Gatwick Airport railway station
Gatwick Airport is a major interchange: 134 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is East Croydon, with 531 trains a day.
See Gatwick Airport on the map
Address: RH6 0RD
Gatwick Airport is the nearest station for postcodes in RH77. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Gatwick Airport
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Croydon | 531 | 500 | 384 |
| Three Bridges | 403 | 372 | 294 |
| Haywards Heath | 367 | 355 | 291 |
| London Blackfriars | 315 | 288 | 203 |
| St Pancras International | 315 | 288 | 203 |
| Farringdon | 295 | 278 | 199 |
| London Bridge | 287 | 272 | 81 |
| London Victoria | 285 | 287 | 231 |
| City Thameslink | 279 | 190 | 0 |
| Redhill | 242 | 219 | 161 |
| Brighton | 235 | 222 | 232 |
| Burgess Hill | 234 | 211 | 253 |
| Clapham Junction | 213 | 213 | 159 |
| Horley | 192 | 151 | 85 |
| Hassocks | 183 | 149 | 225 |
| Preston Park | 180 | 145 | 168 |
| Luton | 174 | 152 | 175 |
| Harpenden | 171 | 152 | 175 |
| St Albans City | 171 | 152 | 175 |
| Luton Airport Parkway | 167 | 152 | 175 |
| Bedford | 166 | 145 | 175 |
| Flitwick | 164 | 145 | 175 |
| Leagrave | 159 | 145 | 175 |
| Harlington | 155 | 145 | 175 |
| Wivelsfield | 153 | 148 | 168 |
| Crawley | 148 | 144 | 21 |
| Horsham | 148 | 144 | 21 |
| Finsbury Park | 141 | 136 | 28 |
| Stevenage | 141 | 136 | 28 |
| Hitchin | 140 | 136 | 28 |
| West Hampstead Thameslink | 101 | 89 | 175 |
| Purley | 98 | 85 | 88 |
| Earlswood | 92 | 73 | 41 |
| Salfords | 92 | 73 | 41 |
| Coulsdon South | 88 | 72 | 73 |
| Littlehaven | 85 | 75 | 4 |
| Merstham | 85 | 72 | 73 |
| Balcombe | 82 | 77 | 128 |
| Ifield | 80 | 75 | 4 |
| Arlesey | 74 | 72 | 0 |
and 94 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Gatwick Airport is
21,211,048 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 21st busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 1,156,551 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria than any other pair: 5,455,484 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Gatwick Airport loses 2 including Elephant & Castle, Herne Hill.
Nearest other stations
- Horley 0.8 miles
- Three Bridges 2.7 miles
- Salfords 3.1 miles
- Crawley 3.3 miles
- Ifield 3.7 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Gatwick Airport, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Rowfant · 3.6 miles
- Grange Road · 4.4 miles
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More about this station on Wikipedia.