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Our pickTrainThameslink28–35 min£14.50–£15.10

From London Bridge, catch a direct Thameslink train to Gatwick Airport: it takes around half an hour and stops at the South Terminal. Board on through platforms 4 and 5 and look for Gatwick Airport in the calling points, because the screens usually name Brighton, Horsham or Three Bridges as the destination.

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  1. Private transfer

    Private transfer

    5 vehicle sizes

    55–91 min

    Vehicle sizes and single fares
    VehicleSeatsSingle fare
    Saloon3£66–£117Checked 28 Sep 2026, unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)
    Estate3£120–£143Checked 28 Sep 2026, unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)
    MPV (5 seats)5£132Checked 28 Sep 2026, unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)
    MPV (6 seats)6£147–£168Checked 28 Sep 2026, unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)
    Minibus (8 seats)8£153–£157Checked 28 Sep 2026, unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)
    Checked unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)
    Details for each vehicle size

    Saloon

    Operator
    Pre-booked private hire (4 firms)
    Luggage
    Saloon sizes differ by firm: two list 4 passengers with 2 large cases, one 3 with 2, one 3 with 3. Book for the smaller figure if you are unsure.
    Notes
    Prices read on each firm's own page for a pick-up at London Bridge or in SE1 on 2026-09-28: MiniCabRide £66, Albion Airport Cars £103 (SE1, described as a minimum charge), Blackberry Cars £114 (SE1), Airport Pickups London £117. Blackberry Cars says parking, waiting and the Gatwick drop-off charge are in its fare; the other three do not say whether the drop-off charge is included, so ask. Blackberry Cars charges £6 less per vehicle from SE1 to Gatwick than the other way; Airport Pickups London's table shows the same prices in both directions. Times quoted: 55 minutes to 1 hour 20 (MiniCabRide), 1 hour 20 (Albion), 1 hour 31 (Airport Pickups London). Three more firms print a single starting price without naming the car: Transfers4Airports from £89, Twelve Transfers £100, Carrot Cars from £129.73 (a premium car, drop-off charge included). Airport Cars Gatwick, the airport's official private hire operator, publishes no fares.
    Checked unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)
    Other sources (7)

    Estate

    Operator
    Pre-booked private hire (2 firms)
    Luggage
    Blackberry Cars' estate takes 4 passengers and 3 large cases; Albion Airport Cars lists its estate at 3 passengers and 2 large cases, no more than its saloon.
    Notes
    Blackberry Cars £120 and Albion Airport Cars £143, both for a pick-up in SE1. Blackberry Cars includes parking, waiting and the Gatwick drop-off charge; Albion lists meet-and-greet, flight monitoring and child seats and calls its figure a minimum charge. Journey time is the road range quoted for this trip by the firms in the saloon row. Airport Cars Gatwick publishes no fares.
    Checked unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)
    Other sources (4)

    MPV (5 seats)

    Operator
    Pre-booked private hire (2 firms)
    Luggage
    Both seat 5; Blackberry Cars allows 4 large cases, Airport Pickups London 5.
    Notes
    Airport Pickups London (people carrier, London Bridge) and Blackberry Cars (MPV5, SE1) both print £132. Airport Pickups London lists meet-and-greet, free waiting and flight tracking; Blackberry Cars includes parking, waiting and the Gatwick drop-off charge. Airport Cars Gatwick publishes no fares.
    Checked unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)
    Other sources (3)

    MPV (6 seats)

    Operator
    Pre-booked private hire (2 firms)
    Luggage
    Both seat 6; Albion Airport Cars' MPV Plus takes 4 large cases, Blackberry Cars' MPV6 takes 6.
    Notes
    Albion Airport Cars £147 (MPV Plus) and Blackberry Cars £168 (MPV6), both for a pick-up in SE1. Inclusions as for the estate at each firm. Airport Cars Gatwick publishes no fares.
    Checked unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)
    Other sources (4)

    Minibus (8 seats)

    Operator
    Pre-booked private hire (2 firms)
    Luggage
    Both seat 8; Albion Airport Cars allows 7 large cases, Airport Pickups London 8.
    Notes
    Albion Airport Cars £153 (MPV 8, SE1) and Airport Pickups London £157 (8 seater, London Bridge). Albion lists meet-and-greet, flight monitoring and child seats; Airport Pickups London lists meet-and-greet, free waiting and flight tracking; neither says whether the Gatwick drop-off charge is included. Airport Cars Gatwick publishes no fares.
    Checked unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)
    Other sources (3)

Bars share one scale on this page. Hours are first and last departures as recorded; the ochre mark is the time now in London. Paying by contactless has its own rules at Gatwick: read the contactless guide. checked on the date in each option's details · not yet confirmed against a second source.

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Which should I pick?

  • Early flight

    TrainThameslink

    Thameslink direct

    The London Bridge ticket office does not open until 04:45 (05:25 on Sundays), but a contactless card gets you through the gates before then; if the first southbound Thameslink in the journey planner reaches the South Terminal in time for your bag-drop, it costs a fraction of a dawn car.

  • Lots of luggage

    TrainThameslink

    Thameslink direct

    Coming off the Jubilee or Northern line with cases, you can reach Thameslink's through platforms 4 and 5 by lift, and the train stops inside the South Terminal, so the bags go from carriage to check-in without a kerb or a staircase.

  • Group or family

    Private transferPre-booked private hire (2 firms)

    Pre-booked 5-seat people carrier to Gatwick

    A car collected from your door spares you herding children and several suitcases across the London Bridge concourse; two firms list a five-seat people carrier for this journey at £132.

  • After midnight

    Private transferPre-booked private hire (4 firms)

    Pre-booked saloon to Gatwick

    We could not confirm a night Thameslink from London Bridge, so for a check-in in the small hours a car booked for a fixed pick-up is the one option we can point to; ask whether the quote covers the Gatwick drop-off charge.

Route notes

Thameslink from London Bridge serves the South Terminal and nowhere else at the airport. If your airline checks in at the North Terminal, the free shuttle is the last leg: the airport puts the ride at around two minutes, and you should add however long you wait for it before measuring the trip against your bag-drop deadline.

At London Bridge, the Thameslink trains run from through platforms 4 and 5, not from the terminating platforms 10 to 15 that mainly serve Southern's suburban routes. The screens will usually show a final destination of Brighton, Horsham or Three Bridges, so read the calling points for Gatwick Airport rather than hunting for it as a destination. Coming off the Jubilee or Northern line, allow a few minutes to reach the platform through a busy concourse.

For a very early flight, check the first train in the National Rail journey planner the night before. We have not printed first and last trains because we could not confirm them from a source we trust. The ticket office opens at 04:45 Monday to Saturday and 05:25 on Sunday, though you can skip it: contactless pay as you go is accepted, so tap in at London Bridge and out at Gatwick with the same card or phone.

Before a Saturday or Sunday flight, run the journey through the National Rail planner the day before: planned engineering work can change which trains call at London Bridge or put you on a bus for part of the way.

A car from London Bridge suits a group with a lot of luggage or a flight before the trains start. The fixed saloon prices four firms publish run from £66 to £117. Gatwick charges drivers to drop off at the terminal, and not every firm builds that into its price, so ask before you book.

Guides for this route

Questions

Can I pay by contactless from London Bridge to Gatwick?

Yes. Contactless pay as you go is accepted between London Bridge and Gatwick Airport, and so is an adult Oyster card on pay as you go. Touch in and out with the same card or device. Concession Oysters such as the 60+ London Oyster and Freedom Passes do not travel free on this stretch.

Why don't the screens at London Bridge show Gatwick as a destination?

Southbound Thameslink trains usually run beyond the airport and are labelled Brighton, Horsham or Three Bridges. Gatwick Airport appears in the list of calling points, so check that rather than the headline destination.