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Thurrock West is the backup to East. Same brand, same £8 parking for your stay, and a Thyme Bar & Grill for dinner.
It’s about 7.1 km from the terminal in a straight line, which drops it a band on our scale.
Watch the height limit if you’re in a van. Book a taxi for the morning.
Book it if
- East is full
- You’re a family with up to two kids
- You want dinner downstairs
Look elsewhere if
- You’re in a tall van
- You’re bringing a pet
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Premier Inn Thurrock West publishes and our own map estimates.
Thyme Bar & Grill for dinner, with a dinner-and-drink bundle, per Premier Inn.
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 7.1 km in a straight line. Book a taxi.
Not in the rate: a build-your-own breakfast, about £11.99 per Expedia. Up to two children eat free with a paying adult, per Premier Inn.
The Tilbury terminal is about 7.1 km away in a straight line, so it’s a ride, not a walk. Your boarding documents set the check-in time, not the hotel.
Premier Inn lists £8.00 a night for guests, run by Horizon Parking, with height limits of 2.15 m and 2.3 m. Nothing says it covers a cruise.
Night-Before Score: 28 of 100
Every point comes from Premier Inn’s own pages, with Expedia’s listing for the address and breakfast price (named where used); the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Premier Inn Thurrock West is about 49.3 km from Heathrow in a straight line, and about 7.1 km from the Tilbury terminal. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No airport shuttle is listed. From Heathrow, take the Elizabeth line, then the c2c train to Tilbury Town or a nearby station, or book a car.
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 7.1 km in a straight line. Book a taxi.
From LHR without a hotel shuttle
A booked car from Tilbury to Heathrow is listed from £156.91 for a saloon, about 1 hour 15 minutes, by City Airport Taxis. By rail it’s the Elizabeth line from £13.90, per Heathrow, then c2c from West Ham to Tilbury Town from £5.80 off-peak, per c2c, then about a mile to the terminal. The airport page has the fares and the timing.
Premier Inn lists £8.00 a night for guests, run by Horizon Parking, with height limits of 2.15 m and 2.3 m. Nothing says it covers a cruise.
Parking for your stay: £8.00 a night, run by Horizon Parking; height limits 2.15 m and 2.3 m (Premier Inn).
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 7.1 km in a straight line. Book a taxi.
Flying in the morning you sail? Heathrow is about 1 hour 15 minutes from the terminal by car on a transfer company’s estimate, and you’ll be coming off an overnight flight, so we’d land the day before; the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
the Tilbury terminalShips turn around at the London International Cruise Terminal at Tilbury, 22 nautical miles down the Thames from Tower Bridge, per Capital Cruising. Premier Inn Thurrock West is about 7.1 km from our pin for it in a straight line. Some lines use the Greenwich mooring instead, so check your documents; the London (Tilbury) cruise guide has the rest.
Source: capitalcruising.co.ukDistance
~7.1 km, straight lineAbout 7.1 km from the Tilbury terminal in a straight line between our map pins. That’s a ride, not a walk.
Airport bus
Not statedThere’s no airport bus to Tilbury. From Heathrow it’s the Elizabeth line, a change for West Ham and the c2c train, or a booked car.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedPremier Inn lists £8.00 a night for guests, run by Horizon Parking, with height limits of 2.15 m and 2.3 m. Nothing says it covers a cruise.
In town
Terminal long stay, £11 a nightCapital Cruising runs long-stay parking at the terminal: £11.00 a night including VAT, booked in advance, with a lower rate for cruises of 30 nights or more. When it’s busy you’re sent to an overflow area with a free shuttle bus. None of our hotels prices parking for a cruise.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteThyme Bar & Grill for dinner, with a dinner-and-drink bundle, per Premier Inn.
Breakfast
ExtraNot in the rate: a build-your-own breakfast, about £11.99 per Expedia. Up to two children eat free with a paying adult, per Premier Inn.
Address
Stonehouse Lane, West ThurrockStonehouse Lane, West Thurrock, Purfleet RM19 1NS
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Premier Inn Thurrock West and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm whether parking can cover a cruise, the number of rooms, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Not in the rate: a build-your-own breakfast, about £11.99 per Expedia. Up to two children eat free with a paying adult, per Premier Inn.
Parking for your stay
£8.00 a night, run by Horizon Parking; height limits 2.15 m and 2.3 m (Premier Inn)
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Not allowed, per Expedia.
Food and drink on site
- Thyme Bar & GrillDinner
Rooms
Doubles, family triples and quads, and accessible rooms, per Expedia and Premier Inn.
Accessibility
Accessible rooms, with a bath or a roll-in shower, per Expedia.
On site
- GymNot stated
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsYes
- Pets allowedNo
Also worth knowing
- Vans can’t use the top parking level, per Premier Inn
- Bags held after check-out where available
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Breakfast about £11.99 extra, per Expedia.
- Parking £8 a night, height limits apply.
- Check-out by noon.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether parking can cover a cruise
- The number of rooms
Every hotel fact here comes from Premier Inn’s own pages, with Expedia’s listing for the address and breakfast price (named where used), read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins; the terminal pin and the hotel pins are our estimates.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Premier Inn Thurrock West: the London (Tilbury) cruise guide and London (Tilbury) as a port of call.
Thyme Bar & Grill, then a taxi to the ship.
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Premier Inn Thurrock West FAQ
Is breakfast included at Premier Inn Thurrock West?
No. Expedia lists it at about £11.99, and children eat free with a paying adult, per Premier Inn.
How much is parking at Premier Inn Thurrock West?
£8.00 a night for guests, run by Horizon Parking, per Premier Inn, with 2.15 m and 2.3 m height limits.
How far is Premier Inn Thurrock West from the cruise terminal?
About 7.1 km in a straight line by our map.
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