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Gatwick Airport Guide & Travel Information


Gatwick Airport Facts and Figures

Our Gatwick Airport guide provides a summary of airport facts and figures on London Gatwick Airport, the busiest single runway airport in the world and the second largest airport in the UK. There are currently around 80 airlines, including easyJet, which operate from Gatwick's two terminals, Gatwick South and Gatwick North, serving over 220 destinations. 

Transport Information at Gatwick Airport

easyBus is the only direct service to London from North terminal, with a service from the South as well.

This means if you are flying to/from Gatwick's North terminal easyBus can save you time and hassle getting to/from London, plus our Gatwick express coach saves you more money compared to more expensive train, taxis and mini-cabs located mostly at the South Terminal. Depart for London from right outside North Terminal arrivals or from Gatwick South coach exit with easyBus - cheaper and more direct. 

Gatwick Airport Location

Gatwick Airport is located in West Sussex, just north of Crawley,  and around 29 miles (46km)  South of central London and is considered to be London's second International Airport with daily flights to and from hundreds of worldwide destinations.

Gatwick Airport is one of the major bases for easyJet, the low cost airline carrier.

Gatwick North Terminal  

North Terminal handles easyJet, British Airways, Aer Lingus, Air France, Delta Air Lines and Iberia flights plus others. A limited number of charter flights also use the North Terminal.

Gatwick South Terminal

South Terminal handles the bulk of Gatwick's traffic, including easyJet, US Air, Air Transat, Virgin and others, serving domestic, international and charter flights.


Gatwick Airport Destinations

Just some of the easyJet destinations include Ajaccio, Alicante, Amsterdam, Arrecife, Athens, Basel, Bastia, Copenhagen, Corfu, Dalaman, Faro, Funchal, Geneva, Gibraltar, Grenoble, Helsinki, Heraklion, Hurghada, Innsbruck, Krakow, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Mahon, Málaga, Malta, Montpellier, Mykonos, Palma, Paphos, Prague, Rhodes, Santorini, Sharm el-Sheikh, Sofia, Tenerife-South. Please however visit easyJet.com for the latest Gatwick Airport destinations.

Checking In

Check in is located on the second floor of Gatwick's North Terminal. You should arrive well in time for your flight to make sure you have enough time to go through security.

Check in desks are located on the right side of the Gatwick's South Terminal. You should arrive well in time for your flight to make sure you have enough time to go through security.

The following times provide a general Gatwick Airport guide:

  • International flights - check in 3 hours prior to departure
  • European flights - check in 2 hours prior to departure
  • Domestic flights - check in 1 hour prior to departure

Boarding your flight is normally 45 minutes before your flight time.  Remember to keep an eye on the monitors as announcements telling you to go to the gate are no longer in use.

Prior to going through security and into the Departures Lounges there is a good range of shops, bars and restaurants available and open to those not travelling.  These include travel exchange if you need to change any money and also ATM cash dispensing machines.

Luggage

Please refer to the easyBus Gatwick hand luggage guidelines.

Gatwick Airport North Terminal Facilities (before security)

 

Bureau de Change

There are Travelex and TTT Moneycorp Bureaux de Change, in both arrivals and departures.

Cash Dispensers

On the left of the Travelex in arrivals and in check-in area.

Food and Drink

In  the Gatwick Village there is a Giraffe Restaurant, Apostrophe Sandwich Boutique and Café Nero (and a Whetherspoons opening soon) and in Arrivals a Costa Coffee shop.

Pay Phones

There are public telephones, some that are web enabled located in the Arrivals area.

Internet

Several of the pay phones are web enabled. There is also an internet cafe next to Cafe Nero in the Gatwick Village.

Shopping

Shops include WH Smith, M&S and Boots the Chemist, in arrivals hall. 

Toilets

There are toilet facilities in arrivals and check-in areas and also in the Gatwick Village on 3rd floor.

Information

The Information Desk is located in the Arrivals Hall.

Postal Services

There is a post box opposite M&S and another opposite Café Nero.

Entertainment

N/A at present

Oversize Baggage

Located close to the check in desks

Left Luggage

There is a 24 hours Left Luggage Storage facility situated in the arrivals hall.

Meeting Point

Is at the Airport information desk in the Arrivals Hall.

 

Gatwick Airport North Terminal Facilities (before security)

 

Bureau de Change

There is Travelex Bureaux de Change in the Arrivals Hall on the ground floor and a TTT Moneycorp Bureaux de Change on the 1st floor near the inter terminal transit.

Cash Dispensers

Near WH Smith’s in Arrivals and opposite Tie Rack on 1st floor.

Food and Drink

On the 1st floor there is a Joe’s Kitchen & CoffeeHouse, The Globe Freehouse and a Costa Coffee (there is also one in the Arrivals Hall).

Pay Phones

There are public telephones, some that are web enabled located throughout the Arrivals area.

Internet

Several of the pay phones are web enabled.

Shopping

Shops include WH Smith, Monsoon, Accessorize, Bags Etc, Sunglasses Hut, Rolling Luggage, Tie Rack, M&S and Boots the Chemist.

Toilets

There are toilet facilities at both ends of the arrivals hall and also on the 1st floor and Departures on 2nd floor.

Information

The Information Desk is located in the Arrivals Hall.

Postal Services

There is a post box opposite WH Smith in arrivals and another near the Tie Rack on 1st floor.

Entertainment

Game Grid on 2nd floor and Arrivals Hall.

Oversize Baggage

Located close to the check in desks

Left Luggage

There is Left Luggage on the 1st Floor (Open 5am-9pm) or 24 Hours on South Terminal.

Meeting Point

Is at the Airport information desk in the Arrivals Hall.

 

Gatwick Airport Contacts

easyBus Ticket Desk - located in arrivals halls at both North and South Terminals.

BAA Gatwick, Gatwick Airport, West Sussex, UK, RH6 ONP, Telephone, 0870 000 2468.

easyBus Gatwick Airport bus

easyBus operates a direct non-stop Gatwick Airport Transfer Service service from London Gatwick North and South terminal to London Earl's Court/West Brompton Underground Station, daily and up to every 15 minutes during peak times. Getting from London to Gatwick express in 1 hour and 5 minutes is now cheap and convenient.

Travelling from Gatwick to Heathrow? Simply take the easyBus to Earl's Court/West Brompton and then the tube westbound to Heathrow, a very economical alternative! easyBus ticket prices start from just £2 one way, depending on how early you book.