[tei-council] Booking TEI meeting: Gatwick vs. Heathrow?

[Arianna Ciula]

Hi David,

I am really sorry I missed this thread of emails and so you have 
probably already booked your flight.

Indeed, both airports have similar facilities (see 
http://www.cch.kcl.ac.uk/cocoon/tei2008/practical/travel.html - although 
from Heathrow you can also take the tube all the way to central London 
and to Covent garden - very close to conference venue -....it takes much 
longer though).

The express train from Heathrow takes you to Paddington station, while 
the express train from Gatwick takes you to Vicoria. So if you haven't 
booked yet, see where your hotel is and, if you are not getting a taxi, 
how easy is to get there from these stations (tube maps at 
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/1106.aspx).

Best,
Arianna


David Sewell wrote:
> Thanks--this all indicates that one should probably pick the arrival
> airport that offers the best option in departure/arrival times, so
> that's what I'll aim for.
> 
> On Fri, 12 Sep 2008, James Cummings wrote:
> 
>> Sebastian Rahtz wrote:
>>> James Cummings wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Whereas I would always fly into Heathrow out of preference over Gatwick...
>>> but thats cos you live in Oxford. David's travelling
>>> to the conference at Kings, which is proabbly slightly
>>> nearer Gatwick
>> Seems a toss up when I look on nationalrail.co.uk the time including changes
>> is about the same, but there is an extra change coming from heathrow.  Trains
>> from heathrow seem to be more frequent, but that also means it is a busier
>> route.  Swings and roundabouts as someone might say.
>>
>> -James
>>
>>
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