If you are using National Express bus to transport you to the airport from home it's always a decent idea to allow plenty of time on return to cover flight delays. If you miss your bus you will be charged for a later one.
If you return from your holiday early enough to catch a earlier bus and try to change the booking at the National Express desk you will be charged. However if you go and chat directly with the driver it's likely he/she will allow you on for free if there is spare seats.
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Showing posts with label Airports. Show all posts
Saturday, 28 May 2016
Saturday, 28 December 2013
Heathrow Public Transport
When flying from Heathrow I often stay overnight and I've learned its always a good idea to get a hotel within the freeflow area (usually on Bath Road).
A lot of people don't realise this area exists and pay £4-50 or more each way for transfers on the hoppa buses when just a short walk outside your hotel gates will get you a free bus ride to your terminal.
In fact the service buses are often more regular than the hoppas and quicker as they do't have to drive into each hotel onroute.
You can check timetables on the bus companies own websites.
Some useful maps here showing the "freeflow" area and also which hotels are on the route and within the area.
http://www.cuinheathrow.com/Maps
Also other links for trains etc.
Keep saving the pennies it goes towards the next holiday.
A lot of people don't realise this area exists and pay £4-50 or more each way for transfers on the hoppa buses when just a short walk outside your hotel gates will get you a free bus ride to your terminal.
In fact the service buses are often more regular than the hoppas and quicker as they do't have to drive into each hotel onroute.
You can check timetables on the bus companies own websites.
Some useful maps here showing the "freeflow" area and also which hotels are on the route and within the area.
http://www.cuinheathrow.com/Maps
Also other links for trains etc.
Keep saving the pennies it goes towards the next holiday.
Heathrow - Hotels & Parking
If you plan to drive to many airports its often as cheap to get a hotel/parking deal as it is to get parking only (sometimes even cheaper believe it our not).
A good site to do this is via the Holiday Extras website.
Before you do it makes sense to check on Voucher Codes as there are often extra discounts available. Just go on the site and search holiday extras and they will give you a code to get your discount with.
Alternately if you are like me and a member of the AA (Automoblie Association not Alcoholics Anonymous) and you go into the travel section of their website you will get discount with your AA number. They use Holiday Extras but give extra discounts through their site.
A good example of what I'm saying is that when I go to Slovenia in May it would cost over £70 for the cheapest paking. Going through the AA I've got an overnight 4 star hotel (Park Inn) with a weeks parking for £62, riddiculous i know.
I got this deal by choosing the "Undercover Hotel" option where you don't know which hotel you are going to get until you pay.
However you can often work it out with a bit of investigation. What I knew for sure is that it was a 4 star hotel I would get and looking at the info section it told me the times of the first and last Hoppa Bus would call at the Hotel. A quick check of the Hoppa Bus website told me it had to be either the Park Inn or the Renaisance would have been happy with either as near each other and in the freeflow area.
In the past I've worked out the hotel by information such as restaurant name, hotel facilities (swimming pool), which hoppa stops there, etc. Amazing tool that google.
A good site to do this is via the Holiday Extras website.
Before you do it makes sense to check on Voucher Codes as there are often extra discounts available. Just go on the site and search holiday extras and they will give you a code to get your discount with.
Alternately if you are like me and a member of the AA (Automoblie Association not Alcoholics Anonymous) and you go into the travel section of their website you will get discount with your AA number. They use Holiday Extras but give extra discounts through their site.
A good example of what I'm saying is that when I go to Slovenia in May it would cost over £70 for the cheapest paking. Going through the AA I've got an overnight 4 star hotel (Park Inn) with a weeks parking for £62, riddiculous i know.
I got this deal by choosing the "Undercover Hotel" option where you don't know which hotel you are going to get until you pay.
However you can often work it out with a bit of investigation. What I knew for sure is that it was a 4 star hotel I would get and looking at the info section it told me the times of the first and last Hoppa Bus would call at the Hotel. A quick check of the Hoppa Bus website told me it had to be either the Park Inn or the Renaisance would have been happy with either as near each other and in the freeflow area.
In the past I've worked out the hotel by information such as restaurant name, hotel facilities (swimming pool), which hoppa stops there, etc. Amazing tool that google.
Friday, 27 December 2013
Airport Food
Once through security at UK airports and you need something to eat it can be expensive because everyone seems to hike up their prices because they have you trapped.
If you are happy with a snack the best place to go believe it or not is "Boots", the Chemist chain do a meal deal (drink, sandwich & snack) for the same price as on the high street (just over £3).
Alternately if you have time to kill its not a bad policy to book a airport lounge if the price is right, can do it through Holiday Extras .
Recently when flying from Manchester got a 3 hour lounge pass for a bargain £13, which included comfy seats, newspapers, sandwich, plus as many other snacks and drinks including alcohol as you wanted. A couple of nice Brandy coffees help you sleep on a long flight.
If you are happy with a snack the best place to go believe it or not is "Boots", the Chemist chain do a meal deal (drink, sandwich & snack) for the same price as on the high street (just over £3).
Alternately if you have time to kill its not a bad policy to book a airport lounge if the price is right, can do it through Holiday Extras .
Recently when flying from Manchester got a 3 hour lounge pass for a bargain £13, which included comfy seats, newspapers, sandwich, plus as many other snacks and drinks including alcohol as you wanted. A couple of nice Brandy coffees help you sleep on a long flight.
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