"Matthew Dickinson" wrote in message
...
The Ealing - Heathrow rail fare seems more than the average budget air
fare,

And to save te rest of you doing what I had to do.

It's 16.30 GBP.

which is more than fare from padd?

tim


The fares on the system are the current Heathrow Express fares via
Paddington, as they increase travelling towards Hayes & Harlington. I
understand the idea is for the fares to be set at:

Heathrow Express fare minus Paddington to Ealing Broadway / West
Ealing/ Southall/ Hayes & Harlington fare.


And this is how to encourage the use of public transport and reduce traffic
congestion?!

On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 07:21:38 GMT, "Orienteer"
wrote:

And this is how to encourage the use of public transport and reduce traffic
congestion?!

Quite. I for one believe that HEx - or at the very least the stopping
service - should be subsidised and included in the Travelcard system,
just like, for example, express services to Manchester Airport are
within the GMPTE/National Rail fares structure.

Neil

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On Thu, 21 Apr 2005, Orienteer wrote:

"Matthew Dickinson" wrote in message

The fares on the system are the current Heathrow Express fares via
Paddington, as they increase travelling towards Hayes & Harlington. I
understand the idea is for the fares to be set at:

Heathrow Express fare minus Paddington to Ealing Broadway / West
Ealing/ Southall/ Hayes & Harlington fare.

And this is how to encourage the use of public transport and reduce
traffic congestion?!

Indeed.

What about using a travelcard to travel to H&H, and then taking the
bus to Heathrow, and vice versa? Will they try to prevent that - will
they even abolish the bus?

Neil Williams wrote:

Quite. I for one believe that HEx - or at the very least the
stopping
service - should be subsidised and included in the Travelcard system,
just like, for example, express services to Manchester Airport are
within the GMPTE/National Rail fares structure.

It will be - services between Paddington and H&H on Heathrow Connect
will be fully valid using Travelcards. It is only the service between
H&H and Heathrow that will have a premium fare.

In article , tim (moved to sweden)
writes
Heathrow journey for, say, 15 June to find new service.

The Ealing - Heathrow rail fare seems more than the average budget air
fare,

And to save te rest of you doing what I had to do.

It's 16.30 GBP.

which is more than fare from padd?

I live on the E2 bus route, which goes to Ealing Broadway (Heathrow
Connect) and Northfields (Piccadilly Line). Guess which way I will be
going, using my travel pass.
--
Thoss

"Alan J. Flavell" wrote

What about using a travelcard to travel to H&H, and then taking the
bus to Heathrow, and vice versa? Will they try to prevent that - will
they even abolish the bus?

I am sure the bus will stay - it's not just a shuttle from H&H to Heathrow.
If you use a travelcard to get to H&H it covers the bus fare as well. That
being said, the HEx or H Connect fare might be worth paying if you've got a
plane to catch. ;-)

Peter

Matthew Dickinson wrote:


The fares on the system are the current Heathrow Express fares via
Paddington, as they increase travelling towards Hayes & Harlington. I
understand the idea is for the fares to be set at:

Heathrow Express fare minus Paddington to Ealing Broadway / West
Ealing/ Southall/ Hayes & Harlington fare.


Can't see this being popular with the locals in Hayes and Southall
considering they both have direct bus services to Heathrow taking no
more than 20 minutes.

wrote:

Can't see this being popular with the locals in Hayes and Southall
considering they both have direct bus services to Heathrow taking no
more than 20 minutes.


When the tunnel into Heathrow is congested, which happens often, the
train will offer a very attractive alternative to the bus.

"Tony Polson" wrote in message
...
wrote:

Can't see this being popular with the locals in Hayes and Southall
considering they both have direct bus services to Heathrow taking no
more than 20 minutes.


When the tunnel into Heathrow is congested, which happens often, the
train will offer a very attractive alternative to the bus.



Whatever happenned to the buses at Heathrow which used to go through the
cargo tunnel?
(and not having to get caught up with all and sundry in the main tunnels)

"londoncityslicker" wrote:

Whatever happenned to the buses at Heathrow which used to go through the
cargo tunnel?
(and not having to get caught up with all and sundry in the main tunnels)


I'm not sure what traffic is allowed in the cargo tunnel, but it is
not much use if the bus is travelling from the Hayes direction, as it
runs south from the central area.