Getting from LGW into town
A private transfer is booked before you fly and the driver waits at arrivals with your name, which is the difference that matters after a long flight: no taxi queue, no fare haggling in a language you do not speak, and a price agreed before you land.
Fares, vehicle classes and pickup rules are the partner's own and appear on their page. We do not repeat them here, because they change by the hour and by the car.
Background on the airport itself: Wikipedia.
How far the towns are
Straight-line distance from LGW, computed from published coordinates. Road distance is longer, and how much longer depends on the terrain between the two points. Population is from GeoNames.
| Town or city | Distance | Direction | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 40 km | N | 8 961 989 |
| Brent | 46 km | N | 329 100 |
| Islington | 43 km | N | 319 143 |
| Reading | 64 km | NW | 318 014 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 76 km | NE | 295 310 |
| Brighton | 36 km | S | 283 870 |
| Southampton | 89 km | W | 269 781 |
| Milton Keynes | 107 km | N | 256 385 |
Other airports near here
If your flight moves, these are the alternatives close enough to still be the same trip.
- London Heathrow Airport41 km away · LHR
- London City Airport43 km away · LCY
- London Southend Airport77 km away · SEN
- London Luton Airport82 km away · LTN