Heathrow to gatwick.........

[dukas68]

how far is it between these two airports ? Is it cheap by taxi , is there a train service etc.....


thanks

scott

[loonytunes]

I went on a link coach. Details here

www.londontoolkit.com/travel/heathrow_gatwick_bus_transfer

[dzug]

It's 1hr 20 min by a rather expensive bus - longer in the rush hour.

It's cheaper but takes longer to get the tube into London and the coach (or train but not Gatwick Express) out again.

Allow PLENTY of time to make the connections - 5 or 6 hours is not overdoing it.

[Buenchico]

Full information is here:
http://www.heathrowairport.com/portal/page/LHR %5ETo+and+from+our+Airport%5ETravel+between+Ai rports/5a69677bdf092010VgnVCM100000147e120a___ _/448c6a4c7f1b0010VgnVCM200000357e120a____/

The bus costs �17.50. (That's about US$35 or �25). A taxi would be very expensive. The Heathrow airport website reckons on around �50 for a cab into central London. Taking that as a guide, a taxi to Gatwick might cost around �80 (US$160 or �115).

For the rail journey with the fewest changes, don't take the Heathrow Express into central London. Take the London Underground train instead. That takes you directly to Victoria station, from where you can catch either the Gatwick Express or the Southern Trains service to Gatwick Airport. The Underground fare is �4 (US$8, �6). Southern Trains charge �8.90 (US$18, �13) to Gatwick airport. Gatwick Express is much dearer (and only slightly quicker) at �14.90 (US$30, �21). The total journey time is typically just under 2 hours.

Chris

[Buenchico]

Oops!

Slight correction to my post. (I've mis-read the National Rail website. I ought to know that the Underground from Heathrow doesn't go directly to Victoria!). By rail, either take the Underground to South Kensington and then change for another Underground train to Victoria (fares as above) OR take the Heathrow Express to Paddington, then the Circle Line (Underground) to Victoria. The through fare from Heathrow to Gatwick is �27.40 (US$55, �40) if you use the Southern Trains service or �33.40 (US$67, �48) if you take the Gatwick Express.

Chris

[salsadancer]

If I were you I would change your plane schedule and not do the H-G trip. I got on a bus at Heathrow, going south. We'd been on the bus at least half an hour and the lady beside me asked if we were there yet. I told her we were still driving around Heathrow! True.