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West Drayton as an alt to LHR stations

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    West Drayton as an alt to LHR stations

    How easy (time/hassle) is it to get to/from West Drayton Station or hotels to LHR?

    TIA

    Pondy.

    #2
    Originally posted by Pondlife View Post
    How easy (time/hassle) is it to get to/from West Drayton Station or hotels to LHR?

    TIA

    Pondy.
    Depends on what time of the day. It should be anything between 15 minutes to 45 minutes.

    HTH.
    Dave.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Pondlife View Post
      How easy (time/hassle) is it to get to/from West Drayton Station or hotels to LHR?

      TIA

      Pondy.
      No good at all Where are you coming from?
      "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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        #4
        Originally posted by Pondlife View Post
        How easy (time/hassle) is it to get to/from West Drayton Station or hotels to LHR?

        TIA

        Pondy.
        By car or public transport?

        There is a bus and train service that goes from West Drayton to Hayes & Harlington and a bus that goes from Hayes & Harlington to Heathrow, but I don't know if there is a bus that goes from West Drayton to Heathrow. But if you are staying in a hotel near heathrow, there's plenty of buses that go to the airport. Anywhere between Harlington Corner (I think!) to Heathrow is free on the buses. HTH.

        If you are planning on going to Terminal 5 by public transport, you will need to get to Southall and get the bus from there. HTH.
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          #5
          Need to get a flight out of LHR at about 10ish on a Monday morning. Looking at the price and hassle (5am) of leaving that morning it might be better to go up the night before and stay local. I'm not driving as it's longhaul and I can't face the drive home after.

          So I was thinking train to WD and a night in the Novotel, then taxi in to LHR in the morning.

          Workable or PITA?

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            #6
            Originally posted by Pondlife View Post
            Need to get a flight out of LHR at about 10ish on a Monday morning. Looking at the price and hassle (5am) of leaving that morning it might be better to go up the night before and stay local. I'm not driving as it's longhaul and I can't face the drive home after.

            So I was thinking train to WD and a night in the Novotel, then taxi in to LHR in the morning.

            Workable or PITA?
            8-10 on monday morning is horrible. Just forget it. It might be better to stay at a local hotel at heathrow.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Pondlife View Post
              Need to get a flight out of LHR at about 10ish on a Monday morning. Looking at the price and hassle (5am) of leaving that morning it might be better to go up the night before and stay local. I'm not driving as it's longhaul and I can't face the drive home after.

              So I was thinking train to WD and a night in the Novotel, then taxi in to LHR in the morning.

              Workable or PITA?
              The U3 bus goes from West Drayton station to Heathrow Central Bus Station. And the 350 bus goes from West Drayton to Terminal 5. Unless you are carrying lots of luggage, the bus would be cheaper.

              Taxi is convenient, as you don't have to worry about where to put your luggage, but can be expensive.... especially in the Heathrow zone.
              If your company is the best place to work in, for a mere £500 p/d, you can advertise here.

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                #8
                Originally posted by rd409 View Post
                8-10 on monday morning is horrible. Just forget it. It might be better to stay at a local hotel at heathrow.
                on a Long Haul flight, one has to get to the airport 3 hours before the flight... so leaving at 6am to get to the airport by 7am should be a piece of cake. (with 30 minutes to spare before checking starts).
                If your company is the best place to work in, for a mere £500 p/d, you can advertise here.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Pondlife View Post
                  How easy (time/hassle) is it to get to/from West Drayton Station or hotels to LHR?
                  TIA

                  Pondy.
                  Don't forget our business travel correspondent's recommendation.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post

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