Paddington to
Gatwick Airport

A fixed-price taxi from Paddington to Gatwick Airport starts from £78 for a standard saloon. The journey covers 30 miles via two route options: M25 route — A40 Westway briefly east, A4 Cromwell Road south-east, M4 J1 link via A4 to M25 J15, M25 anticlockwise J15-J7, M23 south to Gatwick (preferred off-peak); Thames route — Bayswater Road south, Hyde Park Corner, Knightsbridge, A3 Chelsea Bridge, A23 Brixton Road south, M23 south (preferred in M25 J15 incidents). Typically 55 min to 1h 30m. Off-peak 55 min via M25; central-London peak 1h 15m-1h 30m.

Paddington (W2) is central London's western hotel-and-station cluster — home to Paddington Station (Great Western Main Line to Reading/Oxford/Bath/Bristol/Cardiff/Cornwall, Elizabeth Line, Heathrow Express terminus), a dense concentration of mid-to-upper business and tourist hotels, plus residential Bayswater and Lancaster Gate. Key hotels include: Hilton London Paddington (Victorian grand hotel above the station), Hyatt Regency London-The Churchill (nearby Portman Square), Park Grand London Paddington, Lancaster London (Bayswater Road, Hyde Park-facing), Royal Lancaster London, Hotel Indigo London Paddington, Mercure London Paddington, The Cleveland Hotel, and many more mid-tier options serving business-travel, conference-visitor, and tourist segments. The area generates substantial Gatwick-bound traffic for both inbound international visitors continuing their UK/European trip and departing business/leisure travellers.

Our service is configured for the Paddington-Gatwick hotel-pickup pattern: Hotel concierge coordination — we radio-advise estimated pickup to hotel reception, so the porter coordinates luggage handover at the hotel entrance. Saloon £78 for individuals or couples. MPV £98 strongly recommended for families or multi-case luggage (particularly relevant for inbound tourists checking out with full holiday luggage). 8-seater Vito £125 for groups or multi-family. S-Class Mercedes £148 — the corporate standard for senior business travellers at Hyatt Regency Churchill, Royal Lancaster, or other upper-tier hotels; business-dress chauffeur, privacy glass, premium leather. Flight tracked return bookings with name-board Landside meet at Gatwick North or South. Coverage: W2 Paddington/Bayswater core, W9 Maida Vale £82, NW1 Marylebone/Regent's Park £82, W11 Notting Hill £85, W1H Marylebone £82, W1U Marylebone north £82, W8 Kensington £82, SW7 South Kensington £82, NW8 St John's Wood £85. All fixed. Book on 020 8888 9988.