Just outside London in Kent, Dartford is a clear run to Gatwick and close to London City across the river. Book ahead, fix the fare, and your driver tracks your flight on the return.
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Airportmove runs fixed-fare transfers between Southend and Dartford, 24 hours a day. The journey is roughly 29 miles by road, usually around 45–75 minutes depending on traffic. We track your flight so your driver is ready when you land, help with your luggage, and the price is agreed before you travel — no meters and no surge pricing.
Just outside London in Kent, Dartford is a clear run to Gatwick and close to London City across the river. Book ahead, fix the fare, and your driver tracks your flight on the return.
From your Dartford doorstep to the terminal, or the other way round, booking ahead takes the stress out of the journey. Drivers know the best way between Southend and Dartford, allow for delays, and reset arrival pickups to your real landing time. Dartford lies roughly to the west-south-west of Southend, and at around 29 miles it is among the closest areas we cover from Southend.
Booking your Southend to Dartford transfer takes about two minutes and the fare is fixed from the start. Here is how the journey works, step by step.
Enter your Dartford pickup or drop-off and your Southend details, or call us. You get an instant, fixed price for the whole journey — no meters, no surge pricing.
Choose a saloon, estate, MPV or 8-seater, add child seats or meet and greet, and confirm in under a minute. We text your driver's name, number and car before pickup.
On arrivals into Southend we follow your flight by number and move the pickup to your real landing time. Your driver can wait in arrivals with a name board and help with bags.
Your driver takes you straight to Dartford and you pay online, by card in the car, or on account — always at the fixed fare you were quoted.
One fixed fare, quoted before you book, covers the whole journey. Here is what comes as standard.
No charge for airline or air-traffic delays.
Meet & greet available at the airport.
Child seats fitted free on request.
A Southend to Dartford transfer should not need a second thought once it is booked — that is the standard we hold every journey to.
The price is fixed before you travel.
Landing time tracked, at no extra cost.
Picked up at any Dartford address, door to door.
Arrivals meet & greet available.
Any group size, saloon to 8-seater.
24/7 booking and travel.
The journey between Southend and Dartford is roughly 29 miles by road, typically via the A127 and A13. In normal conditions allow about 45–75 minutes, though the real time depends on traffic, roadworks and the time of day. Because your fare is fixed, a longer run on the day costs you no more than the price you were quoted.
Dartford sits roughly to the west-south-west of Southend. By distance across all the areas we cover from Southend, this route is among the closest areas we cover from Southend — the 3rd shortest of the 64 areas we cover from Southend, by road distance — useful context if you are weighing up Dartford against a nearby postcode for the same trip.
Distance and time are approximate, measured by road and intended as a guide only. For airport pickups we track your flight and time the journey to your landing, building in extra for traffic so you are not left waiting.
This route covers around 29 miles between Southend and Dartford, typically using the A127 and A13, with Dartford positioned to the west-south-west of the airport. Dartford sits just outside south-east London in Kent, by the Thames crossing that bears its name.
Southend Airport is east of London in Essex, a smaller airport with its own railway station and a relaxed feel.
In everyday London speech, people say “taxi” for almost any hired car, but a licensed minicab is legally distinct from a black cab: it cannot be hailed on the street and must be booked in advance, with the driver and vehicle separately licensed for private hire. A pre-booked transfer like this one works on exactly that basis — agreed in advance, licensed throughout, with the fare fixed before you travel. On this specific route, Dartford lies to the west-south-west of Southend, a journey of around 29 miles — among the closest areas we cover from Southend compared with our other Southend routes, though the licensed, pre-booked model is identical whichever direction you are travelling.
Southend to Dartford sees its heaviest traffic on weekday mornings and early evenings, when the A127 and A13 are shared between commuters and airport travellers. If your journey falls in one of those windows, building in some extra time is sensible; outside them, and at weekends, the roads are typically quieter. Either way, the route is planned around the traffic on the day, not around a fixed schedule that ignores it.
The pickup point is settled in advance so there is no confusion on the day, and any airport leg is flight-tracked, meaning the car follows your real landing time rather than the original schedule. Either side of the drive, expect the usual airport process — check-in and security outbound, or passport control and baggage reclaim inbound — both allowed for in the included waiting time.
Groups and luggage are worth mentioning at booking rather than working out on the day: a saloon suits up to four people and two large cases comfortably, while an estate, MPV or 8-seater gives more room for extra bags, buggies or sports kit. School holidays and the summer season tend to bring more group and family travel on this kind of journey, so booking a little further ahead helps guarantee the right-sized vehicle at a time that suits you.
Booked this as a single taxi ride? The same fixed fare, driver and vehicle are available for more than one journey:
An executive chauffeur car for business trips and special occasions.
A company account for corporate airport travel.
Airport meet & greet, if you would rather be met inside arrivals.
A bigger group travelling together with minibus transfers.
Step-free travel in one of our wheelchair-accessible vehicles.
A day out further afield with a private tour.
There is no meter running between Southend and Dartford: you get one price for the full journey, parking and waiting included, before you book. The route is about 29 miles, normally 45–75 minutes by road, but the price stays the same whatever the traffic. Get it instantly online or by phone.
Yes. We track your inbound flight by its number and adjust the pickup to your real landing time, so your driver is ready to take you to Dartford whether you are early or late.
Pick meet & greet for a name-board welcome inside arrivals, or a standard pickup where the driver stays nearby and phones you the moment you are out with your luggage.
Every Dartford address is covered, whether it is a private home, a hotel or a workplace. Just include the postcode at booking so the driver has no trouble finding you.
It is. There is no meter and no surge pricing — the quote you accept for the Southend to Dartford trip is exactly what you pay, regardless of the traffic.
Yes, and it is worth doing at the same time: both fares are locked in together, and we plan the Southend-bound leg around traffic and your check-in deadline.
Choose from saloons, estates, MPVs, 8-seaters or an executive car for the Dartford journey — just tell us your group size and luggage when you book.
Yes, free of charge every time. Let us know the ages or seat types you need at booking so they are ready and fitted before pickup.
Your Southend pickup includes free waiting time after landing for passport control and baggage reclaim. The allowance is shown when you book.
Settle securely online at booking, by card with the driver, or on account for regular trips — the fixed fare is identical whichever method you choose.
Dartford is roughly to the west-south-west of Southend, at around 29 miles by road — among the closest areas we cover from Southend. Your driver takes the most direct route on the day, typically via the A127 and A13, and the fixed fare covers whichever way the traffic runs.
Written by the people who dispatch these journeys: the Airportmove operations team, a licensed London private-hire operator based at 450 Bath Rd near Heathrow. We handle Southend to Dartford runs and door-to-door transfers across the capital and beyond every day. Questions about your Southend to Dartford transfer? Call +44 (0) 158 282 4631 or email booking@airportmove.co.uk.
Last updated: 7 July 2026