Is there a "best" morning time to enter T5?
Jun 13, 2022, 2:20 am
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Is there a "best" morning time to enter T5?
Other than arriving as early as possible (flight departs 940am), anecdotal comments if arriving at T5 for example at 630 am or earlier perhaps will save queue time?
Jun 13, 2022, 4:07 am
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This may become the least of our concerns regarding the potential for train (does that affect inter terminal travel? does that affect local Heathrow buses?) and BA strike threats. It appears that if BA is flying the boys and I will be seen trundling along South Perimter Road towards T5..a good one hour brisk walk and hopefully without rain. Nothing like a morning walk before a 10 hour transatlantic flight.
Jun 13, 2022, 4:10 am
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June transit underground strike dates
- Tuesday 21 June
- Thursday 23 June
- Saturday 25 June.
Jun 13, 2022, 4:13 am
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The rail strikes are planned for 21, 23, and 25 June. There is a tube strike also on 21 June.
On 21 June I am not sure if the rail strikes that will also take out crossrail and HEX, perhaps HEX will just run an inter terminal shuttle and no services to PAD.
23 and 25 June should be fine for inter terminal movements using the tube or crossrail.
On 21 June I am not sure if the rail strikes that will also take out crossrail and HEX, perhaps HEX will just run an inter terminal shuttle and no services to PAD.
23 and 25 June should be fine for inter terminal movements using the tube or crossrail.
Jun 13, 2022, 5:39 am
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June 21 consequences? no inter terminal transit?
The rail strikes are planned for 21, 23, and 25 June. There is a tube strike also on 21 June.
On 21 June I am not sure if the rail strikes that will also take out crossrail and HEX, perhaps HEX will just run an inter terminal shuttle and no services to PAD.
23 and 25 June should be fine for inter terminal movements using the tube or crossrail.
On 21 June I am not sure if the rail strikes that will also take out crossrail and HEX, perhaps HEX will just run an inter terminal shuttle and no services to PAD.
23 and 25 June should be fine for inter terminal movements using the tube or crossrail.
walk
Hoppa?
Bus?
taxi
Jun 13, 2022, 5:41 am
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Jun 13, 2022, 6:10 am
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The rail strikes are planned for 21, 23, and 25 June. There is a tube strike also on 21 June.
On 21 June I am not sure if the rail strikes that will also take out crossrail and HEX, perhaps HEX will just run an inter terminal shuttle and no services to PAD.
23 and 25 June should be fine for inter terminal movements using the tube or crossrail.
On 21 June I am not sure if the rail strikes that will also take out crossrail and HEX, perhaps HEX will just run an inter terminal shuttle and no services to PAD.
23 and 25 June should be fine for inter terminal movements using the tube or crossrail.
Jun 13, 2022, 6:49 am
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Jun 13, 2022, 6:55 am
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so you can get the 482/490 TfL buses right outside. Go down to the car park level and the bus stop is about 100m to the right when you get to the pavement.
Personally I wouldn’t have walked all the way to T4 itself to get the HEX/tube since that would require a change anyway.
Personally I wouldn’t have walked all the way to T4 itself to get the HEX/tube since that would require a change anyway.