North or South Terminal
Margate to Gatwick
Typical drive
1h 35m – 1h 55m
Fixed fare for Gatwick
Margate Airport Transfers · Express Travel Kent
Airport transfers from Margate, Cliftonville and west Thanet
Pre-booked airport transfers from any address in Margate, Cliftonville, Westgate-on-Sea, Birchington-on-Sea and the CT7 villages of Acol, Sarre and St Nicholas-at-Wade to Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Luton and London City.
Fixed fare shown before you book
Flight tracked, met in arrivals
Open 24/7, every trip pre-booked
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Margate Airport TransfersExpress Travel Kent
Think of it as an airport taxi you arrange ahead: the online booking system shows a fixed fare for the whole car before you confirm, and that figure stays put if the M2 or the M25 is slow on the day. Express Travel Kent runs the service around the clock, and every journey is pre-booked.
Further down: typical times to each airport, where a car can stop in Margate Old Town and by the Harbour Arm, why Mill Lane car park is no use for an early flight, and where visitors are set down for Turner Contemporary and Dreamland.
Airport Transfer Service
Typical journey times from Margate to each airport
Typical times from a Margate address to the terminal, as Express Travel Kent publishes them. Traffic moves them up or down, so the collection time suggested when you book is worked back from your flight. Other airports on request.
A fixed fare for the car, shown before you book
Flight tracking and meet and greet on every airport collection
Same fare for early mornings, late nights, weekends and bank holidays
Up to 6 passengers in an MPV; child seats on request
Terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5
Margate to Heathrow
Typical drive
1h 55m – 2h 25m
Fixed fare for HeathrowMain terminal
Margate to Stansted
Typical drive
1h 50m – 2h 15m
Fixed fare for StanstedMain terminal
Margate to Luton
Typical drive
2h – 2h 30m
Fixed fare for LutonMain terminal
Margate to London City
Typical drive
1h 30m – 1h 50m
Fixed fare for London CityTypical door-to-terminal times · Traffic can change them · Other airports on request
Areas We Cover
Pickups across west Thanet: Westgate, Birchington and the villages
Airport and long-distance journeys start from any address in the CT9, CT8 and CT7 postcodes. Westgate-on-Sea and Birchington-on-Sea lie on the A28 west of Margate; Acol, Sarre and St Nicholas-at-Wade are the CT7 villages inland from them.
Margate, Westbrook, Garlinge and Millmead
Collection from your address anywhere in town. Staying in the Old Town or near the Harbour Arm? The pickup notes further down say where the car can stop.
Cliftonville, Palm Bay and Northdown
Collection from your address. Northdown Road and several side streets carry double yellow lines at any time, so please be ready when the car pulls up.
Westgate-on-Sea (CT8)
The town between Margate to the east and Birchington to the west, including the streets around St Mildred's Bay and West Bay, and Westgate-on-Sea station.
Birchington-on-Sea and Minnis Bay (CT7)
About 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Margate on the A28. Birchington-on-Sea station is another place we can meet you.
Acol (CT7)
The hamlet about 1.5 miles south of Birchington, including Plumstone Road, where St Mildred's Church stands.
Sarre (CT7)
On the A28 where it meets the A253, by Sarre Windmill and The Crown Inn.
St Nicholas-at-Wade (CT7)
Reached from the A299 or the A28. The parish also takes in Sarre.
“Not on the list? Send us your address and we will reply with a fixed fare.”
Book Your JourneyBeyond the Airport
Beyond the airport: long-distance, business, luxury and school travel
Airport transfers come first on this site, but the same pre-booked cars and fixed fares cover longer journeys that begin in CT9, CT8 or CT7.
01Long-distance journeys
London, other UK cities or a family visit at the far end of the country, leaving west Thanet on the A299 Thanet Way for the M2, with the fare settled before you set off.
02Business transfers
Executive travel from Margate, Westgate or Birchington to London offices, meetings and events, or to London City Airport, which the route reaches by the A2 and the Blackwall Tunnel.
03Luxury and exclusive transport
An executive saloon for a wedding, an anniversary dinner in London or a day of meetings, with the car and driver kept for you by the hour or by the day.
04School transfers
Pupils and students taken between a CT9, CT8 or CT7 home, their school, college or university and the airport, at the start and end of term or for an exchange trip.
05Cruise and ferry ports
The two cruise terminals at Dover's Western Docks and the five at Southampton, with an estate or an MPV when a fortnight's luggage needs the room.
Local Knowledge
Arriving in Margate from Gatwick or Heathrow
Flying in for Turner Contemporary, a concert at Dreamland or a weekend in the Old Town? Your flight is tracked, the driver waits in the arrivals hall with a name board and helps with the cases to the car. Free waiting runs for 45 minutes after an international landing and 30 minutes after a domestic one.
Heathrow does not allow pick-ups in its terminal drop-off areas, and Gatwick asks private hire drivers to meet passengers in its Short Stay car parks, so the car waits a short walk from arrivals rather than at the kerb.
Where you can be set down in Margate:
- Turner Contemporary is on Rendezvous (CT9 1HG). If the car cannot stop at your address, it sets you down on Rendezvous: the car park entrance is on the left as you face the RNLI lifeboat station, about five minutes' walk from the gallery entrance.
- Dreamland is on Hall By The Sea Road (CT9 1XJ).
- For the Harbour Arm, the nearest council car park is on Market Street. The other car parks nearby are private.
- Margate Old Town: Market Place is reached from the seafront by Market Street, Duke Street or King Street.
Pickup Points
Pickups in Margate Old Town and on the Harbour Arm
Where a car can stop matters most before an early flight. Notes for the places in and around Margate where it is not obvious, from the Old Town to QEQM.
01
Margate Old Town (Market Place)
The shops sit around the old town hall in Market Place, reached from the seafront by Market Street, Duke Street and King Street. Give your address when you book and the meeting point is agreed with you.
02
The Harbour Arm
The stone pier, finished in 1815, has a bar, cafés and galleries, open daily in summer. The nearest council car park is on Market Street and the others nearby are private, so the exact meeting point is fixed with you in advance.
03
Rendezvous, by Turner Contemporary (CT9 1HG)
Rendezvous Car Park is open 24 hours, with charges at all hours. Blue Badge holders can park there free for up to 3 hours.
04
Mill Lane multi-storey car park
432 spaces, 17 of them for disabled drivers, with a 1.95 m height limit. It is closed from 7pm to 7am, so it cannot work as a meeting point before an early flight: the car comes to your address instead.
05
Northdown Road, Cliftonville
Since the county council's 2024 safety scheme, Northdown Road and several side streets have double yellow lines at any time. The car cannot wait at the kerb, so be ready at the booked time or agree a meeting point nearby.
06
Margate, Westgate-on-Sea and Birchington-on-Sea stations
Coming in by train before a long-distance journey? Any of the three can be your pickup point. Margate station has a car park.
07
QEQM Hospital (CT9 4AN)
The hospital is open around the clock. Flying after a night shift? Tell us the entrance and the time your shift ends, and the car collects you there.
Journey Times
Routes and typical times from Margate
Most airport journeys leave west Thanet on the A28 or the A299 Thanet Way and join the M2 near Faversham. The A299 meets the A28 about 4 miles south-west of Westgate-on-Sea.
Door to terminal, by car
| Typical time | Usual route after the M2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gatwick, North or South Terminal | 1h 35m – 1h 55m | M25, then the M23 |
| Heathrow, Terminals 2 to 5 | 1h 55m – 2h 25m | M25 west |
| Stansted | 1h 50m – 2h 15m | Dartford Crossing, then the M11 |
| Luton | 2h – 2h 30m | Dartford Crossing, then the M25 |
| London City | 1h 30m – 1h 50m | A2 and the Blackwall Tunnel |
Typical door-to-terminal times; traffic changes them. Friday afternoons and the first days of school holidays can add 30 to 45 minutes on the M25, and overnight roadworks on the M2 and M25 are common. Your fixed fare stays the same either way.
Common Questions
Questions from Margate travellers
The Old Town's shops sit around Market Place, which you reach from the seafront by Market Street, Duke Street or King Street. Give your address when you book and a meeting point is agreed with you. If you are near the Harbour Arm, the nearest council car park is on Market Street.
At your address if a car can stop there. If not, on Rendezvous by the gallery: the car park entrance is on the left as you face the RNLI lifeboat station, about five minutes' walk from the gallery entrance.
Because it is shut. Mill Lane multi-storey is closed from 7pm to 7am and has a 1.95 m height limit, so before early flights the car collects from your address instead.
Yes. When you book, tell us which entrance you will come out of and when your shift ends, and the car will meet you there. If your finish time changes, call as soon as you know.
Not at the kerb. Since Kent County Council's 2024 safety scheme, Northdown Road and several side streets have double yellow lines at any time. Please be ready at the booked time, or agree a meeting point on a nearby street when you book.
No. The fare is fixed for the car when you confirm and does not change for traffic, roadworks, a diversion, an early start or a bank holiday. Waiting beyond the free time, extra stops, and parking fees or tolls on the journey can be added where they apply.
Client Reviews
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Reviews of Express Travel Kent from customers in every area we cover, not only Margate, as shown on Google on 31 October 2026.
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