Gatwick is the busiest single runway airport in the world, the second largest airport in the UK and the sixth busiest international airport in the world. Its development strategy for the future focuses on the airport's expansion as a single runway, two terminal airport, as it grows to handle around 40 million passengers a year, within the next ten years.

Number of Terminals : 2

Travel Market Place Gatwick

Getting there

Gatwick By road

Gatwick Airport is at Junction 9 of the M23 motorway and on the A23 London to Brighton road.

London Gatwick is 45kms (28 miles) south of London, directly linked to the M23 motorway at junction 9 and to the A23 London-Brighton road. Just a 10 minute drive away, the M25 further connects with the UK's extensive road and motorway network.

Setting down of passengers

If you are setting down passengers at the airport there are designated set down points located outside each terminal. Although you are permitted to unload on the terminal forecourts you should be aware that waiting is not permitted. Police and airport staff patrol the forecourts on a regular basis and ask waiting vehicles to move on.

Picking up of passengers

Waiting is not permitted on the airport forecourts at any time. If you are meeting someone from a flight you should use the short stay car parks.

Unattended vehicles

For security reasons vehicles should not be left unattended at any time.

Any vehicle left unattended outside a terminal will be swiftly removed by the police. A charge of £105.00 is made for its recovery and a £40.00 parking ticket will also be given. If the vehicle is not collected on the day it is removed there will be a further charge of £12.00 for each day's storage.

For exact directions to Gatwick please use the AA Route Planner.

For further information on how to plan your route call the government information hotline on +44 (0)1234 276376.

Gatwick Airport Parking

Gatwick By Bus and Coach

There are more than 400 express coach services a day from the coach stations at North and South Terminals. Gatwick's coach station is at the ground floor of South Terminal and principle services also call at North Terminal. There are coach information and ticket desks in the arrivals areas of both terminals.

National Express Airport No. 700 (formerly Speedlink) coach services operate from dedicated bases at the South and North Terminals. All other coach services stop at London Gatwick's coach station on the ground floor of South Terminal. Principal services also call at North Terminal. Other passengers arriving at the South Terminal should take the transit train to the North Terminal if necessary.

The main direct express coaches to London Gatwick are listed below.

National Express Airport No. 700 - Heathrow & Gatwick. Non-stop inter-airport transfer. (Formerly Speedlink)
This service operates between Gatwick and Heathrow airports. There are dedicated points at both South and North Terminal. Tickets and information can be obtained at the bus and coach ticket desk on the Arrivals level of both South and North Terminal. Average journey time between Heathrow and Gatwick is approximately 80 minutes depending on traffic and time of day. Journeys may take longer at peak traffic times.

(Formerly Flightlink)
- National Express - No. 200/201 - Bristol / Swansea
- National Express - No. 210 - Coventry/Birmingham Airport/Wolverhampton
- National Express - No. 240 - East Midlands Airport/Bradford

(Formerly Jetlink)
- National Express - No. 707 - Luton Airport/Northampton
- National Express - No. 230 - Leicester/Nottingham
* - National Express - No. 717/727/797 - Heathrow & Stansted Airport
* - National Express - No. 717/797 - Brighton
* - National Express - No. 797/ 727 - Cambridge/Norwich
* Direct Services - no transfer necessary at LHR.

Further information for the above services 08705 757 747 or www.nationalexpress.com.

National Express Shuttle - No. 025 to Central London
London Victoria Station & Brighton

The Airline (Oxford Bus)
This service provides a link between Gatwick and Oxford.

Further information 01865 785 400

Gatwick Flyer
Offering direct services to Southend. Please note this service is available from Gatwick South Terminal only.

Further information 01708 730555

www.gatwickflyer.co.uk

Further information - timetables/pricing:
Traveline +44 (0)870 608 2608
www.nationalexpress.com

Gatwick By Train

Gatwick railway station at South Terminal has more than 900 services daily to and from all parts of the UK.

The rail station is directly linked to Gatwick's South Terminal and just a few minutes away from North Terminal via a transit train link. Rail information and ticket desks are in the arrivals areas of both North Terminal and South Terminal.

Thameslink

This offers services every 15 minutes to Brighton, Croydon, the City, Luton and Bedford.

Southern trains

Services operate every 15 minutes during the day to and from Victoria - and every hour at night. Southern offers other options for onward travel with trains calling at East Croydon and Clapham Junction to the North and Brighton, Eastbourne, Portsmouth to the South as well as other south coast destinations.Services operate Northwards to East Croydon, Clapham Junction, Victoria and Watford Junction.

Connex South Eastern

Services operate to Redhill, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.

Thames Trains

Services run to Redhill, Guildford and Reading with some trains running through to Oxford.

Virgin Trains Cross Country

Services operate to destinations including Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh.

Further Information :

Gatwick Express 0845 8501530
National Rail Enquiries 0845 7484950
Thameslink 020 7620 6333
Connex Customer Services 0870 6030405
Southern 0870 830 6000

Approximate journey times via train:

Birmingham 3 hours 15 minutes
Brighton 25 minutes
Clapham Junction 25 minutes
East Croydon 15 minutes
Farringdon 45 minutes
Kings Cross, London 50 minutes
London Blackfriars 40 minutes
London Bridge 30 minutes
London Victoria 30 minutes
Luton 1 hour 15 minutes
Oxford 2 hours 15 minutes
Reading 1 hour 40 minutes
Tunbridge Wells 45 minutes
Tonbridge 35 minutes