Didcot
Harwell to Gatwick
Harwell to Gatwick: home to the terminal kerb. Door to kerb is 86.5 miles; at free-flow speeds, 1 hour 31 minutes via the M4, M25 and M23. Allow 91 minutes to Gatwick South or 86 minutes to North. The return is much the same, 1 hour 30 minutes. Heathrow is 30 minutes nearer, but the airline and the flight decide the airport. Trains call at Didcot Parkway, 7 minutes from Harwell by road. Rail reached Didcot Parkway station in 1841. London Gatwick appears as LGW on boarding passes.
How the day runs
Pick-up is at your door anywhere in Harwell. Choose an executive saloon for a couple or a solo trip. Give the flight number when booking; departure from Harwell then has 1 hour 31 minutes of road built in. Neighbouring Didcot is 94 minutes from Gatwick, and Wantage 100 minutes. Flying back in, you are met inside the terminal and walked to the car. Ravensley works from Oxford, 25 minutes from Harwell via the A4144, A34 and A4130.
- Harwell to London Gatwick1 hr 31 min, 86.5 miles, in clear traffic
- London Gatwick to Harwell1 hr 30 min, 85.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The closest National Rail station to Harwell by road is Didcot Parkway (DID), about 7 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgDidcot Parkway station opened in 1841.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Gatwick's IATA code is LGW.
Source: wikidata.orgHarwell had about 5,600 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of St Matthew, in central Harwell, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukCherry Barn and attached outbuildings, in central Harwell, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukGatwick's North Terminal opened in 1988.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How many miles is Gatwick by road from Harwell?
86.5 miles via the M4, M25 and M23; 1 hour 31 minutes on a clear road.
Do you also cover Wantage?
Yes. Wantage is 14 minutes from Harwell, and 100 minutes from Gatwick.
Is Gatwick the nearest airport to Harwell?
London Heathrow, roughly 1 hour by road. Gatwick is 1 hour 31 minutes.
What if the plane is late?
We track the flight; a late landing simply moves the meet.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
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- Nothing
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- 24 hrs
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- In full
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