Current Heathrow Express Discount Codes
May 9, 2012, 10:05 am
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Rode the HEX in F class last week. No sign of the new first equipment they said was rolled out on April 30...
IMHO complete waste of money. Had to go 14 minutes out of my way to Paddington Station, wait about 12 minutes for departure, then 21 minutes on the train to T5. Total of 47 minutes.
Had I just taken the tube straight from Covent Garden (where I was), it would have been 55 minutes and about 75% less money.
IMHO complete waste of money. Had to go 14 minutes out of my way to Paddington Station, wait about 12 minutes for departure, then 21 minutes on the train to T5. Total of 47 minutes.
Had I just taken the tube straight from Covent Garden (where I was), it would have been 55 minutes and about 75% less money.
May 26, 2012, 11:06 am
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Rode the HEX in F class last week. No sign of the new first equipment they said was rolled out on April 30...
IMHO complete waste of money. Had to go 14 minutes out of my way to Paddington Station, wait about 12 minutes for departure, then 21 minutes on the train to T5. Total of 47 minutes.
Had I just taken the tube straight from Covent Garden (where I was), it would have been 55 minutes and about 75% less money.
IMHO complete waste of money. Had to go 14 minutes out of my way to Paddington Station, wait about 12 minutes for departure, then 21 minutes on the train to T5. Total of 47 minutes.
Had I just taken the tube straight from Covent Garden (where I was), it would have been 55 minutes and about 75% less money.
May 26, 2012, 11:47 am
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Tube is only 55 mins? I took it like a decade ago and it stuck in my mind as much more than that...
Every minute you spend on the Piccadilly line feels like 2 have passed. That said, it takes one hour exactly from Kings Cross St Pancras to Terminal 5, once on the train assuming no delays.
Originally Posted by seaskybound
Rode the HEX in F class last week. No sign of the new first equipment they said was rolled out on April 30...
IMHO complete waste of money. Had to go 14 minutes out of my way to Paddington Station, wait about 12 minutes for departure, then 21 minutes on the train to T5. Total of 47 minutes.
Had I just taken the tube straight from Covent Garden (where I was), it would have been 55 minutes and about 75% less money.
IMHO complete waste of money. Had to go 14 minutes out of my way to Paddington Station, wait about 12 minutes for departure, then 21 minutes on the train to T5. Total of 47 minutes.
Had I just taken the tube straight from Covent Garden (where I was), it would have been 55 minutes and about 75% less money.
May 27, 2012, 7:59 am
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The timetabled journey time is actually just under 55 minutes, although you obviously have to allow some time for getting from the station entrance to the platform and waiting time for the next appropriate train. Even so, from the door of my office near St Paul's to the check-in desk at Terminal 5 by Tube is reliably about 75 minutes, including at least one (easy) change of train.
This is one of the reasons why the Heathrow Express can sometimes be very poor value. It would typically only cut about 10 minutes off my door-to-door time. It's hard to justify spending all the extra money for those 10 minutes.
This is one of the reasons why the Heathrow Express can sometimes be very poor value. It would typically only cut about 10 minutes off my door-to-door time. It's hard to justify spending all the extra money for those 10 minutes.
May 27, 2012, 5:15 pm
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The timetabled journey time is actually just under 55 minutes, although you obviously have to allow some time for getting from the station entrance to the platform and waiting time for the next appropriate train. Even so, from the door of my office near St Paul's to the check-in desk at Terminal 5 by Tube is reliably about 75 minutes, including at least one (easy) change of train.
This is one of the reasons why the Heathrow Express can sometimes be very poor value. It would typically only cut about 10 minutes off my door-to-door time. It's hard to justify spending all the extra money for those 10 minutes.
This is one of the reasons why the Heathrow Express can sometimes be very poor value. It would typically only cut about 10 minutes off my door-to-door time. It's hard to justify spending all the extra money for those 10 minutes.
May 30, 2012, 7:15 am
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MNCA3P - gives 10% additional discount off
I've found that code MNCA3P appears to be working at the moment (for how long though, i dont know) - giving 10% off prices of either Standard, or First Class tickets.
Not a massive discount I accept, but better than nothing.
Efin
Not a massive discount I accept, but better than nothing.
Efin
May 30, 2012, 11:16 am
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Also, am I the only one who is perturbed that they advertise "15 minutes from Heathrow to London" all over EVERYTHING despite the fact that the reality is (and fine print indicates) that it's a minimum of 21 minutes from Terminal 5 (25 from Terminal 4)! I don't know how they even get away with describing journey's to Terminals 1&3 as 15 minutes given the lengthy walk to either from where the train actually drops you.
May 30, 2012, 11:20 am
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Current Heathrow Express Discount Codes
15% off for JAL customers. Expires 30 April 2012, but appears to apply to bookings beyond that date.
https://www.heathrowexpress.com/Affiliate/jal?tid=JAL
Current Heathrow Express Discount Codes
15% off for JAL customers. Expires 30 April 2012, but appears to apply to bookings beyond that date.
https://www.heathrowexpress.com/Affiliate/jal?tid=JAL
May 30, 2012, 12:35 pm
#39
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I agree. It really only makes sense if you have heavy baggage and/or intend to switch to a taxi once in town. Once you factor in the possible wait times on the platform, and the detour involved in getting to Paddington, the tube can actually be faster from points east of Hyde Park or so, especially if the journey involves a straight shot on the Piccadilly line.
Oh, and if I do catch the HEX from T5, I always get there when the next train is going in 14 minutes. I've had an amazing run of this!
Jun 15, 2012, 11:11 am
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From an email just received from NZ:
https://www.heathrowexpress.com/airnz?tid=AIRNZ
Originally Posted by Air New Zealand
Book your Heathrow Express ticket online and save 10%. Your sleek, comfortable and hassle-free transfer service to and from Heathrow Airport to central London.
Jun 24, 2012, 8:03 am
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Carnet tickets
If i purchase a Heathrow Express carnet with 12 tickets, can this be used for 2 people?
For example 2 x one way journey's for me and my wife would reduce this from 12 to 10 tickets.
For example 2 x one way journey's for me and my wife would reduce this from 12 to 10 tickets.
Jun 26, 2012, 5:14 am
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Thanks
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Jun 26, 2012, 7:30 am
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