · Hatchback
£25one-way, no fee
King's Cross → LutonLTN · Hatchback
£35one-way, no fee
Victoria → StanstedSTN · Hatchback
£39one-way, no fee
Stratford → SouthendSEN · Hatchback
£45one-way, no fee
The fleet
A car for every run
From a nip to City in a hatchback to a family haul to Stansted in a seven-seater — pick the car that fits the trip.
Most booked
Hatchback
Ford Focus or similar
Compact, easy to park and great on fuel — the everyday airport runaround.
5seats
3bags
Autogearbox
Petrolfuel
One-way from£29 no one-way fee
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Extra space
SUV
Nissan Qashqai or similar
Higher seating, a bigger boot and room to spare for the longer haul.
5seats
4bags
Autogearbox
Hybridfuel
One-way from£45 no one-way fee
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Group & family
7-Seater MPV
Ford Galaxy or similar
Seven seats and stacks of luggage room — one car instead of two taxis.
7seats
6bags
Autogearbox
Dieselfuel
One-way from£59 no one-way fee
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The numbers
See what you save
A taxi gets you there; a rival's one-way fee gets you stung. Waylaid sits in between — your own car, far below those surcharges.
| Route | Taxi | Rival one-way (hire + fee) | Waylaid |
|---|---|---|---|
| London → Heathrow (LHR) | ~£60 | £135 | £29 |
| London → Gatwick (LGW) | ~£105 | £185 | £39 |
| London → Stansted (STN) | ~£100 | £175 | £39 |
| London → Luton (LTN) | ~£90 | £165 | £35 |
| London → London City (LCY) | ~£55 | £110 | £25 |
| London → Southend (SEN) | ~£115 | £195 | £45 |
Indicative "from" prices for a hatchback. Waylaid comes in well below rivals' one-way fees — and you get a whole car, all your luggage and your own schedule.
By the numbers
Trusted on the route to the airport
47,000+
One-way journeys completed
£3.2m
Saved vs rivals' one-way fees
6
London airports served
4.8/5
Rating from 2,400+ reviews
Waylaid for business
Airport runs your travel desk will actually enjoy
Move your team's airport travel to Waylaid and swap a pile of receipts for one tidy monthly invoice — at predictable rates, with no one-way fees eating your budget.
- Consolidated monthly invoicing
- Net-30 terms
- Dedicated account manager
- Online booking dashboard
One invoice
Every booking, every traveller, one monthly statement.
Net-30 terms
Predictable rates and a full thirty days to settle up.
Account manager
A named contact who knows your team and routes.
Live dashboard
Book, track and report on every trip online.
Travellers who skipped the fee
2,400+ reviews, 4.8 out of 5
Real journeys, real savings. Here's what travellers say after they drive one-way with Waylaid.
★★★★★
"Booked a Golf from Shoreditch to Heathrow for £34. The same one-way with the big names was nearly £160. No-brainer."
HRHannah R.London
★★★★★
"Picked the car up in Canary Wharf, dropped it at Gatwick, walked straight to the gate. Genuinely easier than a cab."
OAOlu A.Frequent flyer
★★★★★
"The 7-seater for our family trip to Stansted cost less than two taxis would have."
PFThe Patel familyWembley
Quick questions
The things travellers ask first
A few quick answers before you book. There's plenty more on our full FAQ page.
Yes. The price you see is the price you pay — there is no one-way surcharge, ever. Rivals typically add £50–£150 to drop a car somewhere new; with Waylaid that fee is £0, because you're driving the route our fleet already needs to make.
Every one-way hire includes insurance (collision damage waiver plus theft cover), unlimited mileage, the airport drop-off and 24/7 roadside assistance. No hidden fees, and our excess is reducible if you'd like extra peace of mind.
Yes — cancellation is free up to 24 hours before your pickup. Plans change, flights move; we keep it flexible so you're not penalised for it.
All six London airports: Heathrow (LHR), Gatwick (LGW), Stansted (STN), Luton (LTN), London City (LCY) and Southend (SEN) — from ten pickup hubs right across the city.
Ready to skip the one-way fee?
Pick your London pickup and your airport — quote in seconds, free cancellation up to 24h before pickup.