Getting Around Sittingbourne
Sittingbourne is the largest town in the Borough of Swale, in north Kent, between the Medway towns and Faversham. The A2 runs through it, and junction 5 of the M2 lies just to the south-west.
South of the town lies Kent Science Park, about 2 miles from the centre, 10–15 minutes by car. It covers 65 acres, with laboratories, offices and co-working space spread over 47 buildings.
Sittingbourne station has trains to London Victoria and Southeastern high-speed services to St Pancras. Add the train and its arrival time to the booking, and the car is scheduled for that arrival. For a building on the science park or a house on one of the new estates, send the full address with your booking; the confirmation then tells you where the car will stop.
A visitor with meetings at the science park in the morning and in Maidstone in the afternoon can keep one car all day: one chauffeur and one vehicle stay with you for the time you reserve.
Airport Transfers in Sittingbourne
London City Airport is 42 miles, 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 50 minutes. Gatwick is 53 miles, 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 40 minutes, a little quicker despite the extra distance. London Southend Airport is 54 miles, 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutes; easyJet opened a base there in March 2025. Stansted Airport is 66 miles, 1 hour 30 minutes to 1 hour 55 minutes, and Heathrow 75 miles, 1 hour 40 minutes to 2 hours 10 minutes. The right one depends on your airline and route.
Book with your flight number. For a visiting scientist or a returning family, your chauffeur checks the flight status and times the pick-up to when you actually land, and your booking confirmation shows where to meet the chauffeur. For a departure from Sittingbourne, what counts is the length of the drive, not the time on the clock: every London airport is more than an hour away, so set an early-morning pick-up with the full drive in mind. Journey times vary with traffic and weather. You set the pick-up time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.
Long-Distance & Day-Trip Travel from Sittingbourne
Maidstone is 12 miles south-west, 30–40 minutes. Whitstable, on the coast to the east, is 16 miles, 40–55 minutes, and Canterbury 17 miles, also 40–55 minutes, to see its cathedral and medieval walls.
Dover is 33 miles, 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes, for the castle, the white cliffs or a ferry to France.
The furthest trip in the set is Salisbury in Wiltshire: 129 miles, 2 hours 40 minutes to 3 hours 30 minutes, for its cathedral, with Stonehenge a short drive beyond. For a day of that length, the car runs on your timetable, and you can rest on the long stretches of motorway.
Groups & Event Travel in Sittingbourne
Kent Science Park is a base for companies in science and technology. If a visiting team, such as auditors, partners from abroad or engineers for an installation, flies in for a week of work there, the transfers can follow the flights and the working days.
When you book for other people, all their transfers can be kept in one account, each with its own booking and confirmation. If team members arrive on several flights, every arrival gets a transfer of its own. For the daily run to the park, a Sprinter van carries up to 12 people with their bags, and bigger groups go by coach, with up to 56 seats; the vehicle is matched to the load, laptop cases and sample boxes included.
Local vehicles and drivers are booked up early in the summer holidays. If your plans go beyond a standard booking, write to support with the dates, addresses, number of passengers, flights and luggage, and the team will arrange it.
