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Flying to Inverness from London can be a good idea if you don’t have much time and want to visit the Scottish Highlands. The quickest way of getting to Inverness from London is to fly from Gatwick Airport with EasyJet.
In order to get to Gatwick Airport in London, you have to go to Victoria Station. There are two train services to Gatwick Airport available from Victoria.
The Gatwick Express (the more expensive option) costs £20 each way and takes 30 minutes to reach the Gatwick Airport from Victoria Station. This service usually departs from platform 13.
The Southern Railway service to Gatwick Airport costs approximately £16 and takes approx 40 minutes to reach the airport from Victoria Station. If you are at Victoria Station right now, look for the service to Three Bridges as this is the one that will take you to Gatwick Airport. This train usually departs from either of the platforms between 15 and 18.
At your arrival to Gatwick Airport direct yourself to the North Terminal as all EasyJet flights depart from this terminal only.
To get to the North Terminal you have to use the shuttle train service. The shuttle takes approximately 3 minutes to reach the North Terminal from the Gatwick Airport Railway Station. Once you arrive at the North Terminal there will be two options available to you:
If you’ve got luggage to check-in, use the automated check-in facilities located at level 1 of the North Terminal. If you don’t have any luggage to check-in go straight through security at level 2 of the terminal.
UK security policy requires that airports take photographs of people as they pass through the security gates. According to the security staff I spoke to, this is to ensure that the person who enters security is the same one that gets on the flight. You cannot opt-out of this if you want to fly.
It’s worth mentioning that the information board displaying the information about all flights and gate numbers can only be seen after you pass the security check (this is untypical for London airports). Before the security, you won’t be able to check from what gate your flight from London to Inverness departs from.
Once you arrive at the so-called tax-free area you will be able to check the number of the gate from which your flight departs from. The information is usually published 50 minutes before departure.
All domestic (meaning internal UK flights) depart from Gate 55 at Gatwick Airport. Your identity will be checked once again at the entry point to the gate 55.
The photograph of you that’s been taken at the security level will be matched with another photograph of you taken at the entry to the gate 55. The gate 55 is a large gate as it has a number of sub-gates within it.
For example, there are Gates 55A, 55B 55E, 55F, 55G and it counts until the letter K. My EasyJet aeroplane for my flying to Inverness from London today on the 10th of October 2017 departed from Gate 55D.
According to the flight attendant I spoke to, flying to Inverness from London takes 1 hour and 25 minutes.
The distance from the airport to the centre of Inverness is approximately 8 miles. There are three possibilities for getting from Inverness Airport to the centre of Inverness.
The bus ride from the airport to Inverness centre takes about 25 minutes. There is a modern bus equipped with racks for the passengers’ luggage. Passengers can enjoy fantastic views over the Scottish Highlands while travelling on this bus.
To establish whether you’ve arrived at the centre of Inverness, look for the Eastgate Shopping Centre as this is the first large building you are going to see once you reach the town centre.
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