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DLR, Jubilee and Piccadilly lines to HeathroworDLR, Jubilee line and Thameslink to Gatwick?
The short answer
For one traveler the DLR, Jubilee and Piccadilly lines to Heathrow is cheaper by £7.60. That does not change up to 8 travelers.
The DLR, Jubilee line and Thameslink to Gatwick is quicker: 47 min against 1 h 12. The DLR, Jubilee and Piccadilly lines to Heathrow varies between 70 and 76 minutes.
DLR, Jubilee and Piccadilly lines to Heathrow: 05:25–00:05. DLR, Jubilee line and Thameslink to Gatwick: 05:35–00:05.
Priced against each other
Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in GBP. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
Travelers
DLR, Jubilee and Piccadilly lines to Heathrow
DLR, Jubilee line and Thameslink to Gatwick
Difference
1
£5.90
£13.50
£7.60
2
£11.80
£27
£15.20
3
£17.70
£40.50
£22.80
4
£23.60
£54
£30.40
5
£29.50
£67.50
£38
6
£35.40
£81
£45.60
7
£41.30
£94.50
£53.20
8
£47.20
£108
£60.80
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Where each one leaves you
DLR→Jubilee→Piccadilly · Transport for LondonDLR, Jubilee and Piccadilly lines to Heathrow
From
London City Airport DLR station, changing at Canning Town and Green Park
To
Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3 Underground station, via Canning Town and Green Park
Luggage
No stated limit, but these are Tube trains and the Piccadilly line has no racks.
Runs
05:25–00:05
Journey
70–76 min
Three trains and two changes, at Canning Town and at Green Park, on a ride of about an hour and a quarter. With luggage the Elizabeth line is easier but dearer: £15.50, 65 to 67 minutes, by the DLR to Canning Town, a second DLR to Custom House and then the Elizabeth line.
Terminals 2 and 3 are the first Heathrow station on the way in, Terminal 5 is further on, and not every train serves Terminal 4.
Tap in at the DLR station and tap out at Heathrow, or you may be charged a maximum fare.
DLR→Jubilee→Thameslink · Transport for London and ThameslinkDLR, Jubilee line and Thameslink to Gatwick
From
London City Airport DLR station, changing at Canning Town and London Bridge
To
Gatwick Airport station, beside the South Terminal
Luggage
Racks by the doors and overhead on Thameslink; the DLR and the Jubilee line have none.
Runs
05:35–00:05
Journey
45–60 min
Three trains and two changes, at Canning Town and at London Bridge, on a ride of about an hour. Thameslink to Gatwick leaves from the platforms at London Bridge and stops at the South Terminal station.
Thameslink runs through the night on a reduced service, but the DLR does not: the last from London City is 00:05 on weekdays and Saturdays.
Tap in at the DLR station and tap out at Gatwick, or you may be charged a maximum fare.
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