Flights to London Gatwick

Airport London Gatwick LGW

Behind London-Heathrow, London Gatwick Airport is London’s and Great Britain’s second largest airport. In Europe it is at place 10 counting the number of passengers, just behind Madrid-Barajas airport and Munich Franz Josef Strauss airport and is amongst the top 20 busiest airports in the world. The airport has only one runway and is used by more than 34 million passengers a year.

• URL: Official website
• Parking: Yes, there are chargeable long and short-term parking facilities.
• Nearby cities: Crawley (4 km), Woking (30 km), Brighton (36 km), London (40 km), Slough (48 km), Eastbourne (50 km), Gillingham (60 km), Watford (60 km), Basildon (65 km), Reading (65 km)
• Directions by car: M23 (exit 9), A23 (London - Brighton)
• Stations: Gatwick Express from the airport railway station, London – Brighton line.

Location

The airport is located about 45 miles south of London’s city center, right on the M23 motorway, between the two small towns Crawley and Horley.

Motorists arriving from the London area should use the southern M25 ring and leave at exit
N ° 7, onto the M23 going south. After about 9 miles take exit N ° 9, which leads directly to the airport. Alternatively take the A23 towards Brighton; this will take you directly past the airport.

Rail passengers from London should take trains to London’s Victoria station, and then the Gatwick Express, which serves the airport every 15 minutes during the day. The journey takes about 30 minutes. Other rail companies that also stop at Gatwick airport include Southern Railway, First Capital Connect, South Eastern Railway, First Great Western Link and Virgin Trains.