Gatwick ExpressorNational Express 025 coach?

The short answer

For one traveler the National Express 025 coach is cheaper by up to £18. The National Express 025 coach fare is sold "from" a price rather than at it, so this comparison holds only at the advertised prices and the real answer can change with the day you travel.

The Gatwick Express is quicker: 31 min against 2 h 25. The National Express 025 coach varies between 135 and 160 minutes.

Gatwick Express: 05:41–23:11. National Express 025 coach: 03:35–23:30.

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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	Gatwick Express	National Express 025 coach	Difference
1	£24	from £6	up to £18
2	£48	from £12	up to £36
3	£72	from £18	up to £54
4	£96	from £24	up to £72
5	£120	from £30	up to £90
6	£144	from £36	up to £108
7	£168	from £42	up to £126
8	£192	from £48	up to £144

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Where each one leaves you

Gatwick Express · Gatwick ExpressGatwick Express

From: Gatwick Airport station, in the South Terminal
To: London Victoria, non-stop, usually platforms 13 and 14
Luggage: Up to three items each, carried yourself; the trains have luggage areas and extra-wide doors.
Runs: 05:41–23:11
Journey: 31–44 min

Off-peak the Southern train to the same station costs £10.70 by tap and takes one to four minutes longer.

It does not count towards the daily cap: two Express singles are £48.00 however many other journeys you make.

Sunday mornings start late: nothing before 07:20 from the airport, 06:30 from Victoria.

Gatwick Express: price for every party size

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025 · National ExpressNational Express 025 coach

From: South Terminal lower forecourt, stops 1 to 5, or North Terminal stops 4 and 5
To: Victoria Coach Station, via Heathrow
Luggage: One large suitcase (or two medium) and one soft bag per person.
Runs: 03:35–23:30
Journey: 135–160 min

Every coach from Gatwick goes via Heathrow Terminal 5 and Heathrow Central: 2 h 15 to 2 h 40 to Victoria Coach Station, against about 30 minutes by train.

The operator's "1 hour 40 minutes" and "first coach at 1.00am" do not match its own timetable, which starts at 03:35.

National Express 025 coach: price for every party size

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