National Express coach to GatwickorElizabeth line and Stansted Express to Stansted?

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→Stansted Express · Transport for London and Greater AngliaElizabeth line and Stansted Express to Stansted

From

Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 or Terminal 4 rail station; changing at Liverpool Street

To

Stansted Airport station, under the terminal

Luggage

Racks at the ends of the Elizabeth line carriages; racks at the ends of the Stansted trains.

Runs

05:21–22:25

Journey

84–95 min

Change at Liverpool Street: TfL's planner allows 18 to 21 minutes between the trains, and the Stansted trains leave every 15 to 30 minutes.

Only a contactless card or phone pays the TfL fare; a paper ticket from Heathrow to Stansted is not priced here. The coach is cheaper (from £21.30) and about as quick, but runs about a dozen times a day.

Elizabeth line and Stansted Express to Stansted: price for every party size