National Express coach to GatwickorElizabeth line and DLR to London City Airport?

shuttle · National ExpressNational Express coach to Gatwick

From

Heathrow Central Bus Station for Terminals 2 and 3, outside Terminal 5 (stops 11 to 15) or outside Terminal 4 (stops 12 to 14)

To

Gatwick Airport, North Terminal (stops 4 and 5) first, then the South Terminal (stops 1 to 5), beside the station

Luggage

One large suitcase (or two medium) and one soft hand-luggage item per person.

Runs

00:40–22:40

Journey

50–95 min

About 50 minutes from Terminal 5 to the North Terminal, an hour or more from the Central Bus Station, which the coach calls at first. The South Terminal, where the station is, is ten minutes after the North.

National Express advises being at the airport three hours before a flight, so do not plan a connection tighter than that by coach.

A Standard ticket boards a similar coach up to three hours either side of the one booked; Change & Go, £5 each way, widens that to twelve hours.

National Express coach to Gatwick: price for every party size

Elizabeth→DLR · Transport for LondonElizabeth line and DLR to London City Airport

From

Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 rail station, or Terminal 4; changing at Woolwich

To

London City Airport DLR station, changing at Woolwich for Woolwich Arsenal

Luggage

Racks at the ends of the Elizabeth line carriages; the DLR has open space for bags.

Runs

05:21–23:06

Journey

58–62 min

Take it from Terminals 2 and 3 or Terminal 4: those Elizabeth line trains run to Abbey Wood through Woolwich. Terminal 5's trains run to Shenfield, and TfL's planner sends those passengers via Stratford and the Jubilee line, three trains.

TfL counts the nine-minute walk between Woolwich station and Woolwich Arsenal DLR station as part of the trip. At some hours its planner leaves the Elizabeth line at Canary Wharf for a short walk to Poplar and the DLR instead.

Elizabeth line and DLR to London City Airport: price for every party size