Details of Oyster and Contactless single fares can here found here. Details of caps for extension stations can also be found on the TfL website. Got a question about using Oyster on Gatwick Express? Check our frequently asked questions. You can read more about Oyster cards on the Transport for London website. The Oyster Conditions of Use set out your rights and obligations when you use an Oyster card to travel on Gatwick Express or other National Rail services. They apply in addition to the National Rail Conditions of Travel.
Boarding begins 45 minutes before take-off. For Gatwick flight arrivals , you'll first pass through passport control after leaving the aircraft. Then follow the signs for Baggage Reclaim to pick up your luggage, before going through Customs. In the arrivals hall, you'll find shops, bars, restaurants and currency exchange. Coaches run approximately every 30 minutes.
The journey time varies according to route: most are about one hour and 20 minutes. The easyBus service runs throughout the day and night, direct with no stops. The journey takes about one hour and 30 minutes. There are usually taxis queuing for customers at London's airports. Only use a black cab or reputable minicab and never use unauthorised drivers. The official Gatwick taxi concession is Airport Cars Gatwick. You can ask the driver for an estimate of how much your journey will cost beforehand.
Find out more from the TfL taxi fares page. If you'd prefer to drive along the roads of central London yourself, then you can hire a car at the airport. Gatwick Airport and 5 other stations to accept pay as you go Oyster and contactless payments.
Pay as you go using Oyster and Contactless payments will be introduced as new methods of payment from January for journeys between London and Gatwick Airport on Southern, Gatwick Express and Thameslink services. Five other stations along the route - Horley, Salfords, Earlswood, Redhill and Merstham — will also benefit from the up-to-the-minute pay as you go ticket technology.
This will mean more convenience and flexibility for commuters and visitors alike, with improved value for money in many cases, and reduced crowding at stations. Our plan for passengers is to build a 21st century railway that provides better journeys for all, and improved ticketing is a vital part of that customer experience. This extension of Oyster and contactless embraces some of the latest technology, making journeys easier for customers, offering them a vastly more convenient option.
As we undertake the biggest rail modernisation since the Victorian era, improving London to Gatwick by rail is another step to a modern railway that strengthens the economy.
By providing a quick and easy way to pay, our Oyster and contactless ticketing has transformed the way people get around our capital. From the New Year, many customers will be able to benefit from cheaper fares. Since contactless payments were introduced on the TfL network in September , there have been more than million contactless journeys made.
Expanding Oyster and the Contactless ticketing system to Gatwick Airport is a great step forward. Nearly 25 per cent of our pay as you go customers use contactless payment already because it is so quick and easy.
We are committed to making paying for transport easier for everyone and this extension will allow travellers from across the world to quickly jump on a train to central London and start their holiday or business trip with minimum fuss.
It means a single ticketless system will link Gatwick with the whole of Greater London so passengers can benefit from seamless connections to and throughout the capital. This technology will make journeys easier and ticketing considerably faster.
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