RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show from the City of London
The Chelsea Flower Show from the City of London. Collection in the City of London can be from a home, a club or a hotel lobby. Expect about 21 minutes on the road via the A3211, A302 and A3214, a distance of 4.5 miles. The 2027 dates are 18–22 May. London City Airport is about 44 minutes away by road (11.4 miles).
How the day runs
The car is outside your the City of London address at the agreed hour. Choose an executive saloon for two or three of you. From there it is the A3211, A302 and A3214 to Royal Hospital Chelsea. Drop-off follows the published arrangements. Public parking is at Battersea Park (pre-booked with tickets, about 20 minutes' walk), with shuttle buses dropping at Bull Ring Gate. Coaches need a permit to set down on the Embankment; there is no coach parking at the show. Through the afternoon the car is parked close by, not sent away. The return to the City of London takes about 20 minutes, plus whatever the car parks need to empty.
- the City of London to Royal Hospital Chelsea21 min, 4.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Royal Hospital Chelsea to the City of London20 min, 4.3 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
London City Airport is about 44 minutes away by road (11.4 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgPublic parking is at Battersea Park (pre-booked with tickets, about 20 minutes' walk), with shuttle buses dropping at Bull Ring Gate. Coaches need a permit to set down on the Embankment; there is no coach parking at the show.
Source: rhs.org.ukCadogan Pier, served by river buses, is about a 15-minute walk from the showground.
Source: rhs.org.ukRoyal Hospital Chelsea dates to 1682.
Source: wikidata.orgRoyal Hospital Chelsea has a Grade II listed park and garden.
Source: historicengland.org.uk
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Questions
How long is the drive from the City of London to the Chelsea Flower Show?
About 21 minutes and 4.5 miles in clear traffic, via the A3211, A302 and A3214; allow longer on the day.
Can guests fly in for the day?
London Heathrow is about 34 minutes from Royal Hospital Chelsea by road; an airport collection can be added.
Where does the car come from?
Ravensley is based in Oxford, about an hour and 28 minutes from the City of London; the car is positioned before your collection time.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.