I'm flying Luton Airport this Saturday. What's the best way to travel
there from east London? My local stations are West Ham, Plaistow and
Canning Town.

Thanks in advance.

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Robin May wrote in message . 1.4...
I'm flying Luton Airport this Saturday. What's the best way to travel
there from east London? My local stations are West Ham, Plaistow and
Canning Town.

Thanks in advance.

I would suggest Hammersmith & City to Farringdon, then Thameslink to
Luton Airport Parkway (get a fastish service, not an all stops!)

PhilD

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On 22 Jan 2004 01:51:26 -0800, (PhilD) wrote:

Robin May wrote in message . 1.4...
I'm flying Luton Airport this Saturday. What's the best way to travel
there from east London? My local stations are West Ham, Plaistow and
Canning Town.

Thanks in advance.

I would suggest Hammersmith & City to Farringdon, then Thameslink to
Luton Airport Parkway (get a fastish service, not an all stops!)

PhilD

I would add that if you are travelling with luggage, get in the rear
carrage of the Thameslink and use the lift at the south end of the
Luton Airport Parkway station.

I see ppl struggling up the platform steps all the time with heavy
cases for want of looking for the lift.

Keith J Chesworth
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"Robin May" wrote in message
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I'm flying Luton Airport this Saturday. What's the best way to travel
there from east London? My local stations are West Ham, Plaistow and
Canning Town.

Thanks in advance.

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On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:11:49 -0000, "Ishmael Sayle III"
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"Robin May" wrote in message
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I'm flying Luton Airport this Saturday. What's the best way to travel
there from east London? My local stations are West Ham, Plaistow and
Canning Town.

Thanks in advance.

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Not a good idea. Expensive parking at the airport

Keith J Chesworth
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www.blackpooltram.co.uk
www.happysnapper.com
www.boilerbill.com - main site
www.amerseyferry.co.uk

Robin May wrote:

I'm flying Luton Airport this Saturday. What's the best way to travel
there from east London? My local stations are West Ham, Plaistow and
Canning Town.

Take the Hammersmith and City line to Farringdon or King's Cross-St.
Pancras and change to Thameslink (or Midland Mainline, but Thameslink
is more frequent). Fairly obviously, get off at Luton Airport Parkway.

http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/


Matt Ashby

In article , Matt Ashby
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Robin May wrote:

I'm flying Luton Airport this Saturday. What's the best way to travel
there from east London? My local stations are West Ham, Plaistow and
Canning Town.

You should note that this weekend (I think all day Saturday and Sunday)
the through Thameslink services are discontinued. The northbound trains
start from Kentish Town and they all call at West Hampstead Thameslink.
And allow a fair bit of extra time, their timetables are always in a
mess, and the service is often less frequent than it should be. It
seems impossible to get accurate information out of Thameslink, but you
could try the telephone enquiries service, they get things right once in
a while.

I _think_ that Midland Mainline services are running normally out of
St.Pancras, and there is usually one per hour (leaving at xx:30)
stopping at Luton Airport parkway. Again allow extra time: because of
the works it takes a long time to get to St.Pancras from KX underground,
and MML have the worst timekeeping record of all the long-distance
companies.


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Robin May wrote in message . 1.4...
I'm flying Luton Airport this Saturday. What's the best way to travel
there from east London? My local stations are West Ham, Plaistow and
Canning Town.

Thanks in advance.

Hamm and ****ty then change at Farringdon for the Thameslink! Or more
reliable district line and change at blackfriars?

They haven't started the blockade of thameslink yet have they?

PS Luton airport has its own (parkway) station with free shuttle buses
to the airport. If you want to spend a bit more money than thameslink,
midland mainline will get you there in about 10mins less!!

"dan" wrote in message
om...
Robin May wrote in message
. 1.4...
I'm flying Luton Airport this Saturday. What's the best way to travel
there from east London? My local stations are West Ham, Plaistow and
Canning Town.

Thanks in advance.

Hamm and ****ty then change at Farringdon for the Thameslink! Or more
reliable district line and change at blackfriars?

They haven't started the blockade of thameslink yet have they?

PS Luton airport has its own (parkway) station with free shuttle buses
to the airport. If you want to spend a bit more money than thameslink,
midland mainline will get you there in about 10mins less!!

Yes, but Thameslink is much more frequent. And the change between H&C to
Thameslink at Farringdon is quicker and easier with bags than the change
between H&C to MML at St Pancras.

PaulO

In article , dan
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PS Luton airport has its own (parkway) station with free shuttle buses
to the airport. If you want to spend a bit more money than thameslink,
midland mainline will get you there in about 10mins less!!

I don't understand this remark: as far as I know all tickets from London
to Luton Airport Parkway are valid equally on MML or Thameslink,
including those with Network Card discounts. No need to pay more (and
with MML you can sometimes even avail yourself of a free tea/coffee).

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