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Same Day Courier to London City Airport from Kent
A London City Airport job is usually a handover rather than a freight drop: documents for someone on a flight, or a part for a business jet. Same Day Couriers Kent drives it from your Kent site to the Hartmann Road terminal or the Private Jet Centre, typically 1 hour to 1 hour 45 minutes from Maidstone.
Delivery details
Delivering to London City Airport: what to know
What can you take to London City Airport?
London City serves scheduled and business flights with smaller aircraft, the largest being the Airbus A220, so most urgent jobs are handed to a person rather than dropped as freight. Think signed contracts for a director on a morning flight, a part for a business jet, or a sample for an on-board courier. For bulk air freight, your forwarder will normally point you to Heathrow, Gatwick or Stansted instead.
How long does it take from my site?
From Maidstone it’s typically 35 to 45 miles: the M20 or M2 to the A2, then the A102 and the Blackwall or Silvertown Tunnel into the Royal Docks. Both tunnel approaches queue at peak times and carry user charges, so we plan around your flight time, not an average. If the tunnels are jammed, the driver can come round via the Dartford Crossing and the A13.
Where does the handover happen?
Either landside at the main terminal on Hartmann Road (E16 2PX), before security, or at the Private Jet Centre, City Aviation House (E16 2PJ), with the handler or crew. Send us the recipient’s name and mobile, the flight time and what you’re sending. The driver keeps in touch with both sides if a flight or meeting point changes, and you get the recipient’s name and handover time as proof of delivery. Cover up to £100 is standard; if it’s worth more, tell us the value and we confirm what extra cover can be arranged, and its cost, before you accept.
Collection areas
Kent towns we collect from for London City Airport deliveries
Courier services
Which courier service do you need?
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Same Day Courier
Need it there today, or by a deadline you can’t move? We collect from your door in Kent and drive it direct to the recipient, anywhere in the UK, in a vehicle for your job alone.
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International Hand-Carry Courier
Too important to leave with a network? One of our couriers carries it personally from Kent to the recipient overseas, by road or on board a flight, and hands it over in person.
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Scheduled & Contract Courier
Booking the same journey every week? Agree your collection points, times and vehicle once, and we run it on the days you set.
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Medical & Healthcare Courier
Specimens due at the lab before it closes? We collect from your clinic, surgery or lab in Kent and drive them direct, signed for at each end.
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Schools & Education Courier
Something a school, college or trust needs today? We collect in Kent and drive it direct between sites, to a trip or to a supplier, with a named handover.
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Small Business Courier
No van or driver of your own? Book a courier when you need one. We collect from your business in Kent and drive it direct to your customer or supplier, anywhere in the UK.
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Engineering & Manufacturing Courier
Line down waiting on a part, or a batch due at the next process? We collect in Kent and drive it straight to your engineer, subcontractor or customer the same day.
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Legal Document Courier
Your court bundles, original deeds and completion papers, collected from your office in Kent and handed to a named recipient, with the time recorded.
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Aviation & AOG Courier
Aircraft grounded, or freight that has to make today’s flight? We collect in Kent and drive it to the hangar, MRO or cargo shed, planned around your cut-off.
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Exhibition & Event Courier
Stand kit, graphics, samples or the box that got left behind, collected in Kent and delivered to your venue’s loading bay, timed to your booked slot.
Why not a parcel network?
The Same Day Couriers Kent difference
Less handling on the way
For most same-day jobs, your consignment travels directly with the assigned driver. It is not normally taken to a depot, sorted or moved between vehicles.
The vehicle you actually need
We match the vehicle to your job, from a motorcycle for documents to a 7.5-tonne lorry with tail-lift for pallets, so you're not paying for spare capacity.
You know where it is
The driver keeps you updated while the job is running, and proof of delivery gives you the recipient's name and the time of handover.
Cover agreed before you book
Every consignment includes cover up to £100. Worth more? Tell us the value and, where extra insurance can be arranged, we confirm the cover and cost before you accept.
Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Same Day Couriers Kent meets your traveller landside at the Hartmann Road terminal, before security, typically 1 hour to 1 hour 45 minutes from Maidstone. Give us their name, mobile number and flight time when you book, and the driver confirms the meeting point on arrival.
Yes. Same Day Couriers Kent delivers aircraft parts and crew items from Kent to the Private Jet Centre at City Aviation House in the Royal Docks, to the handler or engineer you name. We hand over landside; the handling team or crew takes it to the aircraft.
Usually the M20 or M2 to the A2, then the A102 and the Blackwall or Silvertown Tunnel, typically 35 to 45 miles from Maidstone. If the tunnel approaches are queuing, Same Day Couriers Kent comes round via the Dartford Crossing and the A13, and keeps you updated.
Usually not for bulk freight. London City handles smaller aircraft, so Same Day Couriers Kent normally takes Kent export freight to the cargo areas at Heathrow, Gatwick or Stansted. London City suits items travelling by hand with a person. Your forwarder can confirm the best airport.