Gatwick to Bloomsbury Area London
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]From Gatwick to Bloomsbury take the Gatwick Express train to Victoria. There are commuter trains which perform the same route and are fractionally cheaper.
There is also a very cheap Gatwick to Victoria airport bus, but this is much slower and less frequent.
From Victoria, take the Victoria Line Underground to Oxford Circus, then switch to the Central Line for Tottenham Court Road or Holborn.
http://www.londontoolkit.com/accommodation/bloomsbury_transfers.htm
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There is also a very cheap Gatwick to Victoria airport bus, but this is much slower and less frequent.
From Victoria, take the Victoria Line Underground to Oxford Circus, then switch to the Central Line for Tottenham Court Road or Holborn.
http://www.londontoolkit.com/accommodation/bloomsbury_transfers.htm
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The Gatwick Express is the quickest way but the cheapest (but fractionally slower) way is to buy a day travelcard at Gatwick for zones 1 to 6 (GBP 11?) for Southern rail. This will get you to Victoria and then you can use the underground as described by papercut without having to buy a new ticket.
This should save you around 10 quid.
This should save you around 10 quid.
Transport For London have an excellent and comprehensive website for transport options around London. Personally I tend to just hop on the Gatwick Express but the Southern trains into Victoria are only marginally slower though less frequent so it is probably a better choice. Papercuts route seems good but you might also want to consider the bus from Victoria (I think the 38 goes that way) - may be a little slower but there would be no lugging bags up and down stairs - which would be the case with that route.
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Thanks so much! I think we will go with the Southern trains - more money for shopping!
Would a taxi bu much from Victoria to Bloomsbury area?
What travel card would you reccomend we use for the trip - will be using the underground a lot i imagine! or is walking between the main sights a better way to go?
Would a taxi bu much from Victoria to Bloomsbury area?
What travel card would you reccomend we use for the trip - will be using the underground a lot i imagine! or is walking between the main sights a better way to go?
Taxi to Bloomsbury would be probably £10, maybe £15 at worst. (I'm being cautious here 
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Check on the TfL website for the best options, chances are a three-day off-peak zones 1-2 would suffice (unless you are planning some major out of town shopping I wouldn't bother with a longer range travel card). Getting an Oyster card may also be an option but I am not sure if you can pick them up at Gatwick anymore and I would only do so I if was planning on returning a few times a year to London.
)Check on the TfL website for the best options, chances are a three-day off-peak zones 1-2 would suffice (unless you are planning some major out of town shopping I wouldn't bother with a longer range travel card). Getting an Oyster card may also be an option but I am not sure if you can pick them up at Gatwick anymore and I would only do so I if was planning on returning a few times a year to London.
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you can also get options here:
http://www.milesfaster.co.uk/information/gatwick-airport/gatwick-to-london-transfer.htm
http://www.milesfaster.co.uk/information/gatwick-airport/gatwick-to-london-transfer.htm