Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea to Heathrow
Flights from Heathrow, starting in Southend-on-Sea. By road that means 1 hour 28 minutes and 78.1 miles, the A13 and A127 doing most of the work. Which terminal matters: 83 minutes to T5 against 88 to T4 and 83 to T2. On drive time from Southend-on-Sea, Heathrow comes fourth. Rail reached Southend Central station in 1856. Southend Central (SOC) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Southend-on-Sea. London Heathrow appears as LHR on boarding passes.
How the day runs
You are collected from the town itself, not a station or a car park. Most travellers take a luxury people-carrier for the extra space. Give the flight number when booking; departure from Southend-on-Sea then has 1 hour 28 minutes of road built in. Close by, Rochford (89 minutes) and Hadleigh (81 minutes) are on similar runs. Back at Heathrow, look for your name in arrivals; the bags go straight to the car. Positioning from Oxford to Southend-on-Sea is 1 hour 59 minutes, built into the booking.
- Southend-on-Sea to London Heathrow1 hr 28 min, 78.1 miles, in clear traffic
- London Heathrow to Southend-on-Sea1 hr 27 min, 78.4 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Southend Central station opened in 1856.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Southend-on-Sea by road is Southend Central (SOC), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Heathrow's IATA code is LHR.
Source: wikidata.orgSouthend Central station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line.
Source: wikidata.orgSouthend-on-Sea is in Essex.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Heathrow opened in 1946.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow, Southend-on-Sea to Heathrow?
1 hour 28 minutes and 78.1 miles in clear traffic, via the A13, A127 and M25; leave margin at busy times.
Do you come out to Southend-on-Sea?
Yes. The car comes from Ravensley's Oxford base, 109.2 miles away; that leg is part of the quote.
Do you also cover Rayleigh?
Yes. Rayleigh is 15 minutes from Southend-on-Sea, and 79 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.