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National Express 032 coach to SouthamptonorNational Express coach to Gatwick?
The short answer
For one traveler the National Express coach to Gatwick is cheaper by up to £2.50. 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 Gatwick is quicker: 1 h 10 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. National Express coach to Gatwick: 00:40–22:40.
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
National Express coach to Gatwick
Difference
1
from £17.40
from £14.90
up to £2.50
2
from £34.80
from £29.80
up to £5.00
3
from £52.20
from £44.70
up to £7.50
4
from £69.60
from £59.60
up to £10.00
5
from £87
from £74.50
up to £12.50
6
from £104.40
from £89.40
up to £15.00
7
from £121.80
from £104.30
up to £17.50
8
from £139.20
from £119.20
up to £20.00
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.
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.
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