Gatwick to Cambridge Taxi: Fixed Fare from €225





London Gatwick · Cambridge

Cambridge by private car from Gatwick (LGW)

Cambridge, Oxford's great university rival, is explored college by college along the River Cam: King's College Chapel, the meadows of The Backs and punts under stone bridges. With a Zonetransfers booking, your chauffeur stands in Gatwick arrivals (whichever terminal you use) for the journey to Cambridge from €225 per car.

€225For the car
157 kmFrom LGW
1 h 50 minUsual timing
60 minWait at no cost

Gatwick to Cambridge: journey time and price

The drive from LGW to Cambridge covers about 157 km, or 1 h 50 min without stops. Your Zonetransfers price starts at €225 per car, whatever the number of passengers up to four, confirmed before you travel.

Gatwick – Cambridge in brief
Price from €225 per car
Kilometres 157
Time 1 h 50 min
Groups of 5–8 minivan
Covered by the fare
  • Kids' seats at no charge
  • One hour's wait after touchdown
  • We follow your flight
  • Personal welcome with your name
  • Tax and road costs
Gatwick taxi for the Cambridge journey

Book early on these dates

Dates
When What happens
June May Week and college balls at the end of term.
Late July Cambridge Folk Festival at Cherry Hinton.

Where we set you down in Cambridge

Centre and colleges

Restricted streets around King's Parade and Trinity Street.

Station and Mill Road

South-east of the centre, with hotels and direct access.

Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Hospitals and research centres south of the city.

Traffic control points in the centre

Several central streets admit only buses, licensed taxis and bikes. Give us your hotel or college: the driver drops you at the nearest permitted access.

Things to do around Cambridge

  • Punting on the Cam: Past the colleges by boat.
  • Walk to Grantchester: Meadows and a riverside tea garden.
  • Evensong at King's: Choral service at dusk.

Fancy a driver for a day of visits? Our cars with driver wait at each stop.

Gatwick to Cambridge without crossing London

College visits and research trips

Visitors, students and researchers flying into Gatwick reach Cambridge by circling London to the east. A private car handles the Dartford Crossing and drops you at the college, hotel or Biomedical Campus.

  • Dartford charge included
  • College or campus drop-off
  • Invoice for institutions
Family minivan Gatwick – Cambridge

How pick-up works at Gatwick

After UK Border Force and baggage reclaim, walk into the arrivals hall: your chauffeur is at the barrier with your name. Busy passport halls are normal at peak times; the free hour starts when you land.

  • North Terminal: If your flight is allocated to North, that is where the chauffeur stands.
  • South Terminal: The terminal beside Gatwick station, with its own arrivals hall.
  • Shuttle between them: The two terminals are a short free shuttle ride apart, but we meet you where you land.
On arrival

If the chauffeur is not visible, wait by the arrivals exit and phone the helpline on your booking. WhatsApp +34 654 381 547 is answered too.

Name-board welcome at Gatwick for travellers to Cambridge

Sights in Cambridge

  • King's College Chapel: Gothic fan vaulting and a famous choir.
  • The Backs: Meadows behind the colleges along the Cam.
  • Fitzwilliam Museum: The university's art and antiquities.
  • Mathematical Bridge: Queens' College's wooden bridge.

Which motorways we use

The transfer circles London on the M25 east, crosses the Thames at Dartford and takes the M11 up to Cambridge. In about 1 h 50 min the driver drops you at your hotel, college or campus.

From your terminal

M23 and M25.

Dartford

Thames crossing and the M25 north.

M11

To Cambridge.

Arrival

Centre, college or campus.

Hotels in Cambridge

Luxury

University Arms

Renovated historic hotel by the great central green.

Regent Street, facing Parker's Piece · 5-star

Views

The Varsity Hotel

Rooftop terrace with views of the colleges and river.

Thompson's Lane · Boutique

Central

Graduate Cambridge

A few steps from the punting stations.

Mill Lane, by the river · Hotel

When to leave for the airport

Cambridge to Gatwick
Flight Pick-up before departure
Within Europe 4 h
Long-haul 5 h
Ride from Cambridge to your Gatwick flight

We go to North or South departures depending on your flight.

Plans change: a car or minivan can be cancelled free until 48 hours before. Terms of sale.

Routes and services

London airports

Stansted

118 km

1 h 20 min€169
London airports

Luton

118 km

1 h 20 min€169
London airports

Heathrow

67 km

1 h€115
Berkshire

Windsor

70 km

55 min€119
Kent

Dover

131 km

1 h 30 min€175
Sussex coast

Brighton

48 km

45 min€99

Questions travellers ask

How much is a transfer from Gatwick to Cambridge?

From €225 per vehicle for up to four people, Dartford Crossing charge included.

We have skis, golf clubs or a pushchair. Is that OK?

Yes, at no extra cost. Declare them so we send a vehicle with enough boot space, often a minivan.

Which Gatwick terminal should I tell you?

Just send the flight number. We see whether it uses North or South and the chauffeur goes there, even if it changes.

How long does it take from Gatwick to Cambridge?

About 1 h 50 min for some 157 km on the M25 and M11.

Zonetransfers private car: Gatwick – Cambridge

Enter arrival details, people and luggage and the booking form shows the final fare.

Details checked October 2026.

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