Travel to and from Tunbridge Wells
By Plane to London Gatwick airport
Gatwick is the nearest of the London airports.
Taxi
Cicero can book taxi transfers for you. A driver will meet you when you arrive at the airport and take you directly to you accommodation in Tunbridge Wells. The journey takes about 50 minutes. A single journey costs £75. Any waiting time is charged at £10 per hour. For flights before 06:00 there is an extra charge of £10.
Train
Trains to Gatwick run regularly and take about 1 hour including one change. The price of a return ticket is currently about £20.00. You can buy tickets at the station.
Coach
Coaches run between London Gatwick and Tunbridge Wells but there is currently only one per day in each direction.
Depart London Gatwick at 15:55; arrive Tunbridge Wells at 19:30. Change once in London.
Depart Tunbridge Wells at 09:45; arrive London Gatwick at 13:20. Change once in London.
We can buy your ticket for you provided you book it with us at least 14 days in advance. The cost of a return ticket is £28.00.
By Plane to London Heathrow airport
Taxi
Cicero can book taxi transfers for you. A driver will meet you when you arrive at the airport and take you directly to your accommodation in Tunbridge Wells. The journey takes about 90 minutes. A single journey costs £95. Any waiting time is charged at £10 per hour. For flights before 06:00 there is an extra charge of £10.
Train
There are regular trains between London Heathrow and Tunbridge Wells. You should take the underground from Heathrow to Piccadilly Circus, change to the Bakerloo Line to go to Charing Cross, which is the next station. From there the mainline train goes straight to Tunbridge Wells. The total journey time is about 2 hours. The cost of a return ticket is about £34.00
Coach
Coaches are available to and from London Heathrow but there is currently only one per day in each direction. The cost of a return ticket is currently £25.00.
Depart London Heathrow at 16:25; arrive Tunbridge Wells at 20:10. Change once in London.
Depart Tunbridge Wells at 09:45; arrive London Heathrow at 12:40. Change once in London.
We can obtain tickets for students provided they book them with us at least 14 days in advance.
By Plane to London Stansted airport
Cicero can book taxi transfers for you. A driver will meet you when you arrive at the airport and take you directly to your accommodation in Tunbridge Wells. The journey takes about 1 hour 45 minutes. A single journey costs £95. Any waiting time is charged at £10 per hour. For flights before 06:00 there is an extra charge of £10.
Trains to Stansted run regularly and take about 2 hours 30 minutes including two changes. The train from Stansted goes to Liverpool Street, where one changes to the underground to go to London Bridge station. From there the mainline train travels to Tunbridge Wells. The price of a return ticket is currently about £36.00.
Coaches are available to and from London Stansted but there is currently only one per day in each direction. The cost of a return ticket is currently £34.00.Depart London Stansted at 15:40; arrive Tunbridge Wells at 19:30. Change once in London.
Depart Tunbridge Wells at 09:45; arrive London Heathrow at 13:15. Change once in London.
We can obtain tickets for students provided they book them with us at least 14 days in advance.
By Coach
Several coach companies such as Eurolines run regular services to London.
By Car
If you bring your own car to England the easiest way is by ferry from Calais to Dover or through the Eurotunnel from Calais to Folkestone. From there it is about 90 minutes to Tunbridge Wells.
By Train
The Eurostar from Paris and Brussels stops at Ashford, which is not far from Tunbridge Wells. There is a train connection from Ashford to Tunbridge Wells.
