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Old May 23rd, 2013, 06:36 PM
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Gatwick Express 5 for 3 -- available at Victoria station or only online?

Is the Gatwick Express 5 for 3 deal also available at Victoria station or only online? I can see the deal on the website, but I want to wait until we're at the station to purchase. Thanks!
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Old May 23rd, 2013, 11:59 PM
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If you read the bottom of the web page http://www.gatwickexpress.com/en/tic...oup-discounts/ it says these tickets are not available on the train. It doesn't specify whether you can buy them at the manned ticket booth but I wouldn't take the chance so I would book online. You can do it the night before if you don't want to pay in advance. Have you checked out the prices for Southern rail? It runs the same route just has a couple of stops so it takes a few mins longer. Not much...but I think it's cheaper...although you would have to compare the group deal www.nationalrail.co.uk
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Old May 24th, 2013, 01:27 AM
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My National rail ticket cost 5 GBP, advanced purchase for a specific train.
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Old May 24th, 2013, 08:31 AM
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jamikins--thanks. I saw the small print too but couldn't figure out if the deal was specific to the website.

lincasanova--what a great rate. I'll check out national rail.
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sorry.. SOUTHERN Line trains I think.. not National.
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National rail gives info and allows you to buy tickets for all the national rail lines, including southern.
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Thanks. I ended up buying the prepay advance tix from Southern Rail. Only 5GBP. Hope our plans don't change =P
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I hope so , too. My flight got in on time and immigration was an unsuspected 5 minute breeze so I had MUCHO time to spare.. ( about an hour and 15 minutes) so I just took my "break" in the station. Got organized, read up and had a lovely coffee and did some shopping.

I didn't print my ticket at home but got them out of a machine with the locator number on my reservation. If you can pre-print that will save a few minutes.
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