Arriving Gatwick, next flight Heathrow

[BriarFlyer]

I'm looking at an option that involves arriving into LGW 6:25 on a Sunday morning (SIA flight.) Our final destination is Edinburgh but we would have to wait until late afternoon for an Easyjet flight from Gatwick.

There are more options from LHR. How long would you allow to get through immigration on arrival, then transfer to Heathrow (cab or a private transfer) to catch a BA flight? There's a 10:40am flight but is that too tight?

 

[Princess Fiona]

I'm looking at an option that involves arriving into LGW 6:25 on a Sunday morning (SIA flight.) Our final destination is Edinburgh but we would have to wait until late afternoon for an Easyjet flight from Gatwick.

There are more options from LHR. How long would you allow to get through immigration on arrival, then transfer to Heathrow (cab or a private transfer) to catch a BA flight? There's a 10:40am flight but is that too tight?

That is way too tight IMHO. Have you looked at BA from LCY ?
That would be easier to do.

 

[BriarFlyer]

Nothing from LCY in the daytime (perhaps cos Sunday?) but there's a 12:25 from LHR...

 

[RooFlyer]

Not what you are asking @BriarFlyer , but have you thought of training it to Edinburgh? Maybe 5.5 hrs with change in London. I was going to land at LCY and onwards from LHR and was going to catch the train but ended up changing the inbound to LHR.

 

[BriarFlyer]

Am considering the train option -- I do love train travel -- although I've read that Sunday is a bad day to book trains as that's when they're most likely to do track maintenance. Not sure how regularly that happens.

Haven't booked the LGW arrival; it's one of several routes I'm considering as I try to add 2 days to the front-end of our trip. It's points which limits the options.

 

[SYD]

Am considering the train option -- I do love train travel -- although I've read that Sunday is a bad day to book trains as that's when they're most likely to do track maintenance. Not sure how regularly that happens.

Haven't booked the LGW arrival; it's one of several routes I'm considering as I try to add 2 days to the front-end of our trip. It's points which limits the options.

Yeah, Sunday trains are setting yourself up for potential epic failure. It could work or it could go pear shape.

Some years ago, a simple train ride from London Victoria to Brighton for lunch with friends, the scheduled ~1hr ride blew out to 3 as we ventured towards Devon and back to go around track works….

 

[BriarFlyer]

Thanks @SYD. That's our fear and not the first day we'd enjoy after the long haul from down under.

 

[SYD]

Thanks @SYD. That's our fear and not the first day we'd enjoy after the long haul from down under.

It’s still worth considering the difference between sitting around, LGW v train to St Pancras -> KX to EDI. You should be able book as one ticket about 3 mths out? If there’s a scheduled combo, you ought to still get to EDI eventually.

I believe there’s a transfer bus between LGW-LHR that takes about 1hr (depending on traffic). Train is longer (despite EL opening). But my last arrival at LHR in Jan, the EL wasn’t even operating from LHR….

You could also look at a rental car from LGW to LHR…? But that’s probably slower than the bus once you take into account flaffing around with car pickup / return (the later is usually off sight these days…).

 

[dajop]

Anything to GLA instead? It’s only an hour or so from Edinburgh as well (by car) and BA actually fly some days from LGW to GLA as well as Easyjet.

 

[BriarFlyer]

Thanks @SYD and @dajop. Good to know about the bus transfer option between LGW and LHR and I'm checking out the GLA option which I hadn't considered.

 

[jase05]

Anything to GLA instead? It’s only an hour or so from Edinburgh as well (by car) and BA actually fly some days from LGW to GLA as well as Easyjet.

I think BA still operate a daily regional Aer Lingus flight on that route

 

[BriarFlyer]

I think BA still operate a daily regional Aer Lingus flight on that route

They do! Currently pondering the slow turbo-prop + transfer from Glasgow to Edinburgh vs the transfer to Heathrow + faster flight vs the train.