scottbee

Taxi (or Subway/Metro from Wilhelminaplein) to Rotterdam Centraal, then any of the multitude of trains heading north toward Amsterdam, they almost all stop at Schiphol Station; escalator up and you're in the terminal building. It's a superbly connected railway/airport

Another option is Elizabeth Line -> Tottenham Court Road Northern LIne -> Charing Cross Station (just two stops, or even walk it) Charing Cross -> Dover Priory The first two are a single ticket on TFL (Transport for London); the latter a ticket on What you run into is the problem with a lot of London Rail. The country is divided (historically) by the railway operators into different slices, and each direction in/out of London tends to use a different London terminus. While some European cities have a 'central' station, London has about a dozen (Waterloo, , Charing Cross, Victoria, Paddington, Marylebone, Euston, St Pancras, Kings Cross, Liverpool St, Fenchurch St, London Bridge....); each serving a different wedge of the country

Take the train. Quick and easy between Southampton and Brighton; and a loooot cheaper than a private car service It's operated by Southern Railway https://www.southernrailway.com/ who will have the best fares on their website One train per hour, takes just under 2 hours with a very scenic route along the coast

Train Southampton Central - London Waterloo; taxi to St Pancras (across town) While it's possible to connect between the two via the London Underground, it's a bit of a pain, because there's no direct routing.

No, Global Entry is only for entry to the United States. You will not be able to use it in Canada at either Immigration (you can use NEXUS if you have it), nor will you be able to use it at CATSA/ACSTA security checkpoints in Canada to get expedited security scanning. However , if you're flying back to the US, and doing so from a Canadian airport, the US immigration pre-clearance will accept it.

Yes, prior to boarding you will go through US CBP; so that on your first Alaskan stop there are no formalities. When flying to the (most not all flights) USA, you pre-clear US customs at the Vancouver airport, and then go into the E gates which are US destinations only. You'll arrive into the USA as if you were a domestic flight. HOWEVER, not that this extra step takes time, and the process is a little different than you're probably used to Check In Bag Drop (separate from checkin) Security US Immigration If you're taking the 1st (6a) flights of the day, note that things don't really get going at US CBP until about 445-500a; so arriving at 415a is generally good, but later in the day it can get busy, and I've seen 1hr lineups at US Immigration before.

I'll second the public transportation option for getting to the island; It's the best way of doing it. But realize you're looking at 4h30m from Vancouver to Victoria each way, so factor that into a trip to Butchart Gardens.

Another fine spot to watch ships pull out of the dock is Mahony and Sons Tavern at the Convention Centre West. I've done that many times....

the same Airline (Alaska), serve SJC/San Jose, SJD/San Jose and SJO/San Jose; and they're all in different countries, so it could be worse....

United also operate this route themselves, in addition to the codeshare on AC metal; perhaps you could change the booking to the UA operated flight UA1265 EWR1850 – 2154YVR 7M8 D UA1652 YVR2300 – 0714+1EWR 7M8 D

There are two other airports between Seattle and Vancouver with Alaska Air service. (BLI and PAE). BLI/Bellingham is a very viable option for you, and there is bus service from Vancouver cruise port to the Bellingham airport (quickcoach.com)