Recent content by ausrom

000. I wouldn't have made my initially booked train but made the 2nd amended train easily.

Permit to travel, it was a nightmare! My flight arrived early, I got through passport control in 10 minutes my "priority" suitcase was the last to be delivered. Heathrow express was good. Paddington was a sea of people at the bus stop where I was told the 205 hadn't passed for an hour and a...

The actual cost of the ticket, including refund and change of date charge of 10 pounds, was only another 14 pounds. I just really wanted to avoid queues, and problems at Paddington to save time to be honest. I also thought that since I had bought the ticket online, then any changes I made...

An update: After much consideration and anxiety, I decided to change my departure time from Kings Cross yesterday. But alas it was neither easy or problem free. As I don't live in the UK, I had made the original booking via the Virgin East Coast Website. I followed the instructions to amend...

Interesting. I didn't know I could do that. Thanks for the advice. I will certainly take that into consideration. I shall keep you all updated with my eventual progress, thank you all again for help!

Oh that's good to know nicobobinus, thank you for that information! :D

Actually I have 2 and half hours, I arrive at 10 and my train is 12.35, I think I might walk as you suggest ainsworth74, I checked on the route planner and it says it takes about an hour, but I'm a pretty good walker and I will only have a median/small wheely bag, I think it will be faster than...

Thank you both, 455driver & cjohnson for your replies. I will take the Heathrow Express then and try to figure out how to get to Kings Cross from there. I appreciate your help! (and next time will buy a flexible fare) :D

As luck would have it, I'm arriving at Heathrow on Thursday 6th August, the day of the tube strike. I have booked my onward journey to Grantham from Kings Cross two hours after I arrive. I have tried to tweet/Facebook Heathrow express asking if their trains are running, as I can obviously book...

Thanks everyone for your replies...appreciate it!

I recently received an email from "thetrainline" addressed to my email regarding confirmation of two tickets bought to travel that morning to Nottingham from London St Pancras for an amount of 124.00 pounds. I wrote an email immediately to "thetrainline" informing them that a) I was currently...

Everyone has been so helpful, thank you all! I doubt I'd make the 18.33, I'm hoping for the 7.03 but it's hard to know how long I'll clear Heathrow T5, someone mentioned they no longer use the eye detector passport control (can't think of the correct name) as I used to breeze through passport...

Yes, I think I will make a reservation, hopefully allowing 2 and half hours to travel to Kings Cross from Heathrow T5 will be sufficient time..Thanks everyone for your quick responses!

Thank you for the fabulous advice and links, really appreciate it!

Even if I have a Brit Rail pass I can ring East Coast? I'd be calling from Italy as well and I have checked their website, they have no email, but it's worth it as I have to make 2 reservations for another trip. Thanks very much for the info:lol: