Tuesday 27 May 2008

Guide : To Heathrow Airport

The departure terminal to Brunei with RBA is at Terminal 3. Make sure you know what time your flight is and arrive at the airport early to avoid any problems. Passport and Ticket must always be with you at all times. Students are allowed to carry 35kg on RBA. Don't forget to bring your Student ID.
Here are the top 3 ways to get to Heathrow Airport (Terminal 3) from Brunei Hall.

1) Heathrow Connect (Train) - Paddington Station
Stop at station Heathrow Terminal 1,2,3 and make your way to Terminal 3.

Advantage:
Cheap - £6.90 one way
(with a railcard such as a Young Person Railcard - £4.60)

Disadvantage:
Requires you to carry your luggage to Paddington Station and load onto a train. Train journey is slower compared to Heathrow Express as it takes 25 mins to reach Heathrow.

Train Times:
Link - Train comes every 30 minutes

2) Heathrow Express (Train) - Paddington Station
Stop at station Heathrow Terminal 1,2,3 and make your way to Terminal 3.

Advantage:
Fast - 15 minutes to Heathrow from Paddington Station.

Disadvantage:
Requires you to carry your luggage to Paddington Station and load onto a train. Expensive - £15.50 for one way. (You save 33.3% with a railcard or 25% with a International Student Identity Card)

Train Times:
Link - Train comes every 15 minutes

3) Taxi (Van/Cab)

Advantage:
Taxi is on the go. Luggage is carried by the driver and you are sent directly to Terminal 3. Cheaper if you go in a group of 4 people or more if possible. (Based on my experience, £60 for 4 people i.e. £15 each)

Disadvantage:
Slower (due to traffic).
Very expensive for one person.

5 comments:

Raihan said...

It should also be noted that the cheapest and most hassle free mode of transportation to Heathrow airport from Manchester is to use the National express coach.

I suppose the downside is that the journey takes approximately 6-7 hours ... but you get to sleep most of the time during the journey to the airport as you'll be taking the 11pm/12am coach. Cost: 35 pounds?

Please take note that you will have to change coach at birmingham.

Personally, I prefer taking the coach from Manchester from either the following:
(i) take a flight from Manchester Airport to Heathrow. I had a bad experience with this. Long story cut short, I didn't get to board the RBA flight that day thus having to fly back home the next day! =( plus there is the restriction of only being allowed to carry 20kg!
(ii) taxi ride from manchester to heathrow airport. I don't think i need to point out how much this will cost, right? haha Last time, my taxi driver agreed to only charge me 250 pounds haha. don't ask! this my friends was a result of (i)!

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