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) and a saloon car should cost roughly £140 to £200 one way.
Distances and indicative fares to Heathrow
| From | Distance | Drive time* | Indicative fare** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 91 miles (147 km) | 1h 46m | £140 to £200 |
| Maidstone | 65 miles (105 km) | 1h 17m | £100 to £145 |
| Ashford | 84 miles (135 km) | 1h 37m | £130 to £185 |
| Folkestone | 99 miles (159 km) | 1h 53m | £155 to £220 |
| Dover | 105 miles (169 km) | 1h 58m | £165 to £230 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 63 miles (101 km) | 1h 14m | £100 to £140 |
| Margate | 106 miles (171 km) | 2h 03m | £165 to £235 |
| Ramsgate | 108 miles (174 km) | 2h 04m | £165 to £240 |
| Sevenoaks | 50 miles (80 km) | 1h 01m | £80 to £110 |
| Chatham | 70 miles (113 km) | 1h 25m | £110 to £155 |
| Whitstable | 91 miles (146 km) | 1h 45m | £140 to £200 |
| Herne Bay | 95 miles (153 km) | 1h 49m | £145 to £210 |
| Deal | 109 miles (175 km) | 2h 08m | £170 to £240 |
| Sittingbourne | 75 miles (121 km) | 1h 28m | £115 to £165 |
| Faversham | 83 miles (134 km) | 1h 37m | £130 to £185 |
| Tonbridge | 58 miles (93 km) | 1h 09m | £90 to £130 |
| Dartford | 60 miles (97 km) | 1h 10m | £95 to £130 |
| Gravesend | 66 miles (105 km) | 1h 17m | £100 to £145 |
* Free-flow driving time from OpenStreetMap routing. Add time for traffic, especially on the M25 on weekday mornings.
** Indicative one-way price for a standard saloon car carrying up to four passengers, based on typical Kent private-hire rates. Your fixed quote may differ with the time of day, vehicle size, airport drop-off charges and the Dart Charge where the route crosses the Thames.
Getting to Heathrow from Kent
Usual route: M20, M26 and M25 (anticlockwise) 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 drop-off charge applies on the terminal forecourts and is normally added to your fare. Drivers pay it automatically by number plate.
- 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
Book the return at the same time and most operators will discount the pair. Give them your inbound flight number: they track it, so a delay moves the pickup rather than costing you waiting time.