One time we drove and parked. We got lost during a roadwork detour, desperately searched for signs to Heathrow airport parking and when we found our way, we didn’t know where to park. But once we did find a place we got on a bus easily, and were dropped off exactly where we needed to be at the airport.
Another time we did both. We should have used Luton airport parking even though we were flying from Stansted. Yes, they are about an hour apart. Here’s my logic: We parked at Stansted, got our flight to Italy from Stansted, had a fantastic weekend, reboarded our flight and sat for so long on the runway that a new day was thinking of dawning before we took off again and by that time we had missed our slot at Stansted (the airline pays for permisssion to land at different airports at different times, it was explained) and so we landed at Luton instead of Stansted. Awesome. If only our car was at Luton as well (obiously that wouldn’t have really worked as we would have had to get a taxi from Luton to Stansted at the beginnging of the journey instead). We then had the option of a 2.5 hour bus ride back to Stansted, or sharing a taxi for an hour with others from our home area. We chose b. We had to be at work in about 3 hours.
Most of my friends and family who come to visit fly into Gatwick, so I have a lot of experience parking at Gatwick in the shortstay but I’ve never actually parked there for a flight of my own. I like Gatwick. It seems so much easier to navigate than Heathrow.
So the pro’s for driving and parking at the airport are that it is less expensive and you’re in your own car.
The pros for taking a taxi are that you get dropped right at the entrance without looking for a shuttle bus, and you don’t have to drive home after a nine hour overseas, overnight flight.
I guess it depends on the journey, and sometimes I’ve learned, you simply can’t plan in advance!
What do you do?
Although this was a sponsored post, it gave me the opportunity to ask what others do about this, something I’ve wondered for a while!
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