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Heathrow (LHR) → Kent
Heathrow to Kent Taxi – Fixed Price from £85, Book Online 24/7
Fixed-fare taxi from Heathrow to Kent. Driver meets you in arrivals with name board, flight tracked, free waiting from landing. From £85. No surge, 24/7, TfL licensed.
Landing at Heathrow Airport? Let us take the stress off
Your driver is waiting with a name board the moment you come through customs into arrivals – not in a car park, not on the phone. We track the flight, so a late landing costs you nothing, and the first 60 minutes after the plane lands are free waiting time. Luggage trolleys, a child seat, a wheelchair-friendly car: tell us when you book and it is ready.
SIM card and money on the way. Still carrying your own currency? That is fine: every car takes cards and contactless, so you need no pounds in hand for the journey. If you want a UK SIM or some cash, say so and your driver will point you to the kiosks in arrivals (SIM cards: WHSmith and the Sim Local / Simpoint kiosks in every arrivals hall; currency: Travelex and ICE desks in all terminals (airport rates are the worst in London – change £20–£50 for the first day and the rest in town)) or, usually cheaper, stop at a supermarket, Post Office or bank on the route to Kent. Our local drivers know where the fair rates and the working cash machines are – trust them to sort it in minutes.
Disabled-friendly arrival.Special assistance: Book via your airline at least 48h ahead. Assistance areas: T2 Level 5 behind check-in A/B; T3 Level 1 above A/B; T4 Zone B by Excess Baggage; T5 Zone E; help points throughout. Tel T2-4 020 8757 2700, T5 020 8283 6415. Step-free: Accessible lifts throughout; accessible passport lanes; lifts to rail and tube platforms. Guide & assistance dogs: ADI/IGDF-recognised assistance dogs accepted; notify airline 48h; relief areas in every terminal before and after security and in arrivals (e.g. T5 Level 0 Assistance Area; T3 Departures next to Gate 27). Pets: Heathrow Animal Reception Centre approval at least 72h before flight; +44 20 8745 7894. Airport accessibility page Our driver meets you at the assistance desk if you prefer, carries folding wheelchairs and walkers free, and assistance dogs always travel with you at no charge.
Eat & shop like a Londoner: fish & chips, roast, afternoon tea, pies, ale, vegan, British brands – with prices (tap to open)
Eat and shop like a Londoner: fish & chips, Sunday roast, full English, afternoon tea, pies, pale ale, vegan & the best British brands
Our drivers get asked for these every day, so here is the shortlist we give in the car. Prices are from the venues’ own menus and booking sites (seen October 2026); tap the Google Maps link for photos, today’s menu and star ratings. Want a stop on the way? Say so when you book and the driver will wait.
Fish & chips
Poppies Fish & Chips Spitalfields E1, Soho W1, Camden NW1, Portobello W11 1950s East End chippy, haddock and cod fried to order, mushy peas cod & chips £21.99, haddock £20.99 (menu) website · photos, menu & ratings on Google Maps
Golden Union Poland St, Soho W1 Proper chippy with a sit-down room, gluten-free batter on request about £15–£19 for fish and chips website · photos, menu & ratings on Google Maps
Sunday roast
Hawksmoor Seven Dials WC2, Borough SE1, Air Street W1, Wood Wharf E14, Knightsbridge The roast most Londoners name first: dry-aged rump, beef-dripping roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding Sunday roast rump £29.50 (menu); book ahead website · photos, menu & ratings on Google Maps
Blacklock Soho W1, Shoreditch EC2, Covent Garden WC2, Canary Wharf E14 Chop-house roasts with all the trimmings and bottomless gravy roast about £24–£28 (menu) website · photos, menu & ratings on Google Maps
English breakfast
E Pellicci 332 Bethnal Green Rd E2 Family caff since 1900, Art Deco interior, fry-ups and Italian specials; cash-friendly, Mon–Sat mornings full English about £10–£13 website · photos, menu & ratings on Google Maps
The Wolseley 160 Piccadilly W1 Grand café breakfast under chandeliers: the full English, kedgeree, eggs Benedict full English about £20–£24 (menu) website · photos, menu & ratings on Google Maps
Afternoon tea
The Ritz, Palm Court 150 Piccadilly W1 The classic: finger sandwiches, scones, pastries and a pianist; jacket and tie for men, book weeks ahead £85 a head, £105 with Champagne (2026); 12.5% service added website · photos, menu & ratings on Google Maps
Fortnum & Mason, Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon 181 Piccadilly W1 Fortnum’s own teas, a trolley of cakes and the famous scones from £75 a head (2026) website · photos, menu & ratings on Google Maps
Pies
Mother Mash Carnaby St, Soho W1 Pie, mash and gravy or sausage and mash, choose your mash and your gravy pie, mash & gravy from about £15 website · photos, menu & ratings on Google Maps
Pieminister Leather Lane EC1 and across London Award-winning British pies incl. vegan and veggie; takeaway or sit in pie & mash about £12–£15 website · photos, menu & ratings on Google Maps
British pale ale
The Churchill Arms Kensington Church St W8 Flower-covered Fuller’s pub, London Pride on cask, Thai kitchen at the back pint about £6–£7 website · photos, menu & ratings on Google Maps
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Fleet St EC4 Rebuilt 1667, Dickens drank here; Samuel Smith’s ales, cellar bars pint about £5–£6 (no cards in some Sam Smith’s pubs – carry cash) website · photos, menu & ratings on Google Maps
Vegan & vegetarian
Mildreds Lexington St, Soho W1 (also Camden, King’s Cross, Dalston, Covent Garden) London’s best-known vegetarian restaurant since 1988, now fully plant-based about £38 a head (TheFork); mains £15–£20 rated 9.3/10 on TheFork, 2,800+ Tripadvisor reviews website · photos, menu & ratings on Google Maps
Fortnum & Mason 181 Piccadilly W1 Tea, biscuits, marmalade and hampers in the famous eau-de-nil tins since 1707 tea caddies from about £10; hampers £50+ website · photos, menu & ratings on Google Maps
Liberty London Regent St W1 Tudor-fronted store for Liberty print scarves, Barbour, Burberry, Mulberry and British designers scarves from about £45 website · photos, menu & ratings on Google Maps
Tipping: 10–12.5%% service is often added in restaurants, never in pubs or chippies. Most places take cards; a few old caffs and Sam Smith’s pubs are cash-only. Vegan and gluten-free options are marked on almost every London menu – just ask. The airport shops sell the same tea tins and biscuits at 2–3 times the supermarket price, so buy souvenirs in town.
Your driver will be waiting in the arrivals hall with a name board. Flight is tracked — if your flight is delayed, your driver adjusts automatically. Free waiting from actual landing time, not scheduled arrival.
Early-morning M25 roadworks: if arriving between 4-6am, M25 has scheduled maintenance. Driver will route around and update you via WhatsApp.
Where does the driver meet me at Heathrow?
In the arrivals hall with a name board. Look for your name or Rushxo.
Free waiting if my flight is delayed?
Yes. Flight tracked. Free waiting from actual landing time.
Taxi from Heathrow to Kent: book online, fixed price, 24/7
Need a taxi from Heathrow to Kent? Rushxo quotes one fixed fare before you book, per car not per person, with no meter, no surge and nothing added at the end of the trip.
Landing at Heathrow? Give us your flight number and the driver tracks it, waiting in arrivals with a name board; delays are covered and you are not charged for a late flight.
Drop-off at Kent is door to door, and a return booked at the same time is priced at 1.8x the single fare.
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Heathrow to Kent taxi price (from £85 for the 22-mile journey)
Return journey: Kent to Heathrow taxi — same fixed price both ways, and 10% off when the return is booked together.
Heathrow to Kent: fixed fares for every vehicle
Journey (59 miles)
Saloon
Executive
MPV
8-seater
9-seater
Heathrow to Kent (single)
from £85
from £194
from £201
from £257
from £270
Kent to Heathrow (single)
from £85
from £194
from £201
from £257
from £270
Return, both legs booked together
from £306
from £349
from £362
from £463
from £486
Fares are per car, agreed at booking, and include tolls, the Congestion Charge and ULEZ where they apply. No meter, no surge, no night premium.
Which vehicle for Heathrow to Kent?
Most passengers on this route book a saloon; families and groups with luggage take the 7-seater MPV taxi; for business travel the executive chauffeur car (Mercedes E-Class, from £115) or a Mercedes S-Class chauffeur on request; for seven or eight passengers an 8-seater taxi (from £145) or 9-seater minibus (from £130). Every vehicle on the Heathrow to Kent run is TfL-licensed private hire — a pre-booked minicab with a fixed fare, not a metered cab. See the vehicle size guide for luggage capacity.
Heathrow to Kent taxi: the journey at a glance
Fixed fare: from £85, agreed before you travel — no meter, no surge pricing.
Pick-up: any address in Heathrow, with flight tracking and an optional meet & greet at the airport.
Availability: 24/7 from Heathrow, every day; book online, by WhatsApp or by phone.
What a Rushxo fixed fare from Heathrow to Kent includes
Rushxo journeys are operated by Get London Transfer Ltd, a TfL-licensed private hire operator (licence 11588), with DBS-checked drivers and insurance up to £10m. From £85, the Heathrow to Kent fare covers the door-to-door journey for up to four passengers with luggage in a saloon; larger groups travel in an MPV or minibus at a fixed price agreed in advance. There is no meter running between Heathrow and Kent, no surge pricing at busy times and no charge for the route the driver takes.
How to book a taxi from Heathrow to Kent
Request a quote online, by WhatsApp or by phone, confirm the pick-up time and address, and you receive the driver details before the journey. Pre-booking Heathrow to Kent is recommended for early-morning airport runs and event days; same-day bookings are accepted subject to availability, 24 hours a day.
Frequently asked questions
Can I book a return from Kent to Heathrow?
Yes. Book the Kent to Heathrow leg with your outward trip online, by WhatsApp or by phone, or add it later; each leg is a separate fixed fare.
What happens if my flight is delayed?
Your driver tracks the flight and adjusts the pick-up time to the actual arrival, so you are not left waiting or charged for delays you cannot control. Meet and greet with a name board is available on request.
Heathrow to Kent: when to leave and what it costs per person
The Heathrow to Kent route is about 59 miles, which usually takes 1 h 36 min to 2 h 34 min door to door (our estimate from the distance). Use the table to choose a pickup time; your driver still checks live traffic before setting off.
Leave Heathrow at
Expected arrival in Kent
06:00
around 08:05
08:00
around 10:30
11:00
around 13:05
17:00
around 19:30
21:00
around 22:35
Arrival times vary with traffic on the day.
Splitting the fixed fare:
Saloon (up to 4): £85 fixed, which is £21.25 per person when full and £3.86 per mile
8-seater (up to 8): £145 fixed, which is £18.12 per person when full and £6.59 per mile
More from here: Heathrow to London City Airport taxi · Heathrow to Southend taxi
Beyond Kent: events, venues, airports & the wider Kent network
Rushxo runs fixed-price transfers to events and venues, all major airports and cruise terminals, and towns and cities right across Kent and the South East. Your Heathrow to Kent fare, like every Rushxo journey, is fixed before you book.
Arriving into Heathrow: the flight is tracked before you land, the driver is in arrivals with a name board, and the fare to Kent is already settled — £85 for the whole car, agreed before you take off. A delayed bag or a long passport queue changes nothing.
Set down at your address in Kent. No meter and nothing extra at the door; the fare, £85 for the car, was fixed at booking.
If you would normally open Uber, Bolt or FreeNow for this journey, the difference is when the price is set: an app quotes at the moment of demand and can surge, while this fare was fixed when you booked and does not rise on the night.
The small print, in one line: the free hour of waiting at Heathrow counts from actual touchdown; cancellation is free up to 24 hours before pickup; child seats are fitted free when you give ages at booking; and Christmas and New Year supplements are shown in your quote before you book (seasonal fares).
Dropping off at Heathrow: £7 each time a vehicle enters a terminal drop-off area. Free alternative: Free drop-off at Heathrow Park & Ride car parks (formerly Long Stay) with free bus to terminal. Airport source.
Things to see, eat and stay near Heathrow this Christmas
Places to see
Windsor Castle Oldest and largest occupied castle in the world; adult from £32 advance · more
Hampton Court Palace Henry VIII's riverside palace at East Molesey, Surrey · more
Kew Gardens UNESCO World Heritage botanic garden in Richmond with 50,000+ living plants · more
Dates, prices and menus are as published by each venue (checked October 2026); entries marked “2025 dates” are last season’s and will be updated when 2026 dates are announced. Check the linked site before booking. We can take you door to door to any of these – Christmas fares.
At Heathrow Airport: parking, car hire, getting into London & assistance
Heathrow Airport car parks – official prices
Car park
Price
Hours
Short Stay T2 (official)
0-29 min £8; 30-44 min £12.50; 45-59 min £15.50; 1-2h £20; 2-3h £24; 3-4h £28; 12-24h £98 (from 6 Jan 2026)
Assistance, step-free access, assistance dogs & pets at Heathrow Airport
Special assistance: Book via your airline at least 48h ahead. Assistance areas: T2 Level 5 behind check-in A/B; T3 Level 1 above A/B; T4 Zone B by Excess Baggage; T5 Zone E; help points throughout. Tel T2-4 020 8757 2700, T5 020 8283 6415. Step-free: Accessible lifts throughout; accessible passport lanes; lifts to rail and tube platforms. Accessible toilets & Changing Places: Accessible toilets throughout all terminals. Assistance dogs: ADI/IGDF-recognised assistance dogs accepted; notify airline 48h; relief areas in every terminal before and after security and in arrivals (e.g. T5 Level 0 Assistance Area; T3 Departures next to Gate 27). Pets: Heathrow Animal Reception Centre approval at least 72h before flight; +44 20 8745 7894. Blue Badge parking: Blue Badge bays in all car parks. Airport accessibility page
Families at Heathrow Airport
Family facilities: Baby change in all terminals; family lanes at security.
Legoland Windsor ~25 min drive from about £34 online, approx · more
Windsor Castle ~20 min drive adult £32 (£36 on the day) · more
Kew Gardens ~30 min adult £25 online / £28 gate, under-4s free · more
Getting around Kent: parking, car hire, public transport & accessibility
Parking & car hire:car parks near Kent and car hire in Kent on Google Maps. Hiring just to reach the airport? Count the fuel, the airport car-park fee and the return of the car before comparing with a one-way fixed fare.
Public transport vs taxi from Kent to the airports
Check step-free access and lifts for your local station on its National Rail station page and book Passenger Assist (ideally 2 hours ahead). Assistance dogs travel free on all UK trains and buses; other dogs are carried free on most operators.
Travelling with us: assistance dogs always travel free in every car, no notice needed (Equality Act 2010). Other dogs and pets are welcome by prior arrangement – tell us when you book so we send a suitable car and a driver who is happy to carry them. Folding wheelchairs, walkers and mobility scooters that fold go in the boot at no extra charge; if you need a wheelchair-accessible vehicle or extra time at pick-up, say so when booking and we will confirm availability before you pay. Rail step-free status changes when lifts are out of service – check the station page or book Passenger Assist (ideally 2 hours ahead); on TfL you can turn up and go.
