Fairlop: Location and Local Orientation
Fairlop Underground station is recorded by TfL at Fairlop Station, Forest Rd, Ilford, Essex, IG6 3HD. Use Forest Rd and postcode IG6 3HD to anchor your taxi or cab enquiry rather than a broad neighbourhood name. Its Underground fare-zone reference is 4; a Tube fare zone does not set the price of a taxi or minicab.
The closest other Underground station positions in this directory are Hainault (0.91 km), Barkingside (1.12 km), and Grange Hill (1.98 km). Those figures are straight-line distances calculated from TfL coordinates, not walking routes, station interchanges or journey-time estimates.
The published station postcode falls in the Redbridge local-authority area (Fairlop ward). These postcode boundaries are administrative references; use your actual street destination when arranging a minicab.
Named Places Around Fairlop
Named green-space landmarks around Fairlop include Redbridge Sports Centre (other sports facility, approximately 0.03 km to the mapped boundary); Oakfield Playing Fields (playing field, approximately 0.08 km to the mapped boundary); Fairlop Waters (public park or garden, approximately 0.09 km to the mapped boundary). These are straight-line distances derived from the TfL station position and Ordnance Survey’s April 2026 mapped site polygons. A boundary can be much closer than a usable entrance: these figures do not describe walking routes, road access or a place for a driver to wait.
If your journey ends at Redbridge Sports Centre, give its own entrance or street address when booking. A taxi booking for the Underground station identifies a different destination from the surrounding park, grounds or sports site. Confirm visitor arrangements with the site before travelling. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Fairlop and Fairlop Waters Country Park
Vision Redbridge places Fairlop Waters Country Park on Forest Road in Barkingside and identifies Fairlop station in its local walking guide. A cab request for a park activity or function should use the venue and entrance, rather than assuming the station address is also the park meeting point.
Tube Connections at Fairlop
Fairlop is served by Central line. The line name gives your operator a useful cross-check alongside the station address. Central: Hainault and Barkingside are the neighbouring named stops shown around Fairlop in TfL’s route sequences.
Check current branches, stopping patterns and planned work with TfL before choosing an onward Tube connection or cab.
Luggage, Access and Your Minicab Meeting Point
The station’s captured TfL facilities reference includes toilets listed and a waiting room listed. Check current access with TfL if stairs or the final walk affect your journey: these are dated facilities references, and a facility listing alone does not establish a complete step-free route.
For a minicab at Fairlop, give your actual entrance or nearby address, arrival line and luggage count. Agree a permitted road meeting place; the station address and photograph are location references, not waiting instructions.
Airport Taxi Planning from Fairlop
For an airport cab from Fairlop, start with the station collection address and the airport terminal, rather than only “London airport”. Holborn is an example of a Piccadilly-line interchange shared with the Central network; use TfL’s planner to compare that rail option on the day. A dispatcher must separately confirm the road journey, price, vehicle and any airport charges.