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RailAir RA2 and South Western Railway to SouthamptonorNational Express coach to Gatwick?
The short answer
For one traveler the National Express coach to Gatwick is cheaper by up to £33.40. The National Express coach to Gatwick 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 National Express coach to Gatwick is quicker: 1 h 10 against 1 h 44. The RailAir RA2 and South Western Railway to Southampton varies between 100 and 125 minutes.
RailAir RA2 and South Western Railway to Southampton: 04:50–22:20. 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
RailAir RA2 and South Western Railway to Southampton
National Express coach to Gatwick
Difference
1
£48.30
from £14.90
up to £33.40
2
£96.60
from £29.80
up to £66.80
3
£144.90
from £44.70
up to £100.20
4
£193.20
from £59.60
up to £133.60
5
£241.50
from £74.50
up to £167
6
£289.80
from £89.40
up to £200.40
7
£338.10
from £104.30
up to £233.80
8
£386.40
from £119.20
up to £267.20
Side by side
Where each one leaves you
RA2→SWR · RailAir and South Western RailwayRailAir RA2 and South Western Railway to Southampton
From
Terminal 3 (Stands 7/8), Terminal 2 (Stands 11/12) or Terminal 5, on the RailAir RA2 coach
To
Southampton Central, changing at Woking
Luggage
The RA2 coach takes 2 bags of up to 30 kg and hand luggage per person; extra bags are £5 each. The train has racks.
Runs
04:50–22:20
Journey
100–125 min
The through ticket is only valid via Woking: a ticket by any other route costs more.
The train from Woking runs hourly, so a missed connection costs close to an hour.
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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