Gatwick Transfers to / from South-East England
Public Transport Options Dover, Brighton, Ashford, Maidstone ....
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Gatwick to / from Dover
For travelers connecting to a cruise ship at Dover, we have many dedicated pages laying out the public and private transport options available to and from Gatwick.
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Train Services From Gatwick
For many destinations in South East England there are no direct services to Gatwick, despite the geographic proximity. Transfers may involve a tedious interconnection in Central London.
By public transport the only viable option is by rail. There are trains every 5 or 10 minutes from Gatwick to London's Victoria Station and other nearly as frequent trains to London Bridge station. From these two stations, most towns in the south east of England are served.
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| London Transfers |
| Transfer Overview |
| Gatwick Express Train |
| First Capital Train |
| Local London Trains |
| National Express Bus |
| easyBus |
| Taxi / Private Car |
| Small / Large Groups |
| Inter Airport Transfers |
| Heathrow - Gatwick |
| Gatwick - Stansted |
| Gatwick - Luton |
| Cruise Port Transfers |
| Gatwick - Southampton |
| Gatwick - Dover |
| Gatwick - Harwich |
| UK Transfers |
| South East |
| South |
| South West & Wales |
| Midlands |
| North |
| Gatwick Airport Hotels |
| Gatwick Hotel Overview |
| Gatwick Bed & Breakfast |
| Gatwick Travel Lodges |
| Family Rooms |
| Day Rooms |
| Terminal Lounges |
| Airport Hotel Districts |
| Gatwick Airport Terminals |
| Horley |
| Crawley |
| Long Term Car Parking |
| Hotel + Parking Packages |
| Airport Car Parking |
| London Hotels / B&B |
| Best Buy Hotels |
| Bed & Breakfast |
| 2 & 3 Star Hotels |
| 4 Star Hotels |
| Family Rooms |
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There are frequent services down to the south coast at Brighton and eastwards along the coast to Lewes, Newhaven and Eastbourne.
Example Gatwick Train Services To South East Of England Major Towns |
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| Dover | 2 hrs 30 mins - Around Every 15 Minutes via Victoria |
| Brighton | 30 mins - Around Every 15 Minutes |
| Maidstone | 1 hr 45 mins via London - Around Every 30 Minutes |
| Gillingham | 1 hr 45 mins via London - Around Every 30 Minutes |
| Ashford | 1 hr 45 mins - Around Every 30 Minutes |
Gatwick Station
The station platforms are located directly below the airport’s South Terminal, and the ticket office is adjacent to that terminal’s concourse.
Although there are three major train companies that use Gatwick, ticketing is integrated and there is one large ticket hall at passenger terminal level.
Purchasing Train Tickets & Timetables
As a general rule of thumb for journeys of around an hour or so there is no financial advantage in pre purchasing, you may as well buy at the station on day of travel. For longer journeys, advance purchase fares offer great savings. The three types of tickets are broadly :
| Advance Purchase | Buy in advance, sold in limited numbers and subject to availability. These tickets are only valid on the date/train specified. |
| Off Peak | Buy any time, travel off-peak. these tickets may require you to travel at specific times of day, days of the week or on a specific route. Where there is more than one Off-Peak fare for a journey, the cheaper fare with more restrictions will be called Super Off-Peak. |
| Anytime | Buy any time, travel any time. Anytime fares are fully flexible tickets, with no time restrictions on when you can travel. With an Anytimeticket you can also break your journey at stations along the route of travel. |
At train stations there are manned ticket offices and also ticket machines. All major credit cards are taken as well as cash.
For fares and timetables use 'The Trainline' web site.
You can purchase tickets at 'The Trainline' web site. Tickets are mailed to UK addresses only or you can opt to collect them from machines at main stations. You are sent a unique code which you enter into the machine which dispenses the tickets.
Note, most trains are only confirmed up to 3 months in advance. So if you search for a journey further ahead than 3 months you may well get an incomplete picture of available schedules and tickets.
If you want to purchase train tickets in advance, for the overseas visitor this can present problems as there are with few exceptions no true etickets delivered by email at present. One of the notable exceptions is the Gatwick Express.
Tickets can be sent to UK addresses only. You can however order tickets on-line and pick up the tickets from machines at Gatwick Airport station.
Discounted Train Tickets - South East England to Gatwick Return
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Deep discounts and free tickets for children! There are strict conditions on these bargain tickets: |
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National Express Coaches
For the sake of completeness we should include National Express.
However, for the South Eastern corner of England most town and cities will require a coach into Central London, Victoria Coach Station and then getting another Gatwick service out again.
The notable exception being the service down to Brighton which is very frequent.
Private Transfers From Cars To Large Groups
We have options to cater for all party sizes.
Saloon Cars / Sedans / MPV - For Up To 4 Passengers Saloon/ Sedan car or MPV/Estate/Station Wagon size vehicle. Will take 4 full size adults and around 4 cases with some small hand luggage. All driver waiting time and airport parking included in airport pick-ups - No extra charges if your flight is delayed! |
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Mercedes Luxury Van - Up To 5 Passengers With 8 Large Cases Stylish luxury Mercedes Van carrying 6 people in comfort and still room enough for 8 cases plus some small hand luggage in the spacious passenger cabin. Ideal for a family. Baby seats or child booster seats supplied on request and are of course free of charge. |
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Small Bus - For Up To 8 Passengers With 16 Large Cases Air conditioned roomy small buses with lots of luggage room for small groups. (These buses are really 12 seat buses with seats taken out). Drivers meet and greet at airports, hotels and ports just like the cars. These small buses are small enough to get in the car parks at airports, big enough to qualify to use the special bus lanes in Central London. |
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Small Bus - For Up To 16 Passengers With 20 Large Cases Luxury small buses, air conditioned with aisles down the middle. We have a range of models to suit the needs of most parties. We can even accommodate outsize luggage. Electric wheelchairs, mobility scooters, surfboards and bicycles are some of the common requests we get each year. We even have driver guides that perform many of our professional day tours from London that are available for tour transfers. If you have a late flight you can stop by places like Windsor Castle or Canterbury, much more rewarding than killing time in an airport departure lounge. |
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Large Groups & Tour Groups We provide a custom service for large groups. Whether it be just a single transfer or a complete tour programme we can normally put forward a proposal whatever the size of party. We can't provide you with a menu of prices as every group is different. Just use our enquiry form at the bottom of the page and we will get back to you with a proposal that meets your own individual parties needs. |
 If you require baby or booster seats just ask |
Gatwick Private Transfer Quotation / Enquiry Request
Private Transfer Quotation / Enquiry Form