Susie B. Posted August 14, 2018 #1 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Our trip has been delayed a day and Smith’s is now unavailable to take us to our hotel in London from Heathrow. I’ve had no luck checking with others (due to demand) Any recommendations? Is taxi service a viable alternative? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob++ Posted August 14, 2018 #2 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Smiths was not a great choice to start with as they are based 80 miles away in Southampton. Do not use a taxi (black cab) as they are twice the cost of one booked in advance. Blackberry are often recommended here but you could just Google (other search engines are available) for 'Heathrow taxi' and take pot luck. Public transport is a viable alternative - coach or train to Victoria or train to Paddington. Come back here or search the forum for more details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phabric Posted August 14, 2018 #3 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I have used http://www.justairports.com to/from LHR to our London hotel, use your hotel’s postal code to get a quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie B. Posted August 14, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Thanks posters for your info. Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob++ Posted August 14, 2018 #5 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Postal Codes (usually Postcodes) are like zip codes in the US. Your hotel will have one beginning with something like SW1 xxx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted August 14, 2018 #6 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Our family just used Blackberry from LHR to London hotel....great service ! Also Smith's For Airports was used from hotel to Southampton and back to LHR...again great service. This was what was suggested from the experts on this board and it worked out great ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunsetbeachgal Posted August 15, 2018 #7 Share Posted August 15, 2018 We had very good experience with Blackberry. Used them twice during our trip, from LHR to hotel in London and then from London to Southampton. Drivers and vehicles were excellent. Very easy to use web site and confirmation came quickly. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted August 15, 2018 #8 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Postal Codes (usually Postcodes) are like zip codes in the US.UK postcodes are actually very specific. A hotel may well have its own unique postcode; even if it doesn't, the postcode is likely to be shared by a small number of delivery points, perhaps up to a dozen at most. So a postcode is a very good way of locating a specific point. As others have said, there are lots of recommendations here for the usual suspects for airport transfers. All the regular ones are likely to be pretty much as good as each other, hence I don't normally push the company that I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritzG Posted August 16, 2018 #9 Share Posted August 16, 2018 We recommend Simply Airports. We've used them twice for transit from London and LHR to Southampton. They also took us from our London hotel to visit cousin south of London. We had good clean cars with excellent drivers for all of our trips. We'll be using them again for our transfer to Southampton for our Royal Princess TA next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted September 2, 2018 #10 Share Posted September 2, 2018 As others have said, there are lots of recommendations here for the usual suspects for airport transfers. All the regular ones are likely to be pretty much as good as each other, hence I don't normally push the company that I use.I had an interesting occurrence this week. I called the company that I use to book a car for a transfer to Heathrow. For the first time, they said that they were fully booked and couldn't take my booking. However, they immediately recommended one of the other usual suspects, providing the relevant telephone number - which turned up and collected equally efficiently and promptly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzzek Posted September 9, 2018 #11 Share Posted September 9, 2018 In June we used Blackberry for the transfer from Heathrow to our hotel in London. They were very accommodating. We had a very tight schedule to get from the hotel to a foodie tour we had booked, and the driver waited while we dropped our bags at the hotel (we didn’t take time to check in) and then he whisked us off to meet up with our tour group. We made it in plenty of time. I would definitely use Blackberry again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotswold Eagle Posted September 9, 2018 #12 Share Posted September 9, 2018 In June we used Blackberry for the transfer from Heathrow to our hotel in London. They were very accommodating. We had a very tight schedule to get from the hotel to a foodie tour we had booked, and the driver waited while we dropped our bags at the hotel (we didn’t take time to check in) and then he whisked us off to meet up with our tour group. We made it in plenty of time. I would definitely use Blackberry again! Glad that worked out for you - I remember discussing it on another thread [emoji846] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted November 24, 2018 #13 Share Posted November 24, 2018 In case anyone is researching this subject, I will add that we used Blackberry a few weeks ago, first to take us from Heathrow to our hotel in central London, and later from our hotel to Southampton. They were excellent, and I would use them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons07 Posted November 25, 2018 #14 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Looking to contact Blackberry ....can anyone provide web email ? Thanks ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted November 25, 2018 #15 Share Posted November 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, Falcons07 said: Looking to contact Blackberry ....can anyone provide web email ? Thanks ... https://www.blackberrycars.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons07 Posted November 25, 2018 #16 Share Posted November 25, 2018 14 minutes ago, Turtles06 said: https://www.blackberrycars.com/ Thanks a bunch ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocklinmom Posted January 15, 2019 #17 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Thanks for the recommendations for Blackberry Cars, I will be looking at them for a transfer from LHR to Southampton this June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Posted January 15, 2019 #18 Share Posted January 15, 2019 We also used Blackberry. They did a great job, and I thought the service was fairly priced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterView2 Posted January 17, 2019 #19 Share Posted January 17, 2019 The Gett app is sort of like Uber for taxis, you set up an account and then you can book and pay, including tip through the app with a credit card. It shows how far your taxi is from you. We used it several times in London and it was very efficient, not sure what the fare would be from Heathrow might not be competitive with car service. Train from Heathrow is definitely the cheapest if that works with your hotel location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Babe Posted January 30, 2019 #20 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I have a few questions as this will be my first time in London. Are we expected to tip the Limo Service? What is the best way to exchange American dollars prior to arriving in London? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare fabnfortysomething Posted January 30, 2019 #21 Share Posted January 30, 2019 5 hours ago, Colorado Babe said: I have a few questions as this will be my first time in London. Are we expected to tip the Limo Service? What is the best way to exchange American dollars prior to arriving in London? for taxis common to just round it to nearest £ if a long journey possibly £5 bearing in mind fare already calculated and unless driver very informative etc just a transfer service ATMs are usually best way to get currency but avoid airport ones as awful transaction rates we do have American friends who bring along dollars in cash and exchange for pounds as they go in this case find a high street travel agent which nearly all have currency exchange desks-that's usually how we Brits get our holiday currency as no one else in the world takes British pounds[except Gibraltar] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Babe Posted January 30, 2019 #22 Share Posted January 30, 2019 2 hours ago, fabnfortysomething said: for taxis common to just round it to nearest £ if a long journey possibly £5 bearing in mind fare already calculated and unless driver very informative etc just a transfer service ATMs are usually best way to get currency but avoid airport ones as awful transaction rates we do have American friends who bring along dollars in cash and exchange for pounds as they go in this case find a high street travel agent which nearly all have currency exchange desks-that's usually how we Brits get our holiday currency as no one else in the world takes British pounds[except Gibraltar] So, yes tip? Thank you for the info. WE Wil try and get some pounds prior to getting to London or can we use credit card for taxi's etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonsai3s Posted January 30, 2019 #23 Share Posted January 30, 2019 We were extremely happy with the service from English Rose Collection. Our flight into LHR was delayed and we contacted the company. Our designated driver, Peter, promptly responded to our email and provided his phone number....and he patiently waited for us even longer as the Immigration/Customs queue took over 2 hours. Our service was from LHR to Southampton...Peter was truly engaging making the drive to the cruise terminal seemingly short. And oh, their prices are reasonable. http://englishrosecollection.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toofarfromthesea Posted January 31, 2019 #24 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I've been looking at pre-booking a private transfer from Heathrow to Central London for an incoming flight from Denver that is scheduled to arrive at 11:35 AM. I've done a couple of mock bookings with some of the companies mentioned in this thread and they want to know how soon after touchdown do I want to be picked up. And that's my problem, because I've never been to Heathrow and I don't know how long the process is there of claiming luggage, and going through passport control and customs. Can anyone offer any guidance? I know there is always the possibility of delays (took us 2-1/2 miserable hours to get through Cancun passport control 2 weeks ago because some system was down) but what might a 'normal' amount of time be? Or more importantly, what should I put down on the booking request? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phabric Posted January 31, 2019 #25 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I have used 4x www.justairports.com from/to LHR/London hotel. I was told from the Britain thread plan 90 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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