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The Airline coachorNational Express coach to Gatwick?
The short answer
For one traveler the National Express coach to Gatwick is cheaper by up to £10.10. 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 20. The The Airline coach varies between 80 and 90 minutes.
The Airline coach: Runs all night. 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
The Airline coach
National Express coach to Gatwick
Difference
1
from £25
from £14.90
up to £10.10
2
from £50
from £29.80
up to £20.20
3
from £75
from £44.70
up to £30.30
4
from £100
from £59.60
up to £40.40
5
from £125
from £74.50
up to £50.50
6
from £150
from £89.40
up to £60.60
7
from £175
from £104.30
up to £70.70
8
from £200
from £119.20
up to £80.80
Side by side
Where each one leaves you
The Airline · Oxford Bus CompanyThe Airline coach
From
Heathrow Central Bus Station (Terminals 2 & 3); Terminal 5 at stand 10 in the arrivals concourse
To
Gloucester Green, Oxford, calling at High Wycombe and Lewknor
Luggage
Standard airport coach allowance; ask about bikes, skis or musical instruments before you travel.
Runs
All night
Journey
80–90 min
Every fare here is a floor: the £25.00 single and £31.50 return are the cheapest online prices, and cost more bought on the day.
Oxford to Heathrow Terminal 5 is about 80 minutes; to the Central Bus Station for Terminals 2 and 3, about 90.
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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