Originally Posted by
stewardo
Train from Gatwick to West London takes around 45 minutes (Kensington Olympia/West Brompton/Shepherd's Bush) and costs under GBP12 - or even GBP7.55 if you have a railcard or annual oystercard.
I could do it for £4.40 with a Railcard (single Gatwick to Croydon Stations FCC only £2.95 and Oyster from East Croydon to zone 2 £1.45)