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 Picadilly Line = dark blue by aaaarrgh
The Heathrow Express train from London's Heathrow Airport to London Paddington Station is, in my view, expensive and over-hyped. Yes, if you need to be in the centre very quickly (20 minutes) and you do not mind paying the £13 one-way fare, go for it!
But, if you are on a budget and don't mind taking a bit longer to travel, catch the London Underground Piccadilly Line to the centre of the city instead. The Underground ("Tube") trains depart every few minutes from Heathrow. Cost £3.80. They take 40-45 minutes to get to London's 'inner zone'. And you may need to interpret the London Underground and change trains/Lines at some point. Change at Earls Court for the 'Circle Line' to Paddington.
One word of advice would be to avoid the Tube during the 'rush-hour' when Londoners are going to/from work i.e. 8-9am, 5-6pm.
But the Tube is part of the London experience. Why not start it at the airport!? Leave a Comment
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 The 9:30 AM South West train
at Farnham Station by Bwana_Brown
I have always enjoyed sitting back in comfort and letting the trains and subways do the work for me when I visit London. We grabbed this modern South West train at Farnham station and sat back in comfort, watching the country roll past as we made the one hour trip to Waterloo Station on the banks of the Thames River. The trip reminded me of several that we took from Horley (beside Gatwick Airport) back in 1979 and, in fact, this ride ended up on the same railway tracks, as we went past the familiar old landmark of the impressive Battersea Power Station (declared a National Historic site in 1980 and retired from active service in 1983) as we neared our final destination beside the London Eye. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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 Eurostar: gateway to the
Continent by irisbe
It connects UK with the continent by the Cannel Tunnel.
I agree it is funny that the Station is named after Waterloo, the place nearby Brussels where Napoleon got defeated.
Nowadays it gives way to France!
I booked my traintickets online, giving me the possibility to travel from any station within Belgium to Brussels midi to connect with the Eurostar. Leave a Comment
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 First class treatment at
Eurostar by irisbe
21 days advance:
1st class = 80 Euro
2nd class= 40 Euro
prices going up for 14 days booking in advance till a week...
Panoramic picture, click on it to enjoy the full size
When I booked my tickets I only had my onward journey for 40 Euro. If I wanted to go back in 2nd class I needed to purchase the 62,5 Euro ticket.
But if you go back around dinner time, maybe you just add 17,5 Euro for the 80 Euro 1st class ticket.
You get really a good service in return:
less crowded wagons;
free available magazines and newspapers;
an apperitive (champaign!)
an entry (yummie pieces of brie, cheese pie and vege pie) accompanied with a drink of your choice (wine in my case);
a choice between 2 menu's, I chose for the white fish, accompanied with another drink (another kind of wine);
coffee and a chocolate toffee
and a supplementary cup of coffee.
Overall the service and the meal was far better then the one I got on the Thalys train. Leave a Comment
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 eurostar and one of dali's
sculpture by sylvie-uk
It is not cheap but it is convenient(check the website below for tarifs and timetable).
Once in Waterloo station, you have access to the tube: northen line, jubilee line, barkerloo line. Leave a Comment
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 A Stansted Express train in
Liverpool St. Station by RhineRoll
UPDATE February 2006: Because they are so dependent on the train, wheelchair users should always check the website for railway closures. This happened to me on my recent visit. I was lucky to have pre-booked the tickets. That way, the responsibility to deal with my problem was on the railway company's side. I am happy to report that they dealt with my case in a very customer-friendly way. Without any discussion, they got me a taxi driving me to London and back on the other day. If I would have had to pay it by myself, it would have cost me 200 quid round trip.
UPDATE July 2009: On my recent trip to London, I was able to find about an argument that's contradicting the above recommendation to pre-book. I found out that wheelchair users are entitled to a 30 % discount for themselves and a carer by virtue of the concessionary fares scheme, but this requires to buy a ticket at the counter at Stansted Airport. Find out more here: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk. Compared to the cheapest pre-book offers, you can save up to GBP 3 per person that way. Leave a Comment
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Trains from Kent and Sussex come into (and obviously leave from )Charing Cross Station - (How many hours of my life have been spent waiting for a train here???)
Last train to the coast on a Friday night is 23.37 and on Saturday nights it's 23.30. If you don't think you can manage this early - book a hotel. Leave a Comment
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 by Mariajoy
Check the website for more details and always ask when buying your tickets at your chosen attraction if the vouchers can be used. I tried one or two places back in the summer who said - "oh that offer starts next week", so I wasn't able to use them. Leave a Comment
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 Railway Logo by easyoar
Again the downside is that it is not cheap, especially if you want to travel by rush hour (i.e. early in the morning or around 6pm in the evening). If you do go by train, you can buy a travelcard which allows you to use the Underground and the buses in London for an all inclusibe price.
The picture here shows the emblem for the railway lines in Britain. It used to be the British Rail logo, but now they are defunct, it is used by the regional railways to advertise that there is a station. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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 Eurostar by ToyinLeave a Comment Theme: Train
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