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Are you touching down after a well-earned holiday? Heading home after a work trip? Perhaps travelling to see family? Whatever the reason for your journey, get there with ease on the trains from Gatwick Airport to East Croydon.

Our live departure board below shows the latest train times from Gatwick Airport to East Croydon, so you can start planning your trip. Once you've found a suitable option, book your tickets using our online journey planner or On Track app.

Journey information from Gatwick Airport to East Croydon

  • How long is the average journey duration from Gatwick Airport to East Croydon? 0 hours 19 minutes
  • How long is the fastest journey duration from Gatwick Airport to East Croydon? 0 hours 14 minutes
  • When is the first train from Gatwick Airport to East Croydon? 00:01
  • When is the last train from Gatwick Airport to East Croydon? 23:55
  • How many services run for Gatwick Airport to East Croydon today? 253

The above information is intended as a guide. It may not include timetable alterations because of engineering work, unplanned disruption etc. Please use the journey planner to plan your journey before you travel. Some tickets are subject to restrictions. Please check these before you travel.

The information above refers to direct journeys only. Other journeys may be available by changing train or by using a different London Terminal. At certain times buses may operate some of the journeys shown. Services of all operators on the route shown are included in the figures. Not all tickets may be used on all services.

On many routes, the last journey before services finish for the day departs after midnight. Where this is the case, it is this service (in the early hours of the following morning), and not the last one before midnight that is shown.

Find the next train to East Croydon from Gatwick Airport

Departures
Arrivals
Live departures for Gatwick Airport
Due Destination Platform Expected Train Length  further details  Additional Information 
21:56 London Victoria Platform 4 4 22:04 8 mins late 8 coaches See details on departure to London Victoria
22:02 London Victoria Platform 5 5 On time 4 coaches See details on departure to London Victoria
22:06 Bedford via London Bridge Platform 4 4 22:09 3 mins late 12 coaches See details on departure to Bedford via London Bridge
22:13 London Victoria Platform 2 2 On time 8 coaches See details on departure to London Victoria
22:19 Peterborough Platform 1 1 On time 12 coaches See details on departure to Peterborough
22:26 London Victoria Platform 4 4 On time 8 coaches See details on departure to London Victoria
22:32 London Victoria Platform 5 5 On time 8 coaches See details on departure to London Victoria
22:36 Bedford via London Bridge Platform 4 4 On time 8 coaches See details on departure to Bedford via London Bridge
22:43 London Victoria Platform 2 2 On time 8 coaches See details on departure to London Victoria
22:46 Cambridge Platform Cancelled See details on departure to Cambridge
Live arrivals at Gatwick Airport
Due Destination Platform Expected Train Length  further details  Additional Information 
21:47 Peterborough Platform 3 3 21:53 6 mins late 12 coaches See details on departure to Peterborough
21:48 London Victoria Platform 6 6 21:52 4 mins late 8 coaches See details on departure to London Victoria
21:55 London Victoria Platform 7 7 21:58 3 mins late 8 coaches See details on departure to London Victoria
22:04 Bedford Platform 7 7 On time 12 coaches See details on departure to Bedford
22:05 Luton Platform 3 3 On time See details on departure to Luton
22:08 London Victoria Platform 6 6 On time 8 coaches See details on departure to London Victoria
22:16 Peterborough Platform 3 3 On time 8 coaches See details on departure to Peterborough
22:18 London Victoria Platform 6 6 On time 8 coaches See details on departure to London Victoria
22:25 London Victoria Platform 7 7 On time 8 coaches See details on departure to London Victoria
22:34 Bedford Platform 7 7 On time 8 coaches See details on departure to Bedford

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