The cheapest and fastest trains from St Albans City (SAC) to Gatwick Airport (GTW)
Cheapest price
£16
Average price
£26
Fastest journey
1 h 6 m
Average duration
1 h 7 m
Trains per day
89
Distance
67 km
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from St Albans City (SAC) to Gatwick Airport (GTW) is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.
The average ticket from St Albans City (SAC) to Gatwick Airport (GTW) will cost around £26 if you buy it on the day, but you can find cheap train tickets today for only £16.
Of the 89 trains that leave St Albans City (SAC) for Gatwick Airport (GTW) every day 78 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
These direct trains cover the 67 km distance in an average of 1 h 7 m but if you time it right, some trains will get you there in just 1 h 6 m .
The slowest trains will take 1 h 7 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.
W329669:431h21St Albans City (SAC)11:04Gatwick Airport (GTW)£161One-way0 changes
W455259:571h07St Albans City (SAC)11:04Gatwick Airport (GTW)£161One-way0 changes
W3294710:131h21St Albans City (SAC)11:34Gatwick Airport (GTW)£161One-way0 changes
W3298210:571h07St Albans City (SAC)12:04Gatwick Airport (GTW)£161One-way0 changes
W4554510:271h07St Albans City (SAC)11:34Gatwick Airport (GTW)£161One-way0 changes
W456107:481h06St Albans City (SAC)8:54Gatwick Airport (GTW)£321One-way0 changes
W455239:271h07St Albans City (SAC)10:34Gatwick Airport (GTW)£321One-way0 changes
W455259:571h07St Albans City (SAC)11:04Gatwick Airport (GTW)£161One-way0 changes
W3298210:571h07St Albans City (SAC)12:04Gatwick Airport (GTW)£161One-way0 changes
W4554510:271h07St Albans City (SAC)11:34Gatwick Airport (GTW)£161One-way0 changes
Live departures
St Albans City (SAC) to Gatwick Airport (GTW) train times
The table below shows live departures for St Albans City (SAC) to Gatwick Airport (GTW) trains for today, Tuesday 9 June. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated train journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Changes | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W45587 | On time 21:27 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 22:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45530 | 21:43 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h25 | 23:08 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45585 | On time 21:57 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 23:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45539 | On time 22:13 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h21 | 23:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45568 | 22:27 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 23:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W29042 · W32899 | On time 22:37 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h37 | 0:14 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 1 change | |
C02770 | On time 22:55 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h24 | 0:19 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45582 | On time 23:25 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h21 | 0:46 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45571 | 23:48 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h35 | 1:23 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
| Wednesday 10 June | |||||
W45567 | 0:25 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h32 | 1:57 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45580 | On time 0:55 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h36 | 2:31 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45597 | On time 1:55 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h37 | 3:32 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45586 | On time 2:55 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h35 | 4:30 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45584 | On time 3:55 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h37 | 5:32 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45575 | 4:23 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h24 | 5:47 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W32981 | 4:52 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h12 | 6:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45560 | 5:22 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h12 | 6:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45537 | 5:57 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 7:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45532 | 6:27 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 7:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45418 | 6:57 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 8:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45604 · W45427 | 7:03 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h11 | 8:14 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 1 change | |
W45604 | 7:03 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h23 | 8:26 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45522 | 7:27 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 8:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45608 · G28268 | 7:33 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h11 | 8:44 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 1 change | |
W45426 | 7:41 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h29 | 9:10 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45610 | 7:48 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h06 | 8:54 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45542 | 7:57 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 9:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45544 | 8:03 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h18 | 9:21 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45544 · W45401 | 8:03 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h11 | 9:14 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 1 change | |
W32949 | 8:11 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h23 | 9:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45524 | 8:27 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 9:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W32958 | 8:41 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h23 | 10:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W32958+ C82800 | 8:41 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h14 | 9:55 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 1 change | |
W45520 | 8:57 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 10:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W32951 | 9:13 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h21 | 10:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45523 | 9:27 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 10:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W32966 | 9:43 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h21 | 11:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W32966+ C82810 | 9:43 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h13 | 10:56 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 1 change | |
W45525 | 9:57 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 11:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W32947 | 10:13 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h21 | 11:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45545 | 10:27 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 11:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45384 | 10:43 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h21 | 12:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45384+ C82820 | 10:43 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h12 | 11:55 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 1 change | |
W32982 | 10:57 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 12:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W32964 | 11:13 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h21 | 12:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W32976 | 11:27 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 12:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W32973 | 11:43 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h21 | 13:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45569 | 11:57 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 13:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W32969 | 12:13 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h21 | 13:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45551 | 12:27 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 13:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45382 | 12:43 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h21 | 14:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45558 | 12:57 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 14:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W32974 | 13:13 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h21 | 14:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45561 | 13:27 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 14:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W32942 | 13:43 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h21 | 15:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45554 | 13:57 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 15:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W32971 | 14:13 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h21 | 15:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45556 | 14:27 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 15:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45527 | 14:43 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h21 | 16:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45546 | 14:57 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 16:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45383 | 15:13 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h21 | 16:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45574 | 15:27 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 16:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45379 | 15:43 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h27 | 17:10 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45416 | 15:57 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 17:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W32980 | 16:13 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h27 | 17:40 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45576 | 16:27 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h08 | 17:35 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45486 · W45480 | 16:32 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h12 | 17:44 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 1 change | |
W45557 | 16:43 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h27 | 18:10 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45570 | 16:57 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h08 | 18:05 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45397 · W45411 | 17:02 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h12 | 18:14 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 1 change | |
W45533 | 17:13 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h27 | 18:40 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45562 | 17:27 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h08 | 18:35 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45487 · W45386 | 17:32 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h12 | 18:44 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 1 change | |
W45378 | 17:43 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h26 | 19:09 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45598 | 17:57 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 19:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45555 | 18:13 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h26 | 19:39 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45579 | 18:27 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 19:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45377 | 18:43 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h26 | 20:09 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45593 | 18:56 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h08 | 20:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W32977 | 19:11 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h23 | 20:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45563 | 19:27 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 20:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45547 | 19:43 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h22 | 21:05 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45547+ C82910 | 19:43 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h13 | 20:56 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 1 change | |
W45595 | 19:57 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 21:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
G28267 | 20:13 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h22 | 21:35 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45591 | 20:27 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 21:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45538 | 20:43 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h22 | 22:05 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45581 | 20:57 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h07 | 22:04 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
W45559 | 21:13 St Albans City (SAC) | 1h21 | 22:34 Gatwick Airport (GTW) | 0 changesdirect | |
This is the last train of the day. | |||||
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Journey information
Overview: Train from St Albans City (SAC) to Gatwick Airport (GTW)
Trains from St Albans City (SAC) to Gatwick Airport (GTW) run on average 9 times per day, taking around 1h 14m. Cheap train tickets for this journey start at £16 if you book in advance.
There are 7 trains per day. The earliest train runs at 00:18, the last at 22:48. The fastest train covers the 67 km distance in 1h 7m.
Distance 67 km |
Average train duration 1h 14m |
Cheapest ticket price £16 |
Trains per day 9 |
Direct trains 7 |
Fastest train 1h 7m |
First train 0:18 |
Last train 22:48 |
Cheapest Month Jan |
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High Season Apr - Jun |
Low Season Oct - Dec |
Busiest Day Sat |
Least Busy Day Tue |
Train companies: Thameslink, Gatwick Express from St Albans City (SAC) to Gatwick Airport (GTW) trainsThameslink, Gatwick Express trains will get you between St Albans City (SAC) and Gatwick Airport (GTW) from £16. With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best train times and tickets for your trip.
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FAQs: St Albans City (SAC) to Gatwick Airport (GTW) train
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from St Albans City (SAC) 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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Important Stations and Airports in St Albans City (SAC) and Gatwick Airport (GTW)
- Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 05:45 - 22:00 Saturday 06:45 - 21:15 Sunday 07:30 - 21:45
- Car Park: Victoria Street Multi Storey Car Park
- Taxi: YES
- Staff help available: Yes
- Step free access coverage: Yes
- Step free access note: This is a Category A station: This station has step-free level access to the platform. Assistance Meeting Point is the Ticket Office.
- Accessible ticket machines: There are accessible ticket machines at this station
- Accessible ticket machines note: All Thameslink 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
- Toilets Location: Available during staffing hours.
- National key toilets: Yes
- Baby changing facilities: Yes
- Waiting rooms location: There is a heated waiting area on each platform
- Storage sheltered: Yes
- Storage location: Station Way & Ridgmont Road
- Storage CCTV: Yes

