Reading to Gatwick Airport taxi
From £123.20 fixed for a pre-booked saloon to Gatwick Airport.
A pre-booked car between Reading and Gatwick Airport is from £123.20 for a saloon, agreed before departure and unaffected by the traffic you meet. The road journey is 55.9 mi, about 1h 10m on a clear run. The comparison worth knowing: the direct train is £24.50 for one adult and takes 1 hour 28 minutes, and the cheaper £22.00 fare needs two changes and a contactless tap rather than a purchased ticket.
Lowest live operator quote, checked 11 September 2026.
- Fixed price
- from £123.20
- Journey
- 1h 10m
- Distance
- 55.9 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 £123.20
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 | £123.20 |
| Estate | 4 passengers, 3 cases, 3 bags | £139.20 |
| Executive | 3 passengers, 2 cases, 2 bags | £160 |
| People Carrier | 5 passengers, 4 cases, 4 bags | £160 |
| Executive People Carrier | 5 passengers, 4 cases, 4 bags | £222.40 |
| Minibus | 8 passengers, 8 cases, 6 bags | £179.20 |
| Pax16 | 16 passengers, 14 cases, 10 bags | £356.80 |
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 £123.20, fixed, including 60 minutes free waiting after your flight lands | 1h 10m | Yes | Yes |
| Direct rail service | £24.50 an adult: £24.50 alone, £49 for two, £98 for four | 1 hour 28 minutes, roughly half-hourly | No | Yes |
| Cheapest routing, two changes | £22.00 an adult on a contactless tap rather than a bought ticket: £44 for two, £88 for four | 1 hour 37 minutes to 1 hour 40 minutes | No | No |
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 | £123.20 | £123.20 | £123.20 |
| Direct rail service | adult fare on the direct train, each | £24.50 | £49 | £98 |
| Cheapest routing, two changes | adult single, contactless fare, each | £22 | £44 | £88 |
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 | £123.20 |
| Direct rail service | adult fare on the direct train, each | £49 |
| Cheapest routing, two changes | adult single, contactless fare, each | £44 |
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: This is the Sussex to Thames Valley run, and it is the one pair on our Gatwick list where the numbers genuinely tighten. The direct service is £24.50 for one adult over 1 hour 28 minutes, which is £49 for a couple and £98 for four people who then still have to reach an address in Caversham or Earley with their cases. Shaving the price means the £22.00 routing, and that costs two changes, up to 1 hour 40 minutes and a contactless tap that is not a ticket you can hold in advance. The road version is about 57 miles, roughly 71 minutes free-flow, and it goes wherever you point it. Travelling alone with hand luggage, take the train and put up with the interchange. Travelling as two, or with a bag you would rather not lift onto a platform twice, put the £49 next to the quote at the top of this page before you decide. For four the comparison is barely a comparison, and the M25 stretch is the only real risk in it.
Where you meet your driver
- Name the Reading address in full, including the postcode. Central Reading, Caversham across the river and the business parks out towards Winnersh are separate runs, and the quote is built for the one you enter.
- The driver's mobile number arrives in your supplier details email. Keep it on your phone rather than in an inbox you will be hunting through in an arrivals hall.
- Your inbound is monitored at no cost, so a delay moves the pick-up to the real landing time instead of losing you the booking. The included waiting allowance is described under What it costs above.
- Express pick-up at the designated point is the standard arrangement. A welcome sign in the arrivals hall is what London Gatwick describes its own official private hire operator as providing on request; from us it is meet and greet, a paid extra 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 Reading
The return direction is quoted separately, because the two legs can be won by different operators. It is currently from £123.20 for a saloon.
Questions people ask about this route
How much is the train from Gatwick to Reading?
£24.50 for one adult on the direct service. Two adults are therefore £49 and four are £98, before anything that gets you from Reading station to the door you are actually going to.
Is there a cheaper rail fare than £24.50?
There is, at £22.00, and it comes with conditions worth reading. It needs two changes, it runs 1 hour 37 to 1 hour 40 minutes, and the price is based on a contactless tap rather than a ticket you can buy and hold in advance. Saving £2.50 for two extra interchanges is a poor trade with luggage.
How long is the drive between Reading and Gatwick?
About 57 miles, roughly 71 minutes free-flow. That is a floor rather than an average, because the route uses the western and southern arcs of the M25 and neither is reliably clear. The live estimate at the top of this page is measured when you load it.
What does the airport itself say about the rail journey?
London Gatwick publishes the journey at 1 hour 30 minutes with GWR and prints no fare at all on that page, which is a useful cross-check on the 1 hour 28 minutes the journey planner returns.
At what point does a car beat the tickets?
Sooner than on most of our routes, because £24.50 a head is a high starting figure. Two people are already at £49. Compare that with the single quote above, then add whatever your onward journey from the station would have cost, and the answer usually settles itself.
Do you serve Wokingham, Bracknell and the Thames Valley business parks?
Yes, and each is priced to its own postcode rather than lumped into a Reading rate. Corporate bookings on this corridor are routine and the quote is built the same way for them.
Is the quote per person?
No, it is for the car. Everyone travelling with you is covered by the one amount, which is the whole reason the comparison against a per-adult fare shifts as the party grows.
Can you do an early hours collection for a first departure?
Yes, at any time of night, and the price is not raised for it. It is agreed at booking rather than metered, so a collection before dawn from Reading costs what an afternoon one costs.
What if the flight is late?
The driver watches it and shifts the pick-up to the actual landing time at no charge. Free waiting starts at touchdown and the allowance included in your booking is set out under What it costs above.
How do cancellations work?
More than 24 hours before pick-up, cancelled in full and refunded. Inside 24 hours, the full amount stands. Changes go through the booking link in your confirmation email on the same deadline.
Other routes from this airport, priced
- Brighton to Gatwick Airportfrom £88
- Horsham to Gatwick Airportfrom £80
- London Gatwick Airport taxis and transfersfrom £108.80
Lowest live operator quote for each pair, checked 11 September 2026.
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Lowest live operator quote for each pair, checked 11 September 2026.
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