Airport guide · the group organiser’s briefing
Gatwick Airport
LGW · EGKK · London
The group organiser’s briefing for Gatwick Airport — meeting points, real costs, and the coach pick-up detail no one else writes down.
London Gatwick is the UK's second-busiest airport and the busiest single-runway airport in the world — two terminals, North and South, linked by a free inter-terminal shuttle. This is the group organiser's briefing: which terminal your airline uses, what the forecourt drop-off really costs, and — the part few pages spell out — exactly how a coach is permitted, held and called forward to collect your party. Every figure below shows the date we last checked it against the official source.
Collecting a group by coach
Every charter or group vehicle with more than eight seats collecting passengers at Gatwick must use the London Gatwick coach park, on the South Terminal ring road. A roll-up permit is £25.78 for one visit and covers up to three hours plus pick-up from either the North or South Terminal — pre-book it on Simplyture before you travel. Groups are met at Bus Stop 11 on Furlong Way for the North Terminal, and at Bus Stop 9 on the lower forecourt (level 0) for the South Terminal.
| Terminal | Coach stand | Meet your group |
|---|---|---|
| NTN | Bus Stop 11, Furlong Way | North Terminal arrivals concourse |
| STN | Bus Stop 9, lower forecourt (level 0) | South Terminal arrivals concourse |
“We pre-book the London Gatwick coach park permit on Simplyture before every collection and hold in the coach park until your group has cleared arrivals — so the coach pulls onto the stand only when your party is ready, rather than circling a charged forecourt.”— Airport Coaches · first-person operational note
Terminals
Terminals & meeting points
South Terminal
North Terminal
Parking
Parking & drop-off
| Option | Type | Serves | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal Drop-Off (forecourt) | drop off | STN · NTN | free option |
| Short Stay | short | STN · NTN | book online |
| Mid Stay | short | STN · NTN | book online |
| Long Stay | long | STN · NTN | free option |
| Valet Parking | meet greet | STN · NTN | book online |
| Coach & group parking — London Gatwick coach park | coach | STN · NTN | £25.78 roll-up per visit (up to 3 hours) |
Live at the airport
Arrivals & departures
Live flight information
For minute-by-minute arrivals and departures, Gatwick Airport’s own boards are authoritative — and we monitor your specific inbound flight on every group booking, adjusting the pick-up automatically if it moves.
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