“The drivers were fine and the cars were clean but were late for both of my transfers. The excuse was traffic but other drivers had arrived on time for their customers, probably because they left earlier to cater for the traffic. I will choose a different company next time”
How Much Is a Taxi to Gatwick Airport?
A fixed-price taxi to Gatwick Airport (LGW) costs an average of £189, from £75 for nearby towns (the cheapest fare in the list) up to £779 for long-distance cities. Below are real fixed fares from 47 UK towns and cities, with the £10 Gatwick drop-off charge already included. Tap any price to lock it in and book in under a minute.
What drives the cost of a taxi to Gatwick?
The single biggest factor is distance. The fares below run from £98 for the closest towns to £779 for cross-country cities, because the price reflects the mileage and time on the M23 and M25. Gatwick is the most expensive London airport to reach on average, partly because it sits south of the M25 and most of our coverage area is to the north and west, adding motorway miles.
The second factor is vehicle size. Every price here is for a standard saloon carrying up to four passengers; a 6 or 8 seater MPV for a larger group or extra luggage costs a little more but is shown before you book. Crucially, the fare is fixed: there is no meter, no peak-time surge and no airport surcharge bolted on at the end. Gatwick has two terminals linked by a shuttle, so telling us North or South at booking means the driver takes you to the correct one rather than a generic drop-off.
The Gatwick drop-off charge of £10 is the one cost many travellers forget. Drive yourself and you pay it every visit; book a fixed transfer and it is already inside the quoted fare.
Taxi vs train to Gatwick: which is cheaper?
For a solo traveller the train is often the cheaper option. But the moment you are two, three or four people, the maths flips. An average fixed fare to Gatwick of £189 split between four works out at roughly £47 each, door to terminal, with no changes and no luggage to drag across a concourse.
Add up the parts of the rail route, a ticket per person, station parking or an onward taxi, the £10 no longer matters because you are not driving, and the gap narrows or disappears entirely for groups and families. The fixed taxi also removes the timetable: it leaves when you do.
Gatwick taxi prices by town (2026)
Fixed one-way fares for up to four passengers, cheapest first. Tap any route to book it at that fixed price. Part of our UK Airport Transfer Cost Index.
Source: Prime Airport Transfer booking engine, June 2026. Free to cite with a link (CC BY 4.0).
Getting to Gatwick: terminals and route
We cover the North and South terminals at Gatwick, reached via the M23 and M25. Gatwick has two terminals linked by a shuttle, so telling us North or South at booking means the driver takes you to the correct one rather than a generic drop-off.
For arrivals, we check official airport arrival information when you provide a flight number and meets you in the terminal with a name board, with an included waiting allowance of 60 minutes for international arrivals and 30 minutes for domestic arrivals; extra waiting may be charged under our terms. For departures, we time the pickup around your check-in so you are never rushing or waiting. Child and booster seats are free on request, and you can pay by card online or to the driver.
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