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.

First Capital Connect: Gatwick Airport
This line (formerly ThamesLink) has trains between Gatwick and five stations in Central London: London Bridge, City Thameslink, Blackfriars, Farringdon and St Pancras International. Other destinations (some requiring connections) include Luton Airport and the seaside resort of Brighton.

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.

BA: Connecting between Heathrow and Gatwick
Use the National Express 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.)

Gatwick Airport Guide
This independent site may be the most comprehensive third-party guide to LGW, and in many ways it's easier to use than the official BAA site.

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