London airports
5 airports around london. Here you can learn which one is the closest to the city, and which one is the busiest..
Heathrow Airport
One of the largest airports in the world, and the largest in the UK. Serves as the primery hub for British airwayes, virgin atlanic and major hub for BMI.
Location 24KM west of Central London
Transportation
Train Heathrow express – a non-stop service directly to London’s Paddington station; trains leave every 15 minutes for the 15-minute journey
Tube– London Underground Piccadilly line: four tube stations serve the airport – Terminals 1, 2, 3; Terminal 4; Terminal 5 and Hatton Cross. The standard journey time from the Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3 tube station to Central London is 40-50 minutes
Shuttle – door-to-door London hotel shuttle bus service is operated by Dot2Dot from each terminal, and HotelHoppa buses connect each terminal with hotels in the Heathrow area
Buses – Heathrow Airport has one of the United Kingdom’s biggest bus stations, with many local bus services (Transport for London) to nearby London suburbs.
Taxi– Takes around 40 minutes and cost around 40 Pounds to go to Paddington station
1 terminal
Location: 48km (30 miles) northeast of London
Train– Stansted Express train, to Liverpool Street station £15 one way
Taxi – around 54 Pounds takes
Bus – EasyBus
Taxi – A journey to central London takes approximately 65 minutes and costs around £77 (plus £5 congestion charge if your destination is within the charging zone).
Train – Gatwick Express offers dedicated, high-speed travel between central London and Gatwick Airport. With a journey time of just 30 minutes between London Victoria and Gatwick (35 minutes on Sundays), there is no faster way between the heart of the city and the airport.
A standard single fare is £16.90 and a standard return is £28.80. For details of special offers and to pre-book tickets visit http://www.gatwickexpress.com/
Transportation
Train – Regular rail services to central London take as little as 21 minutes with Midland Mainline and 25 minutes with First Capital Connect.