How do I get from London Gatwick airport to London City Airport?

Q: How do I get from London Gatwick airport to London City Airport?

Thameslink, Jubilee line and DLR to London City Airport: £13.50 for one traveler, 47–48 min. It leaves you at London City Airport DLR station, beside the terminal. Thameslink to London Bridge, the Jubilee line to Canning Town and the DLR to the airport cost £13.50 by contactless or Oyster, £22.10 on weekdays from 06:30 to 09:30 and 16:00 to 19:00, and take about 48 minutes of riding, an hour with the changes. No coach links the two airports.

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1 way to London City Airport

For London generally we recommend the Thameslink; for London City Airport the answer changes.

Recommended

The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.

Thameslink, Jubilee line and DLR to London City Airport

ThameslinkJubileeDLR · Thameslink and Transport for London

47–48 min rideEvery 15 min04:41–23:06

Gatwick Airport stationLondon City Airport DLR station

2 changesLuggage space

£13.50total for 1 adult£13.50 eachBuy ticketOn Thameslink and Transport for London

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Gatwick Airport station, in the South Terminal; changing at London Bridge and Canning Town

One fare for all three trains: £13.50 by contactless or Oyster, £22.10 on weekdays from 06:30 to 09:30 and from 16:00 to 19:00, tapping in at Gatwick and out at London City. Gatwick Express fares are dearer and not included.

Luggage. Racks by the doors and overhead on Thameslink; the Jubilee line and the DLR have none.

Hours. From Gatwick on weekdays; the 23:06 meets the last DLR to the airport. On Sundays the first that connects is 07:09. Later Thameslink trains run, but the DLR has stopped.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Thameslink to London Bridge, the Jubilee line to Canning Town and the DLR to the airport cost £13.50 by contactless or Oyster, £22.10 on weekdays from 06:30 to 09:30 and 16:00 to 19:00, and take about 48 minutes of riding, an hour with the changes. No coach links the two airports.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Gatwick into London

Your destination

Straight there.

London's airport in the Docklands, east of the centre, about an hour from Gatwick by three trains on one fare. For a connection, not for the city.

London Gatwick

Follow the signs

Gatwick Airport station

Thameslink · 47–48 min

London City Airport

Thameslink serves London City Airport. Thameslink does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Thameslink, Jubilee line and DLR to London City Airport runs 04:41–23:06. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to London City Airport

Find the stop

Gatwick Airport station. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose Thameslink

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at London City Airport

47–48 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

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Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Does the Thameslink stop at London City Airport?

No. It runs to London Bridge.

Does the Southern to Victoria stop at London City Airport?

No. It runs to London Victoria.

What if my flight arrives late?

Is London City Airport in London?