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London Gatwick International Airport information

London Gatwick Airport is Gatwick is the second largest airport in the UK after Heathrow

  • The Worlds busiest airport with a single runway.
  • The sixth busiest International airport in the world.
  • It has schedule airline services, No frill airlines, and charter flights.
  • Gatwick Airport has good land connections with central London 45km (28 miles) and other Airports such as London City, Luton, and Heathrow

Terminals

London Gatwick Airport has 2 terminals, North terminal   and South terminal

Transfer between North & South Terminals at Gatwick


  • There is a quick Free overhead Monorail transport system, similar to a 3 coach tram, that connects terminals North & South.
  • This runs every 3 to 4 minutes. 24 hours a day. Journey time 2 minutes
    • It is impossible to walk between the 2 terminals

North Terminal Gatwick airport


Check in


check inhas located on the second floor.
Flight numbers (shown on your ticket) and destinations are displayed on TV monitors at the entrance to the terminal, indicating which zone to check in at. Check in zones (A, B,C etc.) are clearly signed on the check in concourse by illuminated yellow signs.

Arrivals


Arrivalshas located on the ground floor

The Avenue shopping


The Avenue shoppinghas located on the first floor

 

South Terminal Gatwick airport

Check in and arrivals


Check in and arrivals are located on the same level in Gatwick's South Terminal.

check inhas located on the second floor.
Flight numbers (shown on your ticket) and destinations are displayed on TV monitors at the entrance to the terminal, indicating which zone to check in at. Check in zones (A, B,C etc.) are clearly signed on the check in concourse by illuminated yellow signs.

 

Gatwick Airport Information Desks

Each arrivals concourse has an information desk where multi lingual staff are on hand to deal with enquiries, usually 24 hours a day. Public address announcements are made from the desks and they have message boards

Restaurants & Bars

Both Terminals have a selection of restaurants, fast food outlets & bars

How to get to Gatwick Airport

  Gatwick Airport Location and road connections


Gatwick airport is 45km (28 miles) south of London roughly half way towards Brighton, and about 6 miles north of Crawley.

London Gatwick is, 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.

Driving From: Miles: Brighton 28 Cambridge 96 Chelmsford 61 Clapham 25 Croydon 19 Dartford 35 Dorking 13 Guildford 34 Kingston Upon Thames 27 Portsmouth 62 Redhill 7 Tunbridge Wells 23

Nearest Rail and Train Connections


Gatwick Station


Gatwick station is connected to London Victoria station by the following services

  • A frequent train service from London Victoria station
  • Standard train and local rail commuter services.  Gatwick Airport is well connected for trains to destinations throughout the UK. Direct services from Gatwick include trains to Tonbridge, Hastings, Brighton, Reading and Bedford.

  Rail Transport Time tables and secure online booking

You can easily  transfer between London Victoria station to other London rail stations or areas of London via the   London Underground maps

Airport Coach station


The Gatwick airport's coach station is at the South Terminal, but most services also call at the North Terminal. There are coach information and ticket desks in the arrivals areas of both terminals. There is a mono rail connection between the North and South terminals

National Coach Connections


General


Gatwick is connected to over 400 towns and cities across the UK by a variety of frequent, daily coach services. Most airport services are in air-conditioned vehicles.

Some of the direct services available include those to Heathrow, London, Bristol, Brighton, Birmingham, Oxford. Cambridge and Norwich

Gatwick Coach stations


The main coach station is on the ground floor at South Terminal and is accessible by lift, walkway and escalator. A majority of services also call at North Terminal, on the lower level outside International Arrivals.
The Heathrow Gatwick National Express services drop passengers off right outside Departures at the North Terminal.

Tickets can be bought at National Express ticket desks in Arrivals at both South and North Terminals. There is also a ticket desk and covered waiting area in the South Terminal coach station.  To save time book online National Express

Please note: Most coach services are able to carry two medium sized suitcases per person and one piece of hand luggage.

Non stop Gatwick Heathrow airport transfer


National Express Airport's 700 service runs up to 125 times a day between Heathrow and Gatwick. At peak times coaches leave every 10 15 minutes
Journey time of approximately 80 minutes
depending upon the time of day. Journeys may take longer at peak times.

For further information on destinations, timetables or fares please contact these coach operators.

National Express


Operate the majority of nationwide services from Gatwick  . National Express

Local Bus Services


Local bus services run direct to and from both Gatwick terminals

To/From Crawley, Horley and Redhill, as well as other local destinations.

Oxford Bus (The Airline)


Link between Gatwick and Oxford, runs an hourly service during the day.

Book online

Gatwick Flyer


Operate direct services to Southend (from South Terminal only).

www.gatwickflyer.co.uk

+44 (0) 1708 730 555

Gatwick airport hotels

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Local Attractions

Ye Olde Six Bells Horley (3km)


The Olde Six Bells is a a traditional 16th-century riverside public house and restaurant located only a short walk from the Acorn Lodge Hotel . It is a traditional country pub that serves a wide range of fine wine and beers, and a delicious selection of food.

Archway Theatre Horley


Located in the railway arches at Horley, the Archway Theatre only has 95 seats. Nicknamed the 'little theatre', Archway Theatre presents 10 productions every year and has a youth workshop which meets fortnightly and stages a production each summer.

Gatwick Aviation Museum


The Gatwick Aviation Museum features a unique collection of British Aircraft including aircraft manufactured by English Electric, Avro de Havilland, Hawker, Fairey, Blackburn, Percival.

The Hawth Theatre Crawley


Owned by Crawley Borough Council, The Hawth is a lively arts venues playing host to an exciting mix of theatre, dance, music, comedy, concerts, film and exhibitions.

Leisure Park Crawley


UGC Cinema complex, Esporta, TGI Fridays, MacDonald's

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