Chauffeur Longcross Studios Transfers for Film & TV Productions
A Long Way From The Tube. Exactly Why It Needs A Plan.
Longcross sits about 25 miles from central London, on a former Ministry of Defence test site in Surrey. Film Unit Car runs the cast cars, crew shuttles and airport transfers that get people there for the call time and home again after wrap.
Transport Built Around How Longcross Actually Works
Longcross is not a studio you dip into from the Underground. It sits around 25 miles from central London near Chertsey, on the site of a former Ministry of Defence vehicle testing ground, and it has the space to match: sound stages, workshops, a large open backlot, and a test track and off-road course that very few UK studios can offer. Productions from Bond to Star Wars to long-running period drama have used it.
If you are looking for a chauffeur to Longcross Studios, this is a private, luxury car service with a professional driver, built for film and TV. Where a US production would book a black car service, a UK production books a private chauffeur: a briefed driver in an executive Mercedes S-Class, V-Class or Range Rover who takes your cast, director or executive straight to Longcross, personal, discreet and timed to your call sheet.
That scale changes how transport has to work. Car parks, unit base and stages can be a real distance apart, calls start early, and the country roads around the site back up quickly when the M25 or M3 has a problem. Nobody wants to be working out the route on the morning, so we plan Longcross jobs ahead: realistic pick-up times, named pick-up points, and a driver who has already done the run.
Whether you need one chauffeur for a director's daily run or a full plan covering cast, crew and executives across a multi-month shoot, we build the schedule around your call sheet and agree the details with your transport captain before day one.
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Why Longcross Needs Its Own Transport Plan
Three things make a Longcross shoot different from a studio inside the M25. We plan for all of them.
Distance you can plan for
Longcross is a proper drive from central London and further still from north and east London. We quote the real journey time for each pick-up, not a best-case estimate, so nobody is late for a 7am call.
Big vehicles on a big site
The backlot, test track and off-road course mean action vehicles, picture cars and unit vehicles move around the site alongside crew transport. We coordinate with your transport department so nothing blocks anything.
See Action VehiclesLong days, changing plans
Stage and backlot schedules move by the hour. Our dispatch team follows your call sheet, adjusts pick-ups and holds cars for delayed scenes, without you having to rebook.
Private Longcross Studios Transfers: Chauffeur Services For Film & TV
Everything a Longcross production needs to move, from a single cast car to a full unit transport plan.
Cast & Talent Transport
Private executive transfers between Longcross, homes, hotels and airports, timed to your call sheet.
Crew & Unit Base Shuttles
Minibus and coach loops moving departments between car parks, unit base and set.
Action Vehicles & Picture Cars
Vehicles and drivers for action and picture work, coordinated with your crew transport.
Chauffeur Service
Dedicated drivers for directors, producers and financiers, held for the day or the whole shoot.
Airport Transfers
Flight-tracked pick-ups from every London airport, straight to the Longcross gate.
Security & Discreet Transfers
Vetted drivers and unbranded vehicles for high-profile cast and sensitive movements.
Location Recces
Executive cars for directors, DoPs and location managers scouting Surrey and beyond.
Facility Units & Trailers
Honeywagons, trailers and facility units delivered and positioned at unit base.
Airport Transfers To Longcross
Flight-tracked executive transfers between Longcross and the airports your cast and crew actually fly into.
Heathrow
35-45 minutes
The most requested Longcross run. Your driver waits in arrivals with a name board and takes the M25 round to Surrey.
Farnborough
25-35 minutes
The shortest run of all, and the natural choice for cast and executives arriving by private jet, with apron pick-ups arranged directly.
Gatwick
45-55 minutes
A straight run up the M25 for long-haul arrivals into the South and North Terminals.
Battersea Heliport
40-50 minutes
For talent arriving by helicopter into London and going straight on to set without touching central traffic.
London City
70-85 minutes
Popular with producers and financiers on short-haul European trips, planned with a proper buffer for cross-London traffic.
Luton
70-85 minutes
Used for crew and cast on charter and budget routes. Stansted is longer again at 85-100 minutes, so we build in extra time.
Transfer times are approximate and depend on traffic.
Crew Shuttles And Group Moves At Longcross
Big stage and backlot shoots move people in numbers: departments arriving together, background artists on a single call, crew running between car parks, unit base and set. Sending them in separate taxis splits the unit before the day has started.
We plan Longcross group travel around your unit base map, with one coordinator managing every vehicle on a multi-vehicle call so departures, returns and lunch runs stay in step.
- 8 to 19 seat minibuses for department and cast group moves
- Full-size coaches for background artist call times
- Unit base shuttles running set loops between car park, base and stage
- Pick-up points agreed with your transport captain before day one
- Return legs booked for wrap and lunch breaks
Surrey Roads, Early Calls, No Drama
The lanes around Longcross are quiet at midnight and packed by half past seven, when commuters, school runs and film crew all use the same few roads. Add an incident on the M25 or M3 and a 40-minute transfer can double. Our chauffeurs plan an alternative before they set off, not once they are already stuck.
On a site this size the small details matter: which gate your production uses, where cast are dropped, where the driver holds for a delayed scene. We confirm all of it with your transport captain in advance and brief every driver before the first call.
- Drivers briefed on your gate, drop-off point and holding position before day one
- Live route checks on the M25 and M3, with alternatives ready
- Discreet, unbranded vehicles for high-profile cast
- Direct contact with transport captains and 2nd ADs for schedule changes
Transfers Between Longcross And Other UK Studios
Same-day moves between studios are some of the most common bookings we take. Approximate journey times from Longcross:
Surrey
Shepperton Studios
20-30 minutes from Longcross
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West London
Twickenham Studios
30-40 minutes from Longcross
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Buckinghamshire
Pinewood Studios
35-45 minutes from Longcross
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Berkshire
Shinfield Studios
35-45 minutes from Longcross
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West London
Ealing Studios
40-50 minutes from Longcross
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Hertfordshire
Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden
55-70 minutes from Longcross
View TransfersJourney times are approximate and depend on traffic.
UK-Wide Production Transport, Not Just London
Film productions move. Locations change. Your transport partner needs to cover the UK, not just the M25.
London & Greater London
- Central London
- West London
- East London
- North London
- South London
- Soho
- Canary Wharf
- Greater London
Home Counties
Major UK Cities
Film Production Areas
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