Heathrow is twelve miles west of the city. Here you have various possibilities to reach the city centre: the Picadilly underground line (takes about 50 min to the centre), either the smart, fast but expensive Heathrow Express rail – which connects the airport to Paddington station – or one of the two Airbus services.
No. 1 runs south of Hyde Park to Victoria station, No. 2 follows a more northern line to terminate at King’s Cross Station. After midnight you should take night bus No. 97.Traditional airlines are sometimes running a campaign cheaper than the low-budget options from main London’s airports Gatwick and Heathrow:British Airway
Gatwick
thirty miles south of the city, has a nonstop Express rail service from and to Victoria Train Station (journey time 30 min, runs every 15 min). Other trains operated by South Central, usually making two stops before Victoria, are slower but cheaper. Flightline buses depart for Victoria Coach Station from Gatwick’s North and South terminals.
Stansted
smaller airport, 34 miles northeast of the capital. It is served by Skytrain trains to Liverpool Street and Tottenham Hale, where you can connect with London’s underground services. Flightline coaches also run a daily service. Ryanair and Easyjet offer under £30 flights with about 35% of the market. They often use smaller airports quite far away from the destination (Stanstead, Luton).
Luton
This is the smallest airport and the furthest away from London city. Minibuses link the airport and Luton Parkway station, from where trains run to King’s Cross Thameslink. Bus No. 757 runs directly to Marble arch and Victoria (journey time about 85 min). New travel airlines that fly cheap from those small airports to East European Cities are Sky Europe and Wizz Air.
Leave a Reply