From Victoria, the Southern service to Gatwick is the default choice: about four trains an hour, 33 minutes at midday, and £10.70 on contactless outside the peaks. Watch the clock, because a Southern journey starting between 16:00 and 19:00 on a weekday costs £19.20, which leaves the £24.00 Gatwick Express only a few pounds dearer.
Seven ways from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport. 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.
Option
Journey
Single fare
How often
Hours
Contactless PAYG
Step-free
Details
Our pickOur pick: TrainSouthernSouthern via Clapham Junction · Direct
33–55 min
£10.70–£19.20Checked 27 Sep 2026, unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)Contactless pay as you go (off-peak to weekday peak)
up to 4 per hour
04:30–00:08
Yes
Yes
From
London Victoria main-line station
To
Gatwick Airport station, inside the South Terminal
Fare
£10.70–£19.20, Contactless pay as you go (off-peak to weekday peak)
Usually 19–66% of seats filled on weekdays, busiest 16:00–19:00. Checked (GTR load-weighing counts, 26 Jul–22 Aug 2026)
On time (≤5 min) 62% · weekdays, 28 days to 28 Sep 2026 · Data: National Rail Enquiries (HSP) (1136 of 1836 measured weekday trains arrived within 5 minutes of the timetable, 1 Sep 2026 to 28 Sep 2026)
Weekday times. 33 minutes around midday; late trains are slower, and the 00:08 takes 55 minutes. £19.20 applies to journeys starting 06:30 to 09:30 and 16:00 to 19:00 Monday to Friday; £10.70 otherwise. No train leaves Victoria for the airport between 00:08 and 04:30.
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TrainGatwick ExpressGatwick Express non-stop · Direct
31–40 min
£24.00Checked 27 Sep 2026, unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)Contactless pay as you go (same fare at all times)
up to 2 per hour
05:05–22:59
Yes
Yes
From
London Victoria main-line station
To
Gatwick Airport station, inside the South Terminal
Fare
£24.00, Contactless pay as you go (same fare at all times)
Usually 19–54% of seats filled on weekdays, busiest 16:00–19:00. Checked (GTR load-weighing counts, 26 Jul–22 Aug 2026)
On time (≤5 min) 68% · weekdays, 28 days to 28 Sep 2026 · Data: National Rail Enquiries (HSP) (480 of 708 measured weekday trains arrived within 5 minutes of the timetable, 1 Sep 2026 to 28 Sep 2026)
Weekday times; daytime departures at 29 and 59 minutes past the hour, 31 minutes to the airport. The first train, at 05:05, takes 40 minutes. Not counted towards contactless daily caps or Travelcards.
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CoachNational ExpressNational Express from Victoria Coach Station · Direct
65–106 min
£6.00Checked 27 Sep 2026, unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)Online from-price incl. £1.50 booking fee; limited seats, not a guaranteed fare
No fixed interval
02:00–23:59
No
No
From
Victoria Coach Station, 164 Buckingham Palace Road (not inside the railway station)
To
North Terminal, then South Terminal
Fare
£6.00, Online from-price incl. £1.50 booking fee; limited seats, not a guaranteed fare
Luggage
One large suitcase or two medium cases, plus one soft hand-luggage item.
Up to 32 coaches a day on route 025, which also serves Heathrow. Fastest 65 minutes; the 02:00 is due at the North Terminal at 03:05 and the 23:59 at 01:45. Buy online or at the coach station ticket machines; contactless tapping does not apply.
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Private transferPre-booked private hire (6 firms)Pre-booked saloon from your door · Direct
50–84 min
£64.00–£132.00Checked 28 Sep 2026, unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)Published fixed price per vehicle, lowest to highest across 6 firms, 2026-09-28
No fixed interval
24 hours
No
Yes
From
Your address at Victoria or elsewhere in central London
To
North or South Terminal forecourt
Fare
£64.00–£132.00, Published fixed price per vehicle, lowest to highest across 6 firms, 2026-09-28
Luggage
Usually two large cases; Airport Pickups London allows three. Two firms seat only three passengers in a saloon.
Whole-car prices from Victoria to the airport, read on each firm's own page: Get London Transfer £64 (4 seats, 2 cases), MiniCabRide £79 (4 seats, 2 cases), London Airport Taxi £79 (3 seats, 2 cases), Tranzitt £90, Airport Pickups London £117 (3 seats, 3 cases) and Blackberry Cars £132 (4 seats, 2 cases). Get London Transfer, Airport Pickups London and Blackberry Cars charge the same as for the trip from Gatwick; London Airport Taxi gives one price for both directions; the MiniCabRide and Tranzitt pages price only this direction. On the way to the airport the forecourt drop-off charge matters: London Airport Taxi builds in the £10 Gatwick drop-off charge and the Congestion Charge where it applies, Tranzitt's price includes parking charges, and Get London Transfer includes parking and adds nothing before dawn. The other firms state no drop-off figure. Stated road times run from 50 minutes (Get London Transfer) to 84 minutes (MiniCabRide), and Get London Transfer warns that peak traffic adds 30 to 45 minutes. Airport Cars Gatwick, the airport's official private hire operator, publishes no fares.
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Private transferPre-booked private hire (2 firms)Pre-booked estate car from your door · Direct
60–80 min
£85.00–£138.00Checked 28 Sep 2026, unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)Published fixed price per vehicle, lowest to highest across 2 firms, 2026-09-28
No fixed interval
24 hours
No
Yes
From
Your address at Victoria or elsewhere in central London
To
North or South Terminal forecourt
Fare
£85.00–£138.00, Published fixed price per vehicle, lowest to highest across 2 firms, 2026-09-28
Luggage
Three large cases for four people at Blackberry Cars; four at London Airport Taxi.
Only two firms print an estate price for this trip: London Airport Taxi £85 (4 seats, 4 cases) and Blackberry Cars £138 (4 seats, 3 cases), both the same in either direction. London Airport Taxi's price includes the £10 Gatwick drop-off charge and adds nothing at night; Blackberry Cars calls its fares fully inclusive. The only stated road time is London Airport Taxi's 60 to 80 minutes. Airport Cars Gatwick publishes no fares.
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Private transferPre-booked private hire (3 firms)Pre-booked six-seat MPV from your door · Direct
50–80 min
£74.00–£174.00Checked 28 Sep 2026, unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)Published fixed price per vehicle, lowest to highest across 3 firms, 2026-09-28
No fixed interval
24 hours
No
Yes
From
Your address at Victoria or elsewhere in central London
To
North or South Terminal forecourt
Fare
£74.00–£174.00, Published fixed price per vehicle, lowest to highest across 3 firms, 2026-09-28
Luggage
Six passengers and six large cases at all three firms.
Six-seat MPV prices for the run to the airport: Get London Transfer £74, London Airport Taxi £101 and Blackberry Cars £174, each for six people with six cases and each the same as from Gatwick. For five passengers, London Airport Taxi prints £95, Airport Pickups London £132 (5 seats, 5 cases) and Blackberry Cars £150. London Airport Taxi includes the £10 drop-off charge; Get London Transfer includes parking. Stated road times: 50 to 75 minutes (Get London Transfer, plus 30 to 45 at peak) and 60 to 80 minutes (London Airport Taxi). Airport Cars Gatwick publishes no fares.
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Private transferPre-booked private hire (3 firms)Pre-booked eight-seat minibus from your door · Direct
50–80 min
£104.00–£157.00Checked 28 Sep 2026, unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)Published fixed price per vehicle, lowest to highest across 3 firms, 2026-09-28
No fixed interval
24 hours
No
Yes
From
Your address at Victoria or elsewhere in central London
To
North or South Terminal forecourt
Fare
£104.00–£157.00, Published fixed price per vehicle, lowest to highest across 3 firms, 2026-09-28
Luggage
Eight passengers; London Airport Taxi and Airport Pickups London allow eight large cases, Get London Transfer does not state a case allowance.
Eight-seat prices to the airport: Get London Transfer £104, London Airport Taxi £134 and Airport Pickups London £157, each the same in both directions. London Airport Taxi lists its eight-seater under central London rather than Victoria by name, and includes the £10 drop-off charge; Airport Pickups London states no drop-off figure. Stated road times: 50 to 75 minutes (Get London Transfer), 60 to 80 minutes (London Airport Taxi) and 80 minutes (Airport Pickups London). Airport Only, which prices an eight-seater from Gatwick, has no page for this direction. Airport Cars Gatwick publishes no fares.
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Contactless pay as you go (off-peak to weekday peak)
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Up to 4 per hour · Direct · Last 00:08
Details for Southern
Runs
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04:30–00:08
Contactless
Yes
Step-free
Yes
From
London Victoria main-line station
To
Gatwick Airport station, inside the South Terminal
Notes
Weekday times. 33 minutes around midday; late trains are slower, and the 00:08 takes 55 minutes. £19.20 applies to journeys starting 06:30 to 09:30 and 16:00 to 19:00 Monday to Friday; £10.70 otherwise. No train leaves Victoria for the airport between 00:08 and 04:30.
Usually 19–66% of seats filled on weekdays, busiest 16:00–19:00. Checked (GTR load-weighing counts, 26 Jul–22 Aug 2026)
On time (≤5 min) 62% · weekdays, 28 days to 28 Sep 2026 · Data: National Rail Enquiries (HSP) (1136 of 1836 measured weekday trains arrived within 5 minutes of the timetable, 1 Sep 2026 to 28 Sep 2026)
Contactless pay as you go (same fare at all times)
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Up to 2 per hour · Direct · Last 22:59
Details for Gatwick Express
Runs
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05:05–22:59
Contactless
Yes
Step-free
Yes
From
London Victoria main-line station
To
Gatwick Airport station, inside the South Terminal
Notes
Weekday times; daytime departures at 29 and 59 minutes past the hour, 31 minutes to the airport. The first train, at 05:05, takes 40 minutes. Not counted towards contactless daily caps or Travelcards.
Usually 19–54% of seats filled on weekdays, busiest 16:00–19:00. Checked (GTR load-weighing counts, 26 Jul–22 Aug 2026)
On time (≤5 min) 68% · weekdays, 28 days to 28 Sep 2026 · Data: National Rail Enquiries (HSP) (480 of 708 measured weekday trains arrived within 5 minutes of the timetable, 1 Sep 2026 to 28 Sep 2026)
Online from-price incl. £1.50 booking fee; limited seats, not a guaranteed fare
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Direct · Last 23:59
Details for National Express
Runs
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02:00–23:59
Contactless
No
Step-free
No
Luggage
One large suitcase or two medium cases, plus one soft hand-luggage item.
From
Victoria Coach Station, 164 Buckingham Palace Road (not inside the railway station)
To
North Terminal, then South Terminal
Notes
Up to 32 coaches a day on route 025, which also serves Heathrow. Fastest 65 minutes; the 02:00 is due at the North Terminal at 03:05 and the 23:59 at 01:45. Buy online or at the coach station ticket machines; contactless tapping does not apply.
£64–£132Checked 28 Sep 2026, unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)
Estate60–80 min
4
£85–£138Checked 28 Sep 2026, unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)
MPV (6 seats)50–80 min
6
£74–£174Checked 28 Sep 2026, unconfirmed (not yet confirmed against a second source)
Minibus (8 seats)50–80 min
8
£104–£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 (6 firms)
Luggage
Usually two large cases; Airport Pickups London allows three. Two firms seat only three passengers in a saloon.
Notes
Whole-car prices from Victoria to the airport, read on each firm's own page: Get London Transfer £64 (4 seats, 2 cases), MiniCabRide £79 (4 seats, 2 cases), London Airport Taxi £79 (3 seats, 2 cases), Tranzitt £90, Airport Pickups London £117 (3 seats, 3 cases) and Blackberry Cars £132 (4 seats, 2 cases). Get London Transfer, Airport Pickups London and Blackberry Cars charge the same as for the trip from Gatwick; London Airport Taxi gives one price for both directions; the MiniCabRide and Tranzitt pages price only this direction. On the way to the airport the forecourt drop-off charge matters: London Airport Taxi builds in the £10 Gatwick drop-off charge and the Congestion Charge where it applies, Tranzitt's price includes parking charges, and Get London Transfer includes parking and adds nothing before dawn. The other firms state no drop-off figure. Stated road times run from 50 minutes (Get London Transfer) to 84 minutes (MiniCabRide), and Get London Transfer warns that peak traffic adds 30 to 45 minutes. Airport Cars Gatwick, the airport's official private hire operator, publishes no fares.
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Three large cases for four people at Blackberry Cars; four at London Airport Taxi.
Notes
Only two firms print an estate price for this trip: London Airport Taxi £85 (4 seats, 4 cases) and Blackberry Cars £138 (4 seats, 3 cases), both the same in either direction. London Airport Taxi's price includes the £10 Gatwick drop-off charge and adds nothing at night; Blackberry Cars calls its fares fully inclusive. The only stated road time is London Airport Taxi's 60 to 80 minutes. Airport Cars Gatwick publishes no fares.
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Six passengers and six large cases at all three firms.
Notes
Six-seat MPV prices for the run to the airport: Get London Transfer £74, London Airport Taxi £101 and Blackberry Cars £174, each for six people with six cases and each the same as from Gatwick. For five passengers, London Airport Taxi prints £95, Airport Pickups London £132 (5 seats, 5 cases) and Blackberry Cars £150. London Airport Taxi includes the £10 drop-off charge; Get London Transfer includes parking. Stated road times: 50 to 75 minutes (Get London Transfer, plus 30 to 45 at peak) and 60 to 80 minutes (London Airport Taxi). Airport Cars Gatwick publishes no fares.
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Eight passengers; London Airport Taxi and Airport Pickups London allow eight large cases, Get London Transfer does not state a case allowance.
Notes
Eight-seat prices to the airport: Get London Transfer £104, London Airport Taxi £134 and Airport Pickups London £157, each the same in both directions. London Airport Taxi lists its eight-seater under central London rather than Victoria by name, and includes the £10 drop-off charge; Airport Pickups London states no drop-off figure. Stated road times: 50 to 75 minutes (Get London Transfer), 60 to 80 minutes (London Airport Taxi) and 80 minutes (Airport Pickups London). Airport Only, which prices an eight-seater from Gatwick, has no page for this direction. Airport Cars Gatwick publishes no fares.
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Being collected at your door spares you the Tube or bus into Victoria and the crowded concourse with cases, though you should leave earlier than for the train.
Off-peak, five adults on Southern pay £53.50 between them, while five people with luggage need more than a saloon, and six-seat MPVs are published at £74 to £174; only in the weekday peaks, when the five pay £96.00, can the cheapest car undercut the train.
Once the 00:08 Southern has left there is no train from Victoria until 04:30, while the 02:00 coach from Victoria Coach Station is due at the North Terminal at 03:05.
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Route notes
Both trains from Victoria end at the station built into Gatwick's South Terminal; neither goes on to the North Terminal. If your airline checks in there, the free two-minute shuttle leaves from beside the station, so add the ride and the wait for it to the 31 to 33 minutes on the train before you compare the total with your airline's bag-drop cut-off.
Victoria's main-line platforms sit level with the main entrance, and the station is step-free throughout. Look for trains to Gatwick Airport on the screens. Southern sends about four an hour in the daytime and needs 33 minutes; the Gatwick Express goes at 29 and 59 minutes past and takes 31. Late at night Southern gets much slower: the 00:08, the final direct departure, needs 55 minutes.
Contactless works at the Victoria gates, but the price depends on when you go through them. Southern charges £10.70, jumping to £19.20 for journeys started from 06:30 to 09:30 and 16:00 to 19:00 on weekdays. The Gatwick Express is £24.00 at any hour. So if you are heading off in the late-afternoon rush for an evening flight, the saving from choosing Southern is at its smallest.
For a dawn flight, the first train is the 04:30 Southern, due at 05:12, followed by the 05:05 Gatwick Express, due at 05:45. Between 00:08 and 04:30 nothing runs by rail. National Express coaches leave from Victoria Coach Station, a separate building on Buckingham Palace Road, from 02:00. The route also serves Heathrow, so the timings vary more than the train's.
A car avoids Victoria entirely but is slower than either train, at 50 to 84 minutes depending on traffic, so book the pickup well ahead of when you would otherwise walk to the platform.