Airport Transfers from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shirley

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One-Way Transfer
A one-way transfer covers one journey between two addresses: the South Terminal to a house on Wickham Road, the North Terminal to a home bordering the Shirley Hills, or a family house near Trinity School to the North Terminal for a half-term holiday. When the plane is inbound, the chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pick-up around the real landing time; for a departure, 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 North Terminal to the family home in Shirley when the summer holidays begin, and to that terminal again for the flight out in September, or grandparents from the South Terminal to a house near the windmill and back after their stay. 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 Shirley: Route and Drive Time

This route serves Shirley in the London Borough of Croydon, the residential district east of the town centre. From the Gatwick terminals it is 23 miles, normally 55 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes. The first half is quick, up the M23 motorway; the second half follows the A23 into the borough through Coulsdon and Purley, and then crosses Croydon from west to east.

That crossing of central Croydon decides much of the time. Past the town centre, the car picks up Wickham Road, the A232, which runs through the middle of Shirley; the windmill streets lie to the north of it and the wooded hills to the south. Journey times vary with traffic and weather.

London Gatwick Airport to Shirley: Route and Drive Time

Meeting Your Chauffeur at London Gatwick Airport

Gatwick's two terminals, North and South, stand nearly a mile apart, and a shuttle runs between them. A family returning from holiday and grandparents flying in from abroad may well land at different ones, so give your terminal in the booking and the car goes there; two terminals mean two bookings.

On arrival, 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.

Trains from Gatwick do reach Croydon, but Shirley has no station of its own. With children and suitcases, a car from the terminal saves both the change and the final leg from East Croydon.

Meeting Your Chauffeur at London Gatwick Airport

Arriving at Your Address in Shirley

Shirley is made up mostly of family houses, built along Wickham Road and the side streets that climb towards the Shirley Hills. The brick windmill of 1854 is its landmark, and Trinity School occupies Shirley Park.

Give the exact address when you book, and your confirmation shows where the car will pull up. Because there are other places called Shirley, near Solihull and in Southampton, put the Croydon postcode in the booking as well.

Travelling with small children? Child seats are requested in the booking form: choose a booster or an infant and child safety seat and the number you need.

Arriving at Your Address in Shirley

From Shirley Back to London Gatwick Airport

Allow for the length of the trip rather than a set hour: 55 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes on an ordinary day. The busiest part is usually the first, through Croydon town centre, before the A23 and the motorway. You set the pick-up time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.

Put the departure terminal in the booking; an easyJet ticket normally means North, a short-haul British Airways ticket South.

If your pick-up falls in the school run, the roads around Trinity School and Shirley Park can be slower, so a few extra minutes at the start are worth it.

From Shirley Back to London Gatwick Airport
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Frequently Asked Questions

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

How far is Shirley in Croydon from Gatwick?

23 miles by road, normally 55 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes, with central Croydon as the slowest part. Give the terminal and your Croydon postcode in the booking.

Our holiday flight back to Gatwick is running three hours late. Do we rebook?

No. The chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pick-up around the real landing time, so the car is moved to match the delay. A different flight number is the one thing to send to support.

Is the meeting point the same at the North and South Terminals?

Each terminal has its own Short Stay car park, which Gatwick uses for collections, so the place depends on your terminal. Your booking confirmation tells you where to meet, and the exact spot follows the airport's own pick-up rules.

Is Shirley inside London's Ultra Low Emission Zone?

Yes. Shirley is part of the London Borough of Croydon. The Ultra Low Emission Zone covers every London borough around the clock. Gatwick itself lies outside Greater London. The rules and current rates of each charge are published by the authority or airport that runs it.

Grandparents, two adults and three children land together. What should we book?

One van fits all seven with their cases. Add the children's ages and the child seats you need in the booking form, and list pushchairs as luggage.

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

For 2026 Gatwick raised the number of scheduled flights it may handle in an hour from 55 to 57. Opponents of the Northern Runway lost their last legal route on 4 August 2026, at the Court of Appeal; by October no date for the building work had been named.