silkman Posted December 3, 2011 #1 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Our cruise docks at 6:00A.M. I know ship has to clear customs etc. Do you think there is enough time to make a 12:30 P.M. flight from Heathrow? That is the only non-stop flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rheasue38 Posted December 3, 2011 #2 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Hi Richard! Hope all is well. You are better off taking a nonstop flight the next day than rushing from Dover to Heathrow. It's a long ride and if you hit traffic, you could miss your flight check-in time. We always stay an extra day because you never know when the ship will come into Dover late! Rhea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted December 3, 2011 #3 Share Posted December 3, 2011 You should be fine We were on the bus at 6:15 & at LHR at 8:30am for a noon flight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booyakasha Posted December 4, 2011 #4 Share Posted December 4, 2011 If you have the time and the means I would spend the night and go the next day. Yes, if everything goes well you could make the same day flight but it is so much less stressful not to have to end your vacation with a mad dash to the airport. Pick a nice hotel, have a nice dinner and a relaxing breakfast and head home. B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atraveldeal Posted December 4, 2011 #5 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Providing there are no accidents you would probably be fine but the traffic on the motorways in England can be diabolical, it only takes one accident for you to become stressed and unglued (especially after a relaxing cruise). And Heathrow is confusing at the best of times. So if time and cash flow permit you might want to stay a night as suggested by B. We were in England recently and hit traffic jam after traffic jam we were not in a hurry to get anywhere but it was a tiring and long journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jancruz Posted December 4, 2011 #6 Share Posted December 4, 2011 You should be fineWe were on the bus at 6:15 & at LHR at 8:30am for a noon flight If their ship docks at 6:00am they will never be on a bus at 6:15am..IMHO you will make the flight anyway but the advice to stay over is good advice..what day does the ship dock..if it is a Sat or Sun you have a better chance of not a lot of traffic.. Jancruz1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted December 4, 2011 #7 Share Posted December 4, 2011 If their ship docks at 6:00am they will never be on a bus at 6:15am..IMHO you will make the flight anyway but the advice to stay over is good advice..what day does the ship dock..if it is a Sat or Sun you have a better chance of not a lot of traffic..Jancruz1 Sorry Jan but Oceania had us on the bus at that ungodly hour :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orchestrapal Posted December 4, 2011 #8 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Returning from London Heathrow, several weeks ago, the line for coach going through security took about a 1 hr. Forutnately we were Business class and the total time was about 8 minutes. If your on coach stay overnight to avoid voiding your restfull vacation.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jancruz Posted December 5, 2011 #9 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Sorry Jan but Oceania had us on the bus at that ungodly hour :eek: The ship could not have docked at 6:00am it takes a while to clear customs..I do believe you left at that hour but you must have docked earlier..I was not doubting your word.. Jancruz1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted December 5, 2011 #10 Share Posted December 5, 2011 The ship could not have docked at 6:00am it takes a while to clear customs..I do believe you left at that hour but you must have docked earlier..I was not doubting your word..Jancruz1 Jan it was a few years ago so things may have changed (you were on the same cruise ) :) I do think we did arrive earlier because some had 10:30 am flights but the ship also must have been cleared because we were in Falmouth the day before When we docked in Dover on a B2B most of the passengers were gone by 9 am when we got off to explore So I guess it depends on where the ship was before Dover & the time it docks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new salt Posted December 6, 2011 #11 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I would urge an overnight stay, a few weeks ago (mid October) my wife and I drove from Poole in Dorset on the south coast for what the gps forecast as a 3 hour drive to the Midlands. This avoided London and the dreaded M25 (the longest car park in the world) but took us via Oxford. Six and a half hours later we were still driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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