Taxi from Kent to Heathrow Airport
Fixed-price private-hire transfers from every Kent town to Heathrow (LHR). From Canterbury it is 91 miles, about 1h 46m without traffic.
Distances and drive times to Heathrow
| From | Distance | Drive time* |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 91 miles (147 km) | 1h 46m |
| Maidstone | 65 miles (105 km) | 1h 17m |
| Ashford | 84 miles (135 km) | 1h 37m |
| Folkestone | 99 miles (159 km) | 1h 53m |
| Dover | 105 miles (169 km) | 1h 58m |
| Tunbridge Wells | 63 miles (101 km) | 1h 14m |
| Margate | 106 miles (171 km) | 2h 03m |
| Ramsgate | 108 miles (174 km) | 2h 04m |
| Sevenoaks | 50 miles (80 km) | 1h 01m |
| Chatham | 70 miles (113 km) | 1h 25m |
| Whitstable | 91 miles (146 km) | 1h 45m |
| Herne Bay | 95 miles (153 km) | 1h 49m |
| Deal | 109 miles (175 km) | 2h 08m |
| Sittingbourne | 75 miles (121 km) | 1h 28m |
| Faversham | 83 miles (134 km) | 1h 37m |
| Tonbridge | 58 miles (93 km) | 1h 09m |
| Dartford | 60 miles (97 km) | 1h 10m |
| Gravesend | 66 miles (105 km) | 1h 17m |
* Free-flow driving time from OpenStreetMap routing. Add time for traffic, especially on the M25 on weekday mornings. Prices are set by the operator and depend on the vehicle, the time of day and any airport or road charges on the route; the only accurate figure is a fixed quote for your journey.
Getting to Heathrow from Kent
Usual route: M20, M26 and M25 (clockwise) to junction 14 for Terminals 4 and 5, or junction 15 for Terminals 2 and 3.
- Heathrow has four passenger terminals (2, 3, 4 and 5) spread across a large site. Tell your driver the terminal, not just the airport; they are several miles apart and Terminal 5 has its own motorway spur.
- A £7 drop-off charge applies on the terminal forecourts and is normally added to your fare. It is charged by number plate and the operator settles it.
- For return pickups the driver will usually meet you in the arrivals hall or the short-stay car park. Parking there is charged by the minute, so a flight-tracked pickup that lands just after you clear customs saves money.
- The M25 between junctions 10 and 15 is the slowest stretch of the journey. Allow more time for a morning departure than the free-flow figure in the table suggests.
Return journeys
Ask for the return in the same quote and give the operator your inbound flight number: they track it, so a delay moves the pickup rather than costing you waiting time.