My family needs to catch an international flight that leaves Heathrow at 10:30 am. What time should we leave Lyndhurst to reach Heathrow on Friday morning?
Posted by
Los Angeles, California
1986 posts
Cant answer your direct question- but for a 10.30 international flight out of Heathrow, you should arrive the recomended 3 hours before your flight (security can be a bear with long lines); thats 7.30; then from London to heathrow- minimum 30 minutes; across London from your arrival station to Paddington, at leats another 30 minutes- so you need to arrive in London from Lyndhurst no later than 6am..... doesnt make sense. You will need to sleep in London (or in vicinity of heathrow ) the night before your flight Leave Lyndhurst late afternoon on the day before your flight. I know New Forest is a special place, but I am sure you will find something to do in London
Posted by
Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
The first morning train from Lyndhurst Road to London Waterloo departs at 06:41 and arrives at 08:16, nearly an hour after you should be at Heathrow. You could take a National Express coach (highway bus) from Southampton to Heathrow. If you depart at 05:05, you'll arrive at 08:15. That's still too late. The only time that would work for you would be to depart at 03:40 and arrive at 06:35. Go into London the day before your departure and either stay in the city or in a hotel near Heathrow. For a list of airport hotels with detailed descriptons of each one, go to this page on the London Toolkit site.
Posted by
OP
Carmel, Ca, usa
5 posts
I figured that we would drive our rental car from New Forest into Heathrow. Looking for replies on what time in the morning should we leave to make it to Heathrow at 7:30 am.?
Thanks for your input.
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
32816 posts
I'd worry about trying to get to Heathrow in the Friday morning rush hour using the M3, M25, M4.