Transportation from Harwick Port to London Gatwick Airport May 18

We arrive on May 18th at Harwick Port (Brilliance of Seas) Royal Carribbean and need transportation to the London Gatwick Airport area..we have a hotel booked near the Gatwick Airport. Any suggestions?

Hi there and welcome to Cruise Critic.

A lot of good information on the Ports of Call Boards.

We used Eddie Manning last year from London to Harwich. He does the return also. Great Service.

http://www.limo.co.uk/tkt_inq.htm

Dennis & Sue

We have hired Michael Felgate http://www.a2btaxisharwich.com for May 30th to take us to Gatwick. The company was highly recommended and is local in Harwich.

Welcome to CC's.

If you're talking to anyone about the town, remember to say " Harridge" or "Harritch," not "Har-witch" or "Har-wick". Confusing, yes?

We used Eddie Manning last year from London to Harwich. He does the return also. Great Service.

 

 

 

http://www.limo.co.uk/tkt_inq.htm

 

 

 

Dennis & Sue

We used this service two yearsago. We were very happy with them both ways.

Just so you know (I'm sure you do!), you are trying to get from 70 miles NE of London to 30 miles south of London on a Monday morning. Traffic will be a nightmare! If you have no time constraints, this is not a problem, but leave as late as you can. If you want a public transport option, get the train from Harwich International (code HPQ) right beside the ship to London Liverpool Street (0903 train goes direct, 0933 [and every hour after that] you have to change at Manningtree, but you only have to walk 20 feet across the platform and trains are timed to meet). Be aware this is a commuter route, so early trains will be crowded...again, leave as late as possible. Although tube train across London is included in your fare, forget it! Grab a cab to London Bridge station (about £10) and get the train to Gatwick Airport (code GTW). The train fare is £46.50, so 2 of you can do it for just over £100 in 2hrs 45 mins, which will be much quicker than road. Just giving you options. Train details here (Ignore the Stratford stop, go straight to London Liverpool Street). http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/timesandfares/results?edit=true#num2

Simon

Based on a local recommendation, about 18 mos ago we used Harwich Taxis to take us from LHR to our hotel in Harwich. They were very easy to deal with to set things up via email, and our driver was waiting at the airport bright and early for us when we got off the plane after our overnight flight from the U.S. It was a flat rate for the trip, pricey of course given the distance, but for us a far better option than having to go into London (with all our luggage) to get the train to Harwich.

http://www.harwichtaxis.com/