Airports
Flying into London, you'll arrive at one of the capital's five international airports : Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton or City Airport. Heathrow , twelve miles west of the city, has four terminals, and two train/tube stations: one for terminals 1, 2 and 3, and a separate one for terminal 4. The high-speed Heathrow Express trains travel non-stop to Paddington Station (every 15min; 15-20min) for GBP12 each way or GBP22 return. A much cheaper alternative is to take the slow Piccadilly Underground line into central London (every 2-5min; 50min) for GBP3.50. If you plan to make several sightseeing journeys on your arrival day, buy a multi-zone One-Day Travelcard for GBP4.70. There is also Airbus #2, which runs from outside all four Heathrow terminals to several destinations in the city (every 30min; 1hr) and costs GBP7 single, GBP12 return. From midnight, you'll have to take night bus #N97 to Trafalgar Square (every 30min; 1hr 10min) for a bargain GBP1.50. Taxis are plentiful, but cost at least GBP35 to central London, and take around an hour (longer in the rush hour). Gatwick , thirty miles to the south, has two terminals, North and South, connected by a monorail. The non-stop Gatwick Express train runs day and night between the South Terminal and Victoria Station (every 15-30min; 30min) for GBP9.50. Other options include the Connex South Central service to Victoria (every 30min; 40min) for GBP8.20, or Thameslink to King's Cross (every 15-30min; 50min) for GBP9.50. Airbus #5 runs from both terminals to Victoria Coach Station (hourly; 1hr 30min) and costs GBP8 single, GBP10 return. A taxi ride into central London will set you back GBP50 or more, and take at least an hour. Stansted , London's swankiest international airport, lies 34 miles northeast of the capital, and is served by the Stansted Express to Liverpool Street (every 15-30min; 45min), which costs GBP12 single, GBP22 return. Airbus #6 or #7 also runs to Victoria Coach Station (hourly; 1hr 15min), and costs GBP8 single, GBP10 return. A taxi into central London will cost GBP50 or more, and take at least an hour. Luton airport (tel 01582/405100; www.london-luton.com) is roughly thirty miles north of the city centre, and mostly handles charter flights. Luton Airport Parkway station is connected by rail to King's Cross and other stations in central London, with Thameslink running trains every fifteen minutes, plus one or two throughout the night; the journey takes thirty to forty minutes; the single fare is GBP9.50, returns are GBP16.90. Green Line (tel 0870/6087261) buses run approximately every hour from Luton to Victoria Station, taking around an hour and a half, and costing GBP7.50 single, GBP12 return. A taxi will cost in the region of GBP70 and take at least an hour from central London. London's smallest airport, City Airport , is situated in Docklands, nine miles east of central London. It handles European flights only, and is connected by shuttle bus with Canning Town (every 5min; 5min), and Canary Wharf (every 10min; 10min) for GBP2, plus Liverpool Street (every 10min; 25-35min) for GBP5. A taxi into central London will cost around GBP15 and take half an hour or so.
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