Ashford
A day in London from Ashford, Kent
A day in London from Ashford. The run in is 56.8 miles, 1 hour 26 minutes in clear traffic via the A20, M20 and A2. Kensington is 1 hour 30 minutes from Ashford and the City 1 hour 13 minutes. Ashford counts as a market town. Ashford International station dates from 1996.
How the day runs
In Ashford, collection is at the house at the hour you set. An executive saloon is the usual car for two or three. Shops, lunch, a gallery, a meeting: the car moves you between them and waits in between. Home to Ashford is 1 hour 25 minutes via the A2, A20 and M20. Close by, Sittingbourne (78 minutes) and Maidstone (71 minutes) are on similar runs. From the Oxford base, Ashford is 125.5 miles and roughly 2 hours via the M40 and M25.
- Ashford, Kent to Mayfair, London1 hr 26 min, 56.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Mayfair, London to Ashford, Kent1 hr 25 min, 56.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Ashford is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgAshford International station opened in 1996.
Source: wikidata.orgAshford is in Kent.
Source: wikidata.orgAshford had about 83,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgAshford stands about 41 metres above sea level.
Source: wikidata.orgSt Mary's Parish Church, in central Ashford, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.uk51-55, High Street, in central Ashford, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe College, in central Ashford, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Ashford into London?
1 hour 26 minutes to Mayfair (56.8 miles) in clear traffic; weekday mornings take longer.
Can we visit several places in a day?
Yes. Mayfair, Kensington (90 min from Ashford) and the City (73 min) can all fit in one day.
Is the train not quicker?
Ashford International station is 5 minutes from Ashford by road; the car goes door to door with no change and no luggage on the platform.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.