Is Stansted or Gatwick better?

Gatwick can be quicker to get to from London compared with Stansted. Where are you staying, one block off Holborn can mean anywhere in a large area. Gatwick is a much larger airport and maybe is more expensive to get to and further away. Security isn't really any different at either airport.



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Despite being a bit farther from the city centre than Heathrow, Gatwick offers efficient and well-connected transportation options, making it a popular choice for both short-haul European flights and travellers heading to south coast destinations.

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Passport Control: Everyone arriving at Gatwick has to go through passport control. This can mean wait times of 5-20 minutes or an upwards of 1 hour depending on the amount of travelers.

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Heathrow is London's (and the country's) main and busiest airport. Gatwick follows as the secondary and second busiest airport. Heathrow is larger and has better links in and out of the airport to Central London. Heathrow has five terminals and four runways.

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National Express coaches run direct, frequent coaches between all of London's four major airports, including a Stansted - Gatwick Airport Bus. Although the only direct Gatwick to / from Stansted public transportation it is not the fastest.

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If you? a?re arriving at London Gatwick and are connecting onwards on a separate ticket, you will need to go through immigration.

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Heathrow is the closest major airport to central London, with a 15-minute train ride taking passengers from Terminals 2 and 3 to London Paddington.

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London City Airport (LCY) London City is the least busy of London's airports. It primarily serves business travellers as the airport operates only short-haul flights throughout the UK and Europe and is within close proximity to Canary Wharf.

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50 per cent of travellers reported wait times of between just five to 10 minutes on top of this. It was the only London airport not to record any wait times of over an hour. In response to the Which? survey, a spokesperson for Stansted stated the average queue time at security wasn't 18 minutes as per the report.

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