London Gatwick Airport Guide
Last updated 2026-04-21 UTC
London Gatwick Airport is located near Crawley in West Sussex, 48 km south of central London. It is the UK's second-busiest airport, handling 43.2 million passengers in 2024 across two passenger terminals — the North Terminal and the South Terminal. A direct rail link connects the airport to London Victoria and London Bridge in approximately 30 minutes.
Gatwick operates on a single active runway, making it the world's most efficient single-runway airport by movements per hour. A second runway exists but functions only as a standby when the main runway is out of service. The airport served 57 airlines in 2024, including long-haul routes to Singapore, Beijing, and destinations across North America, Africa, and the Middle East.
The airport first received commercial flights in 1933. After a major reconstruction between 1956 and 1958, Queen Elizabeth II reopened the modernised facility — the first airport globally to integrate air, mainline rail, and road access under one roof. Gatwick Airport Limited, majority-owned by Vinci, has operated the site since 2019.
🅿️ Parking
18 options- Gatwick Holiday Parking
- Maple Parking
- Purple Parking
- Q-Park
- London Gatwick Airport
- Parking4Less
- Sure Parking
- Tudor Rose
- Gatwick Valet Parking
- RCP Parking
- NCP
- Gatwick Parking
- APH
- Gatwick Airport Parking Spaces Limited
- Airparks
- Cophall Park & Ride
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🚗 Car Rentals
19 options- Drivalia
- Zipcar
- Green Motion
- U-Save
- Hertz
- Free2move
- Drive 4 Days Rentals
- Europcar
- Enterprise
- Avis
- Budget
- Alamo
- National Car Rental
- SIXT
- Gatwick Car & Van Rental
- First 4 Vans
- Choice Vehicle Rentals
- The Car Hire Specialists
- VMS Vehicle Hire
For full details, see our complete London Gatwick Airport car rentals guide.
🛋️ Lounges
4 options- London Gatwick Airport
- Plaza Premium Lounge
- No1 Lounges
- Aspire
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🏨 Hotels
19 options- Travelodge
- Maple Manor Hotel
- Premier Inn
- Bloc Hotel
- Holiday Inn London - Gatwick Airport
- YOTELAIR
- Hilton
- Acorn Lodge Gatwick
- The Corner House Hotel
- Gatwick Belmont Hotel
- Sandman Signature
- Gatwick White House Hotel
- Airport Inn Gatwick
- Radisson Individuals
- Arora Hotels
- Holiday Inn Express
- Cambridge Hotel
- Langshott Manor
For full details, see our complete London Gatwick Airport hotels guide.
🚌 Shuttles
3 options- London Gatwick Airport
- Gatwick Hoppa
- National Express
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🛫 Terminals
2 terminals- North TerminalMixed
easyJet, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Air China, China Eastern, SWISS, Icelandair, JetBlue, Gulf Air
- South TerminalMixed
British Airways, Ryanair, Jet2, Norwegian, Turkish Airlines, Vueling, Wizz Air, TUI, Air France, TAP Portugal
🏙️ Nearby cities
4 cities- London47 km north
- Crawley6 km south
- Reigate8 km north
- Horsham19 km west
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