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Airport transfers from Kent
Gatwick Airport Taxi from Kent
Taxi transfers from towns across Kent to Gatwick's North and South Terminals, by the M25 and M23 with no Dartford Crossing. Send your flight and luggage details and a licensed private hire operator quotes you and carries out the journey.
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Terminals, pickups and charges
North or South Terminal, from your door in Kent
A Gatwick airport taxi from Kent takes from about 35 minutes off-peak from Sevenoaks in west Kent, via the M25 and M23, with no Dartford Crossing. Give Airport Taxi Kent your address, flight and terminal, and a licensed private hire operator drives you to the North or South Terminal.
Which Gatwick terminal are you flying from?
Gatwick has two terminals, North and South, linked by a free shuttle that runs 24 hours a day and takes about two minutes. Airlines can change terminal, so check yours on your booking confirmation and add it to your quote request. You are dropped in the designated bays on that terminal’s forecourt.
How do Gatwick drop-off and pickup charges work?
Gatwick charges £10 for up to 10 minutes in the North and South Terminal drop-off zones, then £1 for each extra minute. There are no barriers, and the charge is paid by midnight the following day. Arriving passengers are usually collected from the Short Stay car parks, Car Parks 5 and 6 at North Terminal and 1, 2 and 3 at South Terminal, from £8 for up to 30 minutes. [HOLD-QUOTE-RULE: the operator’s quote includes the drop-off charge, so there is nothing extra to pay at the kerb. If you are being collected, the quote also says how any Short Stay parking while the driver waits is charged.]
How long does a Gatwick airport taxi from Kent take?
The route follows the M25 to junction 7, then the M23 south to junction 9. Off-peak drive times start from:
- West Kent (Dartford, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge): from about 35 minutes off-peak from Sevenoaks, via the M25 or A21.
- Mid Kent (Maidstone, Medway, West Malling): from about 45 minutes off-peak from West Malling, via the M20 and M26, or the M2.
- East Kent (Canterbury, Folkestone, Dover): from about 1 hour 20 minutes off-peak from Canterbury, via the M20 or M2.
At weekday peaks, allow 20 to 45 minutes more.
What happens if your flight into Gatwick is delayed?
Give your flight number when you request a quote, and tell the operator straight away if your flight moves to the other terminal. Give a valid flight number and the operator monitors your flight, adjusting the collection time at no extra charge, subject to driver availability. Airport collections include up to 60 minutes of free waiting from the actual landing time. After that, waiting may be charged at £5 per 15 minutes, plus any extra airport parking, and the quote sets this out before you accept.
What size of car do you need for your luggage?
Tell us how many passengers and suitcases you have, including skis, golf bags or a pushchair, so the operator can quote for the right size of car. Estate cars, MPVs and other larger vehicles are available for bigger groups and extra luggage, and wheelchair-accessible vehicles are available too.
Terminals
Terminals at Gatwick
North Terminal
South Terminal
Your flight sets the timetable
Why use an airport specialist for Gatwick?
Airports only, nothing else
Airport Taxi Kent handles airport transfer requests and nothing else. Every page is built around terminals, pickup points, luggage and flight times, so the questions you have before a flight are already answered.
Drive times from your town
You can see the drive time from your town to each of the six London airports, and to Birmingham, East Midlands, Southampton, Bristol, Manchester and Bournemouth. It is the least the journey takes, so you can set your pickup time with a sensible margin for traffic.
A quote before you commit
You send your journey details and the operator sends you a quote for that exact journey. Nothing is booked until you accept it, and you can ask about the route, terminal or luggage first.
Licensed private hire operators
Airport Taxi Kent passes your request to licensed private hire operators that cover your town. The operator that takes your journey quotes you, confirms your booking and is who you deal with on the day.
Questions before you fly
Gatwick airport taxi questions
A taxi from Kent to Gatwick takes from about 35 minutes off-peak from Sevenoaks, from about 55 minutes from Maidstone, and from about 1 hour 20 minutes from Canterbury. Airport Taxi Kent suggests allowing 20 to 45 minutes more at weekday peaks on the M25.
Give Airport Taxi Kent your pickup address, whether you fly from the North or South Terminal, your flight number and time, the number of passengers and the number of suitcases. If you need collecting on your way home, add the return journey to the same request with your inbound flight number.
At Gatwick, arriving passengers are usually collected from the Short Stay car park at their terminal: Car Parks 5 and 6 at North Terminal, or Car Parks 1, 2 and 3 at South Terminal. Airport Taxi Kent passes your terminal and flight number to the licensed private hire operator, so the driver knows which car park to use.
No. A taxi from Kent to Gatwick stays south of the Thames, following the M25 to junction 7 and the M23 to junction 9, so the Dartford Crossing is not used. Journeys requested through Airport Taxi Kent from Maidstone and east Kent usually join the M25 from the M20 and M26, or from the M2 and A2.
The Gatwick drop-off charge is £10 for up to 10 minutes in the North or South Terminal drop-off zones, then £1 for each extra minute. It is paid by midnight the day after the visit, and a missed payment can lead to a Parking Charge Notice. [HOLD-QUOTE-RULE: the operator’s quote includes the drop-off charge, so there is nothing extra to pay at the kerb. If you are being collected, the quote also says how any Short Stay parking while the driver waits is charged.]
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