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The airport is located at junction 9A of the M23; a spur road itself from the main M23 motorway. The M23 connects with London's orbital motorway; the M25,
9 miles (14 km) away at junction 8, offering road access to surrounding areas and beyond. Gatwick is on the A23 London to Brighton road and is also
located at the southern end of the A217.
Gatwick Airport has set itself the objective that 40% of its passengers should be using public transport by the time the airport's annual throughput
reaches 40 million (currently estimated in 2015), up from the 2006 figure of 35.3%.
The Gatwick Airport railway station is located next to the South Terminal and provides fast and frequent connections along the Brighton Main Line
to London Victoria and London Bridge stations, as well as Brighton to the south. The Gatwick Express service to Victoria is the best-known rail service
from the station, but several other companies, including Southern, First Capital Connect, CrossCountry and First Great Western Link, use the station as
well. First Capital Connect provide direct trains to Luton Airport, and foot passengers with modest luggage can reach Heathrow Airport by catching a X26
Express Bus from the bus stops outside East Croydon station.
National Express operates coach (bus) services from Gatwick to both Heathrow and Stansted Airport, as well as smaller cities throughout the region.
Route 21 of the National Cycle Network passes under the South Terminal, allowing virtually traffic-free cycling northwards to Horley and southwards to Three
Bridges and Crawley. A goods-style lift (elevator) runs between the terminal and ground level (signed "Lift to Cycle Route"), near Zone L.
A large network of direct local bus services connect the North and South terminals with Crawley, Horley, Redhill, Horsham and other local destinations.
Services are offered by Metrobus and Fastway; a guided bus rapid transit system which was the first of its kind to be constructed outside a major city.
There are at least two sets of stairs which foot-passengers can use to leave the South Terminal and get to ground-level (near the cycle route) from
the vicinity of Zone L and the train-station area (steps are labelled Exit Q and Exit P on the ground). These allow access to bus stops for local services.
Gatwick Airport has several long and short stay car parks, both at the airport and off-site, although these are often full to capacity in the summer months.
Local planning restrictions have limited the supply of car-parking facilites at and around Gatwick.
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