Taxi From Heathrow

[Jennykenny]

Anyone know of a taxi firm that charges less than £80.00 to pick up one passenger from Heathrow to take to Worthing, (about 6.00pm). Thanks.

[CrapAtCryptics]

I`d use coach - about £17.50

[Jennykenny]

Yes, thanks. Trying to find out for an older friend and she said that it took 6 hours from Heathrow by bus to Worthing, and she just couldn't cope with that.
Thanks anyway.

[CrapAtCryptics]

The one I came up with was 3.5 hours unless she got a bad connection

[Jennykenny]

Yes, I thought it sounded a lot so I looked up National Express and you're quite correct. I have passed this on to her, so in her hands now.
Even if she took a coach to Gatwick and then a train it would be a lot cheaper than a taxi.
But as I say, now up to her, but thanks for your help.

[mushroom25]

easiest journey from heathrow to worthing by public transport would be by bus X26 to east croydon, then train to worthing from there. bus fare is £1.50 using a contactless credit card; train fare dependent on time of day but an advance ticket purchased from southern railway can be as little as £5.00, and an off peak ticket is about £24.00.

[Buenchico]

I'm guessing you got the £80 figure from Wortax. Most of their rivals will charge much the same but you might save a few pounds with AirportCars:
http://www.airportscars.co.uk/heathrow/airport-cars-worthing-to-heathrow-fares-from-68-airport-transfers-worthing-to-heathrow.php
or with Absolute (Anywhere):
http://www.absoluteanywhere.com/rates.php

National Express run coaches frequently from Heathrow to Gatwick, typically taking around 1h 20m. (£20 or £16 with a Senior Coachcard). There are direct train services from Gatwick Airport to Worthing, typically taking around 50m. (£13.30 or £8.80 with a Senior Railcard). That's the route I'd take!

http://www.nationalexpress.com/home.aspx

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

[fbg40]

Jenny
As a guide, I arrived back to Heathrow from Switzerland last September at about 6.30 pm, midweek. Took a black cab to my home in Feltham (about 3 miles from Heathrow), the cost - £36 !!!!! Had no choice but to pay him. Don't think that £80 is too bad for the journey involved considering the driver has to make the return journey as well. Sorry !!
FBG40

[Buenchico]

^^^ That's no great surprise, Fbg40.

I took a taxi from Brighton station to Kemp Town and, because of traffic congestion, there was over £10 on the meter before we'd even got out of the station car park - and that was 15 years ago!

[237SJ]

fgb - never get a black cab from the airport for a local journey. Apart from anything else, the drivers get the hump because they have been in a queue for ages and when the eventually get a punter, they want to do a long journey, not a local one. Use someone like LHR cars at West Drayton. They always come along pretty quickly when you phone them.

[Jennykenny]

Thanks to everyone for their help and advice. She is going to bite the bullet and pay the £80.00 but as her family are taking her to Heathrow on the outward part of the trip, she can tell herself that it's '£40.00 each way'.