Heathrow Airport, Elizabeth Line & Air Canada to Toronto (Aug 2024)

[@catherineedwaards]

Thanks, Johnny, for all those fantastic travelling videos!!! And thanks for visiting my beautiful home city. So glad that you enjoyed your stay here with us. I will be visiting Toronto early July 2025. All the best. Catherine.

[@brbz369]

I agree about the extremely long distances to walk @ Pearson...and the distances @ Heathrow's got Pearson beat! An insane labyrinth....

[@azamyahmad]

Another beautiful sharing adventure and gorgeous settings presentation camera work ! .. and you are doing such an amazing job ! .. thanks again Jhonny ! ..

[@dylanreynolds8264]

good morning everyone

[@Gurtejbauer24]

I am looking forward to seeing this

[@martym61]

Enjoyed seeing your travel experience from London to Toronto. Loved the unique rating scales.

[@colleen4062]

YAY I will be watching. 😊👍

[@cainrac]

Good day, Beautiful Johnny Strides! Thanks much for showing us what one goes through to get to Terminal 2 to head back to Canada from London, England! That is a long way around to get to your gate to board but you did it! Welcome back to Canada albeit way after the fact! Thanks for this specific & well done video, Beautiful Johnny Strides! Cheers & have yourself a great day/evening!! 🥰🥰🦅🦅🦅🦅

[@j.g.8494]

After memorable holidays in the sunny Mediterranean, I used to travel from Heathrow Airport to my home in Toronto: in 1977,1980,1984,1985,1991 and 1994. Heathrow was not as beautiful and luxurious as it is now. It was in 1977 that I first noticed that travellers were not as smartly dressed as they used to be in the 1950s & '60s. Back then, most men wore smart suits & hats, and women took pride in being beautifully dressed, including with a hat. They were the days when air travel was considered exciting and glamorous. All you had to do to board the plane was to present your airline ticket at the check-in counter and your passport to Customs. No security checks, no crowds from all over the world, no queues, no hassle.

[@KManEssen]

The Lady walking in front of you while boarding and while leaving the plane had a very big backpack. Plus shoes. No wonder there was not enough space for everyone’s baggage on board. Great video 👍

[@jacquelines9966]

Good morning

[@steve7777]

Just returned from seeing similar sights, flew AC857 last week. Agree with comments about Elizabeth line, way better value than Heathrow Express.

[@j.g.8494]

After memorable holidays in the sunny Mediterranean, I used to travel from Heathrow Airport to my home in Toronto: in 1977,1980,1984,1985,1991 and 1994. Heathrow was not as beautiful and luxurious as it is now. It was in 1977 that I first noticed that travellers were not as smartly dressed as they used to be in the 1950s & '60s. Back then, most men wore smart suits & hats, and women took pride in being beautifully dressed, including with a hat. They were the days when air travel was considered exciting and glamorous. All you had to do to board the plane was to present your airline ticket at the check-in counter and your passport to Customs. No security checks, no crowds from all over the world, no queues, no hassle.

[@mitchelljsawyers]

That would have been great to experience.

[@j.g.8494]

@@mitchelljsawyers Thanks for your response. I'm not sure whether you're referring to my travels from the Mediterranean to Toronto or to airline travel in the 1950s and 60s.

[@mitchelljsawyers]

@@j.g.8494 Hello. I was referring to Heathrow in general in the 1970s through 90s when flying was more enjoyable.

[@МаринаПархимович-м1и]

Шикарный аэропорт Хитроу. Спасибо, Джонни, что взял нас с собой. Все видео атмосферой, ощущение реальности, но я бы точно заблудилась и опоздала на свой самолёт 😁. Ещё раз спасибо, все замечательно!

[@EmilyFoxSeaton]

HA.. the loo review. Very helpful I will be heading to London this year by myself. Your vids have been helpful.

[@JohnnyStrides]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@kathyt221]

Can’t believe that’s all you’re travelling with. I would have at least 2 suitcases - 1 big suitcase and a carry-on.

[@JohnnyStrides]

I only ever bring carry-on and make sure it complies with the airline's requirements :)

[@FalcomScott312]

Happy Friday & Good morning Johnny, how are you, mate? I hope you enjoyed yourself being here in London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 & hope you plan on coming back in 2025! I'll rewatch this later on & and I'm looking forward to seeing this video! 😎👍💂‍♂️🇬🇧

[@glenncooney3959]

I love the Elizabeth Line. Amazing to think it’s deeper in the grounds of London than even the deep level Tube tunnels but it’s amazing. I see you avoided W H Smith. Good choice. They are stupidly expensive at airports, even after security. I nickname them “WHOA! H’expensive Smiths”. Thank you for visiting London Johnny. You’ll always be welcome here good sir. I’m looking forward to doing the same journey towards Toronto myself in December. FYI, London Gatwick’s railway station is literally next to the airport’s south terminal, so the distance isn’t too far to walk to and from.

[@TransCanadaPhil]

I ate at that smokehouse the last time I flew out of Heathrow last year. It wasn’t too pricy! I remember actually being thrilled it was there, I was just so sick of the kind of hoity-toity coffeehouses and pretentious pastry places everywhere and had a huge craving for “blue collar food”! 😂. It was pretty good and reasonably priced.

[@TransCanadaPhil]

The next time you go to London I highly suggest taking Westjet from Toronto to London-Gatwick instead. It's a much more straightforward airport. Only two terminals and they are connected by a dedicated shuttle train on an elevated track that comes every 90 seconds between the two terminals. The main train station is directly adjacent to the shuttle-train station at the south terminal. You take the "ThamesLink" train from Gatwick to St.Pancras International (non-metro, mainline train with limited stop). It's nice and cheap and fast. The British have a tendency to really downplay walking distances I've noticed; claiming something that is clearly not walking distance is. If something isn't within 300 meters; it's not really walking distance imho on a daily basis (like a metro station). Heathrow is absurd that they think a 10-12 min walk between the terminal and the tube station is somehow reasonable.

[@JohnnyStrides]

I often go on points so Air Canada is sadly the best option, but I take anyone but them when I have to pay and there's viable alternatives.

[@SteveReggie]

Another You Tuber says the Heathrow Express is only slightly more expensive than the Elizabeth Line if you reserve your trip 2 months ahead of time.

[@doodles3075]

Do you get given the earphones given to you on this flight? It's the 1st time we have flown air canada and have absolutely no idea what's included. Only seeing ad reviews now we have booked😢 Is Toronto Airport hard to find your way through? As we have our first connecting flight

[@yoruneko34]

Wait how they clean all this carpet??

[@jarreljones9409]

I hate when people do that on the escalator that I stand there and not move when you need to catch your flight

[@6west7r]

I dis like when people stand on the walk belt and block you from walking it not a ride its walk belt other then that its a nice airport as always good video

[@danwong5331]

You've seen travel. A lot are you are Canadian

[@matthewjakusik7428]

Hey Johnny, I hope you are doing well! I would like to meet you and do a walk together with Harjot. I know him from school. Would it work out doing a walk together? When would be the best date and time for you

[@6west7r]

I said nice airport at my age i could not walk all that way i would have a ride to the plane is big to big we flying not walking home

[@Semiemily]

Pepsi?

[@Gurtejbauer24]

@@Semiemily Diet Pepsi