We are arriving at Heathrow and meeting family near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. We need to transport 4 people as quickly as possible but are nervous about renting a car and driving on the wrong side so have been looking into taxi/private car hire. It seems very pricey, but more than that, from reviews on travellers' sites there seem to be a number of unsavoury companies that get you to pay up front and simply do not show up. Can anyone recommend a good Heathrow airport shuttle service? Thansk,
Barbara
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
33818 posts
It costs a bomb because it is a long drive. I remember when I was younger it taking about half a day, usually behind old diesel lorries on single carriageway roads going about 25 mph. I have made - unfortunately- that very trip from Cheltenham (Prestbury) to both main London airports and it is a real palaver to either. Its much better now that a motorway has gone in for some of the journey but it is still a long drive. I don't know of any bad drivers but I don't know of any good ones either. Sorry. Can't one of the rellies collect you? That what we always did.
Posted by
Nashville, TN, USA
3871 posts
London Heathrow is 86 miles from Cheltenham with a drive time of 2 hours. There is a regular direct coach service with National Express. I have taken this coach (bus) and found it to be, for my needs, better than using a car service. Go here to research the travel times and fares of the coach from Heathrow to Cheltenham: http://www.nationalexpress.com/coach/destinations/locations/cheltenham.aspx This is the shuttle service that I recommend, because it's dependable and with nothing "unsavory" about it.