Stansted? Luton? Or Gatwick?

beer4life · 31-10-2007 6:45pm #1

Which airport do you find best to use for a quick 2 night stay in London? WHich is nearer to London center and which has better transport options?

Stark · 31-10-2007 6:47pm

I think Stansted has the best transport options with the Stansted Express. Bit pricy though.

jimmychin · 31-10-2007 6:48pm

stansted is the furthest away (east)

luton is 40mins by train (north)
train comes in at Kings Cross

gatwick is 30mins by train (south west)
comes into victoria i think

i'd say gatwick if you're staying south, luton if you're staying north

KC61 · 31-10-2007 7:03pm

None of the above.

London City is by far the easiest airport to travel to/from Central London, with the Docklands Light Railway serving the Airport itself, and linking with multiple tube lines at Bank and connecting with the Jublilee line at Canning Town.

Plus, buy an Oyster card at London City Airport Station and avail of the discounts available.

Final big plus is the 10-minute check-in at London City Airport!

Poxyshamrock · 31-10-2007 9:49pm

KC61 wrote: »

None of the above.

London City is by far the easiest airport to travel to/from Central London, with the Docklands Light Railway serving the Airport itself, and linking with multiple tube lines at Bank and connecting with the Jublilee line at Canning Town.

Plus, buy an Oyster card at London City Airport Station and avail of the discounts available.

Final big plus is the 10-minute check-in at London City Airport!

I'm guessing from the list of airports that the OP is flying with ryanair so London City is outta the question

MrPudding · 31-10-2007 10:42pm

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

I'm guessing from the list of airports that the OP is flying with ryanair so London City is outta the question

Probably, but the city airport is really good.

MrP

Mint Sauce · 31-10-2007 10:45pm

any options to fly to heathrow, have the tube, bus, and heathrow express

other wise would suggest gatwick, 15/20 minutes on the expresss, or about 45 minutes on the regular train

highlydebased · 31-10-2007 10:48pm

Obvious problem with LCY is that only Cityjet/Air France fly there- From Dublin. Fares generally tend to be a tad more expensive than LHR etc.

If Cityjet flew from Shannon to LCY I would be more than happy to use the route...

BendiBus · 31-10-2007 11:07pm

Gatwick is great. As well as the Gatwick Express, you have regular stopping trains too which cost less. I always choose Gatwick these days. Never used City so can't comment.

A Dub in Glasgo · 01-11-2007 12:31am

All 3 airports have train connections to London, the convienance of which depends on where you are going/staying. I recently flew from Gatwick and found the security to be a lengthy queue (3pm) so not impressed. If possible, I would try and avoid the bigger airports as you could be spending 45 minutes on the plane before you actually take off.

I would go to the City airport if possible

MrPudding · 01-11-2007 11:50am

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

All 3 airports have train connections to London, the convienance of which depends on where you are going/staying. I recently flew from Gatwick and found the security to be a lengthy queue (3pm) so not impressed. If possible, I would try and avoid the bigger airports as you could be spending 45 minutes on the plane before you actually take off.

I would go to the City airport if possible

Good points. City is best. Luton is very very fast to get out of, much faster than Gatwick. It does not have a fancy train link but the standard train, a 10 minute free bus ride from the airport, is not unreasonable. You also have the option of the "eazybus." I have never used them but they are very frequent minibuses that run to central London and only cost a couple of quid.

MrP

manc · 01-11-2007 1:02pm

You can buy cheaper Stansted Express tickets from the Ryanair website, save about £5 (€7)

https://www.stanstedexpress.com/ryanair/Tickets.asp?SID={FA97589C-2D62-4583-97BA-C6719FE7ED09}

beer4life · 01-11-2007 7:11pm

Im going to a gig and this is the name and address of the venue. The Fridge. Brixton, London and South East

therecklessone · 01-11-2007 7:25pm

beer4life wrote: »

Im going to a gig and this is the name and address of the venue. The Fridge. Brixton, London and South East

Tube map

Brixton is at one end of the Victoria Line, Victoria train/tube station is 4 stops north of Brixton. Victoria is where the Gatwick Express operates into and out of.

beer4life · 01-11-2007 8:19pm

Think it'll be Gatwick so cheers

KC61 · 01-11-2007 8:25pm

beer4life wrote: »

Im going to a gig and this is the name and address of the venue. The Fridge. Brixton, London and South East

Surely where you would fly to/from depends upon where you are staying and not where the gig is?

London City is far closer to central London than any of the other airports, and while the flight might be more expensive, the trip to central London will be far cheaper than any of the other airport, being only in Zone 3 of the Tfl zones - in other words you can get a cheap ticket to anywhere on the Underground network! With an Oyster Card it would cost GBP 2.00 outside of 0700-1900 Monday/Friday when it's GBP 2.50 or GBP 4.00 if paying cash for a single trip and double that for a return. This trip could be covered by a 1-day travelcard covering all buses, Underground or DLR for GBP 7.80.

DLR services leave London City Airport at a minimum frequency of every 10 minutes and take only 22 minutes to get to Bank Station.

Compare that to a GBP 26.80 fare on the Gatwick Express!

beer4life · 01-11-2007 9:02pm

Flying to Gatwick all booked for 18 quid and I will probably stay in Brixton but travel to London center on Sat when I arrive and Sun before the gig

Stansted? Luton? Or Gatwick?

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