![]() ![]() To add insult to financial injury, most Hoppa routes involve a circuitous drive around the area. There is a 50p saving if you book in advance or use a kiosk at the airport. ![]() ![]() It currently costs a ludicrous £6 per person one-way or £11 return if you pay cash to the driver. However, like any monopoly, Rotala has not been shy in exploiting it. We all know from experience at other airports how chaotic arrival terminals can be with hotel and car hire shuttle buses all jostling for space. To be honest, I have always been happy with the idea of not letting the Heathrow Airport hotels run their own shuttle buses. Instead, Rotala, which bought the business from National Express a few years ago, has a monopoly contract to operate the ‘Hotel Hoppa’ shuttle service to 34 different hotels around the airport. Unlike virtually all other major airports, at Heathrow hotel shuttle buses are banned. (You also have the new, but rather odd, Atrium Hotel at Hatton Cross which we reviewed here. My main selling point in recommending this hotel is that it sits next to Hatton Cross tube station so you can avoid the Heathrow Hoppa shuttle buses used by other off-airport hotels. This article shows you how to reach the hotels around Heathrow Airport using the local bus network, rather than paying for the expensive Hotel Hoppa shuttle bus.Īs I have mentioned a few times on Head for Points, my preferred ‘near Heathrow’ hotel – if you don’t want to pay a premium for the hotels attached to the terminals – is the Hilton Garden Inn at Hatton Cross (Hilton Garden Inn Hatton Cross reviewed here). Links on Head for Points may pay us an affiliate commission. How to avoid the Heathrow Hotel Hoppa fee by using local buses instead ![]()
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