Strand Palace Hotel Airport Transfers: Gatwick, Luton, Heathrow and City

Strand Palace Hotel airport transfers run from 372 Strand, WC2R 0JJ, to every London airport at a fixed fare per car. A saloon to Gatwick is £105 and to Luton £114; Heathrow and London City are in the table below. The Congestion Charge for driving in central London is included, and so is the airport's own drop-off or parking charge.

Being collected on the Strand

The Strand is one of central London's busiest through-roads, full of buses and with restrictions on where vehicles may stop, so the car cannot always wait right outside the entrance. Your driver will pull in as close as the rules allow and message you on arrival. If you are checking out with a lot of luggage, ask the concierge to have the bags by the door a few minutes before pickup, and add any preferred meeting point to your booking notes.

Gatwick and Luton: the two longest runs

To Gatwick

Gatwick is about 29 miles away. The usual route crosses the river and runs down the A23 through Brixton, Streatham and Croydon, picking up the M23 south of Coulsdon; the slow part is south London, not the motorway. Allow around 1 hr 5 min when the roads are clear, and a good deal more in the late-afternoon rush. Gatwick carries a lot of holiday traffic with large cases, so families often choose an MPV at £120. Tell us whether your flight uses the North or the South Terminal when you book. Details of this route are on our page for the Strand Palace to Gatwick taxi.

To Luton

Luton lies north of London off the M1, about 34 miles from the hotel. Drivers head up through Camden and along the A41 or Finchley Road to reach the M1, then leave at junction 10 for the airport. Most Luton flights are short-haul with easyJet, Wizz Air and Ryanair, so a saloon covers most couples and small families with cabin bags; see the Strand Palace to Luton Airport taxi page for that route in detail.

Heathrow and London City

Heathrow is a drive west along the Embankment and out on the A4 and M4, typically around 40 min to Terminal 5 when the roads are quiet. London City Airport is the nearest to the hotel at about 8 miles, reached through the City and out past Limehouse to the Royal Docks. It mainly serves domestic and European routes such as Edinburgh, Amsterdam and Dublin, so it suits guests travelling on business with hand luggage. For Heathrow from elsewhere in town, see our London to Heathrow taxi fares.

Fares from the Strand Palace

A return booked at the same time as the outward trip is 5% cheaper; for Gatwick in a saloon that comes to £200.

Train or car from this hotel?

The hotel is well placed for public transport. Charing Cross and Embankment are a short walk away, Covent Garden and Temple are close, and Thameslink trains from Blackfriars and City Thameslink run direct to Gatwick and to Luton Airport Parkway, where a shuttle runs up to the terminal. For a solo traveller with a backpack, that is hard to argue with. The car earns its fare when there are three or four of you, when the luggage is heavy, or when the flight leaves before the Tube opens.

Strand Palace transfer questions

Related pages

• Gatwick → Strand Palace
• Luton → Strand Palace
• The Savoy (opposite) airport transfers

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