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How to get to the Airport – Arrival
NB Taxis are not to be taken without specific instructions from the London office
LONDON HEATHROW and LONDON GATWICK.
Tube: Piccadilly Line direct to Terminals 1-5. Trains commence circa 5AM, check TFL.org for exact timetables. Note Piccadilly line is now part of the night tube, trains run through the night Friday/Saturday and Saturday/Sunday. Not Terminal 4. Journey time from Kings Cross is 1 hour, 40 minutes from Gloucester Road.
Elizabeth Line: Central London to LHR, 123, 4 & 5. Check TFL Timetable. The earliest departures, double check before travel depart from Platforms 10&11, before moving to the dedicated Elizabeth Line Platforms. Oyster Card is Valid.
Train: Heathrow Express from Paddington. (Savings online if you book in advance of day of departure. Journey time is 15 minutes. If using this option, check connecting Underground route departure times from your hotel location. If you require Terminal 4, then change at Heathrow Central and await connecting train, departs every 15 minutes and takes 4 minutes. Heathrow Express only to be used if Piccadilly Line or Elizabeth Line are out of action.
Train: Gatwick Express from Victoria. Journey time is 30 minutes. If using this option, check connecting Underground route departure times from your hotel location.
National Express Airport Buses: It is important to note that these are not designated airport buses but are long distance journeys that have LHR or LGW as designated stops. Buses depart from Victoria Coach Station and arrive at the designated central airport bus stations. Journey times vary from 45-75 minutes to LHR and 75-120 minutes to LGW. It is advisable to only consider these options if the Underground and Train networks are encountering serious problems, for example strike action.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU LEAVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO GET TO THE AIRPORT. TO ARRIVE ONE HOUR BEFORE FLIGHT LANDS AFFORDS THE CHANCE TO PREP AIRPORT ARRIVAL, COACH ETC
AIRPORT ARRIVALS PROCEDURE.
LONDON HEATHROW.
When you have your WHOLE GROUP together, take them out to the designated private hire coach bays. (If you don’t know where this is then enquire at the Information Desk when you arrive at the airport). Give yourself plenty of time to become familiar with individual terminal layouts before group arrival. Inform the Marshall of the group’s flight number and the name of the coach company collecting you. The coach will then be allowed to leave the coach park and will be with you in approximately 10 minutes. Each Terminal has a coach marshall but if not present, there is often a contact phone.
Alternatively, contact your coach company to obtain the driver’s phone number and call him to liaise directly. This is a good idea and much less stressful.
(Terminal Five Note: Arrivals Hall – at peak times both doors from security clearance may be in use, position yourself so you can view both.)
Terminal 2 Coach Marshall: 07814 246995
LONDON GATWICK
Come out of passport control, turn right and go to M&S. At M&S you will have 2 exits. At 11 o’clock the train station. At 12 o’clock parking and coaches. You take this one. There is a travellator that takes you across the tracks. At the end of the tunnel you take the lifts down where the coaches are.
How to get to the airport – Departure
LONDON HEATHROW
16 miles West – M4. The coach should depart from your hotel 4 hours before flight departure, Journey time 45 – 90 minutes depending on location of hotel and traffic.
LONDON GATWICK
28 miles South – M25, M23
The coach should depart from your hotel 4 ½ hours before flight departure time. Journey time 1¼ – 1½ hour depending on location of hotel.