On May 12, 7:58 pm, "beulavill...@yahoo.com"
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> On May 12, 2:27 pm, "ALAN HARRISON"
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> > "irwell" wrote in message
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> >news:3uo943lgvr4q01t4fn1tl56ct6k9ui3mt5@4ax.com...
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> > > Take the cruise line offer of $80, forty quid will get you nowhere
> > > in the UK today. The Paddington Express, and Dover Train connection
> > > alone will
> > > come to nearly that much, plus getting to the docks from Dover Priory.
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> > I agree with Irwell. Using tube to central London works out cheaper, bu=
t not
> > by an amount which would outweigh the convenience of the offered transf=
er.
> > IfDoughad mentioned this possibility in his original post, I think most=
of
> > us in England would have offered the same advice straight away.
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> > Alan Harrison
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> I thought one of you would come up with some idea not on the
> internet. Including your suggestions, I have the following options.
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> EASY but not cheap with no changes in mode of travel
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> Limo ----way too high
> Cruise line transfer $160 (but I am too late to book)
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> CHEAP but not easy
> Bus------ National Express from airport but the 11:00 bus is only
> scheduled to arrive Dover at 15:00 and one must still get a taxi to
> the cruise port. about $32.00
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> In between
> Train for about $100 but must change in London and one must still get
> a taxi to the cruise port.
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> In conclusion, If we are quick out of the airport, we are going with
> the Bus or Train from Victoria Station. If we can not be in Victoria
> by 11:30, I am renting a Hertz car for $106.
>
> Thanks
>
> DougClark
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> ps. You can find all of our summer misadventures starting 16/5/2007
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Well, I made the trip and paid $80 for a bus transfer.
If I had been 15 minutes sooner, I would hve had time to go the
cheaper way:
1=2E 7.90 GBP For National Express Bus from Hearthrow to Dover
2=2E At most, 9 GBP for a taxi from Dover bus station to the cruise
port.
Doug Clark
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