Seeking the wisdom of the Flist

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Especially those familiar with London airports...

I've booked a ticket to Venice from London leaving at 7:25am from Gatwick - I had all kinds of sensible reasons for doing this, but now am having second thoughts. Is this technically feasible? (I know that the first Gatwick express from Victoria leaves at 4:30, and they run every half hour thereafter). My hotel is near Earls Court station. I guess what I'm asking is how sticky are they about the time ahead - how risky is it to be later than two hours ahead of time. It's probably easier to rebook a hotel nearer to Gatwick for my last night than to try to change my airline booking (it's British Airways). And is the Gatwick express the best/fastest way to get there from where I am?

Thoughts?

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Oh! Thank you :) I was reading about those just a week or so ago, and then I couldn't remember where I read it or the name. Perfect.

[owlfish]

It is very small, but it's also fully featured from the accounts of the two other people I've sent there.

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I've just booked myself in at Gatwick for the London/Venice overnight, and am considering now booking one for the Heathrow one on my last night in England. It would mean I could arrive back in London quite late and have somewhere stress free to stay before leaving the next morning.
Yay! Thanks again :)