Help! I have a London dilemma & need to get these reservations done!

Arrive Southhampton on 11/11/2009. Flying to Rome from London. British Airways has 2 flights - same price, same time - but one flies out of Heathrow & one flies out of Gatwick - both nonstop.

 

Which airport is favored by travelers & why???

 

Will be taking a private car service from S.Hampton to the airport - is one airport transfer normally costlier than the other? (I've emailed them, but they all seem to be gone for today - time issue)

 

Is the travel better to one over the other - traffic, possible road block, etc?

 

Thanks, Julie

Sorry for the bother, problem solved. The price went up on the Heathrow flight, so I grabbed the Gatwick flight. Don't know how to erase this thread.

Arrive Southhampton on 11/11/2009. Flying to Rome from London. British Airways has 2 flights - same price, same time - but one flies out of Heathrow & one flies out of Gatwick - both nonstop.

 

Which airport is favored by travelers & why???

 

Will be taking a private car service from S.Hampton to the airport - is one airport transfer normally costlier than the other? (I've emailed them, but they all seem to be gone for today - time issue)

 

Is the travel better to one over the other - traffic, possible road block, etc?

 

Southampton-Gatwick, there is a direct train, takes 2hrs (just under IIRC) and couldn't be easier. The only downside, is it may not run on Nov 11 (a holiday in a lot of places)

Second the train 2 hours, should run on Nov 11

section from the time table direct after 8:00 up to 18:00

 

08:10 10:09 1:59hrs

09:10 11:07 1:58hrs

10:13 12:07 1:54hrs

11:13 13:07 1:54hrs

12:13 14:07 1:54hrs

13:13 15:07 1:54hrs

14:13 16:07 1:54hrs

15:13 17:09 1:56hrs

16:09 18:09 2:00hrs

17:13 19:09 1:56hrs

18:13 20:11 1:58hrs

 

 

Depending on flight time may be able to use the daysave tickets £10pp or £20 for 4.

 

 

http://www.southernrailwaytickets.com/buytickets/daysave/DaySave.php?sEvent=TicketDetails

The only downside, is it may not run on Nov 11 (a holiday in a lot of places)

11 November is not a holiday in the UK, so that shouldn't be a problem. It is, however, a normal working day so the trains will be busier during the morning peak, as one would expect.

Gatwick is a much more user-friendly airport than Heathrow so you've hit a home run anyhow! :)

Gatwick is a much more user-friendly airport than Heathrow so you've hit a home run anyhow! :)

 

Agree!

Gatwick is a much more user-friendly airport than Heathrow so you've hit a home run anyhow!

Slightly less so for a year or so - the inter-terminal transit is being suspended and replaced by a bus transfer. Trials of the bus operations are still underway, as I understand it, and seem to be ironing out many of the initial gremlins.