6-hour layover in London
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6-hour layover in London
My husband and I will be in London for about 6 hours between flights on our way from Venice to San Francisco. We arrive at Gatwick and then leave out of Heathrow (weird, I know, but it's what we could kludge together with AA miles). We'd love to make use of those hours with a nice car tour. I've seen lots of the UK, husband has seen just a bit of London. Anyone know of a good service that would pick us up, drive us around, drop us off at the other airport?
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Let's see -- 6 hours<BR>Allow 1 hr to clear at Gatwick<BR>At least an hour if not 2 to get to Heathrow.<BR>2 hours checkin at LHR [This is not joke -- LHR is notoriously strict]<BR><BR>We're at 5 hours. From 6.<BR><BR>Okay -- if you can pay the freight and want an auto-tour -- I'd engage a car and driver at Gatwick knowing that you have about an hour or 2 to drive around before they deliver you to LHR.
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Keri - your only practical option is to get off the plane at Gatwick - retrieve your luggage (you cannot check it through), go through immigration, immediately get on the Speed Link coach to Heathrow, go through check-in and security and then shop/eat. You will not have time to go anywhhere else.<BR><BR>The train into London from LGW takes 35 minutes a car would take much longer.<BR><BR>The coach trip from LGW > LHR takes from 60 to 90+ minutes and you must check in a MINIMUM of 2 hours ahead at LHR. Some airlines require 3 hours. <BR>
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BA recommend allowing 4 hours for a transfer between Gatwick and Heathrow, and once you get on to the M25 you'll see why! Looking at the times you're travelling, unless it's a Sunday you will need most of the 6 hours just to get from one to the other. I don't really think that you can realistically do anything other than head for LHR, I'm afraid.