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9 Jan 22, 07:02 PM |
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information on transportation to London (Title edited)
No matter which airline, airport and stop over we look at London Heathrow is by far the cheapest option for our dates.
We are not big travellers and never flown from anywhere apart from Manchester before 😬😬 So I apologise for being totally clueless. Car travel is out of the question because we won’t all fit in the car. Return flights to London seem very expensive at the moment so the best option is train travel. If we get the train down there, is there a premier inn close by? (I am hoping to get two rooms for under £100) Then how do we get from the premier in to Heathrow airport? Coming home we will go straight from the airport to the train station so I assume a large taxi (5 people, suitcases & wheelchair) Thanks 😊 Edited at 10:24 PM. |
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9 Jan 22, 07:10 PM |
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Join Date: Mar 04
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Hi FT!
There are a few close Premier Inns to the Heathrow terminals. I might suggest one over another depending on which terminal you’re flying from but it doesn’t make a huge difference. There is a Hoppa bus service which runs between hotels and the terminals - but with five of you and a wheelchair I would personally budget for a taxi to make life a little easier. There is a Premier Inn inside Terminal 4 and you could use the tube/train transfer service which might be easier too. We usually get rooms at Heathrow for £39 or less so two rooms for £100 should be very possible
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9 Jan 22, 07:11 PM |
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Join Date: May 17
Location: Sussex
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There are several PIs around Heathrow, just choose the one closest to your terminal based on which airline you end up booking with. For the UK carriers, BA is in Terminal 5 and Virgin is Terminal 3.
In your situation, I would get a taxi or Uber XL from the PI rather than the Hoppa bus. Front desk should be able to order a taxi for you. |
9 Jan 22, 07:13 PM |
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Join Date: Oct 10
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We have just done train down to Heathrow from York for first time. Booked open return so that we weren’t tied to times on way back see below
Straightforward journey down there and Uber XL Kings X to Heathrow was fun to see some of London took about 45 mins £57 We stayed Hilton Garden Inn was good hotel with walk to Terminal 2 and 3 but 2 rooms deffo not below £100. I’m sure others will mention Premier Inn Bath road Return- Uber XL again £50 but driver was not keen to help us fit our 5 bags and 4 people in his car, there were lots of roads closed so took well over an hour Train engineering works meant lots of trains had been cancelled and were taking twice as long (and v crowded) but we just slept on and off most of the way Certainly safer than driving |
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9 Jan 22, 07:34 PM |
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9 Jan 22, 08:19 PM |
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Wigan to Euston is only about an hour and a half. We used to do London to Preston all the time.
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9 Jan 22, 08:49 PM |
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Why has this been moved to accommodation 🤔
I need information on transportation to London and from a premier inn to Heathrow. I already know I am staying in a premier inn. Can it be moved back to planning please because people may not see it here and I need help to plan it 👍🏻 |
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9 Jan 22, 10:08 PM |
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FT, I don't know your dates, but have you looked at flying down to Heathrow from Manchester the day before flying to Orlando?
There's a flight at 15:55 from Manchester, gets to Heathrow around 5, would give you time to get down to London, go pretty much straight to the hotel, chill for the evening before flying to Orlando the next day. No getting across London in rush hour with all the family/luggage/Masons wheelchair, and you can fly home from Heathrow to Manchester when you land home. I don't know prices, but might be worth a look. This is what I would do anyway (I live near Heathrow, and can't be dealing with the traffic at the best of times!)
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9 Jan 22, 10:12 PM |
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9 Jan 22, 10:21 PM |
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I fly from Heathrow to LA now and again and always fly down from Manchester. The flights are with BA - usually around £120 each with checked in luggage. There's approximately six flights per day.
BA flights go into Terminal 5 and Virgin departs from terminal 3. I've stayed in several of the hotels and used both hoppas and taxis to get to and from the airport. I'd suggest a taxi for convenience. |
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