Flights from London

Airport London (LCY, LGW, LHR, LTN, STN, SEN) LON

LON is the IATA Metropolitan Code used for the six London airports serving the area in and around London. Together, the airports handle 60% of all air traffic in the United Kingdom. Popular from London airports are flights to New York.

The airports are:
 

• London-City (LCY),
• London-Gatwick (LGW),
• London-Heathrow (LHR)
• London-Luton (LTN)
• London-Stansted (STN)
• London-Southend (SEN)

All these airports are within relatively easy reach of the centre of London, Luton airport and Stansted airport are to the north; Gatwick airport is south of London and Heathrow airport is in the suburbs to the west. Depsite being located almost 40 miles from London, Southend airport counts as one of the six main London airports.
 

• Nearby cities: London (3 km), Watford (25 km), Slough (29 km), Woking (33 km), Crawley (43 km), Basildon (45 km), Luton (46 km), Chelmsford (52 km), Gillingham (52 km), Reading (58 km)

Location

All airports in London are easy to reach using public transport as well as by car.

Heathrow Airport: The underground Piccadilly line operates from terminals 1, 2 and 3 and takes around 30 minutes to reach London. The fastest option is to use the Heathrow Express from Terminal 1, 2 and 3 to Paddington station taking around 15 mins. Heathrow is on the M4 (junction 4) or the M25 (junction 15).

Gatwick Airport: The Gatwick express takes passengers from the South Terminal to Victoria Station in approx. 30 minutes. By car, the journey can take about an hour.

Stansted Airport: Stansted Express trains take ca. 45 minutes to reach Liverspool Street station. The journey takes roughly 60 minutes by car.

From Luton airport take the shuttle to Luton Airport Parkway then a train to St. Pancras (40 minutes).

Southend Airport is located in Kent. However, the airport is relatively easy to reach by train, the journey only taking an hour at peak times.

London City: The airport is located centrally and easy to get to using the DLR services.