Kensington Palace
Guests from Heathrow to Kensington Palace
From the Heathrow terminals to Kensington Palace. The drive is around 23 minutes and 14.6 miles by way of the M4, A4 and A315. The palace is where Queen Victoria first met Prince Albert.
How the day runs
The chauffeur waits in the arrivals hall, timed to the actual landing. Choose a luxury people-carrier when several guests travel together with bags. Drop-off at Kensington Palace is timed to leave guests a few minutes before things begin. The return trip is around 26 minutes to the terminal for next-day flights. Send us the guest list and the timings for Kensington Palace, and the cars are planned around them.
- Heathrow Airport to Kensington Palace23 min, 14.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Kensington Palace to Heathrow Airport26 min, 15 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The palace is where Queen Victoria first met Prince Albert.
Source: hrp.org.ukThe State Apartments are four linked rooms: the King's Drawing Room, the Privy Chamber, the Cupola Room and the King's Gallery.
Source: hrp.org.ukWilliam Kent designed the gilded Cupola Room with its trompe l'oeil ceiling, where the future Queen Victoria was baptised.
Source: hrp.org.ukThe nearest railway station by road is High Street Kensington tube, roughly 2 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is London Heathrow, around 26 minutes and 15.0 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
Drive time, Heathrow to Kensington Palace?
Around 23 minutes (14.6 miles) by way of the M4, A4 and A315, without traffic.
Can guests stop at their hotel on the way?
Yes. The Gore is around 3 minutes from Kensington Palace.
Can guests share a car?
Yes, when their times line up; otherwise each party has its own car.
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.