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Much as I would like to see some more jobs here in Wales, just what would be the point of flying to London from Cardiff ?
It only takes about 2 hours city centre to city centre by train and not much more than that by car. Considering the position of both Airports, ie well out of town, and the turning-up-at-the-Airport time required, just why would anyone fly ?
If a connection is needed for onward flights to elsewhere in the world, then good daily connections already exist to Amsterdam.
Much as I would like to see some more jobs here in Wales, just what would be the point of flying to London from Cardiff ?
It only takes about 2 hours city centre to city centre by train and not much more than that by car. Considering the position of both Airports, ie well out of town, and the turning-up-at-the-Airport time required, just why would anyone fly ?
If a connection is needed for onward flights to elsewhere in the world, then good daily connections already exist to Amsterdam.
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//It only takes about 2 hours city centre to city centre by train and not much more than that by car.//
London to Cardiff is 151 miles. to do that in "not much more" than 2 hours would require an average speed of just over 70mph. which, bearing in mind the first and last 10 miles is not on a motorway, must involve a degree of speeding.
London to Cardiff is 151 miles. to do that in "not much more" than 2 hours would require an average speed of just over 70mph. which, bearing in mind the first and last 10 miles is not on a motorway, must involve a degree of speeding.
Mush...OK, so a little longer by car, but the journey would take much, much longer by plane., and that is my point......it doesn't appear to make any sense to fly.
It takes about 30 mins to get to Rhoose (Cardiff) Airport from the Cardiff city centre. It would be safe to assume that you needed to arrive at least an hour before take off, for all the security checks to be done. Repeat all that for the return journey.
Door to door by train takes 2 hours.
It takes about 30 mins to get to Rhoose (Cardiff) Airport from the Cardiff city centre. It would be safe to assume that you needed to arrive at least an hour before take off, for all the security checks to be done. Repeat all that for the return journey.
Door to door by train takes 2 hours.
If you want to go to London tomorrow at 9am Mikey it will cost you £57.10 one way. The cheapest fare tomorrow is £43.10. If you want to do it in four week’s time it will cost you £63.80 return. Knock off a third for using your Railcard and it’s still forty quid.
You can do London City to Cardiff day return for just over £80 by air. But I agree it makes no sense. Even with London City’s 20 minute check in (and you would be foolish to rely on getting to the airport just 20 minutes before your flight) the actual flight still takes an hour and a quarter. There’s simply nothing in it overall timewise between air and rail. In my view London (any airport) to Cardiff is simply not worth the hassle.
You can do London City to Cardiff day return for just over £80 by air. But I agree it makes no sense. Even with London City’s 20 minute check in (and you would be foolish to rely on getting to the airport just 20 minutes before your flight) the actual flight still takes an hour and a quarter. There’s simply nothing in it overall timewise between air and rail. In my view London (any airport) to Cardiff is simply not worth the hassle.
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