Balham Minicabs cover the SW12 postcode around Balham High Road and the edge of Tooting Bec Common. The A24 and A214 both run through the area, giving reasonably direct access south towards Gatwick and west towards Heathrow — a useful position for travellers who use both airports regularly.
Heathrow from Balham typically takes 35 to 45 minutes off-peak via the A214 and A316, or the A3 depending on traffic. It's a manageable cross-town run rather than a short local hop, and one where the choice of route can make a genuine difference of 10 minutes or more depending on the time of day and which road is quieter.
Gatwick usually takes 40 to 50 minutes via the A24 and M23, a fairly direct south London route that tends to be one of the more predictable major-airport runs we offer from this area, since it avoids most of the congestion points that slow journeys further north, making it a dependable option for early departures and last-minute bookings alike.
Luton and Stansted both mean longer cross-London journeys via the M25, typically 65 to 75 minutes, quoted as flight-tracked fixed prices given how much the exact time can vary with traffic. London City is workable via the A214 and South Circular for business travel, and is usually the quickest of the three less direct options from SW12.
Every quote is fixed at booking, whether your pickup is right on Balham High Road or closer to Tooting Bec Common. There's no surcharge for exact address within SW12, and the price covers the full journey to your terminal regardless of which one you're flying from, with no extra charge for additional stops agreed in advance.
On arrivals we track your flight and meet you inside the terminal, adjusting the pickup automatically for early or late landings. This applies equally whether you're flying into Gatwick or Heathrow, since both are common return journeys for SW12 bookings, and neither costs extra for a delayed landing.
Saloons cover most solo and two-passenger Gatwick and Heathrow trips, with estates and MPVs available for family groups or the longer Luton and Stansted runs, where the extra luggage space tends to matter more given the length of the journey.
This makes sense for anyone splitting their travel between Gatwick and Heathrow — the A24 and A214 give reasonably direct access to both, so neither airport is a significantly worse option from SW12 than the other. That flexibility is useful if the airport used changes depending on the destination or the time of year.
They're broadly similar in journey time — Gatwick is usually 40 to 50 minutes via the A24 and M23, Heathrow 35 to 45 minutes via the A214 and A316.
Yes, this falls within our Balham coverage area.
Yes, it's a longer cross-town journey but quoted as a fixed, flight-tracked price.
Yes, it's one of our most frequent pickup and drop-off points.
Yes, via the A214 and South Circular, and popular with business travellers.
Yes, this is one of our most frequent pickup points in SW12.
Yes, the quote you receive at booking is what you pay, whichever route the driver ends up taking on the day.
We also run fixed-price minicabs from Tooting, Streatham, Clapham, Wandsworth, and cover all five London airports — Heathrow Airport, Gatwick Airport, Luton Airport, Stansted Airport, London City Airport — plus central London stations including Paddington Station, Waterloo Station, Victoria Station. See our full list of areas covered for the complete picture.