Southamptons to London Gatwick Taxi — Both Ways| Fixed Fare

A taxi from Southampton to London Gatwick is a road journey of about 72.6 miles — 116.8 km — from the city centre, a figure we plan on because published operator figures for this run disagree by up to 18 miles, which is a quarter of the journey. Allow 89 minutes when the roads are clear, up to 135 minutes when they are not. Fixed fares from £117.88 in a saloon, agreed before you travel, the same figure in both directions.

Before we print another number: Southampton means three different pickup points on this journey — the city centre, the cruise terminals at the port, and Southampton Airport at Eastleigh — and the fare is worked out from whichever one your booking names. The next section settles which is which.

Distance from city centre72.6 mi · 116.8 km

Journey time89–135 minutes

Fixed fare from£117.88 saloon (city)

Availability24/7, 365 days

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Which Southampton are you leaving from?

Southampton is not one pickup point on this journey. The word points at three different places, and they sit 8.5 miles apart end to end. On one rate card that difference is worth £11.05 on a saloon before anything else is counted — which is why it is settled here, ahead of the fare table. We are Stansted Airport Taxi, a TfL-licensed private hire operator, and every figure below comes out of the same rate card at three different distances.

72.6 miles · the city centre £117.88saloon

SO14 to SO19 and out to the suburbs

About 89 minutes on a clear morning. This is the default reading of the word Southampton, and the origin the main fare table is built on. The streets running out to Bitterne, Portswood, Shirley and Highfield price the same way, as do Ocean Village, Woolston and Hedge End.

77.0 miles · the cruise terminals £123.60saloon · +£5.72

The Port of Southampton

About 96 minutes. That is not a port surcharge; it is 4.4 more chargeable miles at the same rate, printed with the arithmetic beside it so you can see the difference is measured rather than tacked on. Which of the five terminals you use changes the figure only marginally — a few minutes rather than several miles — so one 77.0-mile planning distance covers all five.

68.5 miles · Southampton Airport £112.55saloon · −£5.33

Eastleigh, north of the city

Closest of the three to the M3, and about 97 minutes because the routes north of the city can be slower per mile than the M27 east. It is under the city fare because the distance is genuinely shorter, not because we charge less for an airport pickup. Chandler's Ford and the SO53 postcodes north of Eastleigh price from this side too.

What we need at booking

Give us a postcode rather than a district name. Here that is not a preference — it is what tells us which of the three distances the fare is worked out from. If your pickup is a cruise terminal, name the terminal and the ship. If it is Southampton Airport, say arrivals or departures. If your address sits on the edge between city and airport-side postcodes, we confirm which one is planned on in your booking rather than guess.

Prices last updated August 2026

What the journey costs, by vehicle

Before the fare table says anything else about value: for one or two people travelling light, the train and the lower-priced coach both come to less than being driven. That belongs at the top rather than buried, because it would be found out in one click anyway. A saloon starts at £30.00, which covers the first 5 miles, and every mile after that adds £1.30. At 72.6 miles from the city centre that is 67.6 chargeable miles, so a saloon is £117.88 — the working is printed beside every row so you can see where each number comes from.

From the city centre · 72.6 miles · 67.6 chargeable
Vehicle	Capacity	Fixed fare	How it is calculated
Saloon	4 passengers, 3 cases	£117.88	£30.00 + 67.6 × £1.30
Estate	5 passengers, 4 cases	£122.46	£31.20 + 67.6 × £1.35
MPV5	5 passengers	£129.67	£33.00 + 67.6 × £1.43
MPV6	6 passengers, 5 bags	£135.90	£34.50 + 67.6 × £1.50
MPV7	7 passengers	£147.69	£37.50 + 67.6 × £1.63
MPV8 — Mercedes Vito	8 passengers	£153.24	£39.00 + 67.6 × £1.69
Executive — Mercedes E-Class	3 passengers, 2 cases	£157.68	£36.00 + 67.6 × £1.80
Executive MPV — Mercedes V-Class	6 passengers, 5 cases	£183.96	£42.00 + 67.6 × £2.10

From the cruise terminals · 77.0 miles · 72.0 chargeable
Vehicle	Fixed fare	How it is calculated
Saloon	£123.60	£30.00 + 72.0 × £1.30
Estate	£128.40	£31.20 + 72.0 × £1.35
MPV5	£135.96	£33.00 + 72.0 × £1.43
MPV6	£142.50	£34.50 + 72.0 × £1.50
MPV7	£154.86	£37.50 + 72.0 × £1.63
MPV8	£160.68	£39.00 + 72.0 × £1.69
Executive	£165.60	£36.00 + 72.0 × £1.80
Executive MPV	£193.20	£42.00 + 72.0 × £2.10

From Southampton Airport, Eastleigh · 68.5 miles · 63.5 chargeable
Vehicle	Fixed fare	How it is calculated
Saloon	£112.55	£30.00 + 63.5 × £1.30
Estate	£116.93	£31.20 + 63.5 × £1.35
MPV5	£123.81	£33.00 + 63.5 × £1.43
MPV6	£129.75	£34.50 + 63.5 × £1.50
MPV7	£141.01	£37.50 + 63.5 × £1.63
MPV8	£146.32	£39.00 + 63.5 × £1.69
Executive	£150.30	£36.00 + 63.5 × £1.80
Executive MPV	£175.35	£42.00 + 63.5 × £2.10

Fares shown are indicative, calculated on distance by vehicle class, and confirmed at booking via our fare calculator. Your final fixed price is locked in your booking confirmation — no surge, no airport surcharge, no late-night premium, no card fees. Confirm your Southampton to Gatwick fixed fare or call +44 20 3617 7825.

Saloon and estate

A saloon takes four people and three large cases at £117.88. If that third figure looks tight for what you are carrying, the estate at £122.46 adds a larger boot for a small step in price — mostly the vehicle, since the per-mile rate rises only slightly.

MPVs from five to eight seats

Five or six people are usually better in one people-carrier than two cars. MPV5 is £129.67; MPV6 at £135.90 takes six with five bags. Seven and eight seats are MPV7 at £147.69 and MPV8 at £153.24 — the two vehicles legally seating that many. A full MPV8 works out at £19.16 a head, which is where a large group starts to compare well against a train ticket for the same journey.

Executive

The Executive saloon (Mercedes E-Class) is £157.68 for up to three in extra comfort with two cases. The Executive MPV (Mercedes V-Class) is £183.96 for six with five cases — the flagship, and the step up from £135.90 for the standard MPV6.

The same rate card at three distances

The port fare is not the city fare with a port fee bolted on — it is the same arithmetic at 77.0 miles instead of 72.6, which produces £5.72 more on a saloon rather than a round number chosen to look like a surcharge. Eastleigh is £5.33 under the city fare for the same reason: the miles are genuinely fewer. All 24 figures across the three tables come out of the same calculation, and none is typed by hand.

Why quoted prices for this journey vary so much

Comparing tabs on this journey turns up figures that do not agree, and the reasons are not what most pages assume. The published road distance ranges from 71.46 to 89.6 miles depending on which page you read — a spread of 18.14 miles, a quarter of the journey, and worth about £23.58 at the saloon per-mile rate.

The spread, against the straight line

The straight line between Southampton and London Gatwick is 52.6 miles. A road figure below about seventy would need explaining, because roads are not straight — and two of the published figures sit near the straight line, which tells you what happened there.

52.6Straight line · no road follows it

71.46Lowest published road figure

72.6We plan on this, from the city

89.6Highest published road figure

£23.58What the spread is worth

Part of the reason is the three pickup points above — a page measuring to the port and one measuring to the city are not describing the same journey. Part is that some pages measure to one end of the airport and some to the other. And part is that a figure once published tends to stay published, even when nobody has checked it recently.

Five questions to ask of any quote

When you compare quotes, compare like with like. Ask each one:

What distance is your quote based on?
Which vehicle class?
Is waiting time included, and for how long?
Is the return leg priced the same as the outbound?
Is the figure a fixed fare, or an estimate that can move?

Our answers: 72.6 miles from the city centre, named pickup point priced separately for city, cruise and airport, 60 minutes of complimentary waiting on inbound bookings, and both directions at the same figure. That is not a claim about anyone else — it is a description of what you can check here.

What to get confirmed in writing before you book

Four things: the pickup point, the distance the fare is based on, the return-fare figure if you need one, and whether the number quoted is fixed or an estimate. Every honest operator can answer all four. A page that cannot answer them is not necessarily overcharging — it is not measuring.

A sailing time is a harder deadline than a flight

Cruise terminal pickups and drop-offs

The Port of Southampton has five cruise terminals, and the ship decides which one. Your cruise line names yours on your travel documents — that is the name we need at booking.

The five terminals

City Cruise TerminalWestern Docks

Mayflower Cruise TerminalWestern Docks

Ocean Cruise TerminalEastern Docks

QEII Cruise TerminalEastern Docks

Horizon Cruise TerminalNewest of the five

The fare from any of them is worked out at 77.0 miles — £123.60 for a saloon, £5.72 above the city figure. That is extra mileage, not a surcharge for the word cruise.

What to give us when you book

The terminal name and the ship. That is all it takes to get the car to the right gate on a turnaround morning. A booking that names only the port can arrive at the wrong side of it, and the wrong side is a long way from the right one when passengers are boarding. If you know the arrival berth number tell us that too — but we work from the terminal, not from a berth number that changes each sailing.

Coming back on disembarkation day

Disembarkation runs to a schedule the passenger does not control. Give us the ship, the terminal and the scheduled arrival date — we work to the ship's clock and confirm the pickup time before you sail. If the ship arrives late by an hour or three, we shift to that hour rather than leaving you standing on the quay. Cruise cases are the reason the luggage section below exists: a car chosen on seat count alone runs out of boot before it runs out of seats.

Going to the airport: when to leave, and the charge at the kerb

The outbound leg is the majority journey here, so it earns the detail. Work backwards from check-in closing rather than from the flight time.

What time to leave Southampton

Start at check-in closing, not the flight time.
Add your carrier's window — typically 40 minutes for short-haul, 60 for long-haul, published on your booking.
Add the drive — 89 minutes as a best case, 135 when the roads are not clear.
Add a buffer — 15 to 20 minutes for the Sussex towns on the coastal route, or 20 to 30 for the orbital on the motorway route.

For a 06:30 short-haul with check-in closing at 05:50 from the city, that puts pickup around 03:00 to 03:30. A cruise terminal start adds 10 minutes; an Eastleigh start takes 5 to 10 minutes off it, though early-hours traffic north of the city can be lighter than the coast.

Which terminal to give at booking

London Gatwick has a North Terminal and a South Terminal — named, never numbered. Anyone arriving from an airport that numbers its terminals will look for a number and will not find one. Take the terminal from your booking; it appears beside the flight number. If it changes between booking and travel — airlines do move terminals occasionally — tell us and we change the drop-off at no charge. The inter-terminal shuttle is free and short if you end up at the other one.

The drop-off charge, and the alternative

The terminal forecourt. London Gatwick charges £10.00 for the first 10 minutes, then £1.00 per minute up to a 30-minute limit.
The Long Stay car park. Free for the first 120 minutes, about a 5-minute walk to the terminal.

Which of the two your booking uses is stated on your confirmation. If saving £10 is worth a short walk to you, the Long Stay wins every time; with a small child or a heavy case, the forecourt makes sense. Both are honest choices and we support both.

Coming back — where the driver waits if the flight is late

Fewer of these journeys run this way, but the ones that do carry the anxiety. So here is the answer to the worry.

Where the driver waits

Meet-and-greet inside Arrivals at either North Terminal or South Terminal — the driver is inside the hall with a name-board. That is easier with children, with heavy luggage, or after a long-haul flight when thinking is the last thing you want to do. A pickup from the short-stay car park is a shorter walk if you are travelling light and know the airport. Tell us which you want at booking. If you land at the terminal you did not expect, the shuttle between them is free and takes a couple of minutes — we can meet you at either.

If the flight is delayed

Give us the flight number at booking. We watch the arrival via IATA feeds, so a flight landing 40 minutes late is met 40 minutes later — not met on time and charged for waiting. Up to 60 minutes of waiting after landing is included at no extra cost while you clear immigration and collect bags. If a bag goes missing and the wait runs longer, the driver stays and the price does not move.

The fare coming back

The return figure is the same as the outward figure. A late arrival does not change it, a busy Sunday evening does not change it, and a diverted flight to a nearby airport does not change it — we re-quote from the new airport rather than shifting this one. The drop-off address matters as much coming back as going out: a return to a cruise terminal, to the city and to Eastleigh are three different journeys, so the booking takes the full destination rather than the word Southampton.

The train in detail — no direct service, and what an advance ticket gives up

An advance rail single from Southampton Central to London Gatwick was £8.00 when these figures were checked. On price alone that puts rail below every fixed fare we quote here, at every group size we carry — even eight tickets come to £64.00 against £153.24 in our MPV8. That belongs in the first sentence rather than buried further down.

What the ticket costs

The £8.00 advance is tied to one named train. A more flexible off-peak or anytime single is dearer — check the current fare on the retailer's own booking page, since these move regularly. Operators involved include South Western Railway, Southern, CrossCountry, Great Western Railway and Thameslink — reported as fact, not as something we run.

Why there is no direct train

Every journey we could find between the two stations involves at least one change and often two. The typical routing runs Southampton Central inland to Basingstoke or Clapham Junction, then back out towards Gatwick — the same journey that takes about an hour and a half by road takes well over two by rail, because the trains cannot go straight.

How long it really takes

The quickest booked journeys are around 138 minutes. The average is nearer 153 minutes across about 91 daily services. First train is around 05:02 and last around 23:50 — the widest service window of the three modes compared here.

What an advance fare gives up

Two things. Flexibility — the ticket is tied to one named departure, a delayed flight leaves you holding a fare worth nothing, and on a journey with up to two changes a missed connection can end it as well. And the door — the journey starts and finishes at a station, which on a cruise turnaround morning means a suitcase, a taxi to the station, a train with a change, another train with another change, and a walk at the airport end before you reach the terminal. Both are real trades: for one or two people with cabin luggage and a mid-morning flight, the train is often the sensible choice.

Source: mytrainpal.com, checked 4 August 2026.

Two lead-in fares · two different answers

The coach in detail, and the group size where the sums turn over

Two coach lead-in fares are published on this journey and they answer different questions, so we give the range rather than picking one. They read between £12.00 and £24.40 when these figures were checked, the higher including a £1.50 booking fee that is waived on some accounts. A lead-in fare is the figure at the bottom of a range and moves with demand — a walk-up booking may be higher.

Against the £24.40 lead-in

The fixed fare becomes the lower total at six passengers — six tickets come to £146.40 against £135.90 for one MPV6 that carries all six, a difference of £10.50 in our favour. Above that group size the gap widens; below it the coach is lower. Crossover at 6 passengers

Against the £12.00 lead-in

The coach is lower at every group size we carry — eight tickets come to £96.00 against £153.24 in our MPV8, a gap of £57.24 that never closes. That is the honest half of the answer, and it belongs in the same passage as the flip against the higher fare. No crossover at any group size

The full table, against the £24.40 lead-in

Below six the coach is lower and we say so. Above six the arithmetic tips the other way, and we say that too.

Coach at £24.40 a head against our fixed fare from the city centre at every party size from one to eight
Passengers	Coach total	Our fitting class	Our fare	Which is less
1	£24.40	Saloon	£117.88	Coach cheaper by £93.48
2	£48.80	Saloon	£117.88	Coach cheaper by £69.08
3	£73.20	Saloon	£117.88	Coach cheaper by £44.68
4	£97.60	Saloon	£117.88	Coach cheaper by £20.28
5	£122.00	Estate	£122.46	Coach cheaper by £0.46
6	£146.40	MPV6	£135.90	Crossover · we are cheaper by £10.50
7	£170.80	MPV7	£147.69	We are cheaper by £23.11
8	£195.20	MPV8	£153.24	We are cheaper by £41.96

Why the journey takes as long as it does

The published fastest time on the coach service is about 180 minutes — more than twice a clear-road drive of 89 minutes. It is that long because the service is not a direct one: it calls at five stops on the way, including a park and ride outside Winchester and another airport altogether.

Where the coach leaves from

Southampton Coach Station. A passenger with luggage has to reach it first, which is worth factoring into any comparison — a taxi from home to the coach station, plus the coach fare, plus the walk at the far end, is not the £12.00 or £24.40 you saw at the top of this section.

The road — two ways to drive it

This is one of the few journeys we cover with two genuinely competing road routes. Which one the driver chooses depends on the hour, the state of the orbital, and whether the coastal towns are moving. Your fare does not change either way — that is the whole point of agreeing it before travel.

Two routes, one destination — the driver picks on the day

The coastal route

Shorter in miles, slower per mile

Out of Southampton on the M27 east, then the A27 along the coast through or beside Fareham, Cosham, Havant, Chichester, Arundel, Worthing and Shoreham-by-Sea. Then the A24 north towards Horsham, then the A264 east to the M23, joining the motorway at junction 11 near Pease Pottage.

The single-carriageway stretches of the A27 through the Sussex towns carry most of the variation in the journey time. Off-peak the coast can be a pleasant drive.

The motorway route

Longer in miles, often quicker on a bad afternoon

The M3 north east out of Southampton, then the M25 clockwise round the southern side of London, then the M23 south.

The M25 flows fast off-peak and stops entirely at peak, so the driver on the day makes the call rather than a page in advance. At peak, when the single carriageways queue, the motorway wins.

Both converge at junction 9 of the M23 — the final few miles are identical either way.

The honest time range is 89 to 135 minutes, and almost all of the variation sits in the middle third of the drive rather than at either end.

What does not apply on this journey

Anyone who has heard about clean air charges on this coast arrives carrying that worry. Here is the answer, and then we move on.

No charging zone in Southampton

No daily charge arises for a taxi picking up anywhere in Southampton. The government lists seven charging Clean Air Zones in England — Bath, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Portsmouth, Sheffield and Tyneside — and Southampton is not among them. Source: gov.uk, checked 4 August 2026.

The zone Southampton planned and dropped

Southampton did plan a Class B charging zone and dropped it in January 2019, putting five non-charging measures in its place: shore-side power at the port so berthed ships draw electricity rather than run engines, revised taxi licensing that removed the most polluting vehicles, higher emission standards for buses, freight consolidation for dock traffic, and a low-emission taxi scheme including a try-before-you-buy electric trial. The consultation behind that decision found 80% of vehicles at the city's worst-measured air quality point were private diesel cars and vans, which a zone aimed at buses and lorries would not have touched. Source: airqualitynews.com, checked 4 August 2026.

The zone about 20 miles down the coast

There is a Class B zone about 20 miles down the same coast, and it does charge a taxi £10.00 a day. It does not land on this journey. The zone covers roughly three square kilometres of south-western Portsmouth — including Portsea Island, Cascades, Gunwharf Quays and part of the A3 London Road — and the two roads this route uses to pass that city, the M27 and the A27, both lie outside it. So anyone who has read about the neighbouring zone is right to ask, and the answer is no. Source: portsmouth.gov.uk, checked 4 August 2026.

London Congestion Charge

Does not apply

Sits inside the M25, and this journey does not go near it.

Ultra Low Emission Zone

Does not apply

Same boundary reasoning — the route stays well outside it.

Tolls and crossings

None on the route

No toll road, no toll bridge and no river crossing charge anywhere. The Itchen Bridge toll sits on the wrong side of the city for a journey heading east.

What does apply

One thing, and it is small: the airport drop-off charge on the leg into London Gatwick, if the car uses the terminal forecourt. £10 for 10 minutes, or free at the Long Stay car park.

Luggage, cruise cases and the small hours

Match the vehicle to the luggage, not just to the headcount. A saloon takes four people and three large cases; the estate at £122.46 adds a much larger boot for a small step in price, and the MPV6 at £135.90 takes six with five bags. Skis, golf clubs, a cello or a folded wheelchair all fit somewhere in the fleet, but mention them at booking.

Saloon, estate and eight-seater Mercedes Vito vehicles from the Southampton to London Gatwick airport and cruise transfer fleet

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Cruise luggage is not airline luggage

A fortnight at sea travels in larger cases and more of them, and a vehicle chosen on seats alone runs out of boot before it runs out of seats. Tell us the number of cases as well as the number of people, and the right vehicle turns up the first time. Two adults with six large cases go in an estate, not a saloon, even though the seat count fits.

Child seats

Child seats and boosters are free on request in either direction — infant, toddler or booster. Ask at booking rather than at the kerb, because they live at base rather than in the boot. Give ages rather than seat types and we will bring the right one.

Early departures and late arrivals

The first coach leaves at 02:00 and the last is early evening; the first train is 05:02. A 04:00 pickup for a 06:30 first-wave short-haul is a real booking here. There is no night surcharge — our fare at 04:00 is the same as at 11:00. Free cancellation up to 12 hours before pickup. Amendments are re-quoted, never surcharged, and changes are handled by a person on the phone rather than by a form.

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Postcodes we cover

SO14SO15SO16SO17SO18SO19SO30SO31SO40SO45SO50SO53

That is the city, Bitterne, Sholing, Woolston, Ocean Village, Shirley, Portswood, Highfield, Hedge End, West End, Totton, Marchwood, Chandler's Ford and Eastleigh. If your postcode is outside that range, ask us for a quote from where you are rather than assuming the Southampton number applies.

Southampton to Gatwick — Frequently Asked Questions

The twelve questions we are asked most often about this journey.

How much is a taxi from Southampton to Gatwick Airport?

A saloon from the city centre is £117.88, agreed before you travel and the same figure in both directions. Larger vehicles run up to £183.96 for an Executive MPV. Every figure here is worked out from the same rate card over 72.6 miles from the city — 77.0 miles from the cruise terminals and 68.5 from Southampton Airport at Eastleigh give different figures, all set out above. Fares are indicative, calculated on distance by vehicle class, and your final fixed price is locked in your booking confirmation.

Does the fare change if you collect me from the cruise terminal?

Yes, because the distance changes. The cruise terminals sit 77.0 miles from London Gatwick against 72.6 miles from the city centre, so the same rate card returns £123.60 for a saloon rather than £117.88. That is £5.72 of extra distance, not a port surcharge. Tell us the terminal name and the ship and the figure is confirmed before you book.

Which Southampton cruise terminal do I need?

The ship decides. There are 5 cruise terminals at the Port of Southampton — City, Horizon, Mayflower, Ocean and QEII — and your cruise line will name yours on your travel documents. Give us that name along with the ship, because a booking that only says Southampton can arrive at the wrong side of the port on a sailing day.

How far is Southampton from Gatwick Airport by road?

We plan on 72.6 miles (116.8 km) from the city centre. Published figures for this journey vary a great deal — pages quote anywhere between 71.46 and 89.6 miles — partly because Southampton means more than one pickup point. At the saloon per-mile rate that spread is worth around £23.58, which is why it is worth knowing which distance a quote is built on.

How long does the Southampton to Gatwick drive take?

About 89 minutes when the roads are clear and up to 135 when they are not. There are two sensible ways to drive it — the coastal roads or the motorways — and your driver picks between them on the day. Your fare does not change either way.

Is the train less expensive than a taxi on this route?

On price alone, yes, at every group size we carry. An advance single was £8.00 when these figures were checked, so even 8 tickets come to £64.00 against £153.24 in our largest vehicle. What the ticket does not give you is a direct service — every journey needs at least one change and often two — or any flexibility if your flight moves.

At what group size does a taxi work out below the coach?

It depends which coach fare, and we would rather give you both. At the higher published lead-in of £24.40, 6 tickets come to £146.40 against £135.90 for one vehicle carrying all six — so from six people upward the fixed fare is the lower figure. At the lower lead-in of £12.00 that never happens at any group size we carry.

Is there a direct coach to Gatwick from Southampton?

Not a direct one. The published services call at several stops on the way, including a park and ride outside Winchester and another airport altogether, which is why the quickest published journey is about 180 minutes against roughly 89 by road. Coaches leave from Southampton Coach Station, so a passenger with luggage has to reach it first.

Does Southampton have a Clean Air Zone charge?

No. The government lists 7 charging Clean Air Zones in England and Southampton is not one of them. A Class B zone was planned and then dropped in January 2019 in favour of measures aimed at the port, the buses and the freight trade. No daily charge arises for a taxi picking up anywhere in the city.

Will I be charged for passing Portsmouth on the way?

No. Portsmouth does run a Class B zone that charges a taxi £10.00 a day, but it covers a small part of the city and the two roads this journey uses to pass it — the M27 and the A27 — both lie outside it. Nor does the route enter London, so neither the Congestion Charge nor the Ultra Low Emission Zone applies, and there is no toll anywhere on the way.

How much does it cost to drop off at London Gatwick?

London Gatwick charges £10.00 for the first 10 minutes at the terminal forecourt, then £1.00 per minute up to a 30-minute limit. The Long Stay car park is free for 120 minutes, which suits anyone happy to walk a few minutes rather than pay at the kerb. Which of the two your booking uses is stated on your confirmation.

Which terminal should I give when I book?

London Gatwick has a North Terminal and a South Terminal — named, not numbered — so there is no number to look for on your boarding pass. Give us the terminal from your flight details. If you end up at the other one, the shuttle between them is free and takes a couple of minutes.

Book your Southampton to Gatwick transfer

A fixed fare from £117.88 in a saloon from the city centre, £123.60 from the cruise terminals and £112.55 from Southampton Airport at Eastleigh — the same figure in both directions, up to £193.20 for an Executive MPV from the port. Both Gatwick terminals, North and South. Meet-and-greet in Arrivals with a name-board and 60 minutes of complimentary waiting from the actual landing time.

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