Hitchin
Hitchin to Heathrow
The Hitchin run to Heathrow. The drive is 54 minutes (47.5 miles), mostly via the A1(M), A414 and M25. Terminal by terminal from Hitchin: T2 50 min, T3 51, T4 54 and T5 49. Luton is 32 minutes nearer, but the airline and the flight decide the airport. The station at Hitchin opened in 1850. 8-12, Market Place in Hitchin is Grade II* listed. London Heathrow appears as LHR on boarding passes.
How the day runs
Most travellers take a luxury people-carrier for the extra space. Pick-up is at your door anywhere in Hitchin. Pick-up is timed from your flight: 54 minutes for the road, then whatever the airline asks for. Neighbouring Letchworth is 53 minutes from Heathrow, and Arlesey 60 minutes. Flying back in, you are met inside the terminal and walked to the car. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Hitchin takes 1 hour 24 minutes.
- Hitchin to London Heathrow54 min, 47.5 miles, in clear traffic
- London Heathrow to Hitchin52 min, 47.1 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Hitchin station opened in 1850.
Source: wikidata.org8-12, Market Place, in central Hitchin, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukLondon Heathrow's IATA code is LHR.
Source: wikidata.orgHitchin is in Hertfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgOpenStreetMap records a population of about 34,000 for Hitchin.
Source: openstreetmap.orgSt Mary's Church, in central Hitchin, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukLondon Heathrow opened in 1946.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow, Hitchin to Heathrow?
About 54 min via the A1(M), A414 and M25, 47.5 miles; rush hours add time.
Do you do the return from Heathrow?
Yes; the trip home is 47.1 miles, 52 minutes.
Do you come out to Hitchin?
Yes. The car comes from Ravensley's Oxford base, 77.9 miles away; that leg is part of the quote.
Do you also cover Arlesey?
Yes. Arlesey is 12 minutes from Hitchin, and 60 minutes from Heathrow.
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.