Gatwick to Piccadilly Taxi

Fixed fares from Gatwick to Piccadilly, booked in advance

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Fixed-fare taxi from Gatwick to Piccadilly with Minicabees. Around 1 hour 15 minutes with clear roads. Licensed drivers, flight tracking and 24 hour booking.

  • ✔ Meet & Greet in arrivals (optional extra)
  • ✔ Flight tracking for delays and early arrivals
  • ✔ Free 60-minute wait time after landing

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31miles
1h 13moff-peak drive

Gatwick Airport to Piccadilly, via the M23.

Gatwick to Piccadilly is about 31 miles and typically 70 to 75 minutes, because almost the whole final stretch is inside central London traffic. Minicabees fixes the fare in advance, tracks your flight, and meets you in arrivals with a name board. Meet and greet is an optional extra; without it your driver calls you once you've landed to agree a pickup point. Price it on this page or call +44 20 8050 9020.

The Gatwick to Piccadilly route

This one is shorter in miles than most Gatwick runs and slower in minutes, which catches people out. The direct line is the M23 for the first ten miles and then the A23 the whole way in through Purley, Streatham, Brixton and over Vauxhall Bridge, joining the A3212 along the Embankment and up to Piccadilly. That is around 31 miles and about 73 minutes.
Roughly half the journey is motorway and dual carriageway; the other half is London streets with traffic lights every few hundred yards. That is why a 31 mile trip here takes longer than a 40 mile trip to somewhere further out but better connected.

What tends to affect the time

Brixton and Kennington

The A23 through south London is the slowest section and the least predictable, particularly between 4pm and 7pm.

Vauxhall and the Embankment

River crossings funnel traffic. Vauxhall Bridge and the approach to Westminster carry a lot of it.

Theatre times

Piccadilly, Shaftesbury Avenue and Haymarket get very busy just before 7.30pm and again around 10pm as shows come out.

Regent Street events

Occasional street closures around Piccadilly Circus and Regent Street can add fifteen minutes or more.

Where we meet you at Gatwick

We match the pickup to your terminal and your actual landing time.

North Terminal

Your driver waits in arrivals by the baggage reclaim exit with a name board. Add meet and greet when you book if you'd like this; if not, your driver calls you after you land to sort out the pickup point.

South Terminal

Same, in the ground floor arrivals concourse.

Flight tracking

A delayed inbound moves your pickup rather than losing your booking.

Free waiting

The first 60 minutes after landing are included.

Dropping off in Piccadilly

Piccadilly sits inside the Congestion Charge zone. The charge is 18 pounds a day and applies 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday and midday to 6pm at weekends and on bank holidays, with no charge between Christmas Day and New Year's Day. It applies to journeys entering the zone during those hours. Whatever charges apply on your route, the Congestion Charge included, they are already inside the fixed fare we quote you. You never pay them separately to the driver.

Piccadilly hotels

The larger ones have a forecourt or a doorman managing a drop-off point, so you can be set down with your bags.

Piccadilly Circus itself

Stopping is not permitted around the circus. Your driver will use a nearby side street such as Jermyn Street or Air Street.

One-way streets

Much of the area west of Regent Street is one-way, so the last few hundred yards may not follow the line you expect.

Theatreland

If you are heading for a show, tell us the theatre and we will pick the nearest legal set-down point.

Frequently Asked Questions

Not separately, no. Any charge that applies to your journey is already inside the fixed fare we quote, so there is nothing to settle with the driver. For reference, it is 18 pounds a day, applying 7am to 6pm on weekdays and midday to 6pm at weekends and bank holidays. Arrive outside those hours and there is no charge. It is free between Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

About 73 minutes for roughly 31 miles. It is a short journey by distance but a slow one, because the second half runs through central London streets rather than motorway.

Usually the M23 then the A23 through Brixton and over Vauxhall Bridge, joining the Embankment. The fare is fixed, so route choice does not change your price.

Not at the circus itself, where stopping is not permitted. Your driver will set you down on a nearby side street such as Jermyn Street, usually under a minute's walk.

We track it and move the pickup to the real landing time. The first hour after landing is free waiting, then 20 pounds an hour pro rata.

Noticeably. After about 9pm the A23 through south London clears and the same trip can run closer to 55 minutes.

Cancellations need at least 24 hours' notice to be eligible for a refund, and refunds are subject to a £7 or 10% administration fee, whichever is higher. No refund is issued where notice is under 24 hours, or where the passenger does not show up. To cancel, email or call us and wait for written confirmation; until you have that, the booking still stands.

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Suitcase figures are for standard 23kg checked cases. Golf bags, pushchairs, ski bags and anything else oversized depend on their size — tell us what you are carrying when you book and we will confirm the right vehicle.

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3

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4

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