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Conference govt02::basingstoke

Title: * BASINGSTOKE - Gateway to Wessex *
Notice:BASINGSTOKE - John Arlott lived here - then left, I wonder why
Moderator:COMICS::CORNEJ
Created:Wed Jul 27 1988
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:925
Total number of notes:5875

182.0. "BUS/COACH LINKS ?" by CURRNT::PREECE (Are You Now, Or Have you Ever ?) Tue Jul 11 1989 09:37

    
    
    It seems that this might be a useful place to exchange info. on
    Bus/Coach links to and from BasinStroke.
    
    I'll start....
    
    Anybody know if there is direct bus link with Heathrow ?
    
    
    Ian
    
    
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182.1SHAPES::ALFORDJDragon Riders do it in between...Tue Jul 11 1989 10:086
>    Anybody know if there is direct bus link with Heathrow ?
    
	Yes...

	Basinstoke <-> Heathrow
182.2Some...CURRNT::SAXBYSet mode/headless chickenTue Jul 11 1989 10:098
    
    There certainly are coaches which go to Heathrow from Basingstoke
    on their way to London, but obviously these may be full of people
    heading for London (although from memory full coaches are unusual).
    
    I don't know if there's a direct Basingstoke-Heathrow link though.
    
    Mark
182.3URIAH::WOODTue Jul 11 1989 10:3719
                        -< National Express >-
    
    Coaches run from the Basingstoke bus station en route from Salisbury
    to London, Victoria.
    
    They call at Heathrow terminal 4 and then at Heathrow central bus
    station, the journey time is approx 1 hour.  Tickets have to be
    purchased before boarding the coach.
    
   Departures from Basingstoke :-
    
        0545, 0645, 0745, 0915, 1100, 1230, 1530, 1830
   
    Departures from heathrow :-
    
        0935, 1235, 1535, 1705, 1835, 2005, 2205, 2305
    
    When I have used the service the coach is around 75% full.
    
182.4Yes KERNEL::DARCYHeavens to mergetroyTue Jul 11 1989 10:379
    
    Yes there is a direct link to Heathrow from Basingstoke every 2
    hours or so. It first stops at terminal 4 and proceeds to the
    central bus station in Heathrow, and then continues on to Victoria.
    
    The price is 7 pounds per period return. Or 5 pounds daily return.
    To get the times of the buses just ring the bus station in basingstoke.
    
    Tom
182.5Beaten by a <CR>KERNEL::DARCYHeavens to mergetroyTue Jul 11 1989 10:414
    
    Oh daer , beaten by a couple of seconds. 
    
    
182.6-< White/Blue days >-URIAH::WOODTue Jul 11 1989 10:444
    Re .4   If you outward or return journey is on a Friday the period
    return costs �9.40
    
    
182.7Tickets from driverCOMICS::BUXTONIm pink therefore Im spamTue Jul 11 1989 12:587

  It is not necessary to buy tickets beforehand, they can be got from 
the driver !


  Mark.
182.8Overwhelmed!CURRNT::PREECEAre You Now, Or Have you Ever ?Tue Jul 11 1989 13:515
    
    Thanks to all for the flood of information.
    
    IanP
    
182.9Just the ticket URIAH::WOODTue Jul 11 1989 14:206
    Re .7    NOT according to my information.    
    
             AND I have never seen anyone doing so.
    
    Stan_who_travels_the_route_regularly.
    
182.10-.1 Maybe your to niceCOMICS::BUXTONIm pink therefore Im spamTue Jul 11 1989 18:248

 Re .9

 'It worked for me !'  


 Mark 'Hunter' Buxton.
182.11Gatwick?KERNEL::MOUNTFORDWed Jul 12 1989 09:353
    How about Basingstoke to Gatwick bus wise?
    
    Richard
182.12Via VictoriaKERNEL::ROSESat Sep 09 1989 00:238
    
    Ref .11
    
    There are Basingstoke to Gatwick times in the National Express
    time-table but for this you have to change at Victoria and it
    takes nearly 3 hours so there's hardly any point in using it.
    
    Trevor