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Istead Rise to Heathrow
Transfers Istead Rise–Heathrow, out and back. The drive is 1 hour 4 minutes (61.2 miles), mostly via the A227, A2 and M25. Terminal by terminal from Istead Rise: T2 61 min, T3 63, T4 62 and T5 59. The return is much the same, 1 hour 3 minutes. On drive time from Istead Rise, Heathrow comes third. Rail reached Meopham station in 1861. Istead Rise is in Kent. The run ends at London Heathrow, airport code LHR.
How the day runs
Most travellers take a luxury people-carrier for the extra space. In Istead Rise the chauffeur comes to the house and carries the bags out. Pick-up is timed from your flight: 1 hour 4 minutes for the road, then whatever the airline asks for. For comparison, Gravesend sits 65 minutes from Heathrow and Ebbsfleet Valley 63 minutes. If the flight lands early or late, the meeting time moves with it. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 45 minutes from Istead Rise via the M40, M25 and A2.
- Istead Rise to London Heathrow1 hr 4 min, 61.2 miles, in clear traffic
- London Heathrow to Istead Rise1 hr 3 min, 61.1 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Meopham station opened in 1861.
Source: wikidata.orgIstead Rise is in Kent.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Heathrow's IATA code is LHR.
Source: wikidata.orgIstead Rise has a population of about 3,400.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Istead Rise by road is Meopham (MEP), about 6 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Heathrow opened in 1946.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow, Istead Rise to Heathrow?
1 hour 4 minutes and 61.2 miles in clear traffic, via the A227, A2 and M25; leave margin at busy times.
Do you also cover Gravesend?
Yes. Gravesend is 10 minutes from Istead Rise, and 65 minutes from Heathrow.
Which airport is closest to Istead Rise?
London City Airport, 41 minutes by road. Heathrow is 1 hour 4 minutes.
My flight is running late: what then?
We track the flight; a late landing simply moves the meet.
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.