THEgatwick airport is the second airport of London by importance, located 45 km from the city center. Getting to this airport essentially means choosing two routes to London, by train or by bus.
With the train there is the Gatwick Express, a train service that you take from the south terminal of the airport and that leaves at 4.35, then that of 5.20, from 5.50 to 00.35 the train passes every 15 minutes. The last trains leave at 00.50 and 1.35. The single ticket costs £ 15.95 while there and back come £ 30.80.
If you book the online ticket the cost is lowered by 10% on the outward journey and by 15% on the return journey. In addition, for those who buy first class train tickets online (23.20 £ one way 50 £ return) has in addition free admission to the exclusive room of Gatwick Airport. The train runs from Gatwick Airport to Victoria Station without any intermediate stops.
In addition to the Gatwick Express also the Thameslink which you take from the railway stations of London Bridge, Blackfriars and King's Cross and depart every 30 minutes. The ticket price in this case comes £ 9.80 for the single journey and to / from London Bridge the journey takes 40 minutes. In addition to the Thameslink, the alternative is trains Southern Railway departing from Gatwick and Victoria every hour from 1am to 4am, the journey takes 35 minutes and the single fare costs £ 8.90.
Another way to get to the city center of London from Gatwick Airport is the coach. The best solution is certainly with the National Express which in about two and a half hours reaches Victoria Station at a cost of £ 7 one way and £ 14 return. Finally, to save big you can take theEasyBus that in just over an hour arrives at Earl's Court / West Brompton, the departure is every 20 minutes and the tickets are only £ 2 if taken online, not bad.
