Plane
If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.
Arrival day is on October 8, 2025
Meet the group at Castle Hotel Windsor in Windsor
Start of Trip: 12:30 p.m. Lunch; 3:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 5:00 p.m. Orientation; 6:30 p.m. Welcome Dinner.
Getting to the site: A taxi from the airport to the hotel should cost approximately GBP35 to GBP45, a journey of approximately 12 miles.
Buses between Heathrow and Windsor town center (routes 703, 8 and 9) depart from the bus stands outside Terminal 5. Journeys take between 50 minutes and 1.5 hours depending upon route, 703 being the fastest. Tickets should cost GBP6.50 if purchased on the bus (cash, contactless cards and mobile device payments are accepted). Buses used on these routes have plenty of luggage space. There are free trains and buses within the airport to reach Terminal 5.
We do not advise travelling by rail to the hotel, as this would require changing trains twice.
Getting to the site by train or bus: Trains available to Windsor
Your trip ends on: Monday, October 20, 2025 in Manchester at Holiday Inn Manchester Airport
End of Trip: 10:00 a.m. after breakfast; 12:00 Noon hotel check-out.
Getting to the airport: The Holiday Inn Manchester Airport is located a 5 minute walk from Manchester Airport Terminal 2.
For those departing from Terminal 1, use the travellator between terminals which will take approximately 20 minutes.
For those departing from Terminal 3, the hotel is approximately a 30 minute walk via terminal 2.
At peak times T1 and T3 may be slower as you can only use lifts to change levels with a suitcase.
Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404.
Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.