North or South Terminal
Herne Bay to Gatwick
Typical drive
1h 15m – 1h 35m
Fixed fare for Gatwick
Herne Bay Airport Transfers · Express Travel Kent
Airport transfers from Herne Bay seafront, Herne and Beltinge
Pre-booked airport transfers and airport taxi journeys from any CT6 address, Greenhill in the west to Reculver in the east, run by Express Travel Kent, a licensed private hire service operating across Kent.
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Enter your address and the booking system shows a fixed fare for the car before you book. It stays as quoted whatever the traffic does, and early starts, late landings, weekends and bank holidays cost no more.
Below are the typical drive times from Herne Bay to each London airport, the roads the trip starts on, the seafront spots that work as meeting points, and the longer journeys the same cars make: London, cruise terminals, business meetings and school or university at the start and end of term.
Airport Transfer Service
Herne Bay to Gatwick, Heathrow and the other London airports
Typical drive times from a CT6 address to the terminal, as Express Travel Kent publishes them for Herne Bay. Choose an airport to see the fixed fare for your own street.
A fixed fare for the car, shown before you book
Flight tracking and meet and greet on every airport collection
Same fare for early mornings, late nights, weekends and bank holidays
Up to 6 passengers in an MPV; child seats on request
Terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5
Herne Bay to Heathrow
Typical drive
1h 35m – 2h 10m
Fixed fare for HeathrowMain terminal
Herne Bay to Stansted
Typical drive
1h 45m – 2h 15m
Fixed fare for StanstedMain terminal
Herne Bay to Luton
Typical drive
2h – 2h 30m
Fixed fare for LutonMain terminal
Herne Bay to London City
Typical drive
1h 30m – 1h 50m
Fixed fare for London CityTypical door-to-terminal times · Traffic can change them · Other airports on request
Areas We Cover
Collections from Herne, Beltinge, Greenhill and Broomfield
Airport and long-distance journeys start from any address in CT6. This is where each part of the area sits in relation to the town centre.
Herne Bay town centre and seafront
Central Parade, the Clock Tower, the shore end of the pier, Neptune's Arm, Mortimer Street and the station. The King's Hall stands on the Downs at East Cliff, at the east end of town.
Herne
About 1.5 miles south of the town centre, across the A299. Herne Windmill on Mill Lane is the landmark to give if your house is hard to find.
Beltinge and Hillborough
East of the town centre, on the way towards Reculver. Give the street and house number when you book.
Greenhill, Hampton and Studd Hill
West of the town centre. Off Hampton, the stub of Hampton Pier and the Hampton Inn are what is left of Hampton-on-Sea, a Victorian settlement lost to the sea by the 1920s.
Broomfield and Eddington
South of the town centre. The A291 from Herne and Broomfield runs north to meet the A299 at Herne Bay.
Reculver
About 3 miles east of the town. Reculver Towers and Roman Fort (English Heritage) is on Reculver Lane, CT6 6SS, beside Reculver Country Park.
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Typical drive times from Herne Bay, airport by airport
The published range for each airport, from a Herne Bay address to the terminal, with the roads the trip normally takes once it leaves town on the A299 and joins the M2.
Door to terminal, by car
| Typical time | Usual route after the A299 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gatwick (North or South Terminal) | 1h 15m – 1h 35m | M2, then the M25 and M23 |
| Heathrow (Terminals 2 to 5) | 1h 35m – 2h 10m | M2, then the M25 west |
| Stansted | 1h 45m – 2h 15m | M2, the Dartford Crossing, then the M11 |
| Luton | 2h – 2h 30m | M2, then the Dartford Crossing |
| London City | 1h 30m – 1h 50m | M2 and A2, then the Blackwall Tunnel |
Typical times, not promises: traffic changes them. Friday afternoons and the first days of the school holidays can add 30 to 45 minutes on the M25, and overnight roadworks on the M2 and M25 are common, so the pickup time you agree allows for both.
Beyond the Airport
More than the airport: long-distance, business, luxury and school travel
The same pre-booked cars and fixed fares, for the other journeys Herne Bay people make.
01Long-distance journeys
London and other UK cities, with the fare fixed before you set off. Trips west leave on the A299 and join the M2 at Brenley Corner, the same start as an airport run, so a CT6 pickup time is easy to plan.
02Cruise and ferry ports
The cruise terminals at Southampton and Dover. An estate takes 3–4 large cases and an MPV 4 or more, which matters when two people pack for a fortnight at sea.
03Business transfers
Meetings in central London, early flights from London City or Heathrow, and evening returns, collected from home or from a workplace such as Altira Business Park. An executive car seats up to four.
04Luxury and exclusive transport
An executive saloon for a special occasion or an evening in London, or a car and driver booked by the hour or by the day, starting from any CT6 address.
05School transfers
Pupils and students between home in Herne Bay, school, college or university and the airport, at the start and end of term or for an exchange trip. Tell us the dates and the luggage when you book.
Pickup Points
Pickups on Central Parade, by the pier and the Clock Tower
Most journeys start at home. If a fixed point suits you better, these are easy to name when you book.
01
The Clock Tower, Central Parade
Built in 1836–37 of Portland stone to a design by Edwin J. Dangerfield, the gift of a wealthy London widow, and Grade II listed since 1951. The simplest seafront meeting point to name.
02
The pier
Storms in 1978–79 brought down the middle of the pier and left the pier head standing alone at sea, so a pier pickup means the shore end, on the seafront. The Herne Bay Pier Trust, a charity, has looked after the pier since 2008.
03
Neptune's Arm
The breakwater built in the 1990s as a sea defence, sheltering a small harbour for leisure boats. Name it if you will be waiting on the seafront there.
04
Herne Bay station
The Southeastern station, in use since 5 October 1863, with two platforms. A fixed point to give if you would rather meet away from home.
05
Herne Windmill, Mill Lane, CT6 7DR
A Grade I listed smock mill from the late 18th century, run by the Friends of Herne Mill. Use the postcode for a pickup by the mill in Herne.
06
Reculver Towers car park
The pay car park next to Reculver Towers and Roman Fort is a public one, not run by English Heritage. Any parking fee there can be added to the fare.
Local Knowledge
A299 or A291: how the trip starts from the south of town
Airport runs from Herne Bay head west on the A299, the Thanet Way, and join the M2 at Brenley Corner (junction 7). The A299 was made dual carriageway between 1989 and 1997, with a bypass around the town; the old road through the centre became the A2990.
From Herne and Broomfield, the A291 runs north and ends at Herne Bay, where it meets the A299. Give your street when you book and the pickup time is worked out from there, with a margin for the M2 and M25.
- A299: the dual carriageway that bypasses the town, west to the M2
- A2990: the old road through Herne Bay
- A291: north from Herne and Broomfield to the A299
- M2 junction 7, Brenley Corner: where the A299 meets the motorway
Common Questions
Questions about leaving Herne Bay for the airport
Work back from the terminal. Gatwick recommends arriving at least two hours before your flight, and the drive from Herne Bay typically takes 1h 15m to 1h 35m. For a 7am departure that puts you at the terminal by 5am, so a pickup at about 3:15am covers the slow end of the range with a little to spare for overnight roadworks. We confirm the time with you when you book.
Yes. Name the Clock Tower or the pier when you book and leave a mobile number. The pier head has stood apart at sea since the storms of 1978–79, so a pier pickup is on the seafront at the shore end.
It can on the busiest days. The festival fills the summer holidays: in 2026 it ran from 24 July to 16 August, with the carnival and fireworks among its events. If you fly on a festival day, choose your home or Herne Bay station as the pickup point rather than the seafront.
Off-peak, Herne Bay has one train an hour to London St Pancras International, taking about 80 minutes, and one an hour to London Victoria, taking about 1 hour 40 minutes. From either you change for the airport, with your luggage. The car goes from your address to the terminal in the times shown above.
Each fare is worked out for the exact pickup address, so enter your own street in the booking system rather than a town-centre one. The fixed fare it shows is the one you pay once you confirm, unless the journey itself changes.
Yes. Tolls and car parking fees on the journey can be added where they apply. The Dartford Crossing charge applies between 6am and 10pm, and the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels charge between 06:00 and 22:00, so a crossing in the middle of the night costs nothing.
Client Reviews
Our Google reviews (all areas, not only Herne Bay)
Reviews of Express Travel Kent from customers in every area we cover, not only Herne Bay, as shown on Google on 31 October 2026.
I was really impressed with the taxi service I used today to get to the airport. From the start, I received timely updates and reminders, along with the car number and driver's name well in… Read full review
Abdulai Latif
I can't recommend this taxi company highly enough. From great prices to consistent, exceptional service, they are truly the best in the area. I have been picked up and dropped off several ti… Read full review
Harriet Fleet
I cannot recommend John and his team enough. Excellent communication, professionalism and friendliness throughout my return journey to Gatwick. I will definitely be using them again, 10 out… Read full review
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