Airport Transfers from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Penshurst

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One-Way Transfer
A one-way transfer covers one journey between two addresses: the North Terminal to a guest house beside Penshurst Place, the South Terminal to a farmhouse outside the village, or a cottage near Chiddingstone to Gatwick for an early flight. For arrivals, the chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pick-up around the real landing time; for a flight out, you set the pick-up time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.
Round-Trip Service
Round-Trip Service books both directions in one reservation: the South Terminal to a holiday cottage in Penshurst for a week of houses and gardens, and to the airport again when the week is over, or the North Terminal to a farmhouse in the Eden valley for a family weekend. In summer, cars in the Weald are reserved well ahead. With both directions in one booking, the return is secured from the start; you set both pick-up times yourself, and the confirmation lists them.
Hourly Service
Hourly service keeps one chauffeur and one vehicle with you for a set number of hours. When you book, you set the start at LGW, the final address and the hours you need, and you add the day's plan to the reservation so the chauffeur has it before your flight lands. It suits an arrival day with appointments, not a straight run to one hotel.

London Gatwick Airport to Penshurst: Route and Drive Time

The Kent village of Penshurst stands at the meeting of the Eden and the Medway, and no airport is closer to it than Gatwick. The drive from the terminals is 20 miles, normally 55 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes, and it is a country drive from start to finish: east on B-roads past Lingfield and then along lanes through the Eden valley, with no motorway or dual carriageway on the way.

So the minutes count more than the miles. Lanes set the pace in the last part, and the address decides the final turn: the village centre beside Penshurst Place, a farmhouse in the fields around it, or a cottage towards Chiddingstone.

Journey times vary with traffic and weather. Give the house name or postcode when you book.

London Gatwick Airport to Penshurst: Route and Drive Time

Meeting Your Chauffeur at London Gatwick Airport

Gatwick's North and South Terminals stand almost a mile apart, and your ticket or the airline's app tells you which one you will land at. Give your terminal in the booking and the car goes there; collections are made from Short Stay parking at each terminal.

For arrivals, the chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pick-up around the real landing time. Your booking confirmation tells you where to meet, and the exact spot follows the airport's own pick-up rules.

By rail the trip is awkward. The station named after Penshurst actually sits at Chiddingstone Causeway, 10–15 minutes north by car, on the line between Redhill and Tonbridge, so a train from the airport means a change and a car or a walk at the far end. With luggage, a car from the terminal is simpler.

Meeting Your Chauffeur at London Gatwick Airport

Arriving at Your Address in Penshurst

Penshurst Place is the centre of the village: a medieval house where the Sidney family has lived since 1552, with a Baron's Hall from the 1340s and walled gardens around it.

Give the exact address when you book, and your confirmation shows where the car will pull up. If your house outside the village carries a name rather than a number, add the name and the postcode; for a farm, say which gate or track to use.

Hever Castle, where Anne Boleyn grew up, and the village of Chiddingstone are close by to the west, near Edenbridge. If your stay covers several of these houses, each visit is a separate booking from your address.

Arriving at Your Address in Penshurst

From Penshurst Back to London Gatwick Airport

Leaving the village for a flight, reckon on 55 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes on the same lanes and B-roads, a little more at busy times. You set the pick-up time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.

Name the departure terminal in the booking. The car drives to the North or South Terminal you give, and the two are not next to each other.

Lingfield Park racecourse lies near the route. If your flight coincides with a summer race evening there, add a little margin.

From Penshurst Back to London Gatwick Airport
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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before booking your airport transfer with Bookinglane.

What is the driving time from Gatwick to Penshurst?

For the 20 miles, normally 55 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes. It is country roads all the way, with no motorway to speed things up.

Two hours' delay on my Gatwick flight: is the car lost?

Not at all. The chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pick-up around the real landing time, and the car is rescheduled to match. If the airline changes your flight number, send support the new one.

Once I have landed at Gatwick, where is the chauffeur?

Gatwick directs pre-booked cars to Short Stay parking, so look for your chauffeur there at your arrival terminal. Your booking confirmation tells you where to meet, and the exact spot follows the airport's own pick-up rules.

Is Penshurst station in the village?

No. The station that carries the village's name is at Chiddingstone Causeway on the Redhill–Tonbridge line, 10–15 minutes north by car. If you arrive by train instead of flying in, add the train and its arrival time to the booking, and the car is scheduled for that arrival.

A garden society of 16 is coming to see Penshurst Place. How should we travel from Gatwick?

Sixteen people with luggage need a coach rather than a van: a Sprinter van carries up to 12 people with their bags, and bigger groups go by coach, with up to 56 seats. A member flying on another day or flight is booked separately.

What do you need to know about London Gatwick Airport in 2026–2027?

Penshurst Place opened its house and gardens daily from 28 March to 1 November 2026, and its 2027 dates have not been published yet. Lingfield Park, near the route from Gatwick, has the Derby Trial and Oaks Trial meeting on 8 May 2027, plus seven Summer Sounds evenings of racing and music from 22 May to 11 September 2027.