One clear instruction
At Marylebone, save the station side, meeting landmark and approach message before the train arrives.
01 — The station handover
Where the chauffeur meets you at Marylebone
Your meeting point is inside the compact main concourse by the agreed information point. The relevant route from the train is the main exit onto Melcombe Place. The chauffeur confirms Melcombe Place, the concourse point and vehicle description. The chauffeur does not wait in a taxi-only rank or an active loading lane; if the kerb is controlled, the passenger and chauffeur meet first and walk to the car together. Marylebone is the London terminus for Chiltern Main Line services.
For a departure, the car uses the signed passenger set-down serving Melcombe Place. The final approach is via Melcombe Place from the Marylebone Road area. The chauffeur unloads the booked luggage at a permitted place and leaves the stopping area promptly. Melcombe Place opens into the compact concourse facing the platforms. Station signs, road restrictions and staff directions govern the exact point available on the day, so a temporary closure may move the handover to a nearby lawful bay.
- 38min
- to Heathrow
- 81min
- to Gatwick
- 73min
- to Reading
Road times are live-traffic estimates for a weekday morning; your quoted price uses your exact addresses.
02 — Four details to save
Marylebone meeting and set-down points
- Exit
- Main concourse information point
- Follow station signs from the platform to this agreed side.
- Set-down
- Melcombe Place set-down
- Used for unloading, subject to current signs.
- Waiting
- Station or nearby parking
- station parking or a lawful nearby bay outside the taxi rank
- Return
- Main concourse information point
- The vehicle point is confirmed after passenger and chauffeur meet.
03 — Delayed trains and onward roads
Keeping a Marylebone collection connected
Where the rail operator publishes live running times for the booked service, FCET follows them and adjusts the collection plan for a reported delay. Live rail data does not identify when a particular passenger has reached the concourse, so the passenger still texts after leaving the platform. If no usable running information is published, that message becomes the timing update. The agreed meeting point remains Main concourse information point unless both sides confirm a change.
Road guides from the station are 17 miles and about 40 minutes to Heathrow, 57.3 miles and about 1 hour 20 minutes to Gatwick, and 41.6 miles and about 1 hour 15 minutes to Reading. Links below also connect the terminus with Wokingham, Bracknell, Maidenhead and Basingstoke. The precise London exit, traffic and complete destination shape the final schedule.
04 — Passenger and luggage
The station meeting continues at the car
The chauffeur confirms the passenger and onward address, assists with the recorded luggage and uses the permitted vehicle point stated in the approach message.
05 — Continue the journey
Journeys and nearby stations from Marylebone
06 — Compare the handover
Marylebone and the nearest alternative
| Features | Walk | Set-down | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marylebone | Signed route to platforms | Melcombe Place set-down | Main concourse information point |
| Paddington | Broad main concourse | Eastbourne Terrace | Great Western routes |
Confirm the station name and side; nearby stations do not share one vehicle meeting point.
07 — Booking the car
What to send for Marylebone
Send the travel date, train service and arrival, passenger mobile, party size, luggage and complete onward address. For departures, add the time needed inside the station. The booking records the main concourse point before the chauffeur leads the party outside as the normal return reference, subject to an access update.
Journey cost is confirmed at booking. FCET is available 24/7 with DBS-checked chauffeurs and has operated since 2004. Include child seats, large cases, mobility aids, extra stops or fixed appointments before confirmation so the correct vehicle and handover can be planned.
FCET service assurances
Booked train services are followed where the operator publishes live running times; otherwise the passenger updates the chauffeur by text · DBS-checked chauffeurs · Chauffeur-driven travel since 2004
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