Comfortable (Heathrow Express)

Member Name: Bridgend boy

Product:	Heathrow Express
Date:	18/07/01 (101 review reads)
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Advantages: Quick, Easy

Disadvantages: Expensive

At last, a train operating in Britain to Continental standards. The service to Heathrow form Paddington is a god-send. It finally allows people to get to the airport without having to catch the tube (tried that with luggage??!!). You can check in at Paddington and just jump straight on the train. The service itself seems reliable, at least I didn't have any problem either way and the train is nice and comfortable. There's space for luggage and few TVs in each carraige showing information about Heathrow and a news program. the journey takes about 15 minutes and is suprisingly smooth given the current state of the tracks. They must be new. Once the train arrives at Heathrow, it's extreamly easy to get into the airport. The platform at the airport is clean and tidy and has plenty of automatic ticket booths. The price is around £12 one way and £20 return. A bit overpriced for the length of the journey, but I suppose they have to pay for it some way. After travelling to London with First Great Western the whole experiance seemed like heaven.

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