Which London Airport?

[tartegnin]

For our July Westbound we can easily fly into just about any London airport - would Gatwick, Heathrow or City be closest for a direct transfer to Southampton? My geography is horrible, but something tells me Gatwick ...

[Navaleye]

Gatwick. Much closer and a direct train service.

[transat_jon]

For our July Westbound we can easily fly into just about any London airport - would Gatwick, Heathrow or City be closest for a direct transfer to Southampton? My geography is horrible, but something tells me Gatwick ...

 

Gatwick has direct train to Southampton, see http://www.nationalrail.co.uk and Heathrow has a direct coach service with www.nationalexpress.com to Southampton. Both connections take the same time, the coach is a little cheaper but there are a lot more trains.

 

Gatwick is smaller so you will probably get out of it a bit quicker but I cannot gaurantee that.

 

Avoid City, Luton and especially Stanstead if you are going to Southampton.

[tartegnin]

Thanks, both. Gatwick it is. I think we'll get a car to pick us up, though - don't want to hassle with luggage on the trains ... and we'll end up even, anyway, since the Gatwick flights are cheaper!:)