Originally Posted by
Jenbel
...To get to the local bus stops from LGW south, head for international arrivals, walk past this on your left, towards left luggage. There's a small door off to the left at the back of the seating area (same side as arrivals come out of, but beyond there, and it used to be signed something like 'Local buses' but I think that had changed the last time I used it) which leads out to some lifts and stairs which go down to the ground floor, and from there you access out onto the perimeter road and the bus stops. It doesn't look like a public access, because it's mainly used by staff, but it is. And although I've used it, I just cannot remember where the local bus exit is from North.
Hmmm !!! Seems designed to encourage pax to use paid services. Am sure the airport gets a kick back from those paid transport services (in addition to hotel kickback)