There are 7 ways to get from Bridgend to Gatwick Airport by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Bridgend to Readingtrain Swansea - London Paddington / ...
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain Reading - Gatwick Airport
3h 41m£81–153Bus via Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 2
cheapest- Take the bus from Bridgend Bus Station Stand 9 to Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 2bus X2
- Take the bus from Cardiff North Road to Gatwick Airport South Terminalbus Uk940
7h 18m£27–45Bus
- Take the bus from Sarn Odeon to South Terminal Bus Stationbus 201
5h 10m£35–90Drive 175.7 mi
- Drive from Bridgend to Gatwick Airportcar 175.7 mi
3h 9m£43–62Train to Bristol Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BRS - LGW
6h 8m£85–195Fly Cardiff Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CWL - LGW
5h 19m£71–161Fly Cardiff Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to London City Airport (LCY)plane CWL - LCY
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
7h 4m£291–692
Bridgend to Gatwick Airport by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bridgend to Gatwick Airport is to bus via Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 2 which costs £27 - £45 and takes 7h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Bridgend to Gatwick Airport is to drive which takes 3h 9m and costs £40 - £65.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sarn Odeon and arriving at South Terminal Bus Station station. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Bridgend to Gatwick Airport. However, there are services departing from Bridgend and arriving at Gatwick Airport via Reading. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 41m.
The distance between Bridgend and Gatwick Airport is 182 miles. The road distance is 176.7 miles.
The best way to get from Bridgend to Gatwick Airport without a car is to train which takes 3h 41m and costs £80 - £160.
It takes approximately 3h 41m to get from Bridgend to Gatwick Airport, including transfers.
Bridgend to Gatwick Airport bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Sarn Odeon station.
Bridgend to Gatwick Airport train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Bridgend station.
The best way to get from Bridgend to Gatwick Airport is to train which takes 3h 41m and costs £80 - £160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £90 and takes 5h 10m, you could also fly, which costs £70 - £170 and takes 5h 19m.
What companies run services between Bridgend, Wales and Gatwick Airport, England?
You can take a train from Bridgend to Gatwick Airport via Reading in around 3h 41m. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Sarn Odeon to South Terminal Bus Station every 3 hours. Tickets cost £35–90 and the journey takes 5h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Cardiff Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Cardiff Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from Cardiff Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from Cardiff Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £100–440
Flights from Cardiff Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £95–430
Flights from Cardiff Airport to London City Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–130
Flights from Cardiff Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from Cardiff Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from Cardiff Airport to London City Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £100–440
Flights from Cardiff Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £95–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–390
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bridgend to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sarn Odeon to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Bridgend Bus Station Stand 9 to Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/south-west-wales
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Cardiff North Road to Gatwick Airport South Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bridgend to Gatwick Airport bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at South Terminal Bus Station.
Bridgend to Gatwick Airport train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at Reading station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bridgend to Gatwick Airport is 177 miles. It takes approximately 3h 9m to drive from Bridgend to Gatwick Airport.
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