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Old Aug 19, 2015 | 5:14 am
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Originally Posted by phol
It depends what the purpose of the trip is. If you happen to live in Kent/Sussex/Eastern Surrey, or you work in the City/Canary Wharf, it's easier. For anything else (the key one being connections) LHR is superior.
1. I think your definition of "anything else" is a bit vague. Gatwick has direct trains to most of the UK. Heathrow has a direct train to, errr, Paddington; great for getting roast duck in Bayswater, but a bit poor if you live or work anywhere North, East or South of London, never mind the City. Even if you live in South West London (e.g. Clapham, Putney), it's faster and easier to get to LGW by public transport than LHR

2. Gatwick serves more destinations (and many, many more in Europe) than Heathrow, so I'm not sure why that makes LHR connections superior?

Let's keep our arguments factual rather than emotive, eh?
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