Transport, Baggage Between LCY and LHR (long London connection)
May 14, 2019, 2:48 pm
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Depending on where the OP is staying in London once they arrive at LCY the tube can be quicker and more economical and convenient that the Heathrow Express.
Why add extra steps in to the trip especially if you are as averse to carrying your luggage as the OP appears to be!
Why add extra steps in to the trip especially if you are as averse to carrying your luggage as the OP appears to be!
May 14, 2019, 4:54 pm
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And as already stated the HEX is only fastest if you are close to Paddington. If you aren't then the tube is far more likely to be if not the fastest then the most convenient way involving less changes when using public transport.
People need to look at the journey to/from the airport in toto and not just on individual legs. It is clear that for a trip between LCY and LHR (and vice versa) the easiest way is DLY/Jubilee/Piccadilly lines and just avoid the HEX.
May 14, 2019, 5:09 pm
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This may be a partial solution, albeit an expensive one. They do not pick up from LCY but can pick up from most hotels. But then again, you've already gone through half the hassle. Otherwise there's always Uber.
https://airportr.com/ba/
https://airportr.com/ba/
May 14, 2019, 5:11 pm
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Ummm. Loads of people do it further than what you are doing - and that's only if you were going direct from LCY to LHR - but I'm assuming you will be getting a hotel for the night? Or where you planning to stay up all night clubbing and sleep on the flight back?
Let us know what your plans are and where you will be staying and people can advise you on the best route. If you have too many bags, then just take a taxi or plan to travel lighter if possible.
Let us know what your plans are and where you will be staying and people can advise you on the best route. If you have too many bags, then just take a taxi or plan to travel lighter if possible.
May 14, 2019, 5:12 pm
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The OP does have a stopover in London, so a resonable chance that the OP wants to be in London and not at an airport
LCY is a great airport for arriving and departing from and has an easy journey to the London and Westminster cities
With 29 hours, no reason to change to LGW and , if holding status which affords lounge access, there would be no lounge access if booked on the BA codeshare to LGW
LCY is a great airport for arriving and departing from and has an easy journey to the London and Westminster cities
With 29 hours, no reason to change to LGW and , if holding status which affords lounge access, there would be no lounge access if booked on the BA codeshare to LGW
May 14, 2019, 5:15 pm
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I did a LHR-to LCY trip yesterday from Terminal 4 at LHR. It helps that I caught the Heathrow Express connection from T4 just right, then hardly waited for Bakerloo, Jubilee or DLR at Canning Town. I left LHR T4 at 1240 and was through security at LCY before 2pm. About 25 pounds cost between HEX ticket and tube/DLR so certainly one of the most economical prices for the relative quickness of the trip. It can be much cheaper than this of course by doing only the tube as opposed to the Heathrow express to Paddington
May 14, 2019, 5:18 pm
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Or more realistically, use a service ( like mentioned above) use the Airportr service, which will charge from GBP30 for 1 bag and will collect the bag from hotel and take it to the airport and check it in for the flight; once collected, no need to touch it again
If wanting not to have to even take bags to hotel, then changing journey to be FLR-LGW ( if no/low change fee ) the service has a drop off facility at Gatwick
If wanting not to have to even take bags to hotel, then changing journey to be FLR-LGW ( if no/low change fee ) the service has a drop off facility at Gatwick
May 14, 2019, 5:20 pm
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May 14, 2019, 5:22 pm
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I'm assuming that we will do dinner around Whitechapel (probably New Tayyabs) and then go for a show. Maybe wander Leicester Square in the evening before we go back to the hotel, then in the morning, breakfast somewhere, maybe shopping around Bond St., wandering through Hyde Park, then off to the airport for a 5 pm flight home.
May 14, 2019, 5:35 pm
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Heading to Heathrow, you may as well hop in a cab (or bus if you are feeling adventurous and it isn't peak hour) to Paddington and take the HEX - just book tickets early to get the discounted price, it's a rip off otherwise. Alternatively take a cab (or bus) to Hyde Park Corner for the cheaper Piccadilly line tube.
May 14, 2019, 5:42 pm
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I'm assuming that we will do dinner around Whitechapel (probably New Tayyabs) and then go for a show. Maybe wander Leicester Square in the evening before we go back to the hotel, then in the morning, breakfast somewhere, maybe shopping around Bond St., wandering through Hyde Park, then off to the airport for a 5 pm flight home.
Nice choice for New Tayyabs. Depending on the day, be prepared to queue. Don't forget the official half price ticket booth in Leicester Sq should you decided to rock on up on the day instead of pre-booking something.
May 14, 2019, 6:01 pm
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Don't forget the official half price ticket booth in Leicester Sq should you decided to rock on up on the day instead of pre-booking something.
May 15, 2019, 12:38 am
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If you are staying at Marble Arch, you can take the DLR to Stratford and change for the Central Line to Marble Arch. All escalators but you may have to change at Canning Town depending on the time of day. Marble Arch is a short set of stairs to a long escalator to the ticket concourse and then another short set of stairs to street level.
Heading to Heathrow, you may as well hop in a cab (or bus if you are feeling adventurous and it isn't peak hour) to Paddington and take the HEX - just book tickets early to get the discounted price, it's a rip off otherwise. Alternatively take a cab (or bus) to Hyde Park Corner for the cheaper Piccadilly line tube.
Heading to Heathrow, you may as well hop in a cab (or bus if you are feeling adventurous and it isn't peak hour) to Paddington and take the HEX - just book tickets early to get the discounted price, it's a rip off otherwise. Alternatively take a cab (or bus) to Hyde Park Corner for the cheaper Piccadilly line tube.
I’d take DLR/Tube to get to the Marble Arch area in preference to any other option. Much quicker, much cheaper and as negotiable with luggage as anything else (taxi excepted, which wouldn’t justify the cost differential).
Depending on exactly where the OP’s hotel is, Bond Street may end up being the closest station - in which case that’s an even easier change to the Jubilee Line at Canning Town. Easy station to negotiate, no long escalators, single change journey.
Last edited by NWIFlyer; May 15, 2019 at 4:55 am Reason: Clarify single change at Canning Town for nearby station to Marble Arch