Royal Wootton Bassett
Purton to Heathrow
Purton to Heathrow: home to the terminal kerb. On the map it is 74.2 miles and 1 hour 16 minutes in clear traffic, via the B4553, B4534 and M4. Terminal 5 is 71 minutes from Purton, Terminal 4 76 minutes, and Terminals 2 and 3 about 72 minutes. Bristol is 12 minutes nearer, but the airline and the flight decide the airport. Some 6,800 people call Purton home. The Golden Valley line serves Swindon. Heathrow's Terminal 4 opened in 1986.
How the day runs
The chauffeur rings from outside your Purton address when the car is ready. Choose a luxury people-carrier when there are more cases or more of you. For an early departure, the chauffeur works back from your check-in time and a drive of 1 hour 16 minutes. For comparison, Cricklade sits 79 minutes from Heathrow and Swindon 71 minutes. Coming home through Heathrow, the meeting point is arrivals, and the car is close by. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 4 minutes from Purton.
- Purton to London Heathrow1 hr 16 min, 74.2 miles, in clear traffic
- London Heathrow to Purton1 hr 13 min, 73.6 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Purton had about 6,800 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgSwindon station is on the Golden Valley line and Great Western Main Line.
Source: wikidata.orgHeathrow's Terminal 4 opened in 1986.
Source: wikidata.orgSt Mary's Church, 0.4 miles out from central Purton, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukCollege Farmhouse, in central Purton, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Purton by road is Swindon (SWI), about 15 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Heathrow's IATA code is LHR.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Heathrow opened in 1946.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow, Purton to Heathrow?
1 hour 16 minutes and 74.2 miles in clear traffic, via the B4553, B4534 and M4; leave margin at busy times.
My flight is running late: what then?
We track the flight; a late landing simply moves the meet.
Which railway station serves Purton?
Swindon (SWI), 15 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.