A taxi from central London to Gatwick Airport costs from £61.20 fixed for a saloon on our published rate card — and unlike the "from £" teasers scattered across the results you have probably just scrolled, this page shows the formula behind every figure.
Stansted Airport Taxi is a TfL-licensed private-hire operator (4.9/5 from 247 verified reviews) carrying passengers to and from both Gatwick terminals at fixed fares: no meter, no surge, the identical price at 04:00 and 16:00, confirmed in writing before you book. Every Gatwick fare is priced from the same card.
Two numbers determine every fare on this page — and one operational charge everyone pays.
Saloon minimum fare
Covers the first 5 road miles
Central London ~29 mi fixed
Formula-computed · both ways
Gatwick drop-off · either terminal
Up to 10 min · handled upfront
Fare · North or South Terminal
One airport site · M23 J9
If you want the price of a taxi to Gatwick, you should be able to see where the number comes from. Ours is arithmetic, not an algorithm.
Two published figures per vehicle class, applied to the road distance of your journey — nothing on the day can move it. Each vehicle class carries a minimum fare that covers the first 5 miles, then a fixed per-mile rate for every mile after that, measured along the actual road route.
Central London to Gatwick is roughly 29 road miles down the A23/M23 corridor. Here is the arithmetic behind the £61.20 saloon fare — every fare on this page follows the same shape.
Saloon · Central London ~29 mi · step by step
£30.00 + 24 mi × £1.30 = £61.20
£30.00 minimum covers the first 5 miles · 24 miles remaining × £1.30 = £31.20 · total £61.20 fixed. Swap in MPV7 numbers (£37.50 + 24 × £1.63) and you get £76.62. Same distance, same arithmetic, different class.
The full rate card · eight classes, two numbers each, formula-computed at ~29 mi
| Vehicle | Capacity | Min. fare (first 5 mi) | Per mile after | Central London ~29 mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saloon | 4 passengers, 3 cases | £30.00 | £1.30 | £61.20 |
| Estate | 4–5 passengers, 4 cases | £31.20 | £1.35 | £63.60 |
| MPV5 | 5 passengers | £33.00 | £1.43 | £67.32 |
| MPV6 | 6 passengers, 5 bags | £34.50 | £1.50 | £70.50 |
| MPV7 | 7 passengers | £37.50 | £1.63 | £76.62 |
| MPV8 | 8 passengers | £39.00 | £1.69 | £79.56 |
| Executive | 3–4 · Mercedes E-Class | £36.00 | £1.80 | £79.20 |
| Executive MPV | 6 passengers | £42.00 | £2.10 | £92.40 |
Indicative fares computed from the published rate card at ~29 road miles; your exact fixed fare is confirmed at booking by pickup postcode, vehicle, date and requirements. Executive minibuses seating 8–16 are priced by quote. Why the price cannot change on the day: because the fare is a function of distance and vehicle class only, there is nothing left to move. No meter runs in traffic, no algorithm reprices your 04:30 pickup, day equals night, both directions match.
One-line examples of the formula at work — saloon and 7-seater MPV7 shown side by side. Same fare both directions.
Two rows worth a second look: Crawley at £30.00 is the minimum fare doing its job (under 5 miles, the floor applies). Portsmouth at £108.00 is a genuine long-distance card fare — the arithmetic is identical to a run half its length.
| Origin (either direction) | ~Road miles | Saloon | MPV7 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | 29 mi | £61.20 | £76.62 | Down the A23/M23 · ~1h 10 |
| Brighton | 25 mi | £56.00 | £70.10 | Up the A23/M23 · same corridor |
| Croydon | 17 mi | £45.60 | £57.06 | Short South London hop |
| Horsham | 11 mi | £37.80 | £47.28 | West Sussex · A264 approach |
| Crawley | 4 mi | £30.00 | £37.50 | Minimum floor — under 5 mi |
| Portsmouth | 65 mi | £108.00 | £135.30 | South coast · A3/M25 corridor |
| Heathrow Airport | 42 mi | £78.10 | £97.81 | Airport-to-airport · M25 clockwise |
Indicative fares from the published rate card; distances approximate and confirmed at booking by pickup postcode. The Crawley row shows the minimum fare in action: any journey of 5 miles or less is simply the minimum. Your origin not listed? The mileage rule still applies — use the London taxi fare calculator for an instant figure, or see the Stansted airport prices guide for our sibling airport pricing.
About 29 miles down the A23/M23 corridor, ~1h 10 from the centre depending on traffic. Every vehicle class runs a card fare.
The taxi from London to Gatwick Airport price is the single most-searched Gatwick fare, so it deserves its own numbers. The run is about 29 miles down the A23/M23 corridor, typically around 1 hour 10 minutes from the centre depending on traffic.
Saloon
£61.20
4 pax · 3 cases
Estate
£63.60
4 pax · 4 cases
MPV5
£67.32
5 pax · 4 cases
MPV6
£70.50
6 pax · 5 bags
MPV7
£76.62
7 pax
MPV8
£79.56
8 pax
Executive · E-Class
£79.20
Business class
Executive MPV
£92.40
V-Class · 6 pax
For context, and dated so you can judge it: across pages ranking for this exact run in July 2026 we observed minicabit sample fares at £70, batransfer's fixed route price at £75, twelvetransfers from £69, and londontoolkit's saloon guide price at £155 — a spread of more than double for one journey. None of those pages shows the basis of its number; the rate card above shows ours in full.
The London→Gatwick saloon quote spread · July 2026 observation
Observed across ranking pages July 2026 · marker positions approximate on the £61–£155 scale · rivals cited without endorsement.
Same fare in both directions: the taxi from Gatwick Airport to London price is identical — £61.20 saloon — because direction never enters the formula, only distance and vehicle class do.
This page may be the only Gatwick pricing source that answers the question directly. Both terminals cost the same fixed fare.
No — and this page may be the only Gatwick pricing source that answers the question directly. North Terminal and South Terminal sit on the same airport site off M23 Junction 9, a couple of minutes' drive apart, so the road distance from any origin barely differs. Our quote therefore never splits by terminal: one Gatwick price, whichever building your airline uses.
Tell us your terminal when you book — printed on your booking confirmation or boarding pass — so the driver routes to the right forecourt or arrivals hall first time. The fare stays put.
Central London → either Gatwick terminal · saloon fixed
£61.20
Same figure North or South · no terminal split · no supplement
Used by easyJet and others
Airlines move between terminals — check your confirmation. Drop-off at the North Terminal forecourt; for arrivals, your driver meets you inside arrivals with a name board.
Full arrivals-hall walkthrough: Gatwick North Terminal guide
Free shuttle · 2–3 min · 24/7
British Airways, Vueling & most other carriers
The larger terminal, directly above Gatwick's railway station. Drop-off at the South Terminal forecourt; arrivals meet & greet works the same way, with 60 minutes of complimentary waiting from landing.
Full arrivals-hall walkthrough: Gatwick South Terminal guide
One airport site · M23 Junction 9 · both terminals just off the same slip road
If your plans change airside of booking, Gatwick's free inter-terminal shuttle links North and South in about two to three minutes, running around the clock — your fare does not change either way. For the details on both landing halls see the Gatwick meet-and-greet guide.
Gatwick charges vehicles using the terminal forecourt drop-off zones — an airport charge, not ours. Here it is stated beside the fare rather than after it.
Gatwick charges vehicles using the terminal forecourt drop-off zones — an airport charge, not ours. Here it is stated beside the fare rather than after it. In our written quote the figure is handled upfront, never a kerb-side surprise.
£10
for up to 10 minutes · either terminal forecourt
Source: gatwickairport.com — observed July 2026. Full breakdown on the Gatwick drop-off charges guide. Verify the current figure at publish.
Tier 1
£10
up to 10 minutes
Tier 2
+£1/min
10–20 minutes
Cap
£25
maximum charge
Waiting beyond the free window · toll-free A23/M23
If you ask the driver to wait beyond the free 60-minute Arrivals window after landing, additional waiting is charged at the rate agreed at booking — you know it before you fly. The A23/M23 corridor itself is toll-free; where an origin does involve a toll crossing (the Dartford Crossing, for instance), it is itemised in your quote, never added silently.
Bigger vehicles and executive cars are priced from the same card — here are the numbers with per-person maths openly shown.
A 7-seater taxi to Gatwick Airport is priced from £37.50 minimum plus £1.63 per mile: £76.62 from central London. The MPV8 runs £79.56 on the same journey. Capacity and luggage detail live on the fleet pages — link at the foot of this section.
£70.50
whole vehicle · 6 seats · 5 bags
£11.75
per person (÷ 6 full load)
£76.62
whole vehicle · 7 seats
£10.95
per person (÷ 7 full load)
£79.56
whole vehicle · 8 seats · 7 bags
£9.95
per person (÷ 8 full load)
Per-person figures are the vehicle fare divided by a full load, divisor shown; fares indicative from the rate card, confirmed at booking.
Executive and chauffeur tiers
The Executive Mercedes E-Class is £79.20 from central London (£36.00 minimum + £1.80/mile) — a sensible upgrade when the meeting starts at the terminal. The Executive MPV carries six in the same standard for £92.40. Groups of 8–16 travel by Gatwick minibus, priced individually because motorway distance, luggage and pickup pattern genuinely change the cost.
Child seats & family bookings
Infant, child and booster seats are fitted before the vehicle sets off, on request, at no extra charge. Tell us ages at booking and we match the seats to the children. Most families choose the estate at £63.60 from central London — same four seats as the saloon with a buggy-and-cases boot — or step up to MPV5/MPV6 when grandparents join.
Match the vehicle to the party
A solo traveller with a rucksack should take the train. A family of five with a buggy, or a party of twelve, is fighting the railway from the first escalator. Match the vehicle to the party, and the price follows.
View Full Fleet
A pricing page you can trust should tell you when not to book a taxi. Here is the comparison played straight.
For one traveller with hand luggage, the Gatwick Express is usually the better buy: non-stop Victoria to Gatwick in around 30 minutes, walk-up singles typically in the high £20s (verify at gatwickexpress.com), and Thameslink or Southern often cheaper still. The maths flips because our price is per vehicle.
Fixed-fare taxi This service
£61.20 saloon — £92.40 Exec MPV · whole vehicle · both directions · both terminals
Best for: 2+ sharing, families, groups, early or late flights, addresses the railway does not serve, door-to-door with luggage.
Gatwick Express
Non-stop Victoria → Gatwick in ~30 minutes
Cheapest per person for solo, light-luggage, daytime travellers near Victoria. Thameslink or Southern often cheaper still. We say it plainly — for solo cabin-bag travellers, this is the honest cheapest.
Uber / ride-hailing app
Dynamic pricing that reacts to demand
Apps reprice continuously with demand — the same Gatwick run can cost meaningfully more at school-holiday dawn than on a wet Tuesday. Check at booking time, not while packing.
Airport rank / metered cab
Kerbside convenience, no pre-booking
Airport-rank cars charge a premium for zero pre-booking. Meter accrues with time and distance — congestion literally costs you. Its genuine advantage is spontaneity.
The per-vehicle flip, computed: Two sharing: £61.20 ÷ 2 = £30.60 each, door to door with luggage handled. A family with cases, a buggy and a fitted child seat avoids the Victoria concourse entirely. Eight sharing the MPV8: £79.56 ÷ 8 = £9.95 each — under most rail fares for the same journey, with the divisor shown, not hidden. For a 04:00 departure or a midnight-plus landing, the fixed fare is simply the option that is awake.
Collect three quotes and you will likely hold three different numbers. That scatter has causes — knowing them makes you a sharper buyer wherever you book.
The London–Gatwick saloon run was quoted anywhere from about £70 to £155 in July 2026. Four things moved those other quotes:
The meter
Black-cab fares accrue with time and distance, so congestion literally costs you.
Surge algorithms
App prices track live demand — dawn flight windows are exactly when they climb.
Aggregator commission
Comparison sites resell hundreds of anonymous operators, layering a margin over an unknown card.
Rank premiums
Kerbside airport cars price in their instant availability.
Put every quote — including ours — through these five questions:
Is it fixed once accepted?
Ours: yes, in writing at booking. Nothing on the day reopens the number.
Per vehicle or per person?
Ours: always per vehicle, any occupancy up to capacity.
Are meet & greet and waiting included?
Ours: name board plus 60 minutes of complimentary Arrivals waiting, included.
Is the Gatwick drop-off charge disclosed?
Ours: stated above, beside the fares. Handled upfront in the written quote.
Who is accountable if it goes wrong?
Ours: one TfL-licensed operator answering its own phone — not a marketplace of a thousand unnamed firms.
Enter your postcode on the booking page for an instant fixed price computed from the rate card above, call +44 20 3617 7825, or WhatsApp the same number. We answer 24/7, 365 days a year.
Option 1
Enter your exact postcode, terminal and date — fixed fare returned instantly from the rate card. Best for advance bookings with written confirmation.
Book Online →Option 2
Send pickup postcode, terminal, flight number and time. Fixed fare confirmed in reply — best for last-minute quotes and specific vehicle-tier requests.
WhatsApp Now →Option 3
Speak to a dispatcher directly on +44 20 3617 7825 — answered 24 hours a day. Best for corporate accounts, group bookings, accessibility needs.
Call Now →What happens after you book
Nine questions Gatwick searchers actually ask, answered with figures and stated rules.
How much is a taxi from central London to Gatwick Airport?
From £61.20 fixed for a saloon (up to 4 passengers, 3 cases) over the ~29-mile run down the A23/M23. The figure comes straight from our published rate card — £30.00 minimum covering the first 5 miles, then £1.30 per mile — and is confirmed at booking, identical in either direction. Rival operators surveyed in July 2026 quoted anywhere from £70 to £155 for the same journey.
How are your Gatwick airport taxi prices calculated?
From a published rate card, not a meter. Every vehicle class has a minimum fare covering the first 5 miles, then a fixed per-mile rate on the actual road route — £30.00 + £1.30/mile for a saloon. The quote is produced before you book and traffic cannot change it: no surge, no night rate, day equals night, both directions match.
Do taxi prices differ for Gatwick North and South Terminal?
No. Both terminals share one airport site off M23 Junction 9, so road distance — and therefore your fixed fare — is the same. This page may be the only Gatwick pricing source that answers the question directly. State your terminal at booking; the free inter-terminal shuttle takes 2–3 minutes if plans change.
How much is a 7-seater taxi to Gatwick Airport?
£76.62 from central London on the current card: £37.50 minimum plus £1.63 per mile after the first 5 miles. One MPV7 usually beats two saloons or seven separate rail tickets for a group travelling together — and everyone's luggage rides in the same boot.
Is a taxi to Gatwick more expensive at night or at weekends?
No. Fares come from the rate card alone, so a 04:00 airport run costs exactly what the same journey costs at 16:00 on a Tuesday — no surge, no night uplift, no weekend rate. That certainty matters most for early departures, precisely when app prices tend to spike.
How much is a taxi from Brighton to Gatwick Airport?
Around £56.00 for a saloon over the ~25 miles up the A23/M23, computed from the same formula as every fare on this page and confirmed as a fixed price when you book. Larger vehicles follow their own card rates — the MPV7 works out at £70.10. See the Brighton to Gatwick service page for corridor detail.
Is the Gatwick Express cheaper than a taxi?
For one person with light luggage, usually yes — about 30 minutes from Victoria at a walk-up single in the high £20s (verify current at gatwickexpress.com). The taxi wins per vehicle: two sharing £61.20 pay £30.60 each door to door, and eight in an MPV8 pay about £9.95 a head.
What does the fixed Gatwick fare include — and what costs extra?
Included: the vehicle, driver, arrivals meet & greet with a name board, flight tracking and 60 minutes of complimentary Arrivals waiting. The main extra is Gatwick's forecourt drop-off charge — £10 for up to 10 minutes, observed July 2026, handled upfront in your written quote. No fees appear after booking.
How do I get an exact price for my Gatwick taxi?
Book online for an instant fixed quote from your exact postcode, or call or WhatsApp +44 20 3617 7825 — we operate 24/7. Your quote is calculated from the rate card published on this page, covers either terminal, and cannot rise between booking and drop-off. For an on-the-fly estimate from any postcode, use the London taxi fare calculator.
Elsewhere the number you see now may not be the number you pay at dawn on travel day. Stansted Airport Taxi is a TfL-licensed private-hire operator rated 4.9/5 from 247 verified reviews. One published rate card covers saloons to 16-seat minibuses, both terminals, both directions, 24/7 — no surge and no night rates, the £10 drop-off charge stated upfront. Get your exact fixed Gatwick fare — book online or call, and fly with the number already settled.
Fare basis: the operator rate card above (minimum fare covers the first 5 miles, then per-mile). Rival figures observed July 2026 across ranking pages. Gatwick drop-off charge cited to gatwickairport.com; verify at publish. Last reviewed July 2026 · Stansted Airport Taxi editorial team.
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