Heathrow
The Heathrow Express (0845-6001515) service from Paddington Station is the
quickest and most efficient way of getting to and from Heathrow. The journey
takes 15 to 20 minutes and costs £12 each way (£22 return). Many
airlines including British Airways, American Airlines and United Airlines now
have check-in desks at Paddington.
Traveling by tube from Central London on the Piccadilly Line will take you
about one hour. Tickets cost £3.40. There's a tube station for Terminal
4 and another for Terminals 1, 2 and 3. The Airbus Heathrow Shuttle (020-7222-1234/020-8400-6655)
runs two buses an hour (5 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.) from all four terminals to 17
points within central London. The journey time is around 1 hour and 45minutes.
Tickets cost £7 single, £12 return.
Gatwick
Three rail services link Gatwick to London. The Gatwick Express to Victoria
Station takes about 30 to 35 minutes and runs 24 hours daily. Trains leave
every 15 minutes, except between 12:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. when they run every
hour. Tickets cost £10.20 single, £20.40 return (valid for one
month).
Connex South Central also runs a service between Gatwick and Victoria, with
trains running approximately every 15 minutes during the day and every hour
between 1 a.m. and 4a.m.
The journey time is slightly longer than the Gatwick Express, but tickets
are cheaper, costing £8.20 single, £16.40 return (valid for one
month). A day return costs £8.30 (after 9:30 a.m.). If you are staying
in the Bloomsbury or the City area, the Thameslink service may be more convenient.
Frequency and journey times vary. Tickets (to Kings Cross) cost £9.50
single, £19 return.
The cheapest option would be the Jetlink 777 (020-8668-7261 or 01737-2424111)
coach service to Victoria Coach Station. The journey time is about 90 minutes
and the services run from 5 a.m.- 8 p.m. daily, every one or two hours. Tickets
cost £8 single, £12 return (valid for three months).
Berkeleys Hotel Connections (see Heathrow) also operate a service out of
Gatwick. The fares are £18 per person each way (£16 if booked on
the Internet). A taxi to Gatwick from Central London will set you back around £90
and takes at least one hour.
London City Airport
London City Airport, located just 6 miles from the city core, is perhaps the
easiest to get to and from for most people staying in central London. A taxi
between the airport and the City of London (the traditional financial district)
would take about 30 minutes cost about £24. A taxi to/from Canary Wharf
in east London (the new financial district) would take less than 20 minutes
and cost about £13. And a taxi to/from ExCel (the new conference and
exhibition center) would take only about five minutes and cost £7.
London City Airport operates frequent shuttle buses to several stations that
connect into London's public transport system. The shuttle goes to/from Liverpool
Street Station in central London (on the Central, Circle, Metropolitan and
Hammersmith and City lines of the London Underground), Canary Wharf (on the
Jubilee line of the Underground, and the Docklands Light Rail line) and to
Canning Town Station (Jubilee line and the Docklands Light Rail). The shuttle
costs £6 each way to/from Liverpool Street, £3 to/from Canary Wharf,
and £2 to/from Canning Town.
For more detailed information, travelers can check the London City Airport
Web site: http://www.londoncityairport.com/
Luton Airport
A new railway station at Luton Airport allows people to travel direct to central
London on the Thameslink service (national rail inquiries at 08457-484950).
Trains leave every 5 to 10 minutes and the journey takes 30 to 40 minutes.
Tickets cost £9 single. The Green Line coach service (020-8668-7261)
runs from Luton to Victoria Station at 40 minutes past each hour.
The trip takes 90 minutes and costs £7.20 single, £11.80 return
(valid for three months). A taxi from Luton airport into central London takes
at least one hour and costs around £65.
Stansted Airport
The quickest way to Stansted is on the Stansted Express train (08457- 484950)
to Liverpool Street Station; the journey time is 40 to 45 minutes. Trains leave
every 15 and 30 minutes depending on the time of day. Tickets cost £11
single, £12.80 day return (after 9:30 a.m., Monday-Friday), £16.10
return within five days and £22 open return.
Jetlink 777 buses run to Victoria Coach Station; the trip takes 1 hour and
40 minutes, with stops at Hendon Central, Finchley Road and Marble Arch tube
stations. Tickets cost £9 single, £13 return (valid for three months).
A taxi from central London to Stansted will cost around £80 and takes
about one hour.
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Airlines in London Airport
There are several Airlines and Airline Agents operates in London as follows:
Air Canada
Reservations: +0990 247-226
Flight Inquiries: +020 8751-1331
Air France
Reservations: 0845-0845-111
American Airlines
Reservations: +020 8572-5555
Flight Inquiries: +020 8750-1048
British Airways
Reservations: +0345 222-111
Flight Inquiries: +0990 444-000
Canadian Airlines
Reservations: +0345 616-767
Cathay Pacific
Reservations: +020 7747-8888
Flight Inquiries: +020 8745-7731
Continental Air
Reservations: +0800 776-464
Delta Air Lines
Reservations: +0800 414-767
Flight Inquiries: +01-293 535-353
KLM
Reservations: +0870 507-4074
Lufthansa
Reservations: +0345 737-747
Qantas
Reservations: +0345 747-767
Swissair
Reservations: +020 7434-7300
Flight Inquiries: +020 8754-8594
TWA
Reservations: +0345 333-3333
Flight Inquiries: +01-293 535-353
United Airlines
Reservations: +0845 844-4777
Flight Inquiries: +01-426 915-500
Virgin Atlantic
Reservations: +01-293 747-747
Flight Inquiries: +01-293 511-581
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