osandomir Posted April 9 #1 Share Posted April 9 We’re on the cruise from Southampton. Will be staying in London for a couple of days. With the luggage we prefer a car and driver to get us to the ship. Last time we used car service to Southampton was pre - COVID. They seem to be out of business now. Anyone can share what company they used to arrange their transfer to the ship lately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumshoe958 Posted April 9 #2 Share Posted April 9 Try this thread. Plenty of suggestions there: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Vic Posted April 10 #3 Share Posted April 10 Have a look at aquacars.co.uk. Last September, Heathrow to Southampton £140. Very good service provided. Service from London may have a different price. Ask them. Cheers… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bull Posted April 16 #4 Share Posted April 16 Yes, sadly CC members' favourite Smiths was a casualty of the pandemic. These have been recommended frequently on Cruise Critic https://westquaycars.com/ https://www.aquacars.co.uk/ (as @Crown Vic's post) https://gunwharf-executive-travel.co.uk/ All three are based at the Southampton end https://www.blackberrycars.com/ Based at the London end. JB 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crawford Posted May 8 #5 Share Posted May 8 How is the Uber service? Looks a little more cost effective, understanding that prices fluctuate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenF Posted May 9 #6 Share Posted May 9 I used Blackberry last summer and I am using them again in July. Excellent service provided last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muchofamuchness Posted May 10 #7 Share Posted May 10 On 5/9/2024 at 12:51 AM, crawford said: How is the Uber service? Looks a little more cost effective, understanding that prices fluctuate. I wouldn't recommend planning an Uber from London to Southampton. Theoretically it might look like a good idea but most Uber drivers will be locally based and not planning on doing a multi-hour round trip. I think you'll struggle to find a driver who accepts the ride. If cost is a concern, take the National Express motorcoach, don't chance it with Uber. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crawford Posted May 10 #8 Share Posted May 10 Interesting, that I have plugged the route in at various times and it looks like it’s up to 30% less than a limo. We are coming into LHR late, so if it works, we’ll take National. Not sure of the distance between the Southampton drop off point to our hotel but I guess we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island2Dweller Posted May 10 #9 Share Posted May 10 2 hours ago, crawford said: Interesting, that I have plugged the route in at various times That's Uber marketing. They are not connecting to any drivers when they give you that estimate. As stated above, I would not assume that any drivers local to Heathrow want a multi hour trip down to Southampton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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