On 2011\06\12 19:11, Jarle H Knudsen wrote:
On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:55:13 +0100, Roland Perry wrote:
Although the alternative suggestion of booking a cab to Paddington (for
Heathrow Express) has some merit as well.

What is the cheapest alternative, cab + HEx or cab all the way?

Since Central London is where all the tubes go when they're not on
strike, there will be extraordinary traffic jams in Central London and
on all routes into it. You would be much better off getting a taxi or
minicab to Heathrow or to Ealing (for the Heathrow Connect) and avoiding
Central London completely. Note that a minicab to Heathrow might be
cheaper than a minicab to Ealing or Paddington, despite being further,
because minicabs try to be competitive on journeys to and from airports
but make no attempt to be competitive on suburb to suburb, and are often
the same as or dearer than taxis on those runs.