Are Gatwick shuttle buses 24 hours?

Getting from one terminal to the other is easy at London Gatwick, simply take the free inter-terminal shuttle service. It runs every few minutes, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year; with a journey time of just two minutes.



Yes, the inter-terminal shuttle service at London Gatwick (LGW) is a 24-hour, 365-day operation. This automated, "High-Fidelity" monorail-style transit system connects the North and South terminals with a journey time of only two minutes. During the day, the shuttle runs every few minutes; in the late-night hours (typically between 23:00 and 06:00), the frequency may decrease to every 10 minutes as the system often switches to a single-track operation for maintenance. The service is entirely free of charge and is located before security, allowing passengers and visitors to move between the rail station (in the South Terminal) and the North Terminal at any time. This "High-Fidelity" reliability ensures that travelers with early morning 2026 departures can access their gates without the stress of missing a connection due to terminal distance.

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The service operates 24-hours a day, although service levels are reduced to every 10 minutes between 23:00 and 06:00, with only one of the two guideway tracks being used.

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Gatwick Airport regularly change who can use each bus stop so ignore the map if it says that bus stop 12 is for a different company. Our shuttle bus runs from 0600 until 2100 every day. Off peak times we run a shuttle every 30 minutes arriving at the North Terminal at 20 minutes and 50 minutes past the hour.

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Between Gatwick (Airport) and London we found over 50 bus departures, including 18 night buses. The earliest bus departure from Gatwick (Airport) is at 03:35 arriving to London at 05:50 the same day. While the latest bus departure is at 23:45 and arrives at 01:50 the following day.

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Are you allowed to sleep at Gatwick airport? There are no rules currently in place forbidding sleeping at Gatwick airport pre flight. You should have no trouble finding somewhere to rest for a few hours.

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Once you have collected your hold luggage, you can then check in to your next flight. Getting from one terminal to the other is easy at London Gatwick, simply take the free inter-terminal shuttle service. It runs every few minutes, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year; with a journey time of just two minutes.

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Southern train services between Gatwick and Victoria run 24/7. Even in the early hours of a Sunday morning the service is hourly and by 5am is up to four an hour.

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NIGHT FLIGHT RULES The noisiest types of aircraft are banned between 11.00 pm and 7.00 am. The number of flights between 11.30 pm and 6.00 am is limited by a quota – at present 11,200 in the summer (seven months) and 3,250 in winter. At night, between 2330 and 0600, the noise limit is 87 dBA.

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The following times serve as a general guide and generally we recommend you arrive at least two hours before your flight to allow plenty of time.

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The frequency of the operating buses can often be every 10-15 minutes during peak day time. Less so outside these times. Directions to the bus stop is well sign posted from inside the terminal. Journey time on the bus from North Terminal direct to the long stay car park is about 5-7 minutes.

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The normal service uses both trains, with a departure from each terminal every 5 minutes and a 2 to 3 minute journey time. The service operates 24-hours a day, although service levels are reduced to every 10 minutes between 23:00 and 06:00, with only one of the two guideway tracks being used.

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Gatwick offers free shower facilities on the departure level of the North Terminal and on the Gatwick Village level of the South Terminal. If you'd like soap and a towel, simply pick up the courtesy phone by the shower room door and someone will bring them over.

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North Terminal now houses all of easyJet's flights as part of ongoing work to improve the services at Gatwick. Gatwick South Terminal deals with the majority of the airport's traffic and is the original terminal of the airport.

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Gatwick Express Timetable The trains then run every 15 minutes throughout the day from 05.50am until the last train from Gatwick at night. The last trains from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria station are 00.50am and then 01.35am.

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