Airport transfers · both directions
Gatwick Airport is about 60 miles from Welwyn Garden City, via the A1(M) and the M25. A fixed £220 saloon each way, usually 65–95 minutes.
A taxi from Welwyn Garden City to Gatwick Airport is £220 in a saloon, £235 in a 6-seat MPV and £245 in an 8-seater. It is about 60 miles and 65 min off-peak, or 95 min in traffic. The same fixed fares apply from Gatwick back to Welwyn Garden City, and every price covers airport charges, flight tracking, waiting time and your luggage.
| Vehicle | Capacity | Welwyn Garden City → Gatwick | Gatwick → Welwyn Garden City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saloon | up to 4 passengers, 2 large cases | from £220 | from £220 |
| MPV | up to 6 passengers, 4 large cases | from £235 | from £235 |
| 8-seater | up to 7 passengers, 7 large cases | from £245 | from £245 |
Per vehicle, not per person. Airport drop-off and pick-up charges, tolls and waiting after landing are inside the price, and it does not change on the day. Book both directions together and the return is 10% off.
By car the driver heads down the A1(M) to the M25 and anticlockwise past Heathrow to the M23.
By rail it is about 25 minutes from Welwyn Garden City to London King's Cross, then Thameslink from St Pancras.
By public transport: Train to King's Cross, then Thameslink from St Pancras, about 75–95 min. The catch is the change in London and the walk with luggage. A car does the whole trip door to door in about 65 min, or 95 min when the roads are full, with your bags in the boot.
Out of Welwyn Garden City (AL7 / AL8) the route runs down the A1(M) to the M25 and anticlockwise past Heathrow to the M23. Coming back from Gatwick the driver follows the M23, the M25 and the A1(M) back to Welwyn Garden City. That is about 60 miles: reckon 65 min off-peak and 95 min when the M25 past Heathrow is busy.
Your driver waits in the arrivals area of the North or South Terminal with a name board. Tell us your flight number and we set the right terminal.
Your driver meets you inside arrivals at Gatwick, helps with the bags and drives you back to your door in Welwyn Garden City.
Traffic builds on the M25 past Heathrow on weekday mornings and Friday afternoons. Allow the upper end of 95 minutes if you are flying at those times.
Check-in guide for Gatwick Airport: two and a half to three hours for long-haul, two hours for Europe. Add 65 to 95 minutes on the road and a small margin, and the booking page suggests a pickup time for your flight.
Welwyn Garden City is Ebenezer Howard's second garden city, with Parkway's lawns and fountains, the Howard Centre, Stanborough Lakes and Sherrardspark Wood, and Welwyn, Digswell and Tewin around it.
We collect from homes, hotels and offices across Welwyn Garden City, including the business parks off the A1(M).
We also cover nearby Welwyn, Digswell, Hatfield, Panshanger, Handside, Lemsford, Tewin and Woolmer Green.
Local tip: Luton is about half an hour away via Wheathampstead, much closer than any London airport.
£220 in a saloon for up to four passengers, fixed at booking, including airport charges.
The same £220 fixed fare, with meet and greet and flight tracking.
Yes. We collect from homes, hotels and offices across Welwyn Garden City and nearby Welwyn, Digswell and Hatfield.
North or South, depending on your airline. We set it from your flight number.
About 60 miles by road: 65 minutes off-peak and up to 95 minutes in heavy traffic.
A 6-seat MPV is £235 and an 8-seater is £245, each way. Both are fixed at booking.
Yes. Add child seats, boosters and buggies on the booking form and they are fitted before the driver arrives.
No. The fare is fixed when you book. Traffic, tolls and the hour are our problem, not a line on your bill.
Fares are fixed at booking and shown per vehicle. Distances and journey times are approximate and vary with traffic and the exact pickup address. Page reviewed 28 September 2026.