8: - If you're visiting London and you're traveling

9: through Gatwick Airport, here are

11: some important things to know before you go.

13: By the way, if you're new here, I'm Jess,

15: and I help people who are visiting London

17: to experience the city like a Londoner,

20: which is me, I am a Londoner.

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26: Gatwick Airport is located outside of the city.

28: It's all the way south of London, which means that taxis are

32: actually really expensive to and from the airport.

35: There are, however, lots of transportation options

38: to get you from the airport to the city,

40: and for the sake of the length of this video,

42: I won't talk you through all of them,

44: but you can see all of your options

46: in my free London 101 Guide, which you can get

48: by clicking the link in the description of this video.

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55: There are two terminals, North Terminal and South Terminal.

58: It's really important for you to know

60: which one you are flying out of,

61: otherwise you can waste a ton of time,

63: and there's a shuttle that will get you

65: between each of the terminals.

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68: The train station is in South Terminal,

71: so if you plan on taking the Gatwick Express

73: or just the regular train, once you get

76: out of arrivals, just follow all the signs.

78: It's really well signed, you'll be able to find it easily.

81: You can also buy tickets in the station,

83: and there's always staff members there

85: to help if you have any questions.

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89: You can use your Oyster card to get to and from the airport.

93: If you plan on taking the Gatwick Express,

94: you can use your Oyster card to pay for your journey,

97: but I recommend, instead, to book your ticket in advance

100: online, 'cause you'll save yourself a lot of money.

103: If you plan to take the regular train to or from

105: the airport, it will take it a little bit longer, but it is

108: cheaper, and you can use your Oyster card for that journey.

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115: Head to your gate early.

116: Gatwick does this thing where they wait

118: 'til the very last minute to post your gate for your flight,

122: so as soon as you see that gate posted,

124: head to your gate, because a lot of the gates

127: at Gatwick take really long time to get to,

129: and you don't wanna find yourself running

131: to make sure you don't miss your flight.

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136: There are pay-to-use lounges.

138: If you aren't flying business,

139: or have one of those lounge passes,

141: you can still book yourself into one of the

143: pay-to-use lounges, which are in each of the terminals.

147: You can go and try to book yourself in

149: on the day when you get to the airport,

151: but I'd recommend booking in advance,

152: because then you can take advantage

154: of the premium security line, and you can also ensure

157: you actually get a spot in the lounge,

159: 'cause they do get booked up.

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163: Make sure you have a pen with you on the plane.

166: If you're arriving to Gatwick from a non-EU country,

168: you're gonna have to fill out a landing card,

170: which they will hand out to you on the plane.

173: If you have a pen with you, then you can

175: fill it out on the plane, and you don't

176: have to delay getting on to the integration line,

179: which usually gets very long.

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183: Arrive to the airport two or three hours before your flight.

186: I've never seen Gatwick have long lines at security,

189: but it's always best to just get there nice and early

192: so you can account for if you happen to have any delays

194: on the train, or if the bag drop line is really long.

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201: There's lots to do.

202: If you arrive to Gatwick early,

204: you have plenty of pretty good food options,

207: plus there's some shopping that you can do,

209: so you won't be bored as you wait for your gate to pop up.

214: And finally, I can't think of anything

217: for number 10, so enjoy Gatwick.

219: If this is your first time visiting London,

221: I have a free London 101 Guide,

223: which tells you everything you need to know

225: before you get here, and you can get that

227: by clicking the card popping up in the corner here.

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234: Gate early, no, weird thing with my hands there.

237: Head to your gate early!

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243: Arrive, (laughing) everyone's just like--