In article <[email protected]>,
jem*NO-SPAM*@netspace.net.au wrote:

    > You do know about the Feltham Rail link? Bus from LHR to Feltham Station, then a
    > train straight to Waterloo.

IIRC Feltham Rail Link has been discontinued for a bus that takes longer.

We went through Heathrow last month and it was a breeze. Just the usual questions:
how long are you staying, what's the purpose of your stay, etc. From getting off the
plane to getting out of the airport took about 40 minutes tops.

Rudy Tjiptahadi Fullerton, California

BrentC wrote:

    > Has anyone gone thru customs here recently? We are travelling via Canada into
    > Heathrow and will arrive at 6:30am in November. Any ideas how long we should allow
    > for customs? We plan to go directly to Waterloo station and catch the Eurostar into
    > Paris and we are trying figure out which train we may catch so we can make a
    > reservation. Thanks for any assistance. Brent and Andrea

On Mon, 10 Jun 2002 20:07:14 GMT, Not the Karl Orff <[email protected]> wrote:

    >In article <[email protected]>,
    >jem*NO-SPAM*@netspace.net.au wrote:
    >
    >> You do know about the Feltham Rail link? Bus from LHR to Feltham Station, then a
    >> train straight to Waterloo.
    >
    >IIRC Feltham Rail Link has been discontinued for a bus that takes longer.

Even if it's been officially discontinued, trains from Waterloo to Feltham still
exist, and local bus services still exist, so it's still perfectly possible, and the
easiest way to waterloo.

There are also buses to Hampton, and Hampton Court with direct train services to
waterloo, that's probably not as convenient though being longer bus journeys.

Jim.

Jim Ley wrote:
    >
    > On Mon, 10 Jun 2002 20:07:14 GMT, Not the Karl Orff <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >IIRC Feltham Rail Link has been discontinued for a bus that takes longer.
    >
    > Even if it's been officially discontinued, trains from Waterloo to Feltham still
    > exist, and local bus services still exist, so it's still perfectly possible, and
    > the easiest way to waterloo.

Yes, the former non-stop services (T123 and T4) have been replaced by "ordinary"
service 285, but it still takes you between Feltham and H'row.

    >
    > There are also buses to Hampton, and Hampton Court with direct train services to
    > waterloo, that's probably not as convenient though being longer bus journeys.

Yes, that's the 111. I'm just trying to remember whether than bus crosses the river
at that point and serves the station at Hampton Court as well as the palace.

Alan Harrison

On Tue, 11 Jun 2002 17:50:34 +0100, Alan Thomas Harrison
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >Jim Ley wrote:

    >> There are also buses to Hampton, and Hampton Court with direct train services to
    >> waterloo, that's probably not as convenient though being longer bus journeys.
    >
    >Yes, that's the 111. I'm just trying to remember whether than bus crosses the river
    >at that point and serves the station at Hampton Court as well as the palace.

No the 111 carries on to Kingston along with the 72something which is also an option
and is faster to Hampton Court and crosses Kingston Bridge - not sure how close it
gets to Kingston station, the walk from HC green (where the bus stops) to HC station
is a few hundred yards across the bridge, or get off at the Lion Gate, and walk
through Hampton Court gardens.

Jim.

On Sun, 09 Jun 2002 19:08:40 GMT, BrentC <[email protected]> wrote: I want to
thank all of you for your responses. They have been a tremendous help in our
planning. Brent and Andrea