Transportation Gatwick to Heathrow
Our flight from Venice to Phoenix leaves Venice at 10:30 in the evening, arrives Gatwick at 11:30. We will spend the night at a B & B near Gatwick and need transportation to Heathrow for our flight to Phoenix leaving at 2:30 p.m. Monday. There are six of us. There is no longer a free shuttle bus between. What is the most economical way to transfer? Thanks!
Patti
Safford, Arizona USA 5/8/08
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As there are six of you, I'd suggest getting a taxi. You can wait until you get to your B&B to book one, but for peace of mind, you could call ahead from Venice and get one sorted. (Your B&B should be able to advise).
From Gatwick to Heathrow is about 40 miles and a taxi should cost about 60 GBP (120 USD). As a comparison, the National Express bus costs 19 GBP each, but it does run every ten minutes and takes around 75 minutes.
Mark
Cheapest: Take the easyBus from Gatwick to just outside Victoria. The fare is £4. Allow up to 90 minutes for the bus ride. Take either a National Express coach from Victoria coach station or the Tube from Victoria Underground station to Heathrow (one change at Hammersmith). The fare for either route is £4.
Next cheapest: Take a Southern train from Gatwick to Victoria rail station. The ride will take 35-40 minutes. If you depart after 09:30 you can Buy GroupSave tickets. A single ticket costs £9.50, but the first four people will travel for the price of two. Then take the Tube to Heathrow. The Tube station is below the train station.
Thanks so much. Your replies are greatly helpful. I will check out all the options! It's great to get advice from the experts!