Are London black cabs more expensive than private hire services?

Generally, yes. Black cab fares are metered, which can cause costs to escalate in traffic. Carrot Cars provides a professional alternative with fixed, upfront pricing, ensuring you know the exact cost before the journey begins regardless of traffic.

Is it customary to tip drivers in London?

Tipping is common (typically 10–15%). However, Carrot Cars simplifies expense management by including all gratuities in the quoted price, eliminating the need for cash handling or extra calculations.

Is booking in advance more cost-effective than hailing a taxi?

Yes. Hailing a taxi involves flag-down fees and metered rates. Pre-booking with Carrot Cars allows you to secure a competitive, all-inclusive rate for better budget control and guaranteed dispatch.

What distinguishes a chauffeured service from a standard taxi?

While taxis are basic transport, a chauffeured service focuses on professionalism and vehicle quality. Carrot Cars offers executive-class vehicles, flight tracking, complimentary waiting time, and meet-and-greet services.

Do Londoners use private hire services frequently?

Yes. Private hire services are integral to London’s transport network, especially for business travel, late-night journeys, or areas with limited public transport.

Can I book a chauffeur for a full-day engagement?

Certainly. Carrot Cars offers flexible hourly and full-day bookings, which are ideal for complex itineraries like business meetings, corporate events, or sightseeing tours.

How do I reserve a Carrot Cars vehicle?

You can reserve via our website or mobile app. Simply enter your journey details and select your vehicle class; all bookings are confirmed with transparent, upfront pricing.

Do you provide options for group travel?

Yes. Our fleet includes Business Vans and SUVs specifically designed for executive teams, families, or larger parties traveling together.

Private Airport Transfers Between London Bridge and Gatwick from £129.73, Drop-off Charges Included | Carrot Cars

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LONDON BRIDGE TO GATWICK AIRPORT TRANSFER

Carrot Cars has driven the London Bridge to Gatwick route for years and knows it inside out, from the quickest way south out of the City to how the roads to the airport run at every hour. Your transfer is a fixed fare from £129.73, agreed before you travel, with a professional driver who collects you from the exact address you give, a hotel by the Shard, an office in Borough, a home in Bermondsey or the station itself, and takes you straight to your terminal.

It is a door-to-door service built for real journeys: your cases loaded for you, families and groups kept together, an early flight covered before the trains run, and your flight tracked so the timing looks after itself. The sections below set out who books it and why.

How do you get from London Bridge to Gatwick?
There are two main ways. The direct train, Thameslink or Southern, runs from London Bridge to Gatwick in around 30 to 40 minutes, several times an hour, from about £13. A Carrot Cars private transfer is a fixed fare from £129.73, door to door in around 50 minutes to 1 hour 30, at any hour with your flight tracked. The train is quicker and cheaper; the car comes to your address, handles the luggage and takes you to any terminal without a change.

London Bridge to Gatwick by train or by car

The two realistic options are the direct train or a private car. The table puts London Bridge station to Gatwick side by side both ways, with the car fare broken down per person.

Option	Journey time	Typical cost	Notes
Direct train	30 to 40 minutes	About £13 to £28 per person	Direct on Thameslink or Southern, several times an hour. Arrives at the South Terminal, with a free transit to the North. You carry your own luggage
Carrot Cars private transfer	50 minutes to 1 hour 30	£129.73 per car: about £65 each for 2, £43 for 3, £32 for 4	Door to door, straight to any terminal (North or South), flight tracked, professional driver, 24/7

The train is quick and cheap, and we would not tell you otherwise. But its half hour is only the middle of the journey. You still have to reach London Bridge with your bags, cross one of the busiest stations in the country, then get out of Gatwick station and into the terminal at the other end, and a North Terminal flight adds the inter-terminal transit on top, because the train stops by the South. A car does the whole thing in one move: it comes to your door, the driver lifts the cases, and you are set down at the terminal you are actually flying from. Add a family, a group, or a flight that leaves before the first train, and the car is the easy choice. That is what the sections below are built around.

Families flying from Gatwick

Travelling to the airport with children is where a car stops being a luxury and starts being the sensible option. You can add a child seat at booking and it is fitted before you leave, so there is no lugging your own seat through a barrier. Everyone travels together with room for the buggy and the cases, and the journey is one calm ride rather than a scramble to keep small people and big bags moving across a busy platform.

Business travel from the City and London Bridge

London Bridge sits on the doorstep of the City, and for a business traveller the car buys back the part of the trip that is otherwise dead time. You can take a call or clear email on the way, arrive at the terminal composed instead of stepping off a crowded carriage, and settle one fixed fare that goes straight on expenses. There is no ticket to buy, no platform to find, and no risk of standing for the journey. Regular travellers and companies can set up account bookings so trips are arranged and billed in one place, and because the fare is fixed and the flight is tracked, the airport run becomes the reliable part of the day rather than the uncertain one.

Groups and friends travelling together

The moment there are two or more of you, the sums change. A Carrot Cars fare is per car, not per person, so a group of four splits £129.73 to about £32 each, and you travel together the whole way rather than regrouping at the airport with your luggage. Golf trips, stag and hen weekends, families heading off together: everyone and everything goes in one vehicle, door to terminal, on a price agreed before you leave.

Arriving back, Gatwick to London Bridge

Carrot Cars also runs the return leg, a Gatwick to London Bridge transfer for passengers landing back in London. Your driver meets you inside arrivals with a nameboard, takes your bags and drives you straight to your address, so there is no queue for the platform and no walk with a trolley after a long flight. Flight tracking watches your landing and shifts the pickup if you are early or delayed, and because the service runs around the clock, a late arrival after the last train is an ordinary booking. Booking both legs together settles the whole trip at once. The meet and greet service page shows how your driver finds you at Gatwick.

What the £129.73 fixed fare includes

There is nothing to add at the terminal. The £129.73 is locked in when you book, so heavy traffic on the way to Gatwick is our problem and not a bigger bill. It covers a suited, PCO licensed driver, a clean premium car, the Gatwick drop-off charge and the tip, so there are no hidden airport fees and nothing extra to pay at the forecourt, no meter running and no card machine on the day. Collections run right across the London Bridge area, from Borough and Bermondsey to the Shard and the City fringe, and the phones and the drivers never clock off, so a pre-dawn pickup is as normal for us as a midday one.

Book your London Bridge to Gatwick transfer

Booking takes a minute: your pickup, your terminal and your time, with the fixed fare shown before you confirm. We ask for a minimum of three hours’ notice, and for an early Gatwick flight it is worth booking the day before so nothing is left to sort out on the morning.

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More London Bridge airport transfers

We run the same fixed fare service from London Bridge to the other London airports:

Every Carrot Cars airport transfer includes flight tracking as standard, with meet and greet inside arrivals on the way back. For all the London Bridge options and travel tips, see our London Bridge Station page.

Frequently asked questions

How much is a taxi from London Bridge to Gatwick?

A Carrot Cars private transfer from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport starts from £129.73 as a fixed fare per car. Split between passengers that is around £65 each for two, £43 for three or £32 for four. The price is set when you book and does not change with traffic or waiting time.

How long does it take from London Bridge to Gatwick?

By car, usually 50 minutes to 1 hour 30 over about 24 miles, longer in weekday rush hour. The direct train takes around 30 to 40 minutes.

How much is the train from London Bridge to Gatwick?

Fares typically range from about £13 to £28 depending on the time of day and ticket, and contactless or Oyster is usually the cheapest. Thameslink and Southern both run the route.

Is there a direct train from London Bridge to Gatwick?

Yes. Thameslink and Southern run direct trains from London Bridge rail station to Gatwick Airport in around 30 to 40 minutes, several times an hour. It is the quickest and cheapest option for a single traveller travelling light.

Which is better, the train or a taxi from London Bridge to Gatwick?

For one person with a small bag, the train is faster and cheaper. A taxi is the better choice with luggage, a family or group, an early or late flight, or when you simply want a door-to-door journey with no changes.

Do you cover Gatwick to London Bridge as well?

Yes. A Gatwick to London Bridge transfer includes meet and greet inside arrivals, flight tracking and a direct drive back to your address.

What happens if my flight is delayed?

Nothing changes for you. Your flight is tracked from the moment you book, so a delayed landing simply moves your driver’s pickup time. There is nothing to rebook.

Can I book a child seat for the journey?

Yes. Add the child or baby seat you need when you book, and your driver will have it cleaned and fitted before you travel.