London Gatwick Airport - South Terminal - Facilities

"Big queues at 740am on a Friday. Moves fairly quick but it is pretty busy."

"pretty good but will drop out in places, free wifi speed is patchy "

"Most of the times, your bags will arrive on the belt before you pass through the passport control. "

"The South Terminal is connected with the Gatwick Airport train station. It also has a national bus station, which serves other destinations, mostly operated by National Express. The local Southbound and Northbound buses (like the Fastway number 10 and 100) stop in front of the airport as well. "

"Free parking for 2 hours for drop off and pick up in the long term car park. Drop offs and pick ups in the short stay car park costs £5. You can get the best deals for long term car park by booking ahead, in the long stay car park. Sometimes, you can get fares of £10/day. The shuttle takes 10 minutes to drive you to the terminal from the car park, and is free. "

"There is a large children's playing area upstairs, no the left hand side of the escalators. "

"There are a lot of charging points upstairs. Some are either USB only, and some have the UK plug as well. There are also charging points at the gate waiting areas, after your passport and boarding pass has been checked, before being allowed to board the plane. "

"There are an additional few plugs within departures before security that are close to the BA self check in machines where you collect a printed boarding pass. Other charging ports can be found after security close to the gates and shops"

"Gatwick offers free WiFi. You do need to register for it but it connects automatically every time you revisit the airport. "

"The gate info is usually shown 30-40 minutes before the departure of the flight. This may not be enough for people with reduced mobility if the gates are at the other end of the terminal. "

"There are two water stations at Gatwick South. One is upstairs, on the hallway leading to the toilets next to the Weatherpersons. The other one is downstairs, on the hallway leading towards to the toilets next to Boots. Sometimes the water fountain upstairs doesn't work though. "

"In general security checks at Gatwick South Terminal are very quick. I fly from here very often and most of the times the security check takes less than 10 minutes. Make sure to have your boarding pass ready to scan. "

"It is very easy to change the Terminal at London Gatwick. There is a shuttle that connects the two terminals in just 2 minutes. "