Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
I disagree that Heathrow is closer in time than Gatwick from Central London unless you class Paddington station as being the basis for central London
From Victoria the train journey to Gatwick takes 30 minutes and from London Bridge it is 29 minutes
This is slower than the Heathrow Express from paddington at 15 minutes ( cost GBP25 ) but not faster than the Connect service at 32 minutes ( cost GBP10.30 )
With only 15 minutes in the train journey time, location in Central London can easily offset that saving.
Seriously - that Easyjet uses Gatwick makes it worse?
I would take Gatwick every time over Heathrow - that it is cheaper is a bonus. That was able to fly into LGW was a reason for picking EK on last trip
Agree, there are swathes of London such as the area around Farrigdon where LGW is a lot more convenient and quicker to reach by train.
Mind you when Crossrail opens all this will likely become moot. Actually it will be interesting to see it EK will be able to maintain its LGW loads post 2020.