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National Express 032 coach to SouthamptonorElizabeth line and Thameslink to Gatwick?
The short answer
For one traveler the National Express 032 coach to Southampton is cheaper by up to £5.70. The National Express 032 coach to Southampton 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 Elizabeth line and Thameslink to Gatwick is quicker: 1 h 16 against 1 h 40. The National Express 032 coach to Southampton varies between 85 and 120 minutes.
National Express 032 coach to Southampton: 09:00–00:20. Elizabeth line and Thameslink to Gatwick: 05:36–23:36.
Priced against each other
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
National Express 032 coach to Southampton
Elizabeth line and Thameslink to Gatwick
Difference
1
from £17.40
£23.10
up to £5.70
2
from £34.80
£46.20
up to £11.40
3
from £52.20
£69.30
up to £17.10
4
from £69.60
£92.40
up to £22.80
5
from £87
£115.50
up to £28.50
6
from £104.40
£138.60
up to £34.20
7
from £121.80
£161.70
up to £39.90
8
from £139.20
£184.80
up to £45.60
Side by side
Where each one leaves you
032 · National ExpressNational Express 032 coach to Southampton
From
Heathrow Central Bus Station for Terminals 2 and 3, or outside Terminal 5 (stops 11 to 15)
To
Southampton Coach Station, Harbour Parade, in the city centre
Luggage
One large suitcase (or two medium) and one soft bag per person.
Runs
09:00–00:20
Journey
85–120 min
Fast from Terminal 5 (about 1 hour 25) and slower from Central Bus Station (up to 1 hour 50): the coach calls at Central first.
The coach station is not at the docks. National Express says a free bus runs from it to Southampton Central every 15 minutes.
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.
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