lolainkent
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jun 22, 2013
Are either the Holborn or Euston station tube where we can catch a train to
Dover?
Also, how much time should be allowed for a train from Dover to either Gatwick or Heathrow?
Dover to St Pancras is about an hour. If you're going to Gatwick, you change platforms and will then wait for a train heading to Gatwick. Depending on the time you get to the platform for Gatwick you might walk right onto one or wait for 20 minutes (both have happened to me in the last year!). Then it's about an hour to Gatwick. It's easy but it's not entirely fast. You could take a taxi from St Pancras to Victoria and take the Gatwick express but it'll cost more and won't save *that* much time.
If you're after LHR it's about an hour on the Underground from St Pancras (Piccadilly line, no changes all the way). Or you can take the tube/taxi to Paddington and then move to Heathrow Express. That would save a bit of time but more moving around/higher cost. I find the high speed to the Piccadilly line to LHR is the easiest of all the options but I'll fly from Gatwick if it's cheaper.
Be aware that ON-peak train fares on the High Speed line are high (I think it's currently at £72pp return). My off-peak return (I live one stop up from Dover) to LHR (it included the underground) 2 weeks ago was £42. Peak is before 10am.
All that said, you can book a taxi from Dover to either airport for £100 (Gatwick) or £120 (LHR) - we've done both as well and I can advise on good companies around here