Heathrow to Gatwick Transfers
A Connection Nobody Is Protecting But You
Heathrow to Gatwick is about 45 miles anticlockwise on the M25, at 60 to 90 minutes. The fare is fixed at booking.
The reason this transfer is worth planning is not the distance. It is that a Heathrow arrival and a Gatwick departure booked separately are not a protected connection. No airline owns the gap. If the first flight lands late, the second one leaves without you and nobody is arranging anything.
So both flights are tracked here rather than one. The arrival decides when the chauffeur is in position, and the departure decides how much of the M25 the plan can afford to lose.
Arrivals carry 60 minutes of free waiting from touchdown. Below: what the transfer covers, the fleet, why timing is the whole job on this route, how groups travel, where else the M25 reaches, what sits inside the fare, and how to book.
- From Heathrow
- ~45 miles
- Minutes by road
- 60-90
- Free waiting
- 60 min
- Fare
- Fixed
Four Parts of an Airport to Airport Run
Both flights tracked
In and outThe arrival sets the pickup, the departure sets the deadline. Tracking only one of them is how connections are missed.Planned backwards
From check-inThe collection time is worked back from the Gatwick desk with the day's M25 already allowed for, not from a round number.Met inside arrivals
Name boardAt whichever Heathrow terminal you land at, with the car already parked and the luggage taken from you.Read moreThe right Gatwick terminal
North or SouthGatwick has two, joined by a shuttle. Dropping at the wrong one still costs you time you were trying to save.
Four Things the M25 Does to This Route
A thirty minute spread
The same 45 miles runs 60 to 90 minutes depending on the hour, which is exactly why the departure time is planned around rather than assumed.A late arrival
Picked up from the live status, so the whole plan shifts with the aircraft instead of the chauffeur waiting at a time that stopped being relevant.A fixed fare
Agreed at booking, so a slow M25 is absorbed by us rather than added to a meter you are watching.Luggage in one move
Loaded once at Heathrow and unloaded once at Gatwick, rather than dragged through a rail change with a connection to make.
Where the Boot Decides
Families
Up to 7 seatsOne V-Class with a full luggage load, rather than two cars and a meeting point at the other end.Read moreWith children
Seats fitted freeAny stage supplied at no charge and fitted before the car arrives. Give the ages when booking.Read moreLong-haul luggage
Vito for the bootTwo weeks of cases fill a boot faster than four passengers fill seats, and the vehicle is sized on the cases.Arriving teams
Several vehiclesA delegation on one flight met together and taken straight on, quoted as a single booking.Read more
The Rest of the M25 Ring
The London airports
Every pairing on the ring, each quoted as a single fixed fare.- Gatwick
- Luton
- Stansted
- London City
The business airfields
Private aviation terminals, where the collection is planned around the handling agent rather than a public hall.- Farnborough
- Biggin Hill
- Northolt
Central London
If the connection has enough hours in it to be worth spending in town rather than in a terminal.- Mayfair
- Westminster
- the City
- Canary Wharf
Surrey and Sussex
The counties this route passes through, reached without going near London at all.- Guildford
- Reigate
- Horsham
- Crawley
Inside the Fixed Fare
- Meet and greet inside the arrivals hall
- Flight tracking from departure
- Free waiting measured from touchdown
- Terminal parking and drop-off charges
- Congestion Charge and ULEZ where they apply
- Luggage handled at both ends
- Child seats in any stage
- Wi-Fi, bottled water and device charging
The Flight Number Does Most of the Work
- 01
Give the flight number
This is what dispatch tracks. Without it the pick-up falls back to the time you typed in, which a delay then ruins. - 02
Give the destination in full
Hotels in particular often use an entrance on a different street from the one the postcode gives. - 03
Count the luggage
Honestly. The boot decides the vehicle more often than the passenger count does. - 04
Confirm the fixed fare
Parking, charges and waiting are already inside it, and confirmation reaches your inbox immediately.
Booking takes about two minutes and needs no account. For a group or a corporate account, call +44 (0) 208 997 7103.
What Our Passengers Say
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does Heathrow to Gatwick take?
60 to 90 minutes for about 45 miles anticlockwise on the M25. The spread is traffic rather than route, which is why the departure is planned backwards from your check-in.
How much time should I leave between the two flights?
Allow the 90 minute upper end for the road, then the airline's own check-in and security window on top. Booking both flights separately means no airline is protecting the gap, so the margin is yours to build.
Is a chauffeur better than the train between Heathrow and Gatwick?
For a connection, usually yes. Rail between the two airports means changes with luggage and no allowance if the first flight lands late. A car is one loading, one journey, and a driver who already knows your arrival slipped.
What happens if my Heathrow flight is delayed?
The pickup moves with it. Both flights are tracked, so a late arrival shifts the collection rather than leaving a chauffeur waiting at a time that no longer applies, and the fixed fare does not change.
Which Gatwick terminal will I be dropped at?
The one your airline departs from, North or South. Gatwick's two terminals are joined by a shuttle, so the wrong drop still costs you time on a connection.
How is an airport to airport transfer priced?
As a single fixed fare agreed at booking, not as two separate journeys. Terminal parking, drop-off charges and waiting are already inside it.
In Summary
Heathrow to Gatwick is about 45 miles anticlockwise on the M25 at 60 to 90 minutes, on a fare fixed at booking.
Because two separately booked flights are not a protected connection, both are tracked here: the arrival sets the pickup and the departure sets the deadline, with the day's M25 allowed for between them.
Your chauffeur meets you inside Heathrow arrivals with a name board, free waiting runs to 60 minutes from touchdown, and the drop is at the Gatwick terminal your airline actually departs from.