What Terminal Is easyJet at Gatwick? North or South Explained

Why easyJet Moved to One Terminal at Gatwick

Gatwick has two terminals — North and South — connected by a free shuttle transit system. For most of easyJet's history at the airport, its flights were spread across both, largely based on aircraft stands and gate availability rather than anything a passenger could predict.

The airport's owners decided to consolidate easyJet, its largest single carrier, into North Terminal as part of a wider reshuffle of airline allocations. British Airways short-haul and a mix of leisure and long-haul carriers moved into South Terminal instead. The result is a cleaner, more logical split: if you're flying with the orange airline, you now only need to think about one building.

This kind of change is worth planning around properly, especially if you're booking airport transfer in advance and don't want to guess which terminal to give the driver.

Airline Consolidation

easyJet now operates from one building at Gatwick

easyJet Arrivals Terminal at Gatwick

If you're landing on an easyJet flight into Gatwick, you'll arrive at North Terminal. After leaving the aircraft, you'll pass through the arrivals hall, collect any hold luggage from the baggage carousels, and exit into the main concourse.

From there, North Terminal's Ground Transport Centre is where you'll find pre-booked cars, taxis and coach connections. If you've arranged a pickup, this is normally the meeting point your driver will use, particularly for anyone using flight tracking to time their arrival around a landing that's early or delayed.

Families or larger groups landing together often prefer the extra space of our fleet of vehicles, since North Terminal arrivals can get busy during peak morning and evening slots.

easyJet Departures Terminal at Gatwick

For departures, the process is the same building, just in reverse. Check-in, bag drop, and security are all in North Terminal, and your gate will be somewhere within the North Terminal pier system once you're through.

Because North Terminal now handles easyJet's full schedule plus several other airlines, it can be one of the busier parts of Gatwick at peak times — early mornings and school holiday periods especially. Arriving with a comfortable buffer before your flight is a sensible habit, and if you're travelling solo for work, a standard taxi booked ahead of time takes the guesswork out of when to leave.

Check-In and Bag Drop for easyJet at Gatwick North Terminal

easyJet's check-in and bag drop desks sit in the main North Terminal check-in hall, along with several other airlines now based there. Most easyJet passengers check in online in advance and only need the bag drop desk if they're checking luggage, which tends to move faster than a full check-in queue.

Security screening follows straight after, and North Terminal's setup has been updated in recent years with newer screening lanes designed to move passengers through more efficiently than the older layout. Even so, allowing extra time is wise, especially on busy travel days.

If you're heading to the airport for an important meeting straight after landing, or need to arrive looking sharp, our executive taxi option gives you a quieter ride to prepare in before check-in.

Which Other Airlines Fly From Gatwick North Terminal?

easyJet isn't the only carrier at North Terminal, so it helps to know who you'll be sharing the building with. Alongside easyJet, North Terminal is also home to:

• Virgin Atlantic
• TUI Airways
• Emirates
• WestJet
• Air China
• Air Mauritius

This mix means North Terminal covers everything from short-haul leisure flights to long-haul services, so it's a genuinely busy hub rather than a quiet single-airline building.

North Terminal Airlines

easyJet shares North Terminal with several other carriers

Gatwick North vs South Terminal: Full Airline Comparison

This table is a useful quick reference, but always confirm your specific terminal using your booking confirmation, since airline allocations can shift over time even if easyJet's own position is now fixed.

Getting to Gatwick North Terminal

Once you know your terminal, the next question is how to actually get there. Gatwick North Terminal is well connected, with several realistic options depending on your luggage, budget, and how many people are travelling.

Transport Options Compared

• Train — Fast into central London, but involves managing luggage across platforms and stairs, and doesn't run to your door.
• Coach — Cheapest option, but journey times are longer and less predictable in traffic.
• Pre-booked taxi or transfer — Door-to-door, fixed price agreed before you travel, and no walking with bags between connections.
• Ride-hailing apps — Convenient, but pricing can surge sharply at peak times and around bad weather.

For groups travelling together with shared luggage, our MPV cars handle the extra space without needing two separate vehicles, which tends to work out both cheaper and simpler than splitting a group across two cars or a train carriage.

If you're part of a larger party — a sports team, wedding group, or big family trip — a minibus keeps everyone together for the whole journey, which matters more than people expect when flights land late and everyone's tired.

Moving Between Gatwick North and South Terminal

If you're connecting between an easyJet flight and another airline based in South Terminal, or picking someone up who's arriving into a different terminal from the one you're at, Gatwick runs a free shuttle service linking the two buildings. The journey itself takes only a few minutes, but factor in walking time to the shuttle station and any queues at busy periods.

This is a genuinely common situation — for example, a passenger flying into North Terminal on easyJet who then needs South Terminal for a connecting long-haul flight with another airline. Give yourself more time than you think you'll need if you're making this kind of terminal-to-terminal connection.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Trusting an old boarding pass or itinerary. If you booked your flight before 2026, double-check the terminal listed hasn't changed.
• Assuming your driver or pickup knows the terminal automatically. Always confirm North Terminal specifically when booking transport, especially with services that also cover South Terminal drop-offs.
• Cutting check-in time too fine. North Terminal now carries the full weight of easyJet's Gatwick schedule, so queues can build quickly at peak times.
• Confusing "Gatwick" with a single building. Telling a taxi driver "Gatwick Airport" without specifying North or South can add unnecessary time to a journey if they head to the wrong side first.

Avoid These

Common errors easyJet passengers make at Gatwick

Planning Tips for easyJet Passengers at Gatwick

A little preparation goes a long way at a two-terminal airport. Save your terminal information somewhere you'll actually see it on the day — a calendar reminder, a note in your phone, or simply printing your boarding pass. If you're arranging pickup, book with a company that offers flight tracking, so delays or early landings don't leave you waiting around or, worse, leave your driver waiting at the wrong time.

For wider journeys beyond just the airport run — a longer trip, a change of plans, or an add-on to your travel day — our broader range of taxi services covers everything from local transfers to longer-distance journeys, so the same reliable booking handles more than just the airport leg.

easyJet Gatwick Terminal Questions People Really Ask

The Short Version of easyJet at Gatwick Terminal

Since January 2026, easyJet operates entirely from Gatwick North Terminal. Every flight — arrivals and departures — uses North Terminal only. There's no need to check flight-by-flight or season-by-season; this is the airline's fixed operating base at Gatwick going forward.

Always confirm North Terminal when booking transport or telling a taxi driver. If you're connecting to or from another airline at South Terminal, the free inter-terminal shuttle links the two buildings in a few minutes.

A pre-booked Taxi Service with flight tracking removes the guesswork from your airport transfer, so you arrive at the right terminal with time to spare rather than rushing to the wrong one.