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Cheapest way to get to HEathrow from Swansea

flutterbyuk25
flutterbyuk25 Posts: 7,009 Forumite
Hey all

I am flying from Heathrow to Toronto on June 6th at 14.00, returning June 14th at 12.00.

I need transport to Heathrow, either train or bus.

Can anyone help me find a cheap price.

£45 by National Express is cheapest so far.

TIA

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  • Crabman
    Crabman Posts: 9,940 Forumite
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    edited 19 May 2009 at 2:27PM
    I looked to see if Megabus served Swansea and sadly they don't.

    National Express has funfares if you want to check - I put the dates in and there were a few journeys between £5-£7 each way though it would take you to Central London, then you'd have to get on the tube (or another bus) to get to Heathrow. It would still be cheaper but it depends if you're ok with the extra stop:

    http://www.nationalexpress.com/coach/Offers/springfares.cfm

    EDIT - just looked at train fares and although there are singles available from £18 they've all been snapped up, most prices are about £40 each way by train.
  • Poppy9
    Poppy9 Posts: 18,833 Forumite
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    I went on Nat Express to Gatwick and the bus broke down and they took over 2 hours to get a replacement. Lots of people had to order taxis to take them to airport as they were in danger of missing their flights. The company couldn't tell us how long a bus would be and we were left sitting on a cold bus outside a bus station at Chepstow in the middle of the night.
    :) ~Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.~:)
  • flutterbyuk25
    flutterbyuk25 Posts: 7,009 Forumite
    Crabman wrote: »
    I looked to see if Megabus served Swansea and sadly they don't.

    National Express has funfares if you want to check - I put the dates in and there were a few journeys between £5-£7 each way though it would take you to Central London, then you'd have to get on the tube (or another bus) to get to Heathrow. It would still be cheaper but it depends if you're ok with the extra stop:

    http://www.nationalexpress.com/coach/Offers/springfares.cfm

    EDIT - just looked at train fares and although there are singles available from £18 they've all been snapped up, most prices are about £40 each way by train.

    Thanks Crabman.

    I'll have a look at these later.

    x
    * Rainbow baby boy born 9th August 2016 *

    * Slimming World follower (I breastfeed so get 6 hex's!) *
  • anewman
    anewman Posts: 9,200 Forumite
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    It's a shame there's no flights there from Cardiff.
  • flutterbyuk25
    flutterbyuk25 Posts: 7,009 Forumite
    Another question.

    I can do Crabman's suggestion of Nat Express to London (£12 return), then across to Heathrow but due to bus arrival times I can't do it by tube.

    Heathrow Connect is £14.80 return (25mins). Has anyone got an idea of what this is like?

    I have done Heathrow Express from Paddington before, but it's £32 return! So I may as well get NatExpress direct to Heathrow for that price!

    x
    * Rainbow baby boy born 9th August 2016 *

    * Slimming World follower (I breastfeed so get 6 hex's!) *
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