National Theatre Transfers

The National Theatre on the South Bank is Britain's flagship producing theatre — three auditoriums (the Olivier, the Lyttelton and the Dorfman) running rep programmes year-round, from new writing to the big-cast classics that transfer to the West End and Broadway. Evening curtains are typically 7:00–7:30pm with finishes from 9:45pm to well past 10:30pm for the longer productions.

Get London Transfer runs fixed-price chauffeured transfers to the National Theatre from anywhere in London, the Home Counties and all airports. The South Bank is a pleasure to walk but a pain to drive without local knowledge — our drivers use the correct approach off Upper Ground and have the return car positioned before the applause ends, on evenings when Waterloo Bridge and the surrounding streets are at their busiest.

Two minutes along the river: Royal Festival Hall transfers.

Along Bankside: Shakespeare's Globe transfers.

Fixed-price transfers from every London airport direct to National Theatre, with meet-and-greet in the arrivals hall, flight tracking, and 60 minutes' free waiting after landing. Prices below are for the Mercedes E-Class (up to 4 passengers); MPV, 8-seater and S-Class options are quoted at booking.

The working drop-off for the National is on Upper Ground, directly behind the theatre — seconds from the foyer entrances and far better than anything off the bridge. For returns we position on Upper Ground or the agreed corner toward Waterloo Bridge ahead of the finish. Matinee and evening patterns differ; dispatch times the pickup to your specific performance.

Evening show returns are the product. South Bank cluster: internal links to Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) two minutes along the river and Shakespeare's Globe along Bankside — shared audience, shared street knowledge.

25 years TfL licensed. Get London Transfer has held a Transport for London Private Hire Operator licence continuously since 2000. We are not a rideshare aggregator — our drivers are individually contracted, and the same driver handles a multi-leg booking. 2026 UK Transport Awards Winner (Best SME Transport Provider — SME News), with a 4.9-star average across 2,150+ verified reviews.

Fixed prices, agreed at booking. No meter. No surge. No event-night uplift. No late-night surcharge. No "tolls extra", no "parking extra", no "congestion charge extra". The price at 1am after the encore is the price you agreed at lunchtime — which is exactly when on-demand apps around National Theatre are multiplying their fares.

Event-day route knowledge. Our drivers work London's event calendar daily: they know National Theatre's traffic management, the workable drop-off points, and the pickup positions that clear the area fastest afterwards. That knowledge is the product.

Pre-booked returns. We agree your pickup point and time before the event, position the driver in advance, and adjust by live message if plans change. You walk out to a waiting car instead of joining the crowd staring at a surging app.

The right vehicle. Mercedes E-Class executive (up to 4), MPV 6-seater, 8-seat Mercedes Vito, chauffeured S-Class VIP, and 16-seat Sprinter coach (VAT zero-rated for 10+ seats). Child seats, water and phone charging included.