Travelling to London
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London's main airport is Heathrow , however, the airports at Gatwick, Luton and Stansted are all easily accessible from London. Each airport has rail links with the city.
Heathrow Airport is served by the Heathrow Express. Trains run every 15 minutes and journey time to Central London (Paddington Station) is just 15 minutes. A single ticket costs £12.00
Alternatively the Piccadilly underground line runs from Heathrow airport to Central London. The journey takes approximately 60 minutes and a single ticket costs £3.60.
Gatwick and Luton Airport are both served by a Rail Service that runs between Bedford and Brighton. The service stops at 5 London Railway Stations with connections to ten Underground stations. The journey from both airports to central London takes approximately 30-45 minutes and a single ticket costs £9.50 from Luton airport and £9.80 from Gatwick airport.
Gatwick airport also benefits from the Gatwick Express trains. They run every 15 minutes during the day and every half-hour through the night from Gatwick to London Victoria Railway Station. The journey to London Victoria Station (a major transport interchange) takes 30 minutes and a single ticket costs £10.50.
Stansted Airport - The Stansted Express train runs from the airport to London Liverpool St Railway Station (connections to underground and mainline rail). The journey time is 40 minutes and trains run every 15 minutes during the day. A single ticket costs £13.
Heathrow Airport is served by the Heathrow Express. Trains run every 15 minutes and journey time to Central London (Paddington Station) is just 15 minutes. A single ticket costs £12.00
Alternatively the Piccadilly underground line runs from Heathrow airport to Central London. The journey takes approximately 60 minutes and a single ticket costs £3.60.
Gatwick and Luton Airport are both served by a Rail Service that runs between Bedford and Brighton. The service stops at 5 London Railway Stations with connections to ten Underground stations. The journey from both airports to central London takes approximately 30-45 minutes and a single ticket costs £9.50 from Luton airport and £9.80 from Gatwick airport.
Gatwick airport also benefits from the Gatwick Express trains. They run every 15 minutes during the day and every half-hour through the night from Gatwick to London Victoria Railway Station. The journey to London Victoria Station (a major transport interchange) takes 30 minutes and a single ticket costs £10.50.
Stansted Airport - The Stansted Express train runs from the airport to London Liverpool St Railway Station (connections to underground and mainline rail). The journey time is 40 minutes and trains run every 15 minutes during the day. A single ticket costs £13.
By Rail
London has excellent rail links with the rest of country and also with mainland Europe. The Eurostar terminal at Waterloo provides access to Paris and Brussels. Journey times are 3 hours to Paris and 2 and a half hours to Brussels. Wales, the north of England and Scotland are all easily accessible , for example, journey time to Edinburgh is 4 and a half hours. For national rail enquiries - national rail or trainline
By Road
London can be easily reached by road from all parts of the country. The AA routplanner can assist you with planning your route into London. As with any major city, London does suffer from traffic congestion and parking is expensive and limited.
The ports of Dover, Ramsgate, Harwich and Southampton are within a 2 hour drive of central London, direct trains take less than 2 hours. For services to and from Ireland, the port of Holyhead is a 6hr drive from Central London.