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Transfer Gatwick to The Strand Area of London
I'll be making my first trip to London in a few weeks.
Our flight arrives at Gatwick and we are staying at the Strand Palace hotel. Any recommendations on how to get from the airport to the hotel are appreciated. TIA, DS |
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Transfer Gatwick to The Strand Area of London
On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 01:21:47 GMT, dd ss wrote:
I'll be making my first trip to London in a few weeks. Our flight arrives at Gatwick and we are staying at the Strand Palace hotel. Any recommendations on how to get from the airport to the hotel are appreciated. Train to Blackfriars station and cab to hotel. ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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"Thameslink" Train to Blackfriars, you should add. And either a
leisurely stroll, or a bus to the Strand would suffice, depending on the amount of luggage carried by our dear traveller. Not all of us are rich enough to afford London cabs (if you can locate one). However, if our traveller is not financially challenged, he/she can take a "Gatwick Express" to Victoria, and then a cab (considerably more expensive on both counts), or a "South Central Trains" service to Victoria or London Bridge. Oh, the joys of free enterprise on the railways. On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 01:21:47 GMT, dd ss wrote: I'll be making my first trip to London in a few weeks. Our flight arrives at Gatwick and we are staying at the Strand Palace hotel. Any recommendations on how to get from the airport to the hotel are appreciated. Train to Blackfriars station and cab to hotel. ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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"dd ss" wrote in message k.net... I'll be making my first trip to London in a few weeks. Our flight arrives at Gatwick and we are staying at the Strand Palace hotel. Any recommendations on how to get from the airport to the hotel are appreciated. TIA, DS The Gatwick Express (http://www.gatwickexpress.co.uk/) runs to Victoria Station four times an hour. From there, a short cab ride would suffice. |
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D.S. asks:
Our flight arrives at Gatwick and we are staying at the Strand Palace hotel. Any recommendations on how to get from the airport to the hotel are appreciated. Dave Hatunen answers: | Train to Blackfriars station and cab to hotel. This train is called Thameslink. Someone else answers: The Gatwick Express (http://www.gatwickexpress.co.uk/) runs to Victoria Station four times an hour. From there, a short cab ride would suffice. Both routes operate four times an hour. Thameslink is slightly slower (Gatwick Express is nonstop) and slightly cheaper. But the hotel is closer to Blackfriars than to Victoria -- roughly 0.5 vs. 1.5 miles -- which is enough to offset the time difference. So go with Thameslink and Blackfriars (provided that it's operating when you get to the airport -- service was suspended at some times last month due to construction, and I don't know if that's finished). In any case a cab is a good choice for the final stage. -- Mark Brader "I like to think of [this] as self-explanatory." Toronto "I hope *I* think of [it] that way." -- Donald Westlake: "Trust Me On This" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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"Mark Brader" wrote in message ... D.S. asks: Our flight arrives at Gatwick and we are staying at the Strand Palace hotel. Any recommendations on how to get from the airport to the hotel are appreciated. Dave Hatunen answers: | Train to Blackfriars station and cab to hotel. This train is called Thameslink. Someone else answers: The Gatwick Express (http://www.gatwickexpress.co.uk/) runs to Victoria Station four times an hour. From there, a short cab ride would suffice. Both routes operate four times an hour. Thameslink is slightly slower (Gatwick Express is nonstop) and slightly cheaper. But the hotel is closer to Blackfriars than to Victoria -- roughly 0.5 vs. 1.5 miles -- which is enough to offset the time difference. So go with Thameslink and Blackfriars (provided that it's operating when you get to the airport -- service was suspended at some times last month due to construction, and I don't know if that's finished). In any case a cab is a good choice for the final stage. -- Mark Brader "I like to think of [this] as self-explanatory." Toronto "I hope *I* think of [it] that way." -- Donald Westlake: "Trust Me On This" My text in this article is in the public domain. Thanks to your posting I have discovered that you can now have a 'live' listing of train times from Gatwick at http://www.livedepartureboards.co.uk...ary.aspx?T=GTW So you can now see how late your train is running, and indeed if it is running. the 'planned' service alterations on Thameslink, as opposed to the 'unplanned' ones are shown on their website: http://www.thameslink.co.uk/train_ru...erations.shtml |
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Transfer Gatwick to The Strand Area of London
Nige wrote:
Thanks to your posting I have discovered that you can now have a 'live' listing of train times from Gatwick at http://www.livedepartureboards.co.uk...ary.aspx?T=GTW So you can now see how late your train is running, and indeed if it is running. You can also access this information if you have a WAP enabled phone, which is very handy. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/enquiries/wap_links.asp David -- David Horne- (website under reconstruction) davidhorne (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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Train to central London. Gatwick Express goes to Victoria non-stop,
Connex has a stopping service (cheaper) to Victoria, Thameslink goes to London Bridge. The Strand Palace is more or less between the two. You could take a taxi once you get to central London, or: From Victoria you could take the (tube) District Line to Temple Underground, and walk 10-15 minutes from there to the Strand (a bit further east than the Savoy). Or get the 11 bus which should pass the hotel door - be warned, though, there isn't a lot of room for luggage and if you arrive in the rush hour, you might have to wait until the crowds have got to work. From London Bridge, if the timing's right, you can take a boat from London Bridge City Pier to Savoy Pier, from where it's about 10 minutes walk up a slope to the Strand and the Strand Palace. The bots don't run late in the evening and only hourly during the middle of the day. www.thamesclippers.com Or you could take bus RV1 towards Covent Garden - it should pass the hotel door - or the 521 to Waterloo via Bank and get off at the bottom of Aldwych - about 5 minutes walk to the hotel. These would give you less hassle but take a bit of time. On the Tube you would take the Jubilee Line to Waterloo, change to Northern or Bakerloo to Charing Cross, and you would have a good 10-15 minutes walk along the Strand - and fair bit of walking and up and down stairs while changing lines. For all information, maps, journeyplanner, etc: www.tfl.gov.uk On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 01:21:47 GMT, dd ss wrote: I'll be making my first trip to London in a few weeks. Our flight arrives at Gatwick and we are staying at the Strand Palace hotel. Any recommendations on how to get from the airport to the hotel are appreciated. TIA, DS |
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