Gatwick or London to Bath?
Feb 11th, 2011, 03:43 AM
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If you are driving down to Bath, you would be better off flying into Heathrow than Gatwick. Heathrow to Bath would be less than 2 hours. Gatwick to Bath would take you around 2.5 hours. This is of course considering normal driving conditions with no serious traffic incidents on the motorway.
Feb 11th, 2011, 04:07 AM
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I really can't comment about trains as I haven't tried getting to Bath from the airport, maybe someone who has done that can.....add in another 15 - 30 minutes to the above mentioned travel times for buses - this is of course true only if it is a direct bus, you may have to factor in additional 2 - 5 minutes per stop if there are stops in between.
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There are direct coach services from LHR.
You can get a coach to Readin then take a train from there
You can get a train from Gatwick to Bath that avoids London where you change trains at Reading
You can get a coach to Readin then take a train from there
You can get a train from Gatwick to Bath that avoids London where you change trains at Reading
Feb 11th, 2011, 04:42 AM
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The direct buses from Heathrow (www.nationalexpress.co.uk: every hour or two, taking on average 135 mins) are the easiest way to do this. Trains from Gatwick are hourly, but they're a bit grubby till you change at Reading, and they typically take a wee bit longer.
The bus from Heathrow to Reading station to catch a fast Bath train is usually fastest, but the transfer can be uncomfortable, and it works out a bit more costly than the alternatives.
The bus from Heathrow to Reading station to catch a fast Bath train is usually fastest, but the transfer can be uncomfortable, and it works out a bit more costly than the alternatives.
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