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The short answer

For one traveler the National Express coach to Gatwick is cheaper by up to £0.60. Both fares are 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 National Express coach to Luton is quicker: 1 h against 1 h 10. The National Express coach to Gatwick varies between 50 and 95 minutes.

National Express coach to Gatwick: 00:40–22:40. National Express coach to Luton: 00:30–23:00.

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.
TravelersNational Express coach to GatwickNational Express coach to LutonDifference
1from £14.90from £15.50up to £0.60
2from £29.80from £31up to £1.20
3from £44.70from £46.50up to £1.80
4from £59.60from £62up to £2.40
5from £74.50from £77.50up to £3
6from £89.40from £93up to £3.60
7from £104.30from £108.50up to £4.20
8from £119.20from £124up to £4.80

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
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

Check times and fares with National Express
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

Check times and fares with National Express

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