Skyring
Established Member
- Joined
- Oct 18, 2005
- Posts
- 2,223
- Qantas
- LT Silver
In July I'm flying CBR - SYD - MNL - MCT - LHR and return a few days later LHR - MCT - MNL - BNE - CBR
All J except the CBR-SYD shuttle. It looks pretty straightforward apart from an overnight transit in Manila on the way out and a longer transit in Manila on the way back. Manila and Muscat are new experiences for me.
Outward: Qantas arrives T3 at 1850 and my Oman Air flight leaves T1 at 0745 the next morning.
Homeward: Oman Air arrives T1 at 2150 and Qantas leaves T3 at 2145 the next day, so that's pretty much a full day.
Looking through the forum, I'm seeing the Belmont as being a good option.
On the way out, I can just walk over the Runway to the Belmont, go through security at the door – !? – and check in. Next morning I need to get to T1 probably around five - ish (oh joy!) where presumably there will be a lounge I can use for breakfast and coffee before boarding.
What's a good option to get from the Belmont to T1? I gather that using the airport shuttles is a dire experience. Five in the morning might limit my options.
On the way back, I get in at 2150 at T1. Presumably I can do whatever I did to get there from the Belmont a few days earlier in reverse. And catching Qantas back home should be just a matter of walking over the Runway in the evening.
Ideally, I'd like to check in to the Belmont in the evening and check out again twenty hours later so I can check in for Qantas and sit in the lounge before my overnight flight home - ish. I have little interest in bumming around Manila for six or seven hours with my luggage and it would be most convenient to just have the hotel room for the whole day. This probably involves booking and paying for two days, unless they have some sort of special transit hotel deal.
Advice, please!
All J except the CBR-SYD shuttle. It looks pretty straightforward apart from an overnight transit in Manila on the way out and a longer transit in Manila on the way back. Manila and Muscat are new experiences for me.
Outward: Qantas arrives T3 at 1850 and my Oman Air flight leaves T1 at 0745 the next morning.
Homeward: Oman Air arrives T1 at 2150 and Qantas leaves T3 at 2145 the next day, so that's pretty much a full day.
Looking through the forum, I'm seeing the Belmont as being a good option.
On the way out, I can just walk over the Runway to the Belmont, go through security at the door – !? – and check in. Next morning I need to get to T1 probably around five - ish (oh joy!) where presumably there will be a lounge I can use for breakfast and coffee before boarding.
What's a good option to get from the Belmont to T1? I gather that using the airport shuttles is a dire experience. Five in the morning might limit my options.
On the way back, I get in at 2150 at T1. Presumably I can do whatever I did to get there from the Belmont a few days earlier in reverse. And catching Qantas back home should be just a matter of walking over the Runway in the evening.
Ideally, I'd like to check in to the Belmont in the evening and check out again twenty hours later so I can check in for Qantas and sit in the lounge before my overnight flight home - ish. I have little interest in bumming around Manila for six or seven hours with my luggage and it would be most convenient to just have the hotel room for the whole day. This probably involves booking and paying for two days, unless they have some sort of special transit hotel deal.
Advice, please!
