Transportation option from London City Airport to Regents Park.

In message OYtco.163011$6C1.65588@hurricane, at 13:38:07 on Mon, 23
Aug 2010, Robin remarked:
you should easily
manage plane seat to exit in 20 minutes, particularly if not checking
luggage)

I've not used London City recently (and am a UK national). The OP
appeared to be posting from the USA and I don't think has given
nationalities. So possibly a bit more than 20 minutes if arriving from
outside the UK and hits a queue for immigration?

But they only use small planes (and the bigger ones like the BA A318
service has only a very small number of passengers). Which only arrive
one at a time - looking at what's happening tonight:

8.20 Edinburgh BA - Embraer 190
8.40 Geneva Swiss/BMI - Avro RJ100
9.00 Zurich Swiss/BMI - Avro RJ100 (last flight).

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Roland Perry

On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:37:36 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:

8.20 Edinburgh BA - Embraer 190
8.40 Geneva Swiss/BMI - Avro RJ100
9.00 Zurich Swiss/BMI - Avro RJ100 (last flight).

I think the worst immigration queue I ever waited in at LCY was about
15 minutes. It's nothing on Heathrow, and as you state it won't be
busy at that time of night. It doesn't appear from what I could see
that the non-EU queue was much slower (I'm guessing from the way the
OP's posting is written that they're from either the US or Canada).

It's a premium business-traveller's airport (though often a
surprisingly inexpensive choice!) and very well-run - the whole setup
is all about passing through as quickly and conveniently as possible.

To the OP - I hope you get an approach over central London - it is
truly spectacular (if often a bit bumpy).

Neil
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Neil Williams in Milton Keynes, UK
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On 22 Aug, 19:16, Neil Williams
wrote:
On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:27:03 +0100, "Ian F."

wrote:
We'll be arriving London City Airport at 9 pm. *What's the easiest
option for transportation to the Marriott Hotel Regents Park on 128
King Henry's Rd? *We probably don't want to deal with buses or
lightrails or trains. *How about a shuttle? *What would taxi fare be
for that distance?

Have added uk.transport.london where there are at least two cab drivers who
can give you an idea of the fare.

Don't know the taxi fare, but your options are basically public
transport or taxi - I'm not aware of any US-style shuttles - it was
tried but was a failure, probably because of London's traffic.

Assuming you don't have lots of luggage I would abandon the "don't
want to deal with buses, lightrails or trains", take the DLR to
Canning Town then the Jubilee Line to Swiss Cottage which is the
nearest Tube station (it's nowhere near Regent's Park station). *It's
not overly complicated (though it will require one change - just a
quick walk downstairs) and it'll cost four quid each (or less with an
Oyster card if you have one).

Neil
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Neil Williams in Milton Keynes, UK
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Off a transatlantic journey? If so, £40 for a taxi seems like fair
value, compared to a nerve-frazzling encounter with a foreign public
transport system. Depends on budget and age of traveller,
obviously.

On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:13:41 -0700 (PDT), fvw
wrote:

Off a transatlantic journey? If so, £40 for a taxi seems like fair
value, compared to a nerve-frazzling encounter with a foreign public
transport system. Depends on budget and age of traveller,
obviously.

When I'm tired off such a journey, I tend to look for a nice logical
public transport system rather than the potential to be ripped off by
an unscrupulous[1] taxi driver who doesn't know where they're
going[2].

The public transport journey noted is extremely simple, and I and
others have given detailed descriptions of how to undertake it.

[1] This potential is rather low in London compared with many
countries, of course. But as a "foreigner" I wouldn't know that.

[2] Again, not in London.

Neil
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Neil Williams in Milton Keynes, UK
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14:13:41 on Mon, 23 Aug 2010, fvw remarked:
Off a transatlantic journey?

The only flights arriving that time of night seem to be from
Switzerland, but the OP could have got a "deal" by flying transatlantic
with a stopover there. (Traditionally transatlantic flights land in
Europe the morning, so even if by a roundabout route, getting to the UK
at 9pm is a bit odd).

--
Roland Perry

In message OYtco.163011$6C1.65588@hurricane, Robin
writes
I've not used London City recently (and am a UK national). The OP
appeared to be posting from the USA and I don't think has given
nationalities. So possibly a bit more than 20 minutes if arriving from
outside the UK and hits a queue for immigration?

Things might have changed since I last used City airport (over a year
ago) but about 99% of users seem to be EU citizens so they don't appear
to bother with separate immigration lines. A few years ago I came back
with a colleague who had US passport but the airline didn't hand out the
landing cards for non-EU citizens as they generally do. It took City
Airport a bit by surprise that anyone would need a landing card, but
they found him one, it took him all of a minute to fill it in, and we
were on our way. Out to the street within 10 minutes of landing, as is
so often the case there. If only all airports were as efficient.

--
Clive Page

On 08/23/2010 11:54 PM, Roland Perry wrote:
In message
, at
14:13:41 on Mon, 23 Aug 2010, fvw remarked:
Off a transatlantic journey?

The only flights arriving that time of night seem to be from
Switzerland, but the OP could have got a "deal" by flying transatlantic
with a stopover there. (Traditionally transatlantic flights land in
Europe the morning, so even if by a roundabout route, getting to the UK
at 9pm is a bit odd).

I didn't notice the OP said he was flying transatlantic.

On Aug 23, 2:54*pm, Roland Perry wrote:
In message
, at
14:13:41 on Mon, 23 Aug 2010, fvw remarked:

Off a transatlantic journey?

The only flights arriving that time of night seem to be from
Switzerland, but the OP could have got a "deal" by flying transatlantic
with a stopover there. (Traditionally transatlantic flights land in
Europe the morning, so even if by a roundabout route, getting to the UK
at 9pm is a bit odd).

--
Roland Perry

good guess. We are flying in from Zurich on a one hour flight. So
shouldn't be too tired.

In message , at 00:26:24 on Tue, 24 Aug
2010, Tom P remarked:

I didn't notice the OP said he was flying transatlantic.

Nor did I, which was why I said the time of day was a bit strange for
that. The only transatlantic flight at City airport is the "BA2" from
New York at 7.15 am.
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Roland Perry

"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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In message
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14:13:41 on Mon, 23 Aug 2010, fvw remarked:
Off a transatlantic journey?

The only flights arriving that time of night seem to be from Switzerland,
but the OP could have got a "deal" by flying transatlantic with a stopover
there. (Traditionally transatlantic flights land in Europe the morning, so
even if by a roundabout route, getting to the UK at 9pm is a bit odd).


Most transatlantic flights do indeed arrive in the morning, but by no means
all, especially from the East coast of the US to London. I recently
returned from New York and was just about going through baggage reclaim at
Heathrow at 9pm.

Martin