RailAir RA1orElizabeth line and Thameslink to Gatwick?

RA1 · RailAirRailAir RA1

From

Terminal 3 (Stands 7/8), Terminal 2 (Stands 11/12) and Terminal 5

To

Reading railway station, calling at Winnersh Triangle

Luggage

2 bags up to 30 kg each plus hand luggage per person, included; extra bags £5.00 each.

Runs

04:10–00:15

Journey

24–45 min

Reading to Heathrow is billed "in 40 minutes" on RailAir's own site and "under 45 minutes" to Terminal 5 specifically — book the extra few minutes for T5.

It does not run around the clock: the last coach from Terminal 3 is 00:15 and the first is 04:10, a gap of almost four hours.

RailAir RA1: 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