Gatwick Airport
Station Information
Gatwick Airport is a staffed station served by Great Western Railway, Gatwick Express, Thameslink and 1 more. Allow 10 minutes to change trains here.
How reliable is this station?
Of the 18375 services that called at Gatwick Airport over the last 30 days, 77.1% ran on time, 17.4% arrived more than 5 minutes late, and 5.5% were cancelled. Today has been broadly in line with that trend: 68% of 97 services so far are on time. The worst recent day was 26 Oct, when 100% of services were delayed. Live cancellations, platform changes, and short-notice delays update in the board above; the 30-day figures are updated nightly from National Rail Darwin data.
Which operators run through here?
Gatwick Airport is served by Thameslink, Southern, Gatwick Express and Great Western Railway. Thameslink runs the bulk of weekday services (around ~undefined/day), with the long-distance operators — Thameslink, Southern, Gatwick Express and Great Western Railway — adding the cross-country and London links. Tap any service on the board to view its full calling list, platform and delay history.
Where do trains from Gatwick Airport go?
The most common direct destination from Gatwick Airport is East Croydon (around 1905+ trains per day), followed by Three Bridges, Haywards Heath, and London Victoria. Direct services also run to 4 other destinations. The live board above shows every departure in the next hour; tap the chip to filter by destination or use the search above. 8 direct routes are published from this station, covering most major UK cities.
Current disruption affecting this station
There are no current disruption messages for Gatwick Airport. If a problem develops during your journey, Railly surfaces the same station messages National Rail shows in its app — refresh the board to see updates.
Door-side information at Gatwick Airport
Door-side predictions on Railly are available for 6 of 7 platforms at Gatwick Airport, covering the busiest terminating and through platforms. We use OpenTrainTimes signalling data combined with manual observation; confidence levels range from 'verified' (live TD + manual check) to 'predicted' (signalling-only). If a platform has no coverage, we hide the door-side icon on the board rather than guess. Tap any service to see which side the doors will open for your coach.
Accessibility at Gatwick Airport
Gatwick Airport has full step-free access and is fully staffed throughout opening hours. A station wheelchair is available on request. A bus stops are within a short walk. National Rail's Passenger Assist service can book assistance on any train from this station — recommend booking at least 2 hours before travel.
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Popular journeys from Gatwick Airport
Facilities
Ticket office hours
Public Holidays–Sun
Information desk hours
Daily
Connections
Accessibility
Step-free and accessible travel
This is a Category A station: This station has step-free access to all platforms.
The assistance meeting point is at the assistance desk on the main concourse.