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London Gatwick Airport (LGW) arrivals and departures Arrivals and Departures

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Distance to London40.3km
Distance to Brighton36.9km
Most popular destinationRiyadh

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our London Gatwick Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s London Gatwick Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is cancelled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

London arrivals information

London Gatwick Airport is 40.3km from the centre of London. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the London Gatwick Airport Arrivals area, or see more of United Kingdom by hiring a car.

Car hire from London Gatwick Airport

If you want to see more of United Kingdom after you touch down, consider hiring a car from London Gatwick Airport. Providers like U-Save have pick-up spots at LGW Arrivals – find out more here.


London Gatwick Airport FAQs

Yes, Ryanair operates to and from both London Gatwick Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes, easyJet operates to and from both London Gatwick Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes, British Airways operates to and from both London Gatwick Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes. There are U-Save, Drivalia, Green Motion, Alamo, Europcar, Keddy By Europcar, Enterprise, Hertz and Sixt pick-up points in or near to London Gatwick Airport’s Arrivals or Departures areas.
For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear London Gatwick Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to London Gatwick Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to London Gatwick Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate London Gatwick Airport’s departure lounge.
Aparthotel Adagio London Sutton Point is the highest-rated hotel near London Gatwick Airport, just 23.6km away. Other great hotels nearby include Holiday Inn London - Sutton (23.8km from the airport), and Ibis London Sutton Point (23.6km away).
Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at London Gatwick Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at London Gatwick Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside London Gatwick Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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