Which London Airport?

The nearest airport to London central is Heathrow, but that airport is much expensiver. 2nd option is Gatwick airport to London Central that is A lot cheaper to travel to with ryan air or bmi, check it out. Heathrow to Central London is abt 20 minutes and Gatwick to Central London is about 30 minutes. It doesnt make a big difference. Because At heatrow you will find alot of traffic and the airport is much bigger so it will take you much more time to get out of it instead of Gatwick. I will go for the Gatwick.
 
Thanks Guys.

We are flying over on a Wed eve around 9pm and back on a Sunday morning, don't know if that makes much difference?
 
There are 5 airports for London - not 3. Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, London City.

You should check out the one way fares for each of these routes and mix and match if you want to optimise value.

One way fares from Dublin to London City with Cityjet are around €45, including all the extras that other airlines charge you for - baggage, check-in, taxes, etc . . . you even get a free newspaper, sambo, coffee, and a bottle of wine on the flight. Remember the costs of all these when booking your Ryanair flights.

If you really, really want to maximise your value you should check out *all* the routes, add in all the charges, establish the end-end time from the airport to your final destination, etc . . . and then decide on which one suits best for each leg of the journey. It may be cheaper to fly out with Ryanair to Gatwick and back with another airline from another airport.

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zag said:
One way fares from Dublin to London City with Cityjet are around €45, including all the extras that other airlines charge you for - baggage, check-in, taxes, etc . . . you even get a free newspaper, sambo, coffee, and a bottle of wine on the flight. Remember the costs of all these when booking your Ryanair flights.
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Yeah I noticed this recently ... Cityjet seem to have finally started selling one-way fares to/from LCY .. previously it was crazy expensive unless you went a round trip - now they've got oneways and it can be a real bargain sometimes.

Roughly speaking the order of price for travelling from the airport to Central London is

1) City (it's in Travelcard Zone 3 which is £6 off peak day pass)
2) Heathrow (it's in Travelcard Zone 6 which is £7.5 off peak day pass)
3) Gatwick - just under a tenner on the train (non Gatwick Express)
4) Luton - about £12 on the train
5) Stansted -about £18 on the train

From Gatwick, Luton and Stansted there are buses as well which are a bit cheaper - but only if you have a lot of time on your hands.
 
zag said:
One way fares from Dublin to London City with Cityjet are around €45, including all the extras that other airlines charge you for - baggage, check-in, taxes, etc . . . you even get a free newspaper, sambo, coffee, and a bottle of wine on the flight. Remember the costs of all these when booking your Ryanair flights.
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With the added advantages of a small airport. Incredibly quick to pass through and no long trek to the gates. Fastest I ever got out of that place was when I was standing on the DLR platform waiting for the train and realised I had landed only ten minutes earlier! Impossible in any of the other airports.

I too have recently noticed this new thing about being able to book reasonable one way flights also. Didn't notice much of a fanfare from CityJet but maybe I just didn't notice it.
 
laura28 said:
Thanks Guys.

We are flying over on a Wed eve around 9pm and back on a Sunday morning, don't know if that makes much difference?
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Dreaded engineering works on Sunday can be a pain for Stanstead, so check these out.

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