Bristol Airport Taxi from Kent

A Bristol airport taxi from Kent takes from about 3 hours off-peak from Sevenoaks, via the M25, M3 and M4, with no Dartford Crossing. Airport Taxi Kent passes your request to licensed private hire operators, and the operator that takes it quotes you and drives you to the terminal.

Why fly from Bristol instead of London?

Bristol has large easyJet and Ryanair programmes to holiday and city destinations across Europe. Kent travellers usually choose it when the flight, date or fare they want is on sale from there and not from a London airport, or when the trip starts with a visit to the West Country. Compare the total cost, including the long road journey, before you decide.

How do drop-off and pick-up work at Bristol?

Bristol’s Drop Off and Pick Up car park charges by the length of stay. For longer stays, the airport points drivers to the Short Stay car park or to the free Waiting Zone near the Car Rental Centre, which has a shuttle bus to the terminal. Stopping, unloading or parking on the airport’s roads and Red Routes is not allowed, even to pick up or drop off. [HOLD-QUOTE-RULE: the operator’s quote includes the drop-off charge, so there is nothing extra to pay at the barrier. If you are being collected, the quote also says how any parking while the driver waits is charged.]

How long does a Bristol airport taxi from Kent take?

Off-peak drive times start from:

• West Kent (Dartford, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge): from about 3 hours off-peak from Sevenoaks.
• Mid Kent (Maidstone, Medway, West Malling): from about 3 hours 10 minutes off-peak from West Malling.
• East Kent (Canterbury, Margate, Dover): from about 3 hours 45 minutes off-peak from Canterbury.

Which way does the taxi go?

The route stays south of the Thames, so it never uses the Dartford Crossing. It follows the M25 west to the M3, takes a short A-road link across to the M4, then runs west along the M4 to Bristol, through the city on the M32 and south on the A38 to the airport. From mid and east Kent it joins the M25 from the M20 and M26.

What should you allow for on a long run?

The off-peak times above assume no traffic. The M25, the M3 and the M4 can all be slow, so Airport Taxi Kent suggests allowing at least an hour more than the off-peak time, before your airline’s check-in deadline. On a run of three hours or more, expect a stop: the Highway Code recommends a break of at least 15 minutes after every two hours of driving. Mention it in your request if you want a break on the way. Long-distance runs like this are taken on, so the length of the journey is no barrier.

What happens if your flight into Bristol is delayed?

Give your inbound flight number when you request a quote, and tell the operator straight away if your arrival time changes. 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.