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Heathrow to kensington: Hotel Hoppa Bus or Just airports?

Old Jul 24th, 2008, 02:24 PM
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Heathrow to kensington: Hotel Hoppa Bus or Just airports?

It's me again - flying in and arriving at 9:30 on a thursday morning at HEATHROW. Don't want to take the tube/train to hotel in kensington. Does the Hoppa bus take you to your hotel? If not, I am booking justairports for a car. If we arrive at 9:30 (and have to pick up an 11-14 oyster card at heathrow) what time should we reserve for? 11:00am?
thanks, smschloss
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Old Jul 24th, 2008, 02:29 PM
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The Hoppa bus just runs between airport hotels.

If you're traveling solo, try dot2dot as they'll be considerably cheaper. I used them in March and was very happy with the service.
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Old Jul 24th, 2008, 02:31 PM
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Sorry, forgot to include their website. It's ww.dot2.com

The rate should be abot 37.50 GBP's. for a round trip.
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I just checked and the rate will be 35 GBP's for a round trip.
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thanks, but we are 4 people, need something cheaper....
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Justairports is your best bet. The Hoppa only serves hotels in the immediate Heathrow area.

IMO, dot2dot wouldn't be a good choice in your situation because it is priced per person, and because you would be sharing the van w/ other travelers (sort of like SuperShuttle in the States) so you don't control how many stops ahead of you.

Justairports would be cheaper and is door-to-door w/o ride sharing.
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If you reserve a car at justairports you give them your flight time & they meet you after checking your flight's arrival time.
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If you are four people, splitting the cost - take a taxi. Cost approximately 65 GBP.
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If Cruiseryyc means a black taxi off the rank, take the advice with a VERY strong pinch of salt.

For a typical destination in centralish London (and "Kensington" covers a HUGE proprtion of central London) a black taxi will cost twice what justairports and their peers charge.

For four people, that ratio might not quite apply: you can't get four people plus luggage into a typical car, whereas they will fit into a taxi: you'll need a rather larger car than normal - but the car company will quote you the price. It's virtually certaion it'll still be substantially lower than a black taxi has to charge.
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