Towcester
Towcester to Gatwick
Transfers Towcester–Gatwick, out and back. Door to kerb is 112.9 miles; at free-flow speeds, 1 hour 44 minutes via the M1, M25 and M23. Gatwick's North Terminal is 99 minutes from Towcester; the South Terminal 103 minutes. Back from Gatwick, allow 1 hour 42 minutes again. Expect 50 minutes more than a run to Luton. The station at Northampton opened in 1859. The line through Northampton is the Northampton Loop Line. Gatwick's North Terminal opened in 1988.
How the day runs
Most travellers take a luxury people-carrier for the extra space. At the agreed hour, the car pulls up at your Towcester address. Pick-up is timed from your flight: 1 hour 44 minutes for the road, then whatever the airline asks for. Wolverton and Stony Stratford, both nearby, are 97 minutes and 98 minutes from Gatwick respectively. Coming home through Gatwick, the meeting point is arrivals, and the car is close by. Ravensley works from Oxford, 51 minutes from Towcester via the A34, M40 and A43.
- Towcester to London Gatwick1 hr 44 min, 112.9 miles, in clear traffic
- London Gatwick to Towcester1 hr 42 min, 112.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Northampton station opened in 1859.
Source: wikidata.orgNorthampton station is on the Northampton Loop Line and West Coast Main Line.
Source: wikidata.orgGatwick's North Terminal opened in 1988.
Source: wikidata.orgTowcester is in Northamptonshire.
Source: wikidata.orgTowcester had about 11,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of St Lawrence, in central Towcester, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukLondon Gatwick's IATA code is LGW.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow, Towcester to Gatwick?
1 hour 44 minutes and 112.9 miles in clear traffic, via the M1, M25 and M23; leave margin at busy times.
Do you come out to Towcester?
Yes. The car comes from Ravensley's Oxford base, 37.9 miles away; that leg is part of the quote.
Do you also cover Daventry?
Yes. Daventry is 19 minutes from Towcester, and 110 minutes from Gatwick.
Is Gatwick the nearest airport to Towcester?
London Luton, 54 minutes by road. Gatwick is 1 hour 44 minutes.
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.