National Express coach to LutonorElizabeth line and Thameslink to Gatwick?

shuttle · National ExpressNational Express coach to Luton

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

Luton Airport bus station, stands N, P and Q, outside the terminal

Luggage

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

Runs

00:30–23:00

Journey

40–80 min

The coach goes to the airport bus station, a short walk from the terminal, so you do not need the Luton DART shuttle.

The same coach from Luton to Heathrow starts at £20.50, not £15.50.

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

National Express coach to Luton: price for every party size

Elizabeth→Thameslink · Transport for London and ThameslinkElizabeth line and Thameslink to Gatwick

From

Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, Terminal 4 or Terminal 5 rail station; changing at Farringdon

To

Gatwick Airport station, in the South Terminal, beside the coach stops

Luggage

Racks at the ends of the Elizabeth line carriages; racks by the doors and overhead on Thameslink.

Runs

05:36–23:36

Journey

75–101 min

Change at Farringdon: TfL's planner allows as little as four minutes between the trains, so a missed change costs a quarter of an hour. The Thameslink leg is longer in the evening and at weekends, up to an hour.

The coach is cheaper (from £14.90) and quicker, but it runs on a timetable of its own and can sell out.

Elizabeth line and Thameslink to Gatwick: price for every party size