10 Important Things to Know About London Gatwick Airport
If you're using London Gatwick airport when you visit London, this guide tells you some important things to know before getting to Gatwick.
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I'm Jess, I've lived in London for many years, and this channel is a London travel guide for anyone visiting the city that wants to experience it like you live here. Beyond talking about the usual London attractions, I show you some of the cooler things to do in London, that most travel guides don't mention. Watch my videos and you'll feel like you've got a Londoner friend telling you the best kept secrets in the city.
i've always had this thing for airports, i really love them, it's just so fun! lot's of people, shops, seeing planes take off, rolling my suitcase! IT'S AMAZING! :D
lazyxtashay I’m glad I’m not the only one
@@keiradoyleW179 :D
OMG thanks I’m not the only one lmao
amazing.. i get stressed out by airports ..thank god i don't fly that often i try to avoid it when possible ..hahahahha.. but i'l be thinking of you next week in order to relax and try to see the experience from a different angle
Same. Even tho I've been to a couple lol. Gatwick is not one of them. Which doesnt make sense, it's the closest one to me
Not gonna lie you single handedly help me travel to london. I love London and I cant thank you enough
Ah wow, glad I could help! Thanks for the kind comment John.
I was pleasantly surprised by the Jamie Oliver restaurant at Gatwick-North. Reasonable prices, good quality and interesting menu, and the staff was genuinely friendly. Thanks for all your lovely videos, Jess! ❤️ Hello from Montreal. 🍁
Thanks a bunch I normally fly from Luton airport but aer Lingus won’t fly their and I have never flown from Gatwick I am so grateful
Thank you thank you so much!!!!!!! Your videos are soooo helpful. Gatwick directions are so important!!!!!! I am travelling with my son in two months and thanks to all your videos I am much more confident. 😘😘😘😘😘
Glad I can help Popi :)
Living as I do less than 5 miles from Gatwick, I know never take the Gatwick Express - it’s often only 5 minutes faster and a lot more pricey! The standard trains (southern to London Victoria - good for the west end) or Thameslink to London Bridge / Blackfriars / kings cross st Pancras is good for the city and connections to travel north. Also if you get bored, it’s great to take the monorail (I know it isn’t but everyone calls it that!) between the terminals - it’s free and kids love it! 😆
So the train is better
@@nopo8011 Both are train services.
Not even 5 minutes quicker, it's 3 minutes quicker
Oh wow! I'm new here and I'll be traveling to London very soon! Your videos help a lot! Just imagine I wouldn't know all of this when in London.
Glad I can help.
Thanks for your video. What is best communication during the Christmas Day ?
Thank you Beautiful 🙏💕
I fly from here every here when I go to Mallorca. I just randomly found this so I decided to watch.
Nice! I have looked forward to this. Gatwick Express is a bit more but it's super convenient, every 15 min. Customs were good too, not cheeky for cranky like other customs at airports. Super quick.
Thanks for watching Tyler :)
The Southern rail trains are more frequent, they're about every 10 minutes
Hey, I need your advice. I'm travelling to manchester next week but we'll land in london gatwick ( Terminal S) and get the train from euston station to manchester. I'm not familiar with the transportation system in the UK, that's why I wanted to know, what is the best way to reach euston station and where does the gatwick express stop? thank youu in advance
I’m going to Gatwick tommorow .
They wait very long with posting the gate because that means that you will spend more money in the shops and restaurants.
Good afternoon: I am trying to buy a round-trip ticket online from Gatwick to London, I see that he asks for the schedule and I have three doubts. Is it possible to catch the train outside the marked schedule? since it puts Flexible ticket with no time restrictions on when you can travel. That is to say. If I buy the ticket to leave after 10 and arrive at the train before or after the hour, will they let me get on? Can I use this round trip ticket for the 2x1 offer of attractions in London? Thank you.
what do you recommend for a 7.5hr layover at LGW. thanks
always learn new things and enjoy your video! Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
What about Stansted? Anyway beautiful video and keep going! ❤️
London is great! I try to visit from US every other year (thanks Corona for wrecking it this year!) i've used Gatiwick and Heathrow, no issues. I train from Gatwick to Blackfriars, tube to Tower Hill, 3 minute walk and I"m at my hotel. This video was made 1 month before my last visit when drones caused a huge airport shutdown and I ended up staying 3 extra days there.
Oh yes that was quite the debacle...
Thank you so much.
We arrive monday 25/12 there is not public transportion. If a book uber do you know where do we have to go. We arrive at gatwick south. Thank you for your help
Hello, thanks for sharing!
I go Gatwick when I go on holiday and this helped me cx
Great!
Hi Jess THANKS for the information about gatwick airport as we sail out of Southampton!
Not much difference between Heathrow and Gatwick in regards to Southampton; actually easier to access via Heathrow I think. Both, however, get you anywhere in the UK eventually and without too much fuss. :)
Let me amend that: by train directly it is easier via Gatwick. Still, both can get you there with relative ease, IMO. Cheers!
Also if you are traveling into London Victoria take the southern service as it can literally be about 2 mins slower and half the price
Hey can you do a YT short addressing the train strikes and what to do if visitors can’t utilize things like the Gatwick Express please? Thanks
See your other options in this article: loveandlondon.com/how-to-get-from-airport-to-london/
Your hair like this looked soooooooooooooo good i cant
Lots of people hate the airport experience, but I honestly love them. I’m going to Cuba and flying from Gatwick next week and I’m so excited.
How did you like Cuba?
OMG going to Cuba, Cuba does not deserve tourist to go there, they only show you the "nice" things but they are corrupt and they have a horrible dictatorial government, they have kids in prison just because of expressing them self , they torture and abuse the people, they have nothing to eat, to cook, no cloth, no medicine, people are dying because of the lack of medicine, recently 8 newborn died and they will give you any reason to shut you up. I can be months telling you why you shouldn't go and support the dictator ship. Pleas ego some where else
@@nopo8011 Cuba is the worse place to visit, don't waist your money, is not worth it at all, bad quality, service, dirty, cockroach every were .
Hello, i have a problem...i am flying after Christmas from Gatwick Airport at 8.00 in the morning. But i am staying at central London....how do i get there fast without the risk of missing my flight? Should i wake up (me and my little daughter) at 4.00 o'clock to take a cab to Victoria and then the gatwick express ????
Hi Jess, how are you? Excellent content in all your Videos, thank you very much for the info 😊 I have a question, I will soon travel to UK from Spain, I would arrive at Gatwick airport and I have to go to Dover. My question is can I take a train from the airport to Dover? If you have any advice that can help me I would appreciate it lot 😊 Thanks, Iris
Use Google Maps for info
Love your videos 😄
Thank you Audrie!
I love her .she so sexy.
Flying to Norway with my school tomorrow thanks for this
Have a great trip!
Hi! Thank you very very much for your videos 💞 I got the question ‘bout Oyster cards. As I understood the one for visitors can’t be used by several people at the same time. But what about normal one? Is it possible to pay for a family using only one normal card? Of should we buy them separately for each of us? Thanks in advance :)
No matter what payment method you use everyone has to have their own one
Thanks for the guide I am going to go there tomorrow
Hope it went well!
Perfect timing!! We're flying into Gatwick from Orlando this time so thank you! We're staying at an AirBNB in the Richmond area. Any specific non-chain pubs/restaurants that are a must that you know of?
Fab! Richmond will appear in a video coming in a few weeks :)
@@loveandlondon Ha, maybe we'll be making a cameo since we'll be there the last week of November.
I have 9 hrs lay over in Gatwick airport. What are things to do in 5-6 hrs .?
North Terminal cafe and shopping area is so hot and stuffy even at 6am, it made me feel rough.
Hello Jess! Thank you for another great video! I have a little bit irrelevant question, I’m sorry! What mobile plan would you recommend buying if I’m in London for few days only? The only important thing is internet data (about 5 GB). And it would be perfect if I’d be able to purchase it right at the airport:) I ve google but only came up with the monthly plans.. Anything you might recommend that suitable for short stay? 😊
Hi Malika, there's a SIM you can get sent to you before you arrive. More about it here: loveandlondon.com/london-resources Otherwise, grab a SIM once you get into London, it's meant to be cheaper than at the airport. There isn't a huge difference between companies
Love and London thank you!
@@loveandlondon Your voice is beautiful, I like it very much
Thanks! Very useful!!!
Welcome!
thanks for the video! :)
Thanks for watching Thanos :)
Awesome video Jess 😍😍😍 hello from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
Thank you so much Daulet!!
Nice
I miss london
Thank you very much for this video :) Just one question - does it mean that buying the train tickets in advance is cheaper for the Gatwick Express only? :)
Don't get the Gatwick express, it's not much faster than the normal train and is a lot more expensive!
@@loveandlondon Thank you very much. I've got my Oyster card and the Visitor Oyster for my daughter. We're going by Thameslink train :)
Hi, we are travelling to Gatwick Airport on Saturday 09/10 and our flight arrives at 20:00 pm. I was wondering if there are Oyster ticket machines at the Airport that we could use to buy Oyster cards and use them to buy train tickets to London (our hotel is near Victoria Station), or if there is an Oyster desk that we could address to and if so, would it be open at the time that we arrive? I would much appreciate any help that we can get as it is our first time to London! Thank you very much in advance!
Hi Christos, I'm not sure that you will be able to buy an Oyster card at that time, and if your flight is delayed, I'm not sure any of the usual places you can buy one will be open. You also have the option to buy Visitor Oyster Cards to get sent to you, or you can buy Heathrow Express tickets ahead of time (you'll get them super cheap if you order now, because the earlier you buy the tickets, the cheaper they are) Hope that helps!
How shall i go from to standsted please
I actually missed my flight out of Gatwick to Los Angeles, had to fly out of Heathrow 6 hours and $300 USD later. Nevertheless I got to take the Gatwick Express. Thanks for the vid Jess!
Oh no!! Thanks for watching :)
Thanks for the video. Does Gatwick train run on Christmas Eve?
Yes 👍
Hi, what is the distance of the transit corridor at London Gatwick Airport from the North to the South Terminal ? thanks
Takes just a couple of minutes
Jess one question: is the Southern train reaching Victoria Station, I saw their schedule and it says to get into Clapham Junction and then walk to Victoria is it that way or is Clapham the stop before? Thanks in advance for your time and answer
Oh gosh no you can't walk to Victoria. Certains trains go to Victoria. When you're at Gatwick it's very easy to see which ones do as on the board it will say "next train to.... London Victoria" super easy,.
@@loveandlondon gracias
Haha. You can walk if you want! Will take half an hour but you can get direct trains from Clapham to Victoria. And From Gatwick as well. At Clapham tou can also change for Waterloo which is more central London than Victoria which is on West Central London
good to know.. Norse Atlantic uses this airport..
I want to fly to another country by connecting via Gatewick, will I go through any passport check? Thank u!
Nope :)
Gatwick to Farringdon (Thameslink) is £24.50 with return ticket if you pay it online beforehand. Will it be cheaper if I just tap my credit card or my Oyster card? I think both are off peak times. Departure 13:00, Arrival 10:00.
Just tap, it's easier, won't cost any more
Nice video Thanks you
Thank you Sajal!
Hi, can anyone please answer me, i am traveling to London Gatwick north, but will be going from north to south? How long does it take to go from north to south? Thanks so much
Less than five minutes :)
hi , i´m going to london Gatwick north airport, if i buy de oyster card for 6 days ,cann I used the trainwhit this card to Viktoria station? or I have to buy an another ticket for the train? this ist my first time in London...
You can use it to/from Gatwick on the normal train! (not Gatwick Express, which is overpriced)
Hi! Can you direct me to information for the fastest/cheapest way to get from Gatwick to Dublin? We get into London at 9:30am and want to get to Dublin by the afternoon... Thanks!
You can pretty much only fly to Dublin :)
You've got to fly from Gatwick to Dublin. It's over the Irish Sea!
MOst likely Aerlingus or Ryan if you have little to no luggage. £15+. Extra luggage is *really* expensive on these airlines
Hello Jess I have a question as I purchased two separates tickets due to coupon rules, one from Venice to Gatwick and then after a few hours gatwick to Oporto , the airline company told me I need to pass through the customs and then go from the arrivals to the departures and pass through the security again (same terminal) how far are departures from arrivals? How can I reach them? Looking forward to your reply and thanks in advance
Depends on which gate you are coming from and also which terminal the second flight is departing from, you might have to change terminals. Just follow signs to exit and then follow for departures for the terminal you need.
@@loveandlondon both are from north terminal- so is it far?
I have a student oyster card for zones 1-2. Do you recommend buying a ticket in advance or using oyster?
You can do either but you'd need to add credit to your Oyster
@@loveandlondon Will my travelcard zones be deducted from the fare?
Can you use your oyster card for the entire journey, such as Walthamstow E17 to Gatwick?
For Gatwick you can but not for other places outside of London (Gatwick is outside the city.)
I was there in the middle of the night. I walked from the north to the south. The entrance looked like an abandoned hall.
I have an upcoming trip to London and we'll be staying in East London. Will it be closer for me to fly into Heathrow or Gatwick? The ticket for Gatwick is cheaper but im willing to spend a little extra if Heathrow is closer.
Use Google Maps to figure this out on your own :)
Revenna Brown go to Heathrow
I'm confused about the cost of taking a train from Gatwick to my accommodation in Kingston. The Citymapper app says it will cost £8.20. Looking at the Southern Railway website it says £32.80. Can anyone help me understand this?
Might be taking you on the Gatwick express.
Which train is the cheapest one and easiest to get to london. i dont want to get lost . I will arrive to gatwick by myself and im a little afraid.
Hey Jonathan, I talk about all of your options (cheapest to most convenient) in my free London 101 guide: loveandlondon.com/london-101-guide-main
There's never any lines at Gatwick! You've been very fortunate Jess!..I barely make my flights when traveling from Gatwick, arriving 3-4 hours early! 😅 Luck of the draw I guess. Great video btw 👍
Thanks for watching!
I’m watching this bc I’m go int to Gatwick tomorrow
I’m here now and thx for the tips
How we can buy online train ticket from South terminal train station to pecham high street London
You don't have to buy a ticket, just use contactless debit or credit card, apple or google pay or an Oyster card.
I’m going to Gatwick in 3 weeks i always go there but I forgot what it’s like
Hello ma'am can you please get a train from Gatwick to portsmouth... Thank you for the video
Google Maps will tell you if that's possible!
If you have not been yet, there are two trains an hour to Portsmouth.
Omg, how to go fra gatwick airport to Tottenham Court Road?
Google maps will tell you!
Will there be a heathrow one?
Jess already did a Heathrow vid: kzhead.info/sun/n8iRpK2kfat4f3k/bejne.html Cheers! Dave
Already done! kzhead.info/sun/n8iRpK2kfat4f3k/bejne.html
Dave Easley play up pompey!
I’m a British Citizen (British Passport) flying in from Hong Kong, will I still need to fill in the landing card? Visiting for Christmas!🎄 🎄 🎄
No. If you are a British citizen you do not have to. I suspect EU citizens would not have to either, at least at the moment.
Nope
What do you mean by "the regular train"?
Non-tube
What's better the express or the train when travelling with luggage? 6 more days!
Train. Gatwick Express is a rip off.
One day I got to go to Gatwick just to say I arrived there..... I always arrive at Heathrow lol
Haha really? I prefer Heathrow :)
I wish I was arriving at Heathrow to have a Love Actually moment :)
Can one transit airside at Gatwick without passing immigration?
If you have a connecting flight, yes.
Agradezco infinitamente a la srita Eva de British .por su cordial atención los días 28 y 29 de Julio del 2023 en El aeropuerto de Gatwick’terminal Sur.
An important thing to know about London Gatwick - Enjoy Gatwick
Why do you not recommend taking the Gatwick Express on your 101 guide?
Expensive and not much faster
@@loveandlondon national expreas shows 1hr 50mins whereas gatwick express shows 30mins. I dont know how true they are, but i'd be willing to pay extra 7 pounds for an hour and half...time is the most finite and priceless resource in life 😂
Don't take national express. Regular train is just a few mins longer than Gatwick Express.
I’m going Gatwick because of Nando’s breakfast🤪
Can you buy an oyster card at Gatwick Airport?
Yes
I work for ggs 😂 and seeing my manager looking at the camera is brilliant *ggs = Gatwick ground services.
Lol!
I loaded BA with Swissport :-)
Gatwick's always got long security queues....
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Great Video! Good Information! Thanks! Just one thing: You're from London? Sure? You very much sound like a New Yorker... I'm confused...
London is a city made up of people from all over the world :) I've lived here for 9 years.
I love Gatwick Airport. Its elegant perimeter road, its state-of-the-art monorail system, its kerosene-stuffed aeroplanes soaring overhead like aluminium eagles. It's the London airport it's OK to like. Stansted, or Stanstead, or Standstead or Standsted as it's variously known, is an arrogant upstart. City Airport? Full of bankers. London Luton isn't in London and is barely in Luton; and Heathrow is just an absolute TIT of an airport. No, Gatwick is the place to be.
So passionate!
You need a pound coin as a trolley deposit 8f you want to use a luggage trolly.
LGW STN LHR LTN🇬🇧🏴🏴
Avoid the Gatwick Express, it’s a premium cost for a journey time saving of a few minutes - it’s a con.
My sweet girl .I subscribed for the guide but I didn't get it. Do you know what happened?
Can you check your spam folder :) if it's not in there email us at info @ loveandlondon.com and we can look into it
Who else goes to Gatwick every year?
No don't take the Gatwick Express Plese its a rip off
Dean no it’s not it’s the best I go every year and I’m going this year in monday 3am always the same time lol
@@lil_oreouwu3367 Used to be before they changed to the class 700 rolling stock. Was much more luxurious and comfortable then. Now it is just the same as Southern and Thameslink with a different livery and not much more frequent or quick. All 3 companies are owned by GoviaThameslink now.
A Londoner?? With an American accent??
Yup! London is fullllllll of foreigners
@@loveandlondon That's a foreigner living London, not a Londoner
She's not from London she's American
Great observation.