Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford to Farnborough
Farnborough Airport from Bishop's Stortford, for private flights. Door to kerb is 83.2 miles; at free-flow speeds, 1 hour 26 minutes via the M11, M25 and M3. Back from Farnborough, allow 1 hour 25 minutes again. Stansted is closer, at 39 minutes; Farnborough adds 47 minutes. Historic England lists Bishop's Stortford's Black Lion Inn at Grade II*. Bishop's Stortford sits in Hertfordshire. Civil aviation began in 1989; a 99-year lease in 2003 made it a fully CAA-compliant business aviation airport.
How the day runs
Choose a luxury people-carrier when there are more cases or more of you. Collection is from home, an office or a hotel in Bishop's Stortford. Allow 1 hour 26 minutes on the road plus the airline's check-in time; the pick-up time is set when you book. Stansted Mountfitchet and Sawbridgeworth, both nearby, are 87 minutes and 83 minutes from Farnborough respectively. On the way back in, the car waits at the terminal before the aircraft blocks on. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 34 minutes from Bishop's Stortford.
- Bishop's Stortford to Farnborough Airport1 hr 26 min, 83.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Farnborough Airport to Bishop's Stortford1 hr 25 min, 83.4 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Black Lion Inn, in central Bishop's Stortford, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukBishop's Stortford is in Hertfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgCivil aviation began in 1989; a 99-year lease in 2003 made it a fully CAA-compliant business aviation airport.
Source: farnboroughairport.comThe closest National Rail station to Bishop's Stortford by road is Bishop's Stortford (BIS), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgBishop's Stortford station opened in 1842.
Source: wikidata.orgFarnborough Airport's IATA code is FAB.
Source: wikidata.orgRunway 06/24 is 45 m wide with 1,800 m landing distance available in each direction.
Source: farnboroughairport.com
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Questions
What is the drive time from Bishop's Stortford to Farnborough?
1 hour 26 minutes and 83.2 miles in clear traffic, via the M11, M25 and M3; leave margin at busy times.
Which railway station serves Bishop's Stortford?
Bishop's Stortford (BIS) is in the town itself. A car avoids the change of trains and the luggage on the platform.
Will a car meet us at Farnborough for the trip home to Bishop's Stortford?
Yes. Inbound, Farnborough to Bishop's Stortford is 1 hour 25 minutes; your chauffeur waits in the arrivals hall.
Do you come out to Bishop's Stortford?
Yes. The car comes from Ravensley's Oxford base, 94.4 miles away; that leg is part of the quote.
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.