The United Kingdom’s capital…. London. Known as the largest city in England, London is a major tourist destination with four world heritage sites, a number of royal parks and several landmarks such as Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, and Buckingham Palace.

The straight line distance from Manchester to Gatwick (London) is 162.1 miles or 260,76 kilometres.

Gatwick Airport (LGW) is London’s second largest airport and the second busiest airport in the UK after Heathrow Airport. It is also the world’s busiest single runway airport, and the world’s 22nd busiest airport in terms of passengers per year. Gatwick Airport is Located in Crawley, West Sussex; south of London and north of Brighton. Gatwick Airport serves about 200 destinations.

Flights from Manchester to Gatwick Airport (MAN - LGW) average journey time is 1 hour. Ticket prices can vary of carrier but averages at £40 per single ticket and average of £80 per return ticket.

When travelling from Manchester to Gatwick airport you would most likely be arriving at South Terminal domestic arrivals. Arriving passengers are segregated at Pier 1, Gates 100–109.

Travelling form Gatwick airport to London City centre is quick and easy, depending on your personal budget allowances. There are various ways to travel from Gatwick airport to central London, by train, by coach, by taxi or by car.

Travelling from Gatwick Airport to London city centre by rail… The Gatwick Express to London Victoria; this is the fastest way to get to central London. Southern trains run every 15 minutes during the day to and from London Victoria, the cheaper option to the Gatwick Express. A single ticket from Gatwick to Victoria with Southern trains is £8, with an average journey time of 35 minutes. First Capital Connect offers a train service to London’s King’s Cross St Pancras station every 15 minutes. The railway station is directly linked to Gatwick’s South Terminal and just a couple of minutes from North Terminal via a transit train link.

Travelling from Gatwick Airport to London city centre by coach… The National Express runs a coach service to the centre of London with up to three departures an hour. Tickets are available at the National Express ticket desks in Arrivals at South and North terminals.

Travelling from Gatwick Airport to London city centre by car… London Gatwick is 28 miles or 45 kilometres south of London, directly linked to the M23 motorway at Junction 9 and to the A23 London-Brighton road. The postcode of the airport is RH6 0LL.

Travelling from Manchester to London by Rail Travelling from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston takes an average of 2 hours and 15 minutes. Prices on tickets vary but you would be able to find cheap day return tickets.

Travelling from Manchester to London by car would be an estimated journey of 198.4 miles or 319.3 kilometres with an average journey time of 3 hours and 54 minutes.