Mayfield Airport Taxi FAQs

Gatwick, about 29 miles away, roughly 40 to 55 minutes by road. It is also the cheapest of the five at a fixed £80. London City follows at £125, then Heathrow and Stansted level at £130, and Luton at £150.

It depends how many of you are travelling. One person with time and light luggage may do better by train from a nearby station. Two or more, or anyone leaving before the early trains run, usually pay less door to door — a fixed £80 Gatwick fare split two ways beats two tickets plus parking.

A hackney carriage can be hailed in the street or picked up at a rank. A private hire vehicle must be booked in advance through an operator and cannot legally be flagged down. Airport transfers from villages are private hire work, which is why every journey is arranged and priced beforehand.

Because app pricing responds to live demand rather than distance. When few drivers are available and many people want cars — early mornings, bad weather, after a delayed arrival — the multiplier rises. A pre-booked fixed fare is set before any of that happens and does not move afterwards.

Apps advertise nationwide coverage, but driver density in a village of under four thousand people is a different matter from coverage in a town. Before dawn — when most airport departures need collecting — availability is unverified and inconsistent. A pre-booked car is assigned in advance instead.

Judge on four things: is the fare fixed before you travel, is flight tracking included rather than charged, does a real person answer the phone, and does the quote cover waiting, luggage and the return leg. Compare on the total rather than the headline number.

A saloon by default, which takes up to four passengers with two medium cases and hand luggage. An estate if your bag count needs the boot space, at the same fare. A 6 to 8 seater minibus for groups, quoted separately. We assign the vehicle from the numbers you give us at booking.

No. The nearest stations are some miles away, which is why any rail journey to an airport starts with a drive and a car park. For most Mayfield passengers, especially those travelling in pairs or with heavy luggage, a door-to-door fixed fare works out both simpler and cheaper.

Yes. We collect from Five Ashes, Rotherfield, Frant, Wadhurst, Crowborough, Heathfield, Ticehurst and Burwash, plus Tunbridge Wells. Fares from neighbouring villages differ from the published Mayfield prices because the distances differ, so call 01892 308080 for a fixed quote.