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The short answer

For one traveler the National Express coach to Heathrow is cheaper by up to £1. 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 Heathrow is quicker: 55 min against 2 h 25. The National Express coach to Gatwick varies between 130 and 170 minutes.

National Express coach to Heathrow: 01:50–22:10. National Express coach to Gatwick: 00:10–19:00.

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 HeathrowNational Express coach to GatwickDifference
1from £20.50from £21.50up to £1
2from £41from £43up to £2
3from £61.50from £64.50up to £3
4from £82from £86up to £4
5from £102.50from £107.50up to £5
6from £123from £129up to £6
7from £143.50from £150.50up to £7
8from £164from £172up to £8

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
National Express · National ExpressNational Express coach to Heathrow
From
Airport bus station, stands N, P or Q, outside the terminal
To
Heathrow Central Bus Station for Terminals 2 and 3, then Terminal 5; some coaches call at Terminal 4
Luggage
One large suitcase or two medium cases and one soft hand bag per person.
Runs
01:50–22:10
Journey
50–65 min

Terminals 2 and 3 are the Central Bus Station, where the coach calls first. Terminal 5 is 15 to 40 minutes further on, and only some coaches, the 240 and 231 among them, call at Terminal 4: check the timetable for the one you book.

National Express advises being at the airport three hours before a flight, so allow for traffic on the M1 and the M25.

Change & Go, £5 each way, lets you take any coach within twelve hours either side of the one you booked.

National Express coach to Heathrow: price for every party size

Check times and fares with National Express
National Express · National ExpressNational Express coach to Gatwick
From
Airport bus station, stands N, P or Q, outside the terminal
To
Gatwick North Terminal, then the South Terminal, on the lower forecourts
Luggage
One large suitcase or two medium cases and one soft hand bag per person.
Runs
00:10–19:00
Journey
130–170 min

The coach goes by way of Heathrow, which is why it takes about two and a half hours where the distance is 115 km. It calls at the North Terminal first and the South Terminal ten minutes later.

National Express advises being at the airport three hours before a flight.

Change & Go, £5 each way, lets you take any coach within twelve hours either side of the one you booked.

National Express coach to Gatwick: price for every party size

Check times and fares with National Express

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