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Cars & travel.

28 Jul 2022

How to save getting to the airport

We've outlined the various transport methods to get to the likes of Gatwick, Manchester and Heathrow, how much it costs, and the quickest routes

Lauren Bell

Central London to Heathrow Airport

	Taxi	Heathrow Express	Elizabeth Line	National Express
Price	£71	£25	£11.60	£10
Duration	51min	21min	37min	1h10min

Saving: £61

London Victoria to Gatwick Airport

	Taxi	Gatwick Express	Southern Railway	National Express
Price	£97	£18.50	£18.30	£10
Duration	1hr19min	30min	34min	2hr15min

Saving: £87

Manchester city centre to Manchester Airport

	Taxi	TransPennine Express	Metrolink	43 Bus
Price	£44	£5,10	£4.60	£3.60
Duration	20min	15min	58min	1hr15

Central London to Luton Airport

	Taxi	East Midlands + bus (bought together)	East Midlands + bus (bought separately)	National Express*
Price	£136	£18.90	£19.10	£10
Duration	57min	36min	36min	1hr28min

Saving: £126

*National Express prices are from Paddington, while others are from St Pancras

London Liverpool Street to Stansted

	Taxi	Stansted Express	N/a	National Express
Price	£99	£20.70	-	£11
Duration	54min	52min	-	1hr10min

Saving: £87

Birmingham city centre to Birmingham Airport

	Taxi	Cross Country	Avanti	X1/X2 bus
Price	£48	£4.30	£4.20	£2.40
Duration	39min	13min	9min	34min

Saving: £45.60

Princes Street to Edinburgh Airport

	Taxi	Tram	N/a	Airlink 100 bus
Price	£19	£6.50	-	£4.50
Duration	31min	32min	-	28min

Saving: 14.50

Table notes: Prices were collected on 18 July 2022. Tickets were based on 1 August fares at approximately 8.45am. Fares are from city centre and based on standard class, any time, one-way tickets (if you book earlier, cheaper advance fares are often available, plus return fares are usually better value). Saving is the difference between cheapest and priciest transport. We used Taxi Price Compare to get approximate taxi costs.