Landing at Gatwick airport instantly gives you an excellent base to travel to London, as it is less than 30 miles from the capital. There are plenty of public transport links to and from London via train and taxi. Some rail operators will take you to London from Gatwick for a very cheap fare, but with the recent strike action in the UK surrounding transport, you can’t really be sure that your train will arrive on time, if at all. If you are flying to Gatwick on business then you really cannot afford to rely on trains – missing a meeting could well cost your company hundreds of thousands of pounds, and you may miss out on that promotion you’ve been working for! Alternatively, taxis at Gatwick are a viable choice, but there is often a mad rush and a large queue to get one. There’s often the case of taxi drivers taking the long route to visitors who don’t know the area well so they can boost up their fare.

By far the best way to get to and from the airport, and get out and about, is to hire a car. A decade ago, car hire was expensive and difficult to set up; nowadays heavy competition in the car hire market has brought prices down to a very acceptable level – even to a level that comparable with public transport. If you just need a reliable car, you can pick Kias, Fords, Vauxhalls or many similar brands of car up cheaply, but even if you do want to turn up to a business meeting in a Mercedes-Benz or BMW these are also available on attractive rates.