Gatwick Airport railway station
Gatwick Airport is a major interchange: 132 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 523 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 | 523 | 500 | 339 |
| Three Bridges | 396 | 372 | 277 |
| Haywards Heath | 362 | 355 | 232 |
| London Blackfriars | 309 | 288 | 146 |
| St Pancras International | 309 | 288 | 146 |
| Farringdon | 289 | 278 | 142 |
| London Victoria | 285 | 287 | 243 |
| London Bridge | 279 | 272 | 161 |
| City Thameslink | 273 | 190 | 0 |
| Redhill | 231 | 219 | 173 |
| Brighton | 229 | 222 | 174 |
| Burgess Hill | 229 | 211 | 195 |
| Clapham Junction | 213 | 213 | 171 |
| Horley | 190 | 151 | 83 |
| Hassocks | 178 | 149 | 167 |
| Preston Park | 175 | 145 | 111 |
| Luton | 172 | 152 | 118 |
| Harpenden | 169 | 152 | 118 |
| St Albans City | 169 | 152 | 118 |
| Luton Airport Parkway | 165 | 152 | 118 |
| Bedford | 164 | 141 | 114 |
| Flitwick | 162 | 140 | 115 |
| Leagrave | 157 | 140 | 115 |
| Harlington | 153 | 140 | 115 |
| Wivelsfield | 152 | 148 | 111 |
| Crawley | 147 | 144 | 68 |
| Horsham | 147 | 144 | 68 |
| Finsbury Park | 137 | 136 | 28 |
| Hitchin | 137 | 136 | 28 |
| Stevenage | 137 | 136 | 28 |
| West Hampstead Thameslink | 100 | 89 | 118 |
| Purley | 98 | 85 | 85 |
| Earlswood | 91 | 73 | 36 |
| Salfords | 91 | 73 | 36 |
| Littlehaven | 84 | 75 | 36 |
| Coulsdon South | 83 | 72 | 71 |
| Balcombe | 81 | 77 | 71 |
| Merstham | 80 | 72 | 70 |
| Ifield | 79 | 75 | 36 |
| Arlesey | 73 | 72 | 0 |
and 92 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.
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.