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Gatwick Airport to city center

London, United Kingdom

London Airport overview

Gatwick Airport (), also known as London Gatwick (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK), is a major international airport near Crawley, West Sussex, England, 29.5 miles (47.5 km) south of Central London. It is the second-busiest airport by total passenger traffic in the UK, after Heathrow Airport. Gatwick is the tenth-busiest airport in Europe. It covers a total area of 674 hectares (1,670 acres).Gatwick opened as an aerodrome in the late 1920s; it has been in use for commercial flights since 1933. The airport has two terminals, the North Terminal and the South Terminal, which cover areas of 98,000 m2 (117,000 sq yd) and 160,000 m2 (190,000 sq yd) respectively. It operates as a single-runway airport, using a main runway with a length of 3,316 m (10,879 ft). A secondary runway is available but, due to its proximity to the main runway, can only be used if the main runway is not in use. In 2018, 46.1 million passengers passed through the airport, a 1.1% increase compared with 2017.

Shuttle Buses from Airport

Gatwick Express

Every day from 12:00am to 11:59pm circa every 15 minutes.

Gatwick Express will serve You tran from Gatwick Airport to London Liverpool Street. Price for one way ticket is 15.00 GBP.

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National Express

Every day from 12:00am to 11:59pm circa every 30 minutes.

National Express will serve You tran from Gatwick Airport to Baker Street, Victoria Station. Price for one way ticket is 12.00 GBP.

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Public transport to city center of London from Airport

The public transport station is right in front of airport terminal.

Day route from airport:

Southern District line Estimated duration 47 mins.

Southern 3 stops to Victoria Station ( 33 mins - 43.1 km )

District line 2 stops to Westminster ( 3 mins - 1.6 km )

This route will take you to Palace of Westminster in London city center.

Night route from airport:

Thameslink N381 Estimated duration 1 hour 25 mins.

Thameslink 4 stops to London Blackfriars ( 50 mins - 43.4 km )

N381 7 stops to Parliament Square (Stop A) ( 8 mins - 2.2 km )

This route will take you to Palace of Westminster in London city center.

Hotels in nearby areas

Sofitel London Gatwick

London

0.9 km from LGW

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Hampton by Hilton London Gatwick Airport

London

1.1 km from LGW

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Transfers from Gatwick Airport to the city

We are sorry but We are not able to recommend any private LGW transfer service right now.

Airport ranking

45,561,694 passengers in 2017.
33.	bussiest airport in the World
8.	bussiest airport in Europe
2.	bussiest airport in United Kingdom

Airport details

Actual time	12:35
Actual date	2021/01/21

IATA code	LGW
Website	https://www.gatwickairport.com/

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