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✦Heathrow to Gatwick · 75 to 110 minutes
Heathrow to Gatwick Taxi Transfer
The connection nobody plans for. Direct terminal to terminal, one fixed fare, and a driver watching your inbound flight.
Passengers
2
Bags
2
- Distance
- 45 miles by road
- Journey time
- 75 to 110 minutes
- Fares from
- £95
- Road route
- M25 anticlockwise (southbound), junction 15 to junction 7
- By rail
- No direct train. At least two trains via central London, around 1 hour 30
- By coach
- Direct coach, roughly 70 to 90 minutes
Overview
What is a Heathrow to Gatwick transfer?
A Heathrow to Gatwick taxi transfer is a booked private hire journey between the two airports at a price agreed before travel. Taxiqo runs it as a fixed £95 in a saloon, terminal door to terminal door.
The two London airports sit on opposite sides of the capital, 45 miles apart by road, connected by the western and southern arc of the M25 between junctions 15 and 7. Allow 75 to 110 minutes. The wide range is not padding: this stretch of motorway carries the worst of the M25's congestion around the M4, M3 and M23 interchanges, and the difference between 04:00 and 17:00 is genuinely half an hour.
Almost nobody books this journey by choice. It is booked because a connection landed at the wrong airport, because a return leg was ticketed separately, or because a cancellation was rebooked out of Gatwick at short notice. That shapes what matters: knowing the time it takes, and knowing the price will not move while you are already having a bad day.
What follows covers the fare in every vehicle class, how pickup works at both ends, what the price includes, how a car compares with the coach and the two-leg rail route, and how to book. The questions at the end deal with journey time, the rail route, minimum connection times, the coach and delayed inbound flights.
Why book a car
Why a car beats the alternatives on this route
There is no direct train between Heathrow and Gatwick, and that single fact decides most of these bookings. Rail means a leg into London, a cross-city transfer with your luggage, and a second leg out again: at least two trains, often three, and around 1 hour 30 if every connection lands.
The coach is direct and cheaper, but it runs to a timetable rather than to your flight, stops at multiple terminals along the way, and a missed departure means waiting for the next one with a check-in deadline approaching.
Direct, with no changes and no cross-London leg
Departure timed to your landing, not to a timetable
Flight tracked, so a delayed inbound moves the pickup
Sixty minutes of free waiting from touchdown
Luggage stays in the boot for the whole journey
One fixed fare, agreed before you travel
Fares
Heathrow to Gatwick prices by vehicle
One fare covers the vehicle and everyone in it. It does not change with the time of day, the traffic, or how long you wait.
| Vehicle | Passengers | Luggage | Fixed fare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saloon | Up to 4 | 2 large cases | £95 |
| Estate | Up to 4 | 4 large cases | £125 |
| Mercedes E-Class | Up to 3 | 2 large cases | £130 |
| Mercedes S-Class | Up to 3 | 2 large cases | £180 |
| Mercedes V-Class | Up to 6 | 6 large cases | £160 |
| 8 Seater | Up to 8 | 8 large cases | £170 |
| 16 Seater Minibus | Up to 16 | 16 cases | £654.71 |
| Range Rover | Up to 4 | 3 large cases | £268.96 |
Booking for a group, or travelling with more than the luggage shown? Call +44 7471 282859 and we will quote the right vehicle.
Terminals
Pickup and drop-off at both ends
Heathrow Airport has four passenger terminals spread across a large site, and Gatwick has two joined by a shuttle. Getting the terminal right at both ends is the difference between a smooth transfer and twenty minutes of walking.
We take your flight numbers at booking and work out the terminals from them, so you do not have to. If your inbound terminal changes on the day, the driver is redirected before you land.
- Heathrow arrivalsMeet and greet drivers wait inside the arrivals hall of Terminals 2, 3, 4 or 5 with a name board. Car park charges are inside the fare.
- Heathrow forecourtStandard pickups use the designated area outside each terminal. The bay number arrives by text once the driver is on stand.
- Gatwick North TerminalDrop-off is on the forecourt directly outside departures. Your outbound flight number tells us whether you need North or South; it is also on your booking.
- Gatwick South TerminalIt has its own forecourt, so there is no shuttle to catch if the terminal is right. Airlines do move between the two, which is why we go by the flight number.
Included
What the £95 covers
Every charge the journey creates is already inside the quoted figure, which is why the amount at booking and the amount at the end are the same.
- Both airport charges: the Heathrow pickup fee and the Gatwick drop-off fee
- Car park charges when meet and greet is chosen
- Drop-off at Gatwick North or South Terminal, whichever your outbound uses
- Sixty minutes of free waiting, timed from when you land
- Live tracking of your inbound flight number
- VAT at the standard rate
Compare
Car, coach or the two-train route?
The coach is the cheapest way to do this and takes 70 to 90 minutes when the M25 behaves. If you are travelling alone, light, and have four hours of connection time, it is a perfectly sensible choice.
Rail is the slowest and the most fragile: around 1 hour 30 across two or three trains, with your luggage, through central London, at whatever time of day your connection dictates. It is rarely the right answer for this particular journey.
A car is the right answer when the connection is tight, when there are two or more of you, when you are carrying checked luggage, or when the inbound flight is the sort that might land late. Four people sharing a £95 fare pay about £24 each, and arrive without changing anything.
Booking
Booking a Heathrow to Gatwick transfer
Give us both flight numbers if you have them. The inbound tells us when to be at Heathrow; the outbound tells us how much time we are working with, and whether the connection is realistic.
- 1
Enter both airports
Put Heathrow as the pickup and Gatwick as the destination. The fare returns instantly and does not change afterwards.
- 2
Add your flight numbers
The inbound number is what we track. If it lands late, the pickup moves with it at no extra charge.
- 3
Choose a vehicle
Count the cases rather than the people. A saloon takes two; four cases need an estate or larger.
- 4
Confirm and travel
You get written confirmation with the fare and the driver's details. Pay by card, cash or business account.
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Very easy to book and the price was clear from the start. The driver was professional and the vehicle was clean. I would definitely use TAXIQO again.
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Heathrow to Gatwick questions
Heathrow Airport to Gatwick Airport, answered
Direct answers on journey time, the rail route, how much connection time to allow, the coach and what happens if your inbound flight is late.
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CONTACT US75 to 110 minutes, covering 45 miles on the M25 between junctions 15 and 7. The upper end applies at the morning and evening peaks around the M4 and M23 interchanges.
No. Rail means a leg into London, a cross-city transfer and a second leg out: around 1 hour 30 across at least two trains. A car is direct in 75 to 110 minutes.
Allow four hours between landing at Heathrow and departing from Gatwick, and five for a long haul outbound. That covers the drive at its slowest plus bag reclaim and check-in.
Three: a booked car from £95, a direct coach at 70 to 90 minutes on a fixed timetable, or the two-leg rail route through London. Only the car is timed to your flight.
The coach is cheaper per head for one light traveller with hours to spare. A car wins on a tight connection, with two or more passengers, or with checked luggage. Four people sharing £95 pay about £24 each.
The pickup moves with it. We track the inbound number you give us and re-time the driver automatically. You also get 60 minutes of free waiting from the actual landing time.
Book Heathrow to Gatwick.
£95 fixed, 75 to 110 minutes.
Give us your inbound flight number and we will track it. Book online, or call the Taxiqo team at any hour.