National Express coach to GatwickorPiccadilly, Jubilee and DLR to London City Airport?

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

Piccadilly→Jubilee→DLR · Transport for LondonPiccadilly, Jubilee and DLR to London City Airport

From

Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 Underground station, or Terminal 4 or 5; changing at Green Park and Canning Town

To

London City Airport DLR station, beside the terminal

Luggage

No stated limit, but these are Tube trains and the Piccadilly line has no racks.

Runs

05:10–23:33

Journey

72–76 min

Three trains and two changes, at Green Park and at Canning Town, on a ride of about an hour and a quarter. With luggage the Elizabeth line is easier but dearer: £15.50.

From Terminal 5 the Piccadilly line starts a stop earlier; Terminal 4 has its own branch, and not every train serves it.

Tap in at the Underground station and tap out at London City, or you may be charged a maximum fare.

Piccadilly, Jubilee and DLR to London City Airport: price for every party size