Airport guide · the group organiser’s briefing
Coach & group travel at London City Airport
LCY · EGLC · London
How a group is collected by coach at London City Airport — the meeting points, the timing, and what we handle for you.
The coach & group pick-up playbook
London City runs nothing like Heathrow's coach-permit machine — there is no permit scheme and no dedicated coach park published. That is the good news and the catch in one. A minibus within the 3.3-metre height limit can use the standard Drop-off (ten-minute maximum) or the Pick-up car park (from £10 for the first twenty minutes). A full-size coach cannot enter either barriered zone, so collections are handled kerbside or by prior arrangement — a detail the airport does not spell out online and one we confirm directly for every group. Passengers gather in the single ground-floor arrivals hall the moment they clear customs.
| Terminal | Coach stand | Meet your group |
|---|---|---|
| T1 | Pick-up car park (minibuses within 3.3 m) or by prior arrangement for full coaches | Ground-floor arrivals hall; official Assisted Travel Meeting Points are the Main Car Park and the Drop-off area |
“For London City groups we bring our passengers together in the ground-floor arrivals hall and, because full-size coaches cannot enter the barriered pick-up car parks, we position the vehicle on a pre-agreed kerbside point rather than leaving a group to find it — keeping to the tight forecourt time limits at London's most central airport.”— Airport Coaches · first-person operational note
Timing & rules
Compact single-terminal, city-centre airport. Minibuses use the standard Drop-off (10-minute max) or Pick-up (20-minute threshold) car parks. Because a 3.3 m height barrier blocks full coaches from the pick-up and main car parks, the kerbside/pre-arranged arrangement for full-size coaches is not documented on the official site and must be confirmed with the airport.
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