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Southampton to Gatwick Airport taxi, including the cruise terminals

From £179 fixed for a pre-booked saloon to Gatwick Airport.

A car booked ahead from Southampton or its cruise terminals to Gatwick is from £179.00 for a saloon, the figure you pay. It is 88.0 miles by road and about 1 hour 38 minutes at best. The coach is thin on this pair: National Express runs the 206 from Gatwick's South Terminal only six times a day, and its quickest timing is 2 hours 35 minutes to Southampton Coach Station.

Fixed price
from £179
Journey
1 hour 38 minutes
Distance
88.0 miles

Lowest live operator quote, checked 26 October 2026.

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What does it cost?

Pre-booked, fixed

from £179

Lowest live operator quote to Gatwick Airport, saloon, 26 October 2026.

What the fixed price includes

Which car, and what does each cost?

To Gatwick Airport, from

One price for the car, not per person. Lowest live operator quote, checked 26 October 2026.

How this compares

Travelling as
Airport Taxi Hub, pre-bookedCost for 2: £179 one price per car, up to 3 passengersFrom £179, fixed when you bookJourney time: 1 hour 38 minutesDoor to door? YesPre-bookable? Yes
National Express 206 coachCost for 2: No fare was shown on the operator's page when we read it, so we print noneJourney time: 2 hours 35 minutes to 3 hours 10 minutes, six departures a day, to Southampton Coach StationDoor to door? NoPre-bookable? Yes
Southern trainCost for 2: No fare is published on the pages we read, so we print noneJourney time: National Rail lists direct services at about 1 hour 30 minutes; check your own departure, as many journeys need a changeDoor to door? NoPre-bookable? Yes

When not to book us: The timetables make this pair harder than the map suggests. By road it is about 90 miles, a free-flow drive of about 1 hour 47 minutes. The 206 coach takes at least 2 hours 35 minutes and leaves Gatwick South only six times a day, the last at 23:00, which arrives in Southampton after half past one in the morning. National Rail does list direct trains at about 1 hour 30 minutes, and a solo traveller who lands at a convenient hour and is staying near Southampton Central may want to check them first. For cruise passengers the arithmetic is different. Neither the coach nor the train goes to the docks: the coach stops at Southampton Coach Station, where there are taxi ranks and a shuttle bus to the station, so a party with cases is looking at two journeys and a ticket each. A car collects at the terminal kerb and goes to your Gatwick terminal in one go, for one price.

Which traveller are you?

If you areWhat we would suggest
Solo, travelling light, near Southampton CentralLook at the train first. A seat costs much less than a car.
Coming off a ship with luggageA car from the terminal. The coach and train both start in the city centre.
Two to four peoplePrice a car. One fare for everyone usually beats a ticket each plus a taxi to the station.
Flight leaves early in the morningA car, which leaves your door at the time you choose.
Landing at Gatwick late in the eveningA car. The last coach arrives in Southampton after midnight and nothing calls at the docks.

Gatwick Airport to Southampton taxi

What it costs from Gatwick Airport

Pre-booked, fixed

from £178

Lowest live operator quote for this direction, saloon, 26 October 2026.

Each leg is quoted separately and a different operator can win each, so this price can differ from the Southampton to Gatwick Airport price at the top of this page.

To book this direction, set Gatwick Airport as your pick-up in the form at the top of this page.

On this leg the fixed price also includes:

Where you meet your driver

  1. Tell us the exact cruise terminal, or the full Southampton address, when you book. The five terminals are in two separate docks with their own gates, and Mayflower in the Western Docks is a different drive from QEII in the Eastern Docks.
  2. Your driver's mobile number reaches you in the supplier details email, a separate message from the booking confirmation. Keep it to hand.
  3. Flight tracking is included, so a late arrival pushes the collection back to the actual landing time. The free waiting in your fare begins then, as set out above.
  4. Express pick-up at the designated point is included. Gatwick's own operator offers a driver in the arrivals hall with a welcome sign on request; our equivalent, a name board in arrivals, is meet and greet, sold as a paid extra.

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.

Questions people ask about this route

How much is a taxi from Southampton to Gatwick?

The live quote at the top of this page prices a saloon for your date, and it is fixed once you book. The price is for the car, not per passenger. Enter your date and pick-up point in the form for a figure you can book.

Do you pick up from every Southampton cruise terminal?

Yes, all five: QEII (SO14 3GG) and Ocean (SO14 3QN) in the Eastern Docks, and City (SO15 1HJ), Horizon (SO15 1AW) and Mayflower (SO15 0GN) in the Western Docks.

How long does the coach take from Gatwick to Southampton?

The 206 timetable runs from 2 hours 35 minutes on the 23:00 departure to 3 hours 10 minutes on the slowest daytime coaches, leaving Gatwick South at 07:30 (07:45 at weekends), 10:00, 13:00, 17:10, 19:45 and 23:00.

Where does the coach arrive in Southampton?

At Southampton Coach Station on Harbour Parade in the city centre. There are taxi ranks outside and a free bus every 15 minutes to the railway station, but no coach goes into the docks.

Is there a train from Gatwick to Southampton?

National Rail lists Southampton among the cities with direct trains to Gatwick, at about 1 hour 30 minutes. Check the time of your own train, because not every departure is direct.

Can the driver wait if disembarkation runs late?

The pick-up can be moved if you tell the driver. Book for the time your cruise line expects you off the ship and give the terminal name. If you are held up, call the driver on the number in your supplier details email so the pick-up can be moved.

What happens if my flight is delayed?

Nothing you have to manage. The flight is tracked, the driver moves to the real landing time, and the free waiting in your fare starts then, as described above.

Which Gatwick terminal will you take us to?

Whichever your airline uses, North or South. Tell us when you book and the car goes straight to that terminal's drop-off.

Is it one price for the whole group?

Yes. The fare is per vehicle, so four people in a saloon pay the same as one. Larger groups can choose a bigger vehicle in the form.

Can I cancel?

Yes, in full, up to 24 hours before pick-up. After that the fare is charged. Changes go through the booking link in your confirmation email, on the same 24 hours.

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