Getting to Heathrow for 6.00am

[Kanda]

I think he's trying to wind you up Kanda

Yup. Prolly Firky

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Thanks Minnie, I hang around in case there's any hiccups

You've been most helpful

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Yup. Prolly Firky

we aim to entertain

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

aaarrrggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I don't believe it. The confirmation has come through from when I made the first booking when the site crashed, so I've now got two booking references which probably means I've been charged twice

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

looks like I'm going to have fun trying to get a refund



http://smartup.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/ryanair-how-not-to-go-about-customer-service/

 

[Pie 1]

Fuck me.
5 pages on getting to an airport & getting a flight to Ireland.

Only on Urban.

looks like I'm going to have fun trying to get a refund

So if you'd just decided to pay the nice man in the black cab £40/50 in the first place....

Minnie's next thread: 'How Do I Get Dressed In The Morning?'

 

[5t3IIa]

You told me just after you kicked me outside Sainsbury!

Stella and bed you said. You've let me down.

Has madzone's smut invigorated you?

Beg pardon?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Minnie's next thread: 'How Do I Get Dressed In The Morning?'

Yeah, but most of it is just banter.

Anyway, what shall I put on first, my socks or jacket?

 

[Artaxerxes]

Bump, arise o thread from ye slumber.

Am seriously considering a hotel outside of Heathrow because otherwise I'm fucked, to old and ill to be taking night buses all the way there.

Looking at the map it looks like a fucking nightmare to get from the tube (my only travel option really) to the hotels outside the airport, is this the case?

 

[sovereignb]

Bump, arise o thread from ye slumber.

Am seriously considering a hotel outside of Heathrow because otherwise I'm fucked, to old and ill to be taking night buses all the way there.

Looking at the map it looks like a fucking nightmare to get from the tube (my only travel option really) to the hotels outside the airport, is this the case?

Check how much it would be to check into a nearby hotel or getting a cab early morning. Everyone seems to be using this app for cabs called Uber, which is apparently cheaper. Using a friends introductory promo code, I got a £10 discount to £32 from south east London two weeks back. I don't think I can assed again with the tube journey to Heathrow anymore, at anytime.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Check how much it would be to check into a nearby hotel or getting a cab early morning. Everyone seems to be using this app for cabs called Uber, which is apparently cheaper. Using a friends introductory promo code, I got a £10 discount to £32 from south east London two weeks back.

I've a hotel in mind, but on the map you have to go out of the front of Heathrow, it does not look friendly.

 

[sovereignb]

I've a hotel in mind, but on the map you have to go out of the front of Heathrow, it does not look friendly.

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A bed to put your head down for one night...whats the worst that could happen? airport hotels tend to be quite remote. Cab could work out cheaper depending where you are

 

[souljacker]

Airport hotels almost always offer a free shuttle bus so don't worry about where it is. Most of them are outside the heathrow perimeter.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Nevermind, this solves a lot of problems, they leave direct from airport as well.

FREE Heathrow Hotel Transfers Using Local London Buses

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Nevermind, this solves a lot of problems, they leave direct from airport as well.

FREE Heathrow Hotel Transfers Using Local London Buses

Also, in case where you end up isn't on a direct bus route, there is a 'hotel hoppa' network - this is not part of the London Buses network, so not Oyster Card-able. More here.

 

[bi0boy]

Airport hotels almost always offer a free shuttle bus so don't worry about where it is. Most of them are outside the heathrow perimeter.

Heathrow hotels are forbidden from offering their own shuttle buses, instead there is the hotel hoppa bus. The reason for this originally was to help the airport meet its pollution targets, but it's turned into a nice little earner for some. The hoppa bus is slow and calls at a number of hotels before calling at the terminals, and for this National Express charge £5 per journey. If you are in a hurry or don't fancy waiting at bus stop in the rain a taxi from e.g. Bath Road Premier Inn to terminal 5 will cost an extortionate £15+. Uber will charge about 35% less so could be the cheapest option for two people.