Originally Posted by
xenole
I'm still thinking about a trip next month.
Can fly from MAN-LHR for only £150 in basic economy ET (or a far cheaper RFS)
Or book for cash MAN-LHR-XXX, XXX being the following day (books into economy plus for around £8 less)
Drive down overnight and park at a tube station (4 days + the weekend so £40?) or after work and stay in a hotel (£58+ for a Premier Inn)
Park at the cheapest LHR T3 parking for £96 (7 Avios per £ through the BA e-store app or 7.5% cashback through TCB)
Avanti to London (£143-£188 in first, a little under half that in standard)
Just worry about BA cancelling evening flights from MAN. At least driving, I'm able to go at my own leisure.
I suppose though that if they did cancel the flight(s), I could still drive down in plenty of time.
Always going to be personal choice, here. But for me I'd be taking the train. Standard Premium is the sweet spot on Avanti - buying a meal deal and a couiple of cans from the shop to save yourself around £80 compared to paying for First is no big deal.
And Trainline and Trainpal both give 10% cashback via Complete Savings.