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Harwich
is around 90 miles from London and by road about 115 miles from
Heathrow Airport, at least a 2.5 hour journey.
Of the main cruise terminals serving London, Southampton, Dover
and Harwich, Harwich is the least accessible.
The cruise terminal at Harwich is several miles outside Harwich
the town, in the middle of the international port.
Adjacent to the cruise terminal is a ferry terminal with regular
schedules to Scandinavia.
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There
is a rail station that is an integral part of the ferry terminal.
The cruise terminal is a short 100m walk directly from one end of
the platform.
Heathrow Transfer Choices
There is a stark choice in getting to Harwich from London and its
major airports independently.
By public transport you will need to get to London's Liverpool Street
Station where broadly hourly trains make the journey to Harwich
International, adjacent to the cruise terminals. For most major
cruise ships there is a special cruise train
put on specifically for passengers.
Private hire vehicle will take around 2.5 hours. At peak times there
is a very high chance of delays through traffic congestion as you
circuit London on its notorious orbital motorway/freeway.
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Rail
Heathrow - Harwich |
The
journey between Heathrow and Liverpool Street is tedious.
The simple, money no object option is to take the Heathrow
Express or Heathrow
Connect train between Heathrow and London Paddington. Then take
a taxi to Liverpool Street, around a 20 minute journey.
Alternatively you can take the London Underground (Circle Line) to
Liverpool Street direct. Be prepared for carrying your luggage up
and down escalators and you may not get a seat on the train itself.
The cheapest option by far is the London
Underground all the way with a change of train at either Holborn
or Kings Cross. |
The
trains between Liverpool Street and Harwich run broadly hourly daily.
Especially at weekends do check in advance that there is no rail maintenance
work where bus replacement services may delay your journey.
The trains take around 90 minutes, you want Harwich International,
not Harwich Town. |
Railways
are privatised in the United Kingdom. You may use several companies
travelling from Heathrow, but all are integrated for ticketing purposes.
Prices are very complex, normally the best fares are advance purchase,
if you pay on the day it can be very expensive.
Use the 'trainline' link right - for timetables and available fares. |
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For
overseas visitors the big problem with train tickets is that there
are no true etickets at the moment, so you miss the reasonable advance
purchase fares.
Tickets ordered online can only be sent to UK postal addresses.
There is an option where you can order online and pickup the tickets
on arrival at a special ticket machine, but there is no such machine
at Heathrow, nor Harwich.
There is a machine at London Paddington or London Liverpool Street |
Harwich
Cruise Train 2008 - Special Train For Cruise Passengers
For many cruises, a special 'cruise train' is scheduled to operate.
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Leaves Liverpool
Street :12:05
Arrives Harwich International : 13:17
(Runs 5 minutes earlier on Sundays) |
Leaves Harwich
International :08:50
Arrives Liverpool Street: 10:10
(arrives 10:26 Sundays) |
Cruise
Train runs in 2008 for: |
| "JEWEL
OF THE SEAS" |
Friday
23 May, Wednesday 4 June,
Monday 16 June, Friday 27 June
Thursday 10 July, Tuesday 22 July
Sunday 3 Aug, Friday 15 Aug
Wednesday 27 Aug, Monday 8 Sept |
"CONSTELLATION" |
Thursday 24 April, Saturday 3 May
Saturday 17 May, Saturday 31 May
Saturday 14 June, Saturday 28 June
Saturday 2 August, Saturday 16 August
Saturday 30 August |
"COSTA ATLANTICA" |
Thursday 15 May |
"MSC Opera" |
Tuesday 26 August |
"ROTTERDAM"
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Tuesday 10th June,
Thursday 21st August |
Private
Transport
Direct
transfers from Heathrow to Harwich by private hire vehicle save a
lot of hassle and tedium associated with the public transport alternatives.
By road it takes around 2.5 hours between Heathrow and Harwich, though
allow at least another hour as road congestion on this route is routine.. |
Heathrow
- Harwich Private Hire Fixed Price Menu
(Prices include all taxes, parking fees etc)
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Passenger
Capacity |
Luggage
Capacity |
Price |
Vehicle
Type |
| 5 |
4
cases |
£190 |
Saloon/Sedan/MPV
- 4 cases plus up to 5 hand luggage. Chrysler Voyager or similar. |
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Saloon
Car/ MPV transfer enquires/quotations
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8
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16
cases |
£270 |
High
Loader Bus- bus with seats taken out .
Room for 16 cases/outsize items + hand luggage |
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12
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16
cases |
£335 |
Standard
12 seat bus - standard 12 seat minibus
Room for 16 cases/outsize items + hand luggage |
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16
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16
cases |
£400 |
Standard
16 seat bus - standard 16 seat minibus
Room for 16 cases/outsize items + hand luggage |
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>16
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quotation
required for larger coach with 24, 48 or 53 seats |
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now on our secure shopping cart:
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to Harwich online minibus reservation
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to Heathrow online minibus reservation |
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