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Gatwick to Heathrow
I have an unholy set of flights booked from the US which culminates in a
transfer from Gatwick Airport to Heathrow Airport for the final leg of my journey. I only have 3 hours between landing and take off of the next flight (need 40 minutes check in) and I assume it will take me 40 minutes to get out of Gatwick. This leaves me with about an hour and a half to get from LGW to LHR. Can anyone advise me as to the best way to do this? I'm thinking taxi, but those Checker Cabs guys at G Gatwick always have a laugh with prices. Last time it cost me £80 from LGW home to Islington! Any viable public transport options? Thanks, David. |
Gatwick to Heathrow
David FitzGerald wrote:
I have an unholy set of flights booked from the US which culminates in a transfer from Gatwick Airport to Heathrow Airport for the final leg of my journey. I only have 3 hours between landing and take off of the next flight (need 40 minutes check in) and I assume it will take me 40 minutes to get out of Gatwick. This leaves me with about an hour and a half to get from LGW to LHR. Can anyone advise me as to the best way to do this? I'm thinking taxi, but those Checker Cabs guys at G Gatwick always have a laugh with prices. Last time it cost me £80 from LGW home to Islington! Any viable public transport options? This looks like a non-starter. I would have thought 40 minutes from arrival of the plane to clearing immigration and baggage was very optimistic for a transatlantic flight. And the flight might be late. If it's an early morning arrival, you would run into the peak queues on the M25. A few questions which are relevant: 1. Are you a British or EU passport holder? (reduces immigration time at Gatwick) 2. What day of the week and time are you scheduled to land at Gatwick? 3. What's the destination of your flight from Heathrow? (I'm thinking: is it *really* necessary to fly from Heathrow?) 4. Would you be able to cope with your baggage on public transport, including walking up and down stairs? -- Richard J. (to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address) |
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In message , David
FitzGerald writes I have an unholy set of flights booked from the US which culminates in a transfer from Gatwick Airport to Heathrow Airport for the final leg of my journey. I only have 3 hours between landing and take off of the next flight (need 40 minutes check in) and I assume it will take me 40 minutes to get out of Gatwick. This leaves me with about an hour and a half to get from LGW to LHR. Can anyone advise me as to the best way to do this? I'm thinking taxi, but those Checker Cabs guys at G I am a London (black) taxi driver. I live in Worthing and it would only take a very short diversion for me to pick you up on my way in to London or Heathrow. When are you arriving and at what time Gatwick always have a laugh with prices. Last time it cost me £80 from LGW home to Islington! Any viable public transport options? That's about the normal price of a London taxi but I'm quite happy to make a fixed price deal for less than that, depending on the time and date. Mike -- Mike Hughes A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England |
Gatwick to Heathrow
"David FitzGerald" wrote in message
... I have an unholy set of flights booked from the US which culminates in a transfer from Gatwick Airport to Heathrow Airport for the final leg of my journey. I only have 3 hours between landing and take off of the next flight (need 40 minutes check in) and I assume it will take me 40 minutes to get out of Gatwick. This leaves me with about an hour and a half to get from LGW to LHR. Can anyone advise me as to the best way to do this? I'm thinking taxi, but those Checker Cabs guys at G Gatwick always have a laugh with prices. Last time it cost me £80 from LGW home to Islington! Any viable public transport options? Have a look at Speedlink coach service. Runs every 15 minutes and takes about an hour. If the traffic is bad the drivers often divert around it. Do a Google search to find their site. Your airline may provide you with a ticket free. It helps if you arrive at the North Terminal at Gatwick and depart from T4 at Heathrow, as the time is shorter between those two points. -- Terry Harper, Web Co-ordinator, The Omnibus Society 75th Anniversary 2004, see http://www.omnibussoc.org/75th.htm E-mail: URL: http://www.terry.harper.btinternet.co.uk/ |
Gatwick to Heathrow
In message , David
FitzGerald writes I have an unholy set of flights booked from the US which culminates in a transfer from Gatwick Airport to Heathrow Airport for the final leg of my journey. I only have 3 hours between landing and take off of the next flight (need 40 minutes check in) and I assume it will take me 40 minutes to get out of Gatwick. This leaves me with about an hour and a half to get from LGW to LHR. A few more potential problems: If you are arriving at the North Terminal then the mainline train runs from the South terminal. That can easily add 15 minutes to the journey (especially if only one shuttle is running and you've just missed one). Be careful about the granularity of the mainline trains. It's no good if the end to end time is an hour and a half, if the next train is in 20 minutes. You might also want to check your airline's online arrivals page for a few days, to see whether their flights are typically on time or late. All in all I'd reckon you can only make this transfer by taxi, and even then there's a more than 50:50 chance that you'll miss the Heathrow flight. Perhaps you can find a taxi firm and call them from the USA departure lounge to arrange the pickup. That way, if the plane looks like being significantly delayed you aren't wasting your money. -- Roland Perry |
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Colin Rosenstiel writes Even without that complication 1 hour 40 minutes doesn't seem that generous to me to get to Heathrow from Gatwick by road. My mapping software says it's 45 minutes on a clear road. We don't yet know what day, or time of day, the OP will be travelling. -- Roland Perry |
Gatwick to Heathrow
In article , Roland Perry
writes All in all I'd reckon you can only make this transfer by taxi, and even then there's a more than 50:50 chance that you'll miss the Heathrow flight. Perhaps you can find a taxi firm and call them from the USA departure lounge to arrange the pickup. That way, if the plane looks like being significantly delayed you aren't wasting your money. -- I'm with Roland and Mike - book Mike and his taxi. A guaranteed ride which will be waiting for you the moment you clear immigration and customs. dedicated run and Mike knows the alternative routes if the M25 is clogged (there are major roadworks on the M25 between the M3 and Heathrow at the moment). You are against the clock, change your connecting flight or use Mike. -- Andrew Electronic communications can be altered and therefore the integrity of this communication can not be guaranteed. Views expressed in this communication are those of the author and not associations or companies I am involved with. |
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On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 21:44:14 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote: In message , Colin Rosenstiel writes Even without that complication 1 hour 40 minutes doesn't seem that generous to me to get to Heathrow from Gatwick by road. My mapping software says it's 45 minutes on a clear road. We don't yet know what day, or time of day, the OP will be travelling. Guess he's arriving in the early morning, as transatlantic flights tend to. You don't get a clear road then!! IMO the timing is very tight. Nobody has mentioned the direct bus which, in spite of the traffic, is probably the quickest, see http://www.nationalexpress.com/p.cfm?n=pai-htg -- Peter Lawrence |
Gatwick to Heathrow
In message , Peter Lawrence
writes My mapping software says it's 45 minutes on a clear road. We don't yet know what day, or time of day, the OP will be travelling. Guess he's arriving in the early morning, as transatlantic flights tend to. At Gatwick, that's probably the case. However, there are late arriving transatlantic flights at Heathrow, which means it's always best to ask. You don't get a clear road then!! You would at the weekend. IMO the timing is very tight. Everyone agrees that! Nobody has mentioned the direct bus which, in spite of the traffic, is probably the quickest, see http://www.nationalexpress.com/p.cfm?n=pai-htg Terry has. The problem being that you need to wait for the next one, and apparently the journey Gatwick South to Heathrow T1-3 is noticeably longer than Gatwick North to Heathrow T4. -- Roland Perry |
Gatwick to Heathrow
1. Are you a British or EU passport holder? (reduces immigration time at
Gatwick) Yes, EU. 2. What day of the week and time are you scheduled to land at Gatwick? A friday morning. The plane lands at 9.30(ish), so after rush hour. 3. What's the destination of your flight from Heathrow? (I'm thinking: is it *really* necessary to fly from Heathrow?) Yes, Ireland! 4. Would you be able to cope with your baggage on public transport, including walking up and down stairs? Yes, it'll only be one case. Even if I don't make the second flight it's OK since the flights are all on one ticket... so if I miss the connecting place I can just get on the next one. I've already checked that one out with Aer Lingus. Thanks for your advice. D. |
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