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DLR to BankorDLR, Jubilee line and Thameslink to Gatwick?
The short answer
These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The DLR to Bank reaches Bank and the City of London; the DLR, Jubilee line and Thameslink to Gatwick does not. The other airport, not the city. For a connection between the two; for the centre take the DLR to Bank.
The DLR to Bank is quicker: 23 min against 47 min. The DLR, Jubilee line and Thameslink to Gatwick varies between 45 and 60 minutes.
DLR to Bank: 05:25–00:15. 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 to Bank
DLR, Jubilee line and Thameslink to Gatwick
Difference
1
£3.30
£13.50
£10.20
2
£6.60
£27
£20.40
3
£9.90
£40.50
£30.60
4
£13.20
£54
£40.80
5
£16.50
£67.50
£51
6
£19.80
£81
£61.20
7
£23.10
£94.50
£71.40
8
£26.40
£108
£81.60
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Where each one leaves you
DLR · Transport for LondonDLR to Bank
From
London City Airport DLR station
To
Bank, in the City of London, calling at Canning Town, Limehouse and Shadwell
Runs
05:25–00:15
Journey
23 min
The paper single from the machine is £7.00, more than twice the £3.30 tap fare for the same train.
Not every DLR from the airport goes to Bank; some run to Stratford International. Check the platform display.
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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