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4.6The cheapest and fastest trains from East Croydon (ECR) to Gatwick Airport (GTW)
Cheapest price
$6
Average price
$8
Fastest journey
14 m
Average duration
14 m
Trains per day
74
Distance
25 km
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from East Croydon (ECR) to Gatwick Airport (GTW) is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from East Croydon (ECR) to Gatwick Airport (GTW) will cost around $8 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $6.
Of the 74 trains that leave East Croydon (ECR) for Gatwick Airport (GTW) on Wed, Jul 22, 74 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Wed, Jul 22 the direct trains cover the 25 km distance in an average of 14 m but if you time it right, some trains will get you there in just 14 m .
On Wed, Jul 22 the slowest trains will take 15 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
W454104:59 PM0h15East Croydon (ECR)5:14 PMGatwick Airport (GTW)$61One-way0 transfers
G264415:04 PM0h17East Croydon (ECR)5:21 PMGatwick Airport (GTW)$61One-way0 transfers- G263295:10 PM0h15East Croydon (ECR)5:25 PMGatwick Airport (GTW)$61One-way0 transfers
- C93139_G770495:27 PM0h39East Croydon (ECR)6:06 PMGatwick Airport (GTW)$61One-way0 transfers
- G262315:24 PM0h14East Croydon (ECR)5:38 PMGatwick Airport (GTW)$61One-way0 transfers
- G262767:04 AM0h14East Croydon (ECR)7:18 AMGatwick Airport (GTW)$91One-way0 transfers
- G262315:24 PM0h14East Croydon (ECR)5:38 PMGatwick Airport (GTW)$61One-way0 transfers
- W455765:21 PM0h14East Croydon (ECR)5:35 PMGatwick Airport (GTW)$61One-way0 transfers
- W454104:59 PM0h15East Croydon (ECR)5:14 PMGatwick Airport (GTW)$61One-way0 transfers
- W4560910:39 AM0h15East Croydon (ECR)10:54 AMGatwick Airport (GTW)$91One-way0 transfers
Travel Information
Compare train for East Croydon (ECR) to Gatwick Airport (GTW)
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from East Croydon (ECR) to Gatwick Airport (GTW) among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the train with prices starting from $5. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 19m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a train costs an average of $5, and a train costs an average of $5.
Distance: 15 miles (25 km)
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Most popular Train | Driving |
|---|---|
$8 Average price Cheapest | $21 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
49m Average total duration Fastest 19m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 45m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
Most popular train company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
Other travel options to Gatwick Airport (GTW) take longer:
Bus takes on average 1h 3m.
The journey is about 26m faster (19m by train vs 45m by car) and roughly $13 (€13) cheaper once you factor in fuel and tolls ($8 (€8) vs $21 (€21)). You'll also arrive in the city centre rather than hunting for parking, and you can work, read, or watch the landscape go by instead of concentrating on the road.
Direct services run with Southern, Thameslink, Southern.
Driving is still worth considering if you want to stop along the way or need a car once you arrive.
Live departures
East Croydon (ECR) to Gatwick Airport (GTW) train times
The table below shows live departures for East Croydon (ECR) to Gatwick Airport (GTW) trains for today, Tuesday, July 21. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated train journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W45410 | 4:59 PM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 5:14 PM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| G26441 | On time 5:04 PM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h17 | 5:21 PM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W32980 | 5:06 PM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h34 | 5:40 PM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| G26329 | On time 5:10 PM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 5:25 PM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W32893 | On time 5:17 PM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h29 | 5:46 PM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45576 | 5:21 PM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h14 | 5:35 PM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| C93149_G77062 | 6:27 PM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h38 | 7:05 PM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45386 | On time 6:29 PM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 6:44 PM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| G26451 | On time 6:34 PM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h17 | 6:51 PM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45378 | 6:36 PM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h33 | 7:09 PM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| C82889 | On time 6:40 PM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 6:55 PM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W32915 | On time 6:47 PM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h29 | 7:16 PM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Wednesday, July 22 | |||||
| X80408 | On time 12:25 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h19 | 12:44 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45582 | 12:29 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h21 | 12:50 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| C93306 | On time 12:33 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h30 | 1:03 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45571 | 1:00 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h23 | 1:23 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45567 | 1:29 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h27 | 1:56 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45580 | On time 2:07 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h23 | 2:30 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45597 | On time 3:07 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h23 | 3:30 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45586 | On time 4:07 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h22 | 4:29 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| G27018 | 4:58 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h28 | 5:26 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45584 | On time 5:07 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h24 | 5:31 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45575 | 5:28 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h19 | 5:47 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W32981 | 5:49 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 6:04 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| G26379 | 5:53 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h27 | 6:20 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| C82503 | 6:11 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h16 | 6:27 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W32894 | 6:17 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h32 | 6:49 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45560 | 6:19 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 6:34 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W32898 | 6:47 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h32 | 7:19 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45537 | 6:49 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 7:04 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| C82334 | 6:53 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h17 | 7:10 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45412 | 6:59 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 7:14 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| G26276 | 7:04 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h14 | 7:18 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W32917 | 7:17 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h32 | 7:49 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45532 | 7:19 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 7:34 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| C82337 | 7:23 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h17 | 7:40 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| C93046_C93327 | 7:26 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h42 | 8:08 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45427 | 7:59 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 8:14 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| G26383 | 8:04 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 8:19 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| G26279 | 8:10 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 8:25 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W32881 | 8:17 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h30 | 8:47 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45522 | 8:19 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 8:34 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| G26158 | 8:23 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 8:38 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| C93052_C93338 | 8:27 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h39 | 9:06 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| G28268 | 8:29 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 8:44 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| G26385 | 8:34 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 8:49 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45426 | 8:36 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h34 | 9:10 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45610 | 8:39 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 8:54 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45408 | 9:59 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 10:14 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| G26392 | 10:04 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 10:19 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W32951 | 10:06 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h28 | 10:34 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| G26289 | 10:10 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 10:25 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W32889 | 10:17 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h29 | 10:46 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45523 | 10:19 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 10:34 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| G26174 | 10:23 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 10:38 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45489 | 10:29 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 10:44 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| G26395 | 10:34 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 10:49 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W32966 | 10:36 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h28 | 11:04 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45609 | 10:39 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 10:54 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| C82810 | 10:41 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 10:56 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W32916 | 10:47 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h29 | 11:16 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45525 | 10:49 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 11:04 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| G26176 | 10:53 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 11:08 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45430 | 10:59 AM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 11:14 AM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| G26413 | 1:04 PM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 1:19 PM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| G26307 | 1:10 PM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 1:25 PM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W32872 | 1:16 PM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h30 | 1:46 PM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45551 | 1:19 PM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 1:34 PM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| G26198 | 1:23 PM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 1:38 PM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| W45473 | 1:29 PM East Croydon (ECR) | 0h15 | 1:44 PM Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Journey information
Overview: Train from East Croydon (ECR) to Gatwick Airport (GTW)
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Trains from East Croydon (ECR) to Gatwick Airport (GTW) run on average 11 times per day, taking around 19m. Cheap train tickets for this journey start at $5 (€5) if you book in advance.
There are 11 trains per day. The earliest train runs at 00:24, the last at 23:58. The fastest train covers the 15 miles (25 km) distance in 14m.
Distance 15 miles (25 km) |
Average train duration 19m |
Cheapest ticket price $5 (€5) |
Trains per day 11 |
Direct trains 11 |
Fastest train 14m |
First train 12:24 AM |
Last train 11:58 PM |
Cheapest Month Apr |
Cheapest Day Fri |
High Season Jul - Sep |
Low Season Jan - Mar |
Busiest Day Fri |
Least Busy Day Sun |
Train companies: Southern, Thameslink from East Croydon (ECR) to Gatwick Airport (GTW) trainsSouthern, Thameslink trains will get you between East Croydon (ECR) and Gatwick Airport (GTW) from $5 (€5). With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best train times and tickets for your trip.
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FAQs: Trains from East Croydon (ECR) to Gatwick Airport (GTW)
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from East Croydon (ECR) to Gatwick Airport (GTW) by train. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest train, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Gatwick Airport (GTW), this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.
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Popular train stations from East Croydon (ECR) to Gatwick Airport (GTW)
Most East Croydon (ECR) to Gatwick Airport (GTW) trains use the East Croydon to London Bridge station pair. Use this guide to compare East Croydon (ECR) and Gatwick Airport (GTW) train stations on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like train station facilities and services.
Getting to East Croydon from Croydon city centre
East Croydon is 1 km from Croydon city centre. Public transport options include:
East Croydon train station facilities and services
East Croydon has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Shopping, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Hotel, Lounge, Lost and Found Office, Ticket Office, Bike Parking, Bike Rental, and Car Rental.
Food and drink
Food and drink options are available at East Croydon.
Wi-Fi and ATMs
Wi-Fi is available at East Croydon. ATMs are available at East Croydon.
Tickets and information
Ticket office support is available at East Croydon.
Luggage and lost property
Lost and found is available at the station.
Parking, taxis and toilets
Available at East Croydon: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Bike and car services
Available at East Croydon: Bike Parking, Bike Rental, Car Rental.
Accessibility
Accessibility facilities are available at East Croydon: Staff help available: Yes, Step free access coverage: Yes, Step free access note: This is a Category A station: This station has step-free access to all platforms. Lifts to overbridge from all platforms and side entrance. Long steep ramps to platforms from main entrance. (over 1:10 gradient). Assistance Meeting Point is the Information Point on station concourse, Accessible ticket machines: There are accessible ticket machines at this station, Accessible ticket machines note: All Southern ticket machines are able to sell tickets with Disabled Persons Railcard discounts. Ticket machines are of an accessible design, however their location and the station itself may not be so please check the station access note for further details, Accessible toilets: Yes, Ramp for train access: Yes, Wheelchairs available: Yes, Wheelchairs available open hours: Wheelchairs may only be available when the station is staffed, Impaired mobility set down / pick up points available: Yes.
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