RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show from Oxford
From Oxford to the Chelsea Flower Show, door to drop-off. The car comes to your door in Oxford. Oxford station is 15 minutes away by car. On the map the run is 61.2 miles and about an hour and 17 minutes in clear traffic, by way of the M40, M25 and M4. Compared with a Mayfair start, it is 66 minutes more in the car. The Chelsea Flower Show returns 18–22 May 2027. Only guide and assistance dogs are admitted.
How the day runs
The car comes to your address in Oxford. Choose an executive saloon for two or three of you. Leaving Oxford, the car picks up the M40 and keeps to the main roads. At Royal Hospital Chelsea the car uses the drop-off point the organisers set for your ticket. Between your arrival and the last of the day, the chauffeur stays within easy reach. Back at Oxford about an hour and 17 minutes after leaving the gates, give or take the exit queue.
- Oxford to Royal Hospital Chelsea1 hr 17 min, 61.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Royal Hospital Chelsea to Oxford1 hr 17 min, 61.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Only guide and assistance dogs are admitted.
Source: rhs.org.ukPublic 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.ukThe closest National Rail station to Oxford by road is Oxford (OXF), about 15 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgRoyal Hospital Chelsea lies in Greater London.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest station named by the organisers is Sloane Square (District and Circle lines) (10-minute walk; London Victoria is the closest mainline station).
Source: rhs.org.ukBy road, the closest National Rail station is Battersea Park (BAK), about 8 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.org
Price this journey
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Questions
How long is the drive from Oxford to the Chelsea Flower Show?
About an hour and 17 minutes and 61.2 miles in clear traffic, via the M40, M25 and M4; 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.
When is the Chelsea Flower Show in 2027?
18–22 May 2027.
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.