Brighton to Gatwick Airport taxi
From £88 fixed for a pre-booked saloon to Gatwick Airport.
A car booked ahead between Brighton and Gatwick Airport is from £88.00 for a saloon, and that figure holds once you pay. The drive covers 27.6 mi in about 0h 42m. Read this first: National Rail Enquiries prices the cheapest adult single on this pair at £11.50, and the quickest train is 26 minutes with nothing to change onto, so a lone traveller with a cabin bag has very little reason to book a car at all.
Lowest live operator quote, checked 11 September 2026.
- Fixed price
- from £88
- Journey
- 0h 42m
- Distance
- 27.6 mi
Fixed price, confirmed in seconds
Passengers
Luggages
24/7 customer support, cancellation before 24 hours and flight tracking are included for free
What does it cost?
Pre-booked, fixed
from £88
Lowest live operator quote to Gatwick Airport, saloon, 11 September 2026.
What the fixed price includes
- 60 minutes free waiting after your flight lands; the rank meter charges from the moment you sit down
- a fixed price confirmed when you book, with no meter and no surge
- express pick-up at the airport's designated pick-up point
- flight tracking, so a delayed arrival moves your pick-up time
- free cancellation up to 24 hours before pick-up
Which car, and what does each cost?
| Vehicle | Carries | To Gatwick Airport, from |
|---|---|---|
| Saloon | 3 passengers, 3 cases, 2 bags | £88 |
| Estate | 4 passengers, 3 cases, 3 bags | £100.80 |
| Executive | 3 passengers, 2 cases, 2 bags | £118.40 |
| People Carrier | 5 passengers, 4 cases, 4 bags | £118.40 |
| Executive People Carrier | 5 passengers, 4 cases, 4 bags | £161.60 |
| Minibus | 8 passengers, 8 cases, 6 bags | £148.80 |
| Pax16 | 16 passengers, 14 cases, 10 bags | £313.60 |
One price for the car, not per person. Lowest live operator quote, checked 11 September 2026.
How this compares
| Option | Cost | Journey time | Door to door? | Pre-bookable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport Taxi Hub, pre-booked | From £88, fixed, including 60 minutes free waiting after your flight lands | 0h 42m | Yes | Yes |
| Thameslink-only Anytime Day Single | £11.50 an adult: £11.50 travelling alone, £23 for two, £46 for four | 33 to 38 minutes on the services this ticket permits | No | Yes |
| Anytime Day Single, any permitted route | £13.70 an adult: £13.70 travelling alone, £27.40 for two, £54.80 for four | 26 minutes on the quickest direct departure | No | Yes |
What it costs for 1, 2 or 4 people
| Option | Ticket | 1 person | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport Taxi Hub, pre-booked | saloon, up to 4 passengers, one price per car | £88 | £88 | £88 |
| Thameslink-only Anytime Day Single | Anytime Day Single, valid only on Thameslink services, each | £11.50 | £23 | £46 |
| Anytime Day Single, any permitted route | Anytime Day Single, valid via any permitted route, each | £13.70 | £27.40 | £54.80 |
A pre-booked car is priced per vehicle, so its total is the same for one passenger or four. Per-person fares are shown only where the operator publishes the fare and the ticket it buys.
| Option | Ticket | 2 people |
|---|---|---|
| Airport Taxi Hub, pre-booked | saloon, up to 4 passengers, one price per car | £88 |
| Thameslink-only Anytime Day Single | Anytime Day Single, valid only on Thameslink services, each | £23 |
| Anytime Day Single, any permitted route | Anytime Day Single, valid via any permitted route, each | £27.40 |
Totals for 1, 2, 4 are published in the table above and do not need JavaScript. This control is here for the party sizes in between.
When not to book us: Most of the time, buy the ticket. This is a 30-mile hop with a fast, frequent railway laid along it: the Anytime Day Single is £11.50 for one adult, £23 for a couple and £46 for a party of four, and the quickest departure covers the ground in 26 minutes against a free-flow drive of about 41. Even at four people the seats are still cheap enough that no honest comparison hands the journey to a car on money alone. Where the arithmetic changes is at the edges of the day and the edges of the town. The £11.50 ticket is locked to Thameslink services taking 33 to 38 minutes, so getting the 26-minute run means the £13.70 unrestricted single instead. Hove, Rottingdean, Woodingdean and the streets climbing away from the station are a further journey once the train has done its part, luggage does not go up those hills by itself, and an early check-in means being on a platform before the service you were counting on exists. Book the car for those, and for the flight that lands after the last useful connection has gone.
Where you meet your driver
- Book against the door you are actually going to, not Brighton in general. Seafront terraces, the Lanes and the hill roads behind the station are separate journeys with separate quotes, and naming the postcode is what stops a driver arriving at the wrong end of a one-way system.
- Your supplier details email carries the driver's mobile number and arrives separately from the booking confirmation. Screenshot it before you fly.
- The inbound flight is tracked at no charge, so a late landing moves your collection instead of forfeiting it. The allowance that starts at touchdown is set out under What it costs above.
- Express pick-up is what you get as standard: your driver is waiting at the designated point rather than in the hall. London Gatwick describes the arrivals-hall welcome sign as something its own official operator provides on request, and with us that is meet and greet, a paid extra you choose at checkout.
Contact your driver as soon as you land, their number is in your supplier details email.
Arrivals-hall meet and greet with a name board is available as a paid extra at checkout.
Gatwick Airport to Brighton
The return direction is quoted separately, because the two legs can be won by different operators. It is currently from £89.60 for a saloon.
Questions people ask about this route
Is the train from Gatwick to Brighton cheaper than a taxi?
Yes, and by a distance. The cheapest adult single is £11.50, so a couple travels for £23 and four people for £46. On a 30-mile journey with a direct railway there is no version of this where a car is the thrifty choice, and we would rather write that down than let you find out afterwards.
What is the difference between the £11.50 and £13.70 tickets?
Which services you may board. The £11.50 Anytime Day Single is valid only on Thameslink, whose runs take 33 to 38 minutes. The £13.70 Anytime Day Single is valid via any permitted route, which is what lets you take the 26-minute departure. There is no Off-Peak Single offered on this pair at all.
How long does the drive take compared with the fastest train?
Our routing engine puts the free-flow drive at about 41 minutes, against 26 minutes on the quickest direct departure. Free-flow assumes an empty road, which the A23 in August is not, so treat the driving figure as the best case rather than the usual one.
So when does booking a car actually make sense here?
When the station is not the destination. A house up on the Downs side of the city, three cases and a pushchair, a check-in slot before dawn, or a landing at an hour when the connection you wanted has stopped running. In those shapes the seat price stops being the whole cost, because the journey does not end where the platform does.
Is your price per person or for the whole car?
For the whole car. That is the only lever we have against a £11.50 seat, and it does not become decisive until the party is large or the luggage is awkward.
Can you collect at four in the morning for a first-wave departure?
Yes, and the amount does not rise because of the hour. It is agreed when you book rather than run up on a meter with a night tariff, which is the practical difference when you are moving before the rest of the town is awake.
Do you cover Hove, Shoreham and the villages behind the city?
Yes, each quoted to its own address rather than to a single Brighton rate. Put the postcode in the form and the price you are shown is for that journey.
Where will the driver be when I come through at Gatwick?
At the airport's designated pick-up point, and you reach them on the mobile number in your supplier details email. Being met inside arrivals with a board is meet and greet, which is a paid extra rather than the standard service.
What happens if the flight is delayed?
The driver watches the inbound and resets the collection to the real landing time at no extra charge. Free waiting begins when the wheels are down, and the allowance included in your fare is stated under What it costs at the top of this page.
Can I cancel or change it?
A cancellation made more than 24 hours before pick-up is refunded in full; inside that window the full amount is charged. Changes go through the booking link in your confirmation email, to the same deadline.
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Lowest live operator quote for each pair, checked 11 September 2026.
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