Wantage
Wantage to Gatwick
Flights from Gatwick, starting in Wantage. By road that means 1 hour 40 minutes and 90.8 miles, the M4 and M25 doing most of the work. Gatwick's North Terminal is 95 minutes from Wantage; the South Terminal 99 minutes. Back from Gatwick, allow 1 hour 39 minutes again. It is 30 minutes further than Heathrow, which is the nearest to Wantage. The line through Didcot Parkway is the Cherwell Valley Line. Wantage lies within Oxfordshire. Gatwick's North Terminal opened in 1988.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur arrives at the door in Wantage and loads the luggage. Most travellers take a luxury people-carrier for the extra space. Pick-up is timed from your flight: 1 hour 40 minutes for the road, then whatever the airline asks for. Faringdon and Abingdon, both nearby, are 111 minutes and 93 minutes from Gatwick respectively. Coming home through Gatwick, the meeting point is arrivals, and the car is close by. Positioning from Oxford to Wantage is 33 minutes, built into the booking.
- Wantage to London Gatwick1 hr 40 min, 90.8 miles, in clear traffic
- London Gatwick to Wantage1 hr 39 min, 89.9 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Didcot Parkway station is on the Cherwell Valley Line and Great Western Main Line.
Source: wikidata.orgWantage is in Oxfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgGatwick's North Terminal opened in 1988.
Source: wikidata.orgWantage had about 13,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgWantage is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Gatwick's IATA code is LGW.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What is the drive time from Wantage to Gatwick?
1 hour 40 minutes and 90.8 miles in clear traffic, via the M4, M25 and M23; leave margin at busy times.
Is Gatwick the nearest airport to Wantage?
London Heathrow, 1 hour 10 minutes by road. Gatwick is 1 hour 40 minutes.
What if the plane is late?
We track the flight; a late landing simply moves the meet.
Which railway station serves Wantage?
Didcot Parkway (DID), 21 minutes by road. A car avoids the change of trains and the 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.