Re: Do it properly

["Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>]

You can catch the tube for about 3 pounds. It's slower than the Heathrow
Express, but it's probably faster than a taxi if you're going to central
London.


Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
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"David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> David Bromage (dbromage@fang.omni.com.au) wrote:
> > Ian (iansmith@optusnet.com.au) wrote:
> > > The Sydney Airport link will never be popular with air travellers the
way it
> > > is run. Maybe the operators should take a look at this
> > > http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/heathrow/index.html  It is
great
> > > and costs 10 quid for the privilege.
>
> > Which is more expensive than the Airport Link. 10 pounds is about $25.
>
> Actually it's $27.76 at the latest exchange rate.
>
> I thould clarify that it's still substantially cheaper than the taxi fare
> from the city to Heathrow. By taxi, you need about 4 people to break even
> compared to the train.
>
> Cheers
> David