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Cheap Car Hire London City Airport

If you are interested in see all the attractions around London City Airport and nearby cities then hiring a car is the cheapest and most convenient method. We have hundreds of cars available to choose from such as the Fiat Croma, Jaguar S Type, Mercedes C200, Nissan Note, Renault Espace, Skoda Fabia and Suzuki Grand Vitara, so for business and pleasure we have a suitable car for everyone. Our rates have no hidden costs or extra charges. Included free in all our quotes is unlimited mileage so you drive around United Kingdom as far as you wish.

For anyone who has a car, it is well worth seeing several of the nearby towns and cities. On the top of many tourists list are the cities of Woolwich, East Ham, Poplar, Ilford, Bexleyheath, Catford, Hackney, Camberwell, London Borough of Bromley (Bromley) and Walthamstow. is the closest major place to London City Airport. You will find several interesting places to see, even though it is a relatively small town. Should you have plenty of time, take a trip to also as there are some interesting places to see.
Plumstead, West Ham, Welling, Erith, Sidcup and Shoreditch could also be worth a visit if you want to get into to the culture.

Town/CityDistanceDriving TimeUseful Website
Woolwich0 km/ 0 miles4 minutesWoolwich on Wikipedia
East Ham5 km/ 3 miles7 minutesEast Ham on Wikipedia
Poplar5 km/ 3 miles10 minutesPoplar on Wikipedia
Ilford5 km/ 3 miles12 minutesIlford on Wikipedia
Bexleyheath10 km/ 6 miles12 minutesBexleyheath on Wikipedia
Catford10 km/ 6 miles12 minutesCatford on Wikipedia
Plumstead5 km/ 3 miles7 minutesPlumstead on Wikipedia
West Ham5 km/ 3 miles9 minutesWest Ham on Wikipedia
Welling5 km/ 3 miles12 minutesWelling on Wikipedia
Erith10 km/ 6 miles12 minutesErith on Wikipedia

There are many nearby attractions with a 30 minute drive of London City Airport. One of the most popular things to see nearby are the Castle. There are actually 105 nearby with the most popular being Bow, The Tower of London (Tower of London), Eynsford Castle, Bletchingley Castle, Cooling Castle and Rochester Castle. The most outstanding Church's are the All Hallows-by-the-Tower, All Hallows Staining, St Andrew Undershaft, St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, All Hallows-on-the-Wall, Dutch Church and Austin Friars.

A full list of the most popular attractions can be seen below, but you will find locally the Bridge of Tower Bridge, London Bridge and Cannon Street Railway Bridge, the Theater of Shakespeares Globe (Globe Theatre), Young Vic theatre and Old Vic Theatre, the Shopping Mall of Harrods, Brent Cross Shopping Centre and Stratford Shopping Centre, the Stadium of Upton Park (Boleyn Ground), Millenium Dome (The O2) and Royal Festival Hall, the Buildings of Excel (Excel exhibition centre), Natwest Tower (Tower 42) and Middle Temple Hall and the Lake of Virginia Water, Dorney Lake (Eton Dorney) and Hollow Ponds.

AttractionAmountTop 3 within 50 Kilometers
Castle105Bow, The Tower of London (Tower of London) and Eynsford Castle
Church's39All Hallows-by-the-Tower, All Hallows Staining and St Andrew Undershaft
Parks33Postman's Park, Green Park and Regent's Park
Bridge28Tower Bridge, London Bridge and Cannon Street Railway Bridge
Theater11Shakespeares Globe (Globe Theatre), Young Vic theatre and Old Vic Theatre
Shopping Malls9Harrods, Brent Cross Shopping Centre and Stratford Shopping Centre
Stadium8Upton Park (Boleyn Ground), Millenium Dome (The O2) and Royal Festival Hall
Buildings7Excel (Excel exhibition centre), Natwest Tower (Tower 42) and Middle Temple Hall
Lakes5Virginia Water, Dorney Lake (Eton Dorney) and Hollow Ponds
Valley5Devil's Ditch, Fairy Hole and Claypit Hole
Palace3Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace and Hampton Court Palace
Ruins3St Dunstan-in-the-East, St Alphage London Wall and Christ Church Newgate (Christ Church Greyfriars)
Square3Angel, Trafalgar Square and Admiralty Arch
Tower3St Augustine, Watling Street, Lambeth Palace and BT Tower
Monument2Big Ben and Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice
Opera House1Royal Opera House
Racetrack1Brands Hatch

Near London City Airport

London Ilford (5.2 km)
London Bow (6.2 km)
Bromley (14.2 km)
London Enfield (19.0 km)
London Finchley (20.8 km)
Watford (35.2 km)
Gatwick Airport (41.4 km)
Luton Airport (50.8 km)