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National Express coach to HeathroworNational Express coaches to Gatwick, changing at Victoria?
The short answer
For one traveler the National Express coaches to Gatwick, changing at Victoria is cheaper by up to £8.30. 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: 1 h 30 against 4 h 20. The National Express coaches to Gatwick, changing at Victoria varies between 175 and 325 minutes.
National Express coach to Heathrow: 02:30–19:25. 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
National Express coach to Heathrow
National Express coaches to Gatwick, changing at Victoria
Difference
1
from £21.30
from £13
up to £8.30
2
from £42.60
from £26
up to £16.60
3
from £63.90
from £39
up to £24.90
4
from £85.20
from £52
up to £33.20
5
from £106.50
from £65
up to £41.50
6
from £127.80
from £78
up to £49.80
7
from £149.10
from £91
up to £58.10
8
from £170.40
from £104
up to £66.40
Side by side
Where each one leaves you
National Express · National ExpressNational Express coach to Heathrow
From
Coach station, bays 20 to 22, two minutes from the terminal
To
Heathrow Central Bus Station for Terminals 2 and 3, then Terminal 5
Luggage
One large suitcase or two medium cases and one soft hand bag per person.
Runs
02:30–19:25
Journey
85–110 min
Terminals 2 and 3 are the Central Bus Station, where the coach calls first. Terminal 5 is about 20 minutes further on, and no coach on this route stops at Terminal 4.
Allow for the traffic: the ride is about 90 minutes, 110 on the 06:40, and 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.
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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