Heathrow to Silverstone.. 1 Hour, 7 Minutes?

[Conor D]

I'm looking at a flight into London Heathrow at 10am, I would then be driving to Silverstone. According to Google Maps it's 1 hour 7 minutes by car, is this realistic? Without any serious crashes what is the traffic generally like around that time?

The flight leaving London Heathrow would be due to depart at 7:20pm. Again it would say 1 hour 7 minutes by car, but I'm guessing that at 5-6pm it might be a different story.

How long will it realistically take? Any advice on the matter is appreciated.

[Conor D]

tuffer said:

Terminal is also a big factor, are you picking up a hire car?

It's Terminal 5. The flight is only coming from Belfast but it must be the first leg of an International flight also.

I've only been through T5 before going Dublin - LHR - LAX, and even with being ushered to the front of security it wasn't a pleasant experience.

I would either need to hire a car or figure out a train route...

[Conor D]

mgtony said:

That must be based on there being no traffic at all. On a Saturday or Sunday morning with a clear run you could probably also do in about that time. Most of the day it's pretty much solid in both directions from the M4 to the M40.
If your fight departs at 7.20, what time do you have to be back at the airport for? Are you flying out on the same day? Could be time to turn around and head back just as you get to Silverstone!

Google is generally accurate enough when I use it even with light traffic, in the AM/PM with work traffic it can typically be an extra half hour of delays that Google doesn't pick up on.

I'm trying to work out if it can be done on the same day.. I'm able to use some points which would make it a cheap trip. It's looking like it could be difficult though... Unfortunately Heathrow is really the only available airport that has suitable flights available.

[Conor D]

Pennyroyal Tea said:

You won't be getting out of Heathrow with your hire car until 11am at the absolute earliest, then. Most likely scenario is 11.30.

Depressing as it is, this leaves you about two-three hours at Silverstone before you need to think about catching your return flight (i.e. I'd want to be heading back to Heathrow at 16.00).

I had hoped it would've been possible to get to Silverstone for around 12pm. It is for an event which is running from 10am - 4pm so I would be ready to head back towards Heathrow at 4pm. Leaving around 2 hours to get to Heathrow - which sounds like it might not leave a whole lot of time to spare according to some of the advice.

As said here already I would hate to get caught up in traffic, arrive at Silverstone late and then have to almost turn around right away and go back to catch the flight at 7:20pm... I think if I miss that flight then I'm a bit stuck, the next flight would probably be in the next morning.