London Gatwick Airport

Gatwick, once known primarily as a charter airport, has grown into the United Kingdom's second-largest airport with 102 airlines serving 280 destinations and carrying more than 30 million passengers a year--all from a single runway.

The airport is located south of London. The most convenient way to reach the city is with the Gatwick Express, which leaves from a station near the arrivals hall and takes about 30 minutes to reach Victoria Station. You can buy tickets in the station or after boarding. Trains leave every 15 minutes during the day and evening, with hourly departures from approximately midnight until early morning. In London, trains arrive and depart from platforms 13 and 14 of Victoria, which has check-in facilities for British Airways and American Airlines.

Note: If you're on a tight budget, you can take a slower, cheaper British Rail train to London from the airport railway station. Also inquire about roundtrip (return) tickets, which may offer savings depending on the length of your stay in Britain.

For more information, see:

Gatwick Express
Check current train times to Victoria Station, ticket prices, and station maps. The site also has a London Guide with airport and tourist information.

ThamesLink
This line has trains between Gatwick and the Thameslink stations at King's Cross, Farringdon, City, Blackfriars, and London Bridge. You can also connect at King's Cross for ThamesLink service to Luton Airport, or ride ThamesLink to the seaside resort of Brighton.

(Note: ThamesLink is now operated by First Capital Connect, so try its Web site if the ThamesLink link isn't working--as it wasn't when I updated this page in May, 2007.)

BAA - Gatwick Airport
Look up information on flights, shopping, eating, terminals, and reaching the airport if you aren't taking the Gatwick Express or ThamesLink.

Viator: London our partner
Prebook your shuttle transfers between London airports and your hotels, or reserve a sightseeing tour before you leave home. Prices are displayed in British pounds, euros, or U.S. or Australian dollars.

BA: Connecting between Heathrow and Gatwick
Use the Speedlink bus to get from LHR to LGW or vice versa. (The bus takes 1 to 1½ hours, but you'll need to allow three hours for a connection between flights.)

Next page: Stansted Airport

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