Most cruise ships at Dover are fully disembarked by around 9am, so with a transfer to Heathrow you can expect to be in the passenger terminal at 11am.
Great for a lunch time departure but not if your flight is not until late afternoon or evening, killing time in an airport terminal is not most people's idea of fun.
The proposal here is that rather than spend your time in the airport terminal you relax in Windsor, just 15 minutes drive from Heathrow.
The key to making this affordable is that you pay a nominal luggage storage charge, a flat fee no matter how long you stay in Windsor leaving you free to enjoy Windsor and Eton without waiting charges being clocked up. We can offer this service as the vehicles are based near Windsor, so the driver will not be waiting around.
We have a range of vehicles for all group sizes from a couple to large tour groups.
You'll be met as you exit the customs and baggage reclaim at Dover and soon be on your way to Windsor. You should arrive between 120 and 150 minutes later. You leave the luggage in the vehicle with the driver.
You stipulate what time you want to be picked up and start the second journey to Heathrow Airport, only about 15 minutes away. In the meantime you can enjoy any of the facets of Windsor and Eton. The times for departure at both Dover and Windsor are agreed at the time of reservation.
While you are in Windsor your luggage will be stored. We can offer this service as the vehicle is based in the Windsor area.
You do not have to pay for the vehicle and driver's time while you are in Windsor because they won't be hanging around in a car park killing time.
We provide a personal quotation for each customer. For yours just use the enquiry form at the bottom of this page. The price will be made of three components, the journey between Dover and Windsor, the journey between Windsor and Heathrow Airport or Gatwick Airport and a small charge for storage of your luggage. You can accurately work out the cost using the table below.
Vehicle |
Capacity |
To/from Windsor | |||
Passengers |
Large cases |
Dover |
Heathrow |
Gatwick |
|
Car/Sedan (Mercedes E Class) | 4 |
2 |
£175 |
£30 |
£90 |
Small MPV (Ford Galaxy) | 4 | 4 | £225 | £50 | £120 |
Large MPV | 6 | 8 | £250 | £50 | £120 |
Van (Mercedes Vito) | 8 | 8 | £275 | £50 | £120 |
Luggage Storage Per Vehicle | £20 | £20 | £20 |
Example
4 people with 4 large cases + small hand luggage with a flight from Heathrow
Small MPV - Dover to Windsor £225
Luggage Storage £20
Windsor to Heathrow £50
Total cost £ 295
An appropriate vehicle size can be as much be driven by the amount of luggage you are bringing as number of passengers.
So please give the amount of luggage you anticipate bringing some serious thought. It can be time consuming and expensive if you bring more luggage than stated at time of booking and the vehicle has to be upgraded at Southampton cruise port - the vehicles are based in Windsor, at least 90 minutes drive away.
Cases that go in the luggage compartment are assumed to be 10kg//22lbs to 23kg/51lbs - if you have larger cases please detail using the enquiry form below.
Large Case - 10kg//22lbs to 23kg/51lbs
Hand Luggage - Handbag, laptop size that could go on lap or under seat
If you have outsize cases (larger than 23 kg) please clarify on the enquiry form below.
If you have lots of luggage then our entry level 8 seat minibus can accommodate 20+ large cases. Please use the enquiry form below for a personalised quotation.
If you have a larger group we have vehicles ranging from 8 seat mini buses to 50 seat touring coaches.
Use the enquiry form below for a customised quotation to your exact requirements.
We run a fully guided public tour transfers between Dover and Heathrow Airport in luxury touring coaches.
There are three services we operate, two of which are tour transfers that arrive at Heathrow Airport around 5pm.
Click through on the link below for full details.
Dover cruise tour transfers - more details