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Festival and concert mini bus and coach hire with driver anywhere in the UK. Camping luggage, multiple pickups, late returns. 8–77 seats. Free quote.
Private group transport can help runners and supporters travel together with a clear arrival and return plan.
This service is suitable for charity teams, running clubs, supporter groups, families, corporate teams and event volunteers.
London Marathon travel can be difficult because of road closures, large crowds and busy public transport. Planning group transport in advance can make the day easier.
Your journey can be arranged around pickup points, preferred arrival time, runner requirements and return travel.
TravelsRoute can support private transport for runners, supporters, charities, volunteers and organised groups.
Private transport can be planned around event-day access and group timing.
A clear transport plan helps charity groups and supporters stay organised.
Runners and supporters can follow one shared travel plan.
London Marathon day can be busy and difficult to navigate, especially for groups.
Private transport helps runners, supporters and teams travel with a clear plan.
Charity teams and running clubs often travel with supporters, bags and event materials.
A private minibus or coach can help keep the group organised.
The London Marathon is run each spring, usually in late April, from Greenwich and Blackheath in south-east London to a finish on The Mall by Buckingham Palace. Tens of thousands of runners take part, many raising money for charity, and huge crowds line the route past Cutty Sark, over Tower Bridge and along the Embankment.
Roads along and across the route are closed for most of the day, so runner drop-offs and supporter travel need careful planning.
Runners start from areas in Greenwich Park and Blackheath, reached very early.
Roads along and across the route close from early morning until the evening.
Many charities have cheering points along the route for supporters.
Runners meet families in the reunion area near Horse Guards.
Vehicles cannot cross the route for much of the day.
Collections are planned away from the closures.
About 30 to 45 minutes before the closures, much longer after.
About an hour and a quarter early in the morning.
Maidstone is about an hour to Blackheath.
Chelmsford is about an hour to an hour and a quarter.
About two and a half to three hours.
Journeys out of central London are slow until the roads reopen.
Runners need to be at the start very early, and the roads into Greenwich and Blackheath get busy before the closures take effect. Charity groups often book a coach to take runners and supporters together.
After the finish, runners are tired and cold, so a pickup point close to the reunion area but outside the closures is ideal. It may take time to reach the vehicle.
Runners should bring warm layers for after the finish and a change of clothes in the vehicle. Supporters need comfortable shoes, as they may walk a long way between viewing points.
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Common questions about London Marathon group transport.
Usually in late April.
Yes. We plan an early arrival before the road closures take effect.
Yes, at a pickup point outside the closures near the finish area.
Not for much of the day, which is why pickups are planned around the closures.
Yes. A coach or minibus can take the whole group.
Very early. Follow the event's start times for your wave.
Planning advice from our blog for groups travelling across the UK.
Festival and concert mini bus and coach hire with driver anywhere in the UK. Camping luggage, multiple pickups, late returns. 8–77 seats. Free quote.
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