Your English lesson starts in arrivals.
A friendly driver with your name on a board, your flight watched all the way, and a text to your host family when you're on your way. We've hosted students in our own home, so we know exactly how that first day feels.
- ✈️ We move when your flight moves
- ⏰ Driver early
- 🧳 Bags carried
- 📞 A friendly voice, any hour
- 🗣️ We speak Arabic
- ✈️ Flying today? Call us
Why parents (and host families) choose us
How it works
1 Send us the flight
The student's name, flight number, and the host family's address and phone number. The student, a parent, the host family or the school can send it.
2 We meet you in arrivals
Your driver waits with your name on a board: at Gatwick in front of M&S in the arrivals hall, at Heathrow at the arrivals information desk. We follow your flight, so an early or late landing is fine.
3 We text the host family
A text when you leave the airport and another when you reach the door, to the host family and to the school if they would like one.
Who we look after
Students and parents
Book the ride yourself. The fare is fixed, so two friends on the same flight to the same host pay once.
Host families
Book your student's pickup, or send them our way. Join our host scheme: after ten students' transfers, your own holiday airport run is on us.
Schools and agents
One contact for all your arrivals and departures, and a text to your team at every pickup and drop-off. One monthly invoice from the start, a text to your team at every pickup, and group arrivals priced in one go. New to us? Try us with one or two students.
Students under 18
Tell us the student's age when you book. Every driver is licensed by the council and has passed an enhanced DBS check, and we follow your school's rules for meeting and handing over younger students.
Fixed fares to your homestay
One fixed price, the same at 5am as at 5pm. Book the trip home at the same time and save £10.
| From our home zone | One way | Return, both legs together |
|---|---|---|
| Gatwick | £80 | £150 |
| Heathrow | £120 | £230 |
| Stansted | £185 | £360 |
| Luton | £160 | £310 |
Standard fares from Worthing to Brighton and the towns in between; the coast west of Worthing, Arundel and Pulborough are £10 more. Brighton, Hove and Portslade to Gatwick is £75 (£140 return).
- ⏱ First hour of waiting free
- 🧳 Estate +£10
- 👨👩👧👦 Groups of 5+: just ask
- 🏠 Several homes? One price
Passport queue running long? After the free hour it's £8 per 15 minutes. Several students on one flight to different homes? We price the whole run before you book.
In your language
نتحدث العربية: اتصل بنا أو راسلنا بالعربية.
Book in English or your own language: we'll reply on WhatsApp on 01903 331 333.
Prefer WeChat? 微信也可以
WeChat ID: SussexAirlink
Scan the code or search the ID to book, ask a question or send your flight details. We reply in English, and we're happy to use translation for anything else.
微信预订机场接送：价格固定，航班追踪，司机在到达大厅举牌迎接。扫码或搜索 SussexAirlink。
Questions students ask
Is this a taxi from the airport?
It's the pre-booked version of one: licensed private hire, with a fixed price, a name board in arrivals and a text to your host family. If you searched for a taxi from Gatwick to your homestay, you're in the right place.
My flight is late. What happens?
We follow it and move your pickup to match, at no extra cost.
Will my driver speak my language?
Clear, friendly English. Your course starts on the drive home.
Can my school or host family book for me?
Yes. Whoever books, we keep the student, the host family and the school up to date.
How do I pay?
By secure card link, at least a day before your pickup. Schools and agencies can have one monthly invoice instead.
What if I can't find my driver?
Ring the number in your booking text. A friendly voice answers, whatever the time.
Welcome to Sussex. Lessons start Monday.
Now booking, for any date: email us, ring 01903 331 333 or WhatsApp us.