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Flibco shuttleorNational Express coaches to Gatwick, changing at Victoria?
The short answer
These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Flibco shuttle reaches Liverpool Street, on the eastern edge of the City; the National Express coaches to Gatwick, changing at Victoria does not. The other airport, not the city. For a connection between the two; for the centre take the Stansted Express or a coach to London.
The Flibco shuttle is quicker: 1 h 30 against 4 h 20. The National Express coaches to Gatwick, changing at Victoria varies between 175 and 325 minutes.
Flibco shuttle: Runs all night. National Express coaches to Gatwick, changing at Victoria: 00:10–23:50.
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
Flibco shuttle
National Express coaches to Gatwick, changing at Victoria
Difference
1
from £6.99
from £13
up to £6.01
2
from £13.98
from £26
up to £12.02
3
from £20.97
from £39
up to £18.03
4
from £27.96
from £52
up to £24.04
5
from £34.95
from £65
up to £30.05
6
from £41.94
from £78
up to £36.06
7
from £48.93
from £91
up to £42.07
8
from £55.92
from £104
up to £48.08
Side by side
Where each one leaves you
Flibco · FlibcoFlibco shuttle
From
Coach station at the terminal
To
Liverpool Street, calling at Stratford, Redbridge, Finsbury Park, Wood Green and Enfield
Luggage
One hand bag and one checked bag per passenger, included in the fare.
Runs
All night
Journey
30–105 min
It is the slowest way to Liverpool Street here, at about 1 h 30 — roughly twice the train. It reaches Redbridge in 30 minutes and Stratford in 50, so where you get off changes the answer completely.
The operator states there is no first or last service and that it runs round the clock.
A ticket is valid all day and until 04:00 the following morning rather than for one departure, so a delayed flight is not a lost ticket.
Add 10 to 15 minutes in weekday rush hour, 07:00 to 09:30 and 16:30 to 19:00, on the operator's own advice.
A8→025 · National ExpressNational Express coaches to Gatwick, changing at Victoria
From
Coach station, two minutes from the terminal; the A8's bay is shown on the day
To
Gatwick Airport, South Terminal coach stops (the North Terminal ten minutes earlier), after a change at London Victoria Coach Station
Luggage
One large suitcase (or two medium) and one soft hand-luggage item per person on both coaches.
Runs
00:10–23:50
Journey
175–325 min
National Express says its services between the two airports require a connection in London. Nothing runs the whole way.
The A8 sets you down at the Arrivals Hall of Victoria Coach Station and the 025 leaves from the Departures Hall; allow time to walk between them.
Every 025 except the 01:30 and 02:30 goes through Heathrow before Gatwick, which is why the second coach takes up to 2 hours 45. It calls at the North Terminal before the South Terminal.
National Express advises being at the airport three hours before a flight, so do not plan a connection tighter than that by coach.
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