Timeline for 2:15 transfer time in Gatwick with checked luggage enough?
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| Oct 24, 2022 at 9:17 | comment | added | Tor-Einar Jarnbjo | As a comparison, flying to Aberdeen or to Edinburgh with a train to Aberdeen and continue from there with the ferry will cost around 200€. That means also, that I am willing to at least take a slight risk that something goes wrong. If something goes wrong, e.g. the connection in London should fail, I will probably still on short notice be able to get a train to Thurso and take the ferry from there, get to Kirkwall a day later and still pay less for new tickets than I would originally for a 'safe connection'. | |
| Oct 24, 2022 at 9:15 | comment | added | Tor-Einar Jarnbjo | As I already mentioned in the question, the LoganAir flights to Kirkwall are very expensive, which is the reason I wanted to take the ferry instead. If I want to be sure and buy a through ticket from Oslo to Kirkwall by plane, I seem to have two options. I can fly with British Airways via London, depart Oslo 07:00 and therefore need a night in a hotel at the airport. That will cost me about 650€ (hotel and flight). The other option is to fly 12:40 with KLM via Amsterdam, which is about 750€. That is simply beyond my budget for this trip. | |
| Oct 24, 2022 at 9:00 | comment | added | jcaron | @Tor-EinarJarnbjo options I would consider: sleep in OSL to catch an earlier connecting flight, ideally all the way to Kirkwall. It may be more expensive, but you have better chances of getting to your destination on time or relatively close to that. Logan Air also have flights from Edimburgh (and other places), that may be another option. | |
| Oct 24, 2022 at 8:55 | comment | added | jcaron | @Tor-EinarJarnbjo haven’t flown through Gatwick in a while, but in my experience it’s not quite a model in efficiency. There can be extremely long walks to/from gates, bag delivery can be quite slow. For security I usually have fast track, don’t know how bad it can be without, but I would expect pretty long lines during the holidays. IIRC they also force you to make a detour through the duty free after security. Note also that the Norse airlines flight you are considering in already frequently late these days, it will probably be worse during the holidays. | |
| Oct 24, 2022 at 7:12 | comment | added | Tor-Einar Jarnbjo | I am of course fully aware that the connection is not ideal, but I am asking because it is the only option I can find and yet avoid an overnight stay somehwere, for which I really don't have the time. I know airports where I would definitely risk the transfer, even on a day between Christmas and new year, and I know airports where I know that I would have absolutely no chance to catch an onward flight in just 2:15. Since I've never flown through Gatwick, I was hoping for an answer from someone with experience in travelling through that airport. | |
| Oct 23, 2022 at 22:06 | history | answered | jcaron | CC BY-SA 4.0 |