Could I make this connection from Euston Station to Gatwick?
May 11, 2015, 5:10 am
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If your Virgin train stops at Milton Keynes Central in about the right time to connect with the xx:13 South Croydon train, you can avoid London altogether by taking this train to Clapham Junction, and changing to another Southern train to Gatwick Airport (there are lifts at both stations).
May 11, 2015, 5:31 am
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You do, and so would have to pay the fare from MKC to Gatwick. In practice, stopping short seems to be tolerated more now, after a few high profile cases where people were charged full fare for doing so. Besides which, changing at Milton Keynes, you wouldn't be going through the barriers...
May 11, 2015, 8:50 am
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Thanks for the suggestions. There are two of us. We had planned to leave a day or two later, but the TK flights on this day are $125 cheaper per person, and we're on a tight budget. The other option is to cancel the train tickets (30GBP per pax) and get new ones at an earlier time.
The walk (or taxi) to St Pancras is probably easier than dealing with luggage on the tube, but I guess 15-30 minutes slower due to the slow train journey.
May 11, 2015, 10:30 am
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