We are traveling to London in July to meet a boat at the Tilbury Cruise Port. How complicated is it to get from downtown London to the cruise port, and from the cruise port back to Heathrow- any experiences ?
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Northamptonshire, England
33183 posts
It makes me laugh to see how Tilbury Docks has positioned itself so far upmarket to call itself London Cruise Terminal. How the world changes.... Well, for specifics, I did a super quick google and came up with http://www.londoncruiseterminal.com/index.php/how-to-find-us/find-us-by-rail-air-a-ferry . It says to take a train from Fenchurch Street station which is sort of near the Tower of London to Tilbury Town station and walk or free shuttle bus when it runs. In July east London and outer eastern suburbs will be in absolute maximum Olympics mode. Expect delays. What day of the week?
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OP
Lebanon, OH, United States
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Thanks for the previous reply. We have another question about returning to Tilbury and getting to Heathrow on July 30th. Do you have recommendation for a car service to pick us up at Tilbury and get us to the airport? Charles Cornett
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
33183 posts
Dunno about any private cars, sorry. If 't'were me I'd take the train back to Fenchurch Street, a short walk to Tower Hill, take the District Line to Earls Court, easy transfer to the Piccadilly Line to Heathrow. Or Take the train to West Ham, easy transfer to the Hammersmith and City Line to Paddington and take either the Heathrow Express or Heathrow Connect to Heathrow. Either way it will be around 1:40 to 1:50. You are doing this on a Monday. I'm not sure that a private car would get you there a lot quicker. Luggage may be a little easier if you have brought steamer trunks with you for your cruise.
Posted by
Bromley, Kent,, UK
1829 posts
Have you checked whether the Cruise line organises transfers to Heathrow? Or looked at a site like Cruise Critic to see whether you could share the cost of a transfer with fellow passengers? http://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/?event=1&type=tamgfooter&site=tauk
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Tilbury freeport, UK
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Good morning, The London Cruise Terminal is 22 miles from central London, our web site www.londoncruiseterminal.com will give you directions, but all our principal operators; C&MV and Holland America offer a coach link from Victoria Coach Station or the principal London Airports to the Terminal. For the information of the reader from Birmingham; The London Cruise Terminal was built in 1930, opened by Ramsey MacDonald, a grade II* historical building. The terminal has always been the principal passenger terminal for London and up till the 1970 was the home port for both P&O and the Orient Line. Richard Exley
Harbour Master