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Roland Perry · September 3rd 14, 11:37 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In message , at 04:38:40
on Wed, 3 Sep 2014, remarked:
Gatwick is as convenient to get to and from as Heathrow for us in
Cambridge.

And Birmingham even more convenient (by road anyway, it probably ties
with Gatwick or Heathrow by train from Ely, except at unsocial hours
when the train services deteriorate).

Rail access to Birmingham airport from Cambridge is much worse

It's not "much" worse, most of the day. I know that the Journey Planners
add a pessimistic connection time at Kings Cross, but the headline
figures are identical from Ely (not everyone lives in Cambridge, you
know!) For all I know the connection times at New Street have similar
pessimisms built in.

and I would never drive to any airport because of the parking charges.

I often give people lifts to airports, but agree that parking there for
more than a couple of hours is something to try to avoid. Although if a
client is paying (and even £100 parking can be trivial on top of a week
in Australia) then it's probably not worth losing much sleep over it.
--
Roland Perry