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Same Day Courier to Heathrow Airport from Kent
Need a part or an export consignment at Heathrow today? Same Day Couriers Kent collects it from your site anywhere in Kent and drives it to the handling agent you name in the cargo area on the Southern Perimeter Road. From Maidstone it typically takes 1 hour 15 minutes to 2 hours via the M20, M26 and M25.
Delivery details
Delivering to Heathrow Airport: what to know
How quickly can you get it to Heathrow?
From Maidstone the run is typically 60 to 70 miles, via the M20, the M26 and the M25 clockwise to junction 14, which serves Terminals 4 and 5 and the cargo area. The M25 between junctions 10 and 16 is the variable, so give us your airline cut-off and we set the collection time back from it. For most same-day jobs your consignment stays with the one driver the whole way, not normally via a depot.
Where does the driver deliver?
To the handling agent on your booking, landside at goods-in. The first-line cargo sheds sit around Shoreham Road and Sandringham Road, off the Southern Perimeter Road, with Worldwide Flight Services on Shoreham Road East. dnata City East is on Bedfont Road, and IAG Cargo’s Premia facility takes urgent British Airways freight. Our drivers don’t go airside: the agent or your engineers take it to the aircraft, and customs entries stay with your forwarder.
What do you need from me?
Send the collection postcode, the agent’s name and building, the air waybill or booking reference, the cut-off and what you’re sending. Declare any dangerous goods at this stage. Cover up to £100 is included as standard. Worth more? Tell us the approximate value, and where extra cover can be arranged we confirm the level and cost before you accept. You get proof of delivery with the recipient’s name and time.
Collection areas
Kent towns we collect from for Heathrow Airport deliveries
Courier services
Which courier service do you need?
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Same Day Courier
Need it there today, or by a deadline you can’t move? We collect from your door in Kent and drive it direct to the recipient, anywhere in the UK, in a vehicle for your job alone.
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International Hand-Carry Courier
Too important to leave with a network? One of our couriers carries it personally from Kent to the recipient overseas, by road or on board a flight, and hands it over in person.
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Scheduled & Contract Courier
Booking the same journey every week? Agree your collection points, times and vehicle once, and we run it on the days you set.
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Medical & Healthcare Courier
Specimens due at the lab before it closes? We collect from your clinic, surgery or lab in Kent and drive them direct, signed for at each end.
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Schools & Education Courier
Something a school, college or trust needs today? We collect in Kent and drive it direct between sites, to a trip or to a supplier, with a named handover.
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Small Business Courier
No van or driver of your own? Book a courier when you need one. We collect from your business in Kent and drive it direct to your customer or supplier, anywhere in the UK.
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Engineering & Manufacturing Courier
Line down waiting on a part, or a batch due at the next process? We collect in Kent and drive it straight to your engineer, subcontractor or customer the same day.
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Legal Document Courier
Your court bundles, original deeds and completion papers, collected from your office in Kent and handed to a named recipient, with the time recorded.
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Aviation & AOG Courier
Aircraft grounded, or freight that has to make today’s flight? We collect in Kent and drive it to the hangar, MRO or cargo shed, planned around your cut-off.
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Exhibition & Event Courier
Stand kit, graphics, samples or the box that got left behind, collected in Kent and delivered to your venue’s loading bay, timed to your booked slot.
Why not a parcel network?
The Same Day Couriers Kent difference
Less handling on the way
For most same-day jobs, your consignment travels directly with the assigned driver. It is not normally taken to a depot, sorted or moved between vehicles.
The vehicle you actually need
We match the vehicle to your job, from a motorcycle for documents to a 7.5-tonne lorry with tail-lift for pallets, so you're not paying for spare capacity.
You know where it is
The driver keeps you updated while the job is running, and proof of delivery gives you the recipient's name and the time of handover.
Cover agreed before you book
Every consignment includes cover up to £100. Worth more? Tell us the value and, where extra insurance can be arranged, we confirm the cover and cost before you accept.
Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Typically 1 hour 15 minutes to 2 hours of driving from Maidstone once collected, via the M20, M26 and M25 to junction 14. Same Day Couriers Kent plans the collection time back from your airline cut-off, so the margin is clear before the driver sets off.
Yes. Same Day Couriers Kent carries AOG parts, for an aircraft that can’t fly until the part arrives, from anywhere in Kent to the handling agent, stores or engineering contact you name at Heathrow. We hand over landside and send proof of delivery with the name and time. Enquiries are answered 24/7.
No. Same Day Couriers Kent delivers landside, to the handling agent’s goods-in or the forwarder’s warehouse you name. The airline’s handling agent or your own engineers take it airside. Tell us the building on Shoreham Road, Sandringham Road or off-airport when you book.
Yes, once the agent has released it. Same Day Couriers Kent collects from the Heathrow handling agent and drives it to your site in Kent, typically 1 hour 15 minutes to 2 hours to Maidstone. Send the release reference and collection slot with your enquiry.