Gatwick to Heathrow

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John Vittoe typed:

"Johan" wrote in message
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This is something that sucks big time. I never travel with
British
Airways anymore just for that. I thought it was something like
60
pounds (no idea how many $ that is) They refuse Euro's so you
have
to exchange dollars witch cost money too. It's one big rip
off,
takes forever to get from one airport to the other and you're
plain
exhausted because you have to carry you're whole household on
that
bus. If you think you will enjoy the trip, well forget it.
There's
nothing to see besides car's driving on the wrong side of the
road.
Never in my whole life again.


Thanks very much. We have 3 hours 50 minutes between
flights, so
we should be OK. BA says we should have no problem, and that
if
we do, they'll put us on a later flight.


We took it last September, didn't seem like much of a hassle.
The
cost was 17£ each and 12£ each if you were over 60.


Thanks, John. I knew the regular price was 17£, but didn't know
there was a senior discount. I'll be sure to ask for it.

Do you know if we can pay on the bus, or do we have to get
tickets in the station?


That's $30 US
or $22 each. They take credit cards so that is the best way to
pay.


If we can pay on the bus, can we pay by CC there, or does using
plastic mean you have to buy a ticket in the station?

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On Sun, 8 Aug 2004 08:08:21 -0700, Ken Blake wrote:

I'm flying BA because it by far had the best price when I booked
it. I'll suffer the slight inconvenience of the connecting ride
to save several hundred dollars.

Must mean that you got non-refundable tickets; yes, they'll change you to
a later flight...but did they say how much it'll cost? If they e-mailed
you their offer (to put you on a later flight), keep a printout of it. If
it was by phone, get a name (maybe even call again, and see if you get the
same answer - this is no slight of BA, its common for CSRs of any company
to hand out bad information).

I've only been on the M25 a few times, but it was stop-and-go (mostly
stop) in the direction you're headed the first time I used it. If its not
a weekday morning, that will probably make a difference.

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"Ken Blake" wrote in message
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In news:B9gRc.226201$IQ4.55073@attbi_s02,
John Vittoe typed:


We took it last September, didn't seem like much of a hassle.
The
cost was 17£ each and 12£ each if you were over 60.


Thanks, John. I knew the regular price was 17£, but didn't know
there was a senior discount. I'll be sure to ask for it.

Do you know if we can pay on the bus, or do we have to get
tickets in the station?

There will usually be a ticket office next to the place where the bus
starts from. If there isn't (which is the case at LHR T2) you pay on
the bus, but the drivers often need you to pay the exact fare, I
can't recall having seen anyone pay with a credit card so don't
know if this is possible.

tim

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tim typed:

"Ken Blake" wrote in message
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In news:B9gRc.226201$IQ4.55073@attbi_s02,
John Vittoe typed:


We took it last September, didn't seem like much of a
hassle.
The
cost was 17£ each and 12£ each if you were over 60.


Thanks, John. I knew the regular price was 17£, but didn't
know
there was a senior discount. I'll be sure to ask for it.

Do you know if we can pay on the bus, or do we have to get
tickets in the station?

There will usually be a ticket office next to the place where
the bus
starts from. If there isn't (which is the case at LHR T2) you
pay on
the bus, but the drivers often need you to pay the exact fare,
I
can't recall having seen anyone pay with a credit card so don't
know if this is possible.


Thanks, Tim.


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BB typed:

On Sun, 8 Aug 2004 08:08:21 -0700, Ken Blake wrote:

I'm flying BA because it by far had the best price when I
booked
it. I'll suffer the slight inconvenience of the connecting
ride
to save several hundred dollars.

Must mean that you got non-refundable tickets; yes, they'll
change
you to a later flight...but did they say how much it'll cost?


Yes. No charge. It's unlikely to be necessary, anyway.



If they
e-mailed you their offer (to put you on a later flight), keep a
printout of it. If it was by phone, get a name (maybe even call
again, and see if you get the same answer - this is no slight
of BA,
its common for CSRs of any company to hand out bad
information).

I've only been on the M25 a few times, but it was stop-and-go
(mostly
stop) in the direction you're headed the first time I used it.
If its
not a weekday morning, that will probably make a difference.


It's mid-day. I should get a 12:30 or 12:45 bus.

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Nige typed:

"Ken Blake" wrote in message
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Next month, we return home form Europe, changing planes in
London. But we arrive at Gatwick and then depart from
Heathrow.

What's the best way to get from Gatwick to Heathrow? The BA
representative suggested taking the Speed Link bus? Is that
best?
He said it takes an hour and a quarter. Is it usually on time
or
is he being optimistic?

How often does it run? How much does it cost? Can we pay on
the
bus, or do we need to buy tickets first? Can we pay by credit
card? If not, what currencies do they accept, besides pounds?
Dollars? Euros?

Or if you recommend a different mode of transport, please
answer
all the same questions about it.

Thanks for whatever help you can provide.

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National Express which is the largest coach/bus operator in UK
has an
airport service linking Gatwick to Heathrow which is an
alternative
to SPEED LINK. It used to be known as JET LINK but is now
called
NATIONAL EXPRESS AIRPORT presumably to distinguish it from
SPEED
LINK. The bus information is at the National Express website
and
this should give the times etc from Gatwick
http://www.nationalexpress.com/p.cfm?n=pai-gtw
Frequent buses and I think they are a bit cheaper than Speed
Link. At
Heathrow, I think it stops at the central bus station which is
then a
walk using the underground walkways to the terminals. Not too
difficult unless you have loads of luggage which of course you
shouldn't have !!!



Thanks very much.

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Ken Blake wrote:


It's mid-day. I should get a 12:30 or 12:45 bus.

You'll be fine.

The M25 between gatwick and heathrow is hell at the moment. There a
major works, and you will be in the contraflow, which can be slow
(stop-start or wow! 20 mph). I've taken an hour to get between M4 and
M3, but that was later in the afternoon.

Note that clockwise on the M25 is slower in afternoon peak than morning
- don't delay getting on the bus, sooner you are on it the easier the
journey will be.

FYI - http://makeashorterlink.com/?F50922009

joan

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Joan McGalliard, UK http://www.mcgalliard.org

Ken Blake wrote:


It's mid-day. I should get a 12:30 or 12:45 bus.

You'll be fine.

The M25 between gatwick and heathrow is hell at the moment. There a
major works, and you will be in the contraflow, which can be slow
(stop-start or wow! 20 mph). I've taken an hour to get between M4 and
M3, but that was later in the afternoon.

Note that clockwise on the M25 is slower in afternoon peak than morning
- don't delay getting on the bus, sooner you are on it the easier the
journey will be.

FYI - http://makeashorterlink.com/?F50922009

joan

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Joan McGalliard, UK http://www.mcgalliard.org

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Joan McGalliard typed:

Ken Blake wrote:


It's mid-day. I should get a 12:30 or 12:45 bus.

You'll be fine.

The M25 between gatwick and heathrow is hell at the moment.
There a
major works, and you will be in the contraflow, which can be
slow
(stop-start or wow! 20 mph). I've taken an hour to get between
M4 and
M3, but that was later in the afternoon.

Note that clockwise on the M25 is slower in afternoon peak than
morning - don't delay getting on the bus, sooner you are on it
the
easier the journey will be.

FYI - http://makeashorterlink.com/?F50922009


Thanks very much.


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Ken Blake
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In ,
Joan McGalliard typed:

Ken Blake wrote:


It's mid-day. I should get a 12:30 or 12:45 bus.

You'll be fine.

The M25 between gatwick and heathrow is hell at the moment.
There a
major works, and you will be in the contraflow, which can be
slow
(stop-start or wow! 20 mph). I've taken an hour to get between
M4 and
M3, but that was later in the afternoon.

Note that clockwise on the M25 is slower in afternoon peak than
morning - don't delay getting on the bus, sooner you are on it
the
easier the journey will be.

FYI - http://makeashorterlink.com/?F50922009


Thanks very much.


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