Gatwick, Stansted or Heathrow for connection to Edinburgh?

Which airport is the easiest to get to from central London and get through
for flying to Edinburgh? Easyjet flies from both Gatwick and Stansted and
British Midland and British Airways fly from Heathrow.

Thanks in advance.

Jerry

Jerry wrote in message
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Which airport is the easiest to get to from central London and get through
for flying to Edinburgh? Easyjet flies from both Gatwick and Stansted and
British Midland and British Airways fly from Heathrow.


Depends on which side of town you are on. Heathrow is probably the easiest
because of the number of trains that go there, Gatwick is a breeze from
Victoria, and Stansted probably third because it is smaller and harder to
get to due to the smaller number of trains going there.

London City airport is a real pain in the arse if you are on the west side
of town, but I don't think they fly to Edinburgh from there anyway.
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DFM

Originally posted by Jerry

Which airport is the easiest to get to from central London and
get through

for flying to Edinburgh? Easyjet flies from both Gatwick and
Stansted and

British Midland and British Airways fly from Heathrow.



Thanks in advance.



Jerry



Heathrow is the cheapest to get to by tube. The Gatwick and Heathrow
express services are 2 of the most expensive railways in the world.
Stanstead is easy if you are near Liverpool St station. Luton requires a
bus transfer after a train from Euston station. Gatwick is accessible
from Victoria Station and Heathrow from Paddington station or the
Piccadilly line.



Try www.thetrainline.com for prices and timetables.


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On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 04:51:32 GMT, "Jerry" wrote:

Which airport is the easiest to get to from central London and get through
for flying to Edinburgh? Easyjet flies from both Gatwick and Stansted and
British Midland and British Airways fly from Heathrow.

Your subject says "connection" but you ask "from central London".
Which is it?

As of Monday 27th October, British Airways fly London City to
Edinburgh. Generally four flights a day each way. For convenience,
this is the best option.

Do check prices on www.BA.com as in my past experience they compete on
price with the so-called 'low cost' carriers.

I find London City has the shortest journey time and cheapest cab fare
from central London as it's the closest airport t to central London.
See http://www.lcy.co.uk/ for airport information.


Cheers,

Jason.

On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 15:15:25 +1000, "Deep Freud Moors"
wrote:

Jerry wrote in message
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Which airport is the easiest to get to from central London and get through
for flying to Edinburgh? Easyjet flies from both Gatwick and Stansted and
British Midland and British Airways fly from Heathrow.

London City airport is a real pain in the arse if you are on the west side
of town, but I don't think they fly to Edinburgh from there anyway.

If by "they" you mean the airport, I'm afraid you're wrong.

Until Saturday, it's ScotAirways and Flybe.

From Monday 27th, it's ScotAirways and BA.


Cheers,

Jason.

"Deep Freud Moors" writes:

London City airport is a real pain in the arse if you are on the west side
of town, but I don't think they fly to Edinburgh from there anyway.

British European, British Airways and Scot Airways all fly from London
City airport to Edinburgh. There's a flight every hour or so
throughout the day. http://www.londoncityairport.com

London City is probably the most convenient if you're in the east of
London or the Docklands financial district.

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"bondipom" wrote in message
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Originally posted by Jerry

Which airport is the easiest to get to from central London and
get through

for flying to Edinburgh? Easyjet flies from both Gatwick and
Stansted and

British Midland and British Airways fly from Heathrow.



Thanks in advance.



Jerry



Heathrow is the cheapest to get to by tube. The Gatwick and Heathrow
express services are 2 of the most expensive railways in the world.

But you can get the cheaper local train from Victoria, or London Bridge (and
various other places) to Gatwick.

Stanstead is easy if you are near Liverpool St station. Luton requires a
bus transfer after a train from Euston station. Gatwick is accessible
from Victoria Station and Heathrow from Paddington station or the
Piccadilly line.



Try www.thetrainline.com for prices and timetables.



Also try www.gobycoach.co.uk for coaches from London to various airports if
you are on a limited budget - It may be better than the tube for Heathrow
anyway as you dont have to struggle with luggage so much.

Heathrow is the cheapest to get to by tube. The Gatwick and Heathrow
express services are 2 of the most expensive railways in the world.

But you can get the cheaper local train from Victoria, or London Bridge
(and
various other places) to Gatwick.


It's only a couple of pounds cheaper IIRC.
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DFM

"Deep Freud Moors" wrote in message
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Heathrow is the cheapest to get to by tube. The Gatwick and Heathrow
express services are 2 of the most expensive railways in the world.

But you can get the cheaper local train from Victoria, or London Bridge
(and
various other places) to Gatwick.


It's only a couple of pounds cheaper IIRC.

So then it could be said that the express is only a couple of quid
extra, which is hardly going to make it one of the most expensive
in the world

tim


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DFM

"bondipom" wrote in message
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Luton requires a
bus transfer after a train from Euston station

No! It's served by a station on the line serving (among other stations)
Kings X Thameslink, Farringdon and City Thameslink. The only bus involveds
is from the airport station to the terminal.

Alan Harrison