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Yes that is right. You might want to have a look at ticket splitting websites and see if buying two tickets might work out cheaper.It involves buying one ticket to a station you pass through (and stop at) between Harwich and Gatwick and buying another from there onwards. Both tickets can be bought at Harwich. Sometimes there is a saving to be made, other times not. But for now yes, £39.90 is the correct fare.
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I live in Harwich and yes, it sounds about right. You might save a bit by doing what #1 suggests and splitting the ticketing at, say, Colchester - but it won't make a huge huge difference.By the way, once you've reached London Liverpool Street from Harwich, you can travel to Gatwick from London Bridge station - quite a bit closer than London Victoria. I only mention that because it doesn't seem well-known.
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Whilst not cheaper it might be easier to take a national express bus from Colchester direct to the airport rather than having to change through London. Colchester to gatwick is 37.206
Thanks everyone. I'll check out National Express but don't think it's an option. Website states to go from Liverpool St to Farringdon which shouldn't be too much of a hassle if I remember Farringdon correctly from years gone by. From there it's a direct train to LGW.@ Barney - see the town has improved since my last visit!
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It would be nice barney but we're going away for a few days as of Saturday and not sure when we'll be back. If anything it will be end of December as we're out for lunch today (upstairs at the Pier, bit posh for me!) and in Colchester tomorrow.
