Advertising at London City Airport Underground station
Why advertise at London City Airport?
London City Airport is a DLR station joined to the terminal by a covered walkway, so passengers reach check-in without leaving cover. It sits on the Royal Docks stretch of the DLR running towards Canning Town and Bank.
London City Airport sits in zone 3, and is served by DLR. Platform formats can be weighted towards a single line; escalator, ticket hall and concourse formats reach everyone passing through.
What is nearby
Destinations within walking distance of London City Airport. Advertising here reaches people on their way to and from them.
- London City Airport terminal
- Royal Docks
- Royal Albert Dock
- Hartmann Road
- Silvertown
- Canning Town
Formats at London City Airport
Our inventory records show these formats at London City Airport. They are what the station carries, not a live availability list — individual sites and dates are confirmed with the media owner when we plan the campaign.
- digital
Digital 6-sheet (D6)
Portrait screens at eye level in ticket halls, entrances and concourses, carrying five seconds of full motion.
From £1,500 per screen, per 2 weeks
- static
12-sheet posters
Landscape paper at platform level, large enough to read from across the platform without buying cross-track scale.
From £2,000 per panel, per 2 weeks
- static
6-sheet posters (paper)
The larger static poster unit, at eye level in ticket halls and passageways where footfall is heaviest.
From £1,750 per panel, per 2 weeks
- static
4-sheet posters
The smaller station poster, placed in the high-footfall parts of the station to build frequency cheaply.
From £750 per panel, per 2 weeks
Where a station carries both, choosing between digital and paper usually matters more than choosing the station.
London City Airport advertising costs
Indicative two week rates. Outside zone 1 the same formats generally sit towards the lower end of each range.
| Format | Indicative cost | Buying unit |
|---|---|---|
| 6-sheet posters (paper) | Indicative cost£1,750 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks |
| 16-sheet cross-track | Indicative cost£2,250 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks |
| Digital 6-sheet (D6) | Indicative cost£1,500 | Buying unitper screen, per 2 weeks |
| Digital escalator panels | Indicative cost£25,000 | Buying unitper station run, per 2 weeks |
| Station domination | Indicative cost£40,000 to £250,000 | Buying unitper station, per 2 weeks |
Planning guidance, not a quote and not live availability. Excludes VAT; poster rates include print and production where stated. Rates are confirmed with the media owner at booking.
The same format is priced differently through the year — the reasons are worth knowing before you budget.
Nearby stations
Stations close enough to run as a cluster, which usually buys more coverage than concentrating everything on one site.
- Zone 2/3 · Stratford
Stratford
4 lines
Westfield retail traffic alongside a young, fast growing east London catchment.
47.9m entries and exits (2023)
- Zone 1 · City of London
Bank & Monument
6 lines
The densest concentration of financial services employees anywhere in the UK.
47.5m entries and exits (2023)
- Zone 2 · Docklands
Canary Wharf
3 lines
A weekday working audience with very little leakage to other routes, concentrated on the estate itself.
38.9m entries and exits (2023)
London City Airport questions.
Station notes last reviewed 16 August 2026.
A two week digital escalator panel campaign is typically £8,000 to £25,000 depending on the pack, and poster formats start under £1,000 per panel. Outside zone 1 the same formats generally sit at the lower end of each range. All figures are indicative planning guidance excluding production and VAT, confirmed with the media owner at booking.
London City Airport is served by DLR. Platform and cross-track formats are bought by platform, so they can be weighted towards a single line. Ticket hall, escalator and concourse formats reach everyone passing through, whichever line they are travelling on.
London City Airport is a DLR station joined to the terminal by a covered walkway, so passengers reach check-in without leaving cover. It sits on the Royal Docks stretch of the DLR running towards Canning Town and Bank. Nearby destinations include London City Airport terminal, Royal Docks and Royal Albert Dock.
Station dominations are subject to inventory and usually need twelve weeks' notice, from around £40,000 for two weeks. Only one advertiser holds a station at a time, so the peak trading periods go early.
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