Transportation Problem from London to Edinburgh
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 89
Transportation Problem from London to Edinburgh
We arrive on 9/16 to London at 6:30 a.m. and there are two flights: one at 11:00 and one at 1:00 ranging from $120 a person for the later one to $225 a person for the earlier one. Do we wait around the airport for hours, try to rent a car, or bother with the whole train situation?
#4
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 19,881
You don't rent a car - it's a SEVEN hour drive and given that you've just done a long haul flight the odds are that you - or other people - won't make it in one piece
For $120 in total you could get the Tube or HEX/taxi to Kings Cross & take the train
For $120 in total you could get the Tube or HEX/taxi to Kings Cross & take the train
#6
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 19,629
Your choice is really waiting around for a flight or the train. Getting the train isn't a problem. If your flight is on time, there's no reason why a train shouldn't get you to central Edinburgh for 1pm, with the benefit of some scenic views en route.
However the best fares need to be snapped up some time in advance of travel, and flexibility over timing costs more.
www.nationalrail.co.uk for times and fares.
However the best fares need to be snapped up some time in advance of travel, and flexibility over timing costs more.
www.nationalrail.co.uk for times and fares.
#7
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 18,091
A quick check at www.gner.co.uk shows that the trains that Saturday, September 16, all take over six hours. because you have to change trains in Newcastle. So, the train leaving Kings Cross at 9am arrives in Edinburgh at 3:15pm and the trains leaving KC at 10am arrives at 4:15pm.
What airline are you looking at? Have you checked www.flybmi.com? They are showing flights at 8:40am for 91GBP and at 11:10 for 59GBP.
What airline are you looking at? Have you checked www.flybmi.com? They are showing flights at 8:40am for 91GBP and at 11:10 for 59GBP.
#9
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 6,282
Yes, I was going to ask which airline. That seems a very long gap without flights, so I just checked.
BA has flights at 0910 at £116 and 1115 at £87.10.
BMI has flights at 0840 for £114.10 and 1110 at £82.10.
All including taxes, charges etc.
I assume you do want single fares do you ?
The problem is that you want to travel during the business 'rush hours' and you have left it quite late to book.
BA has flights at 0910 at £116 and 1115 at £87.10.
BMI has flights at 0840 for £114.10 and 1110 at £82.10.
All including taxes, charges etc.
I assume you do want single fares do you ?
The problem is that you want to travel during the business 'rush hours' and you have left it quite late to book.
