Tuesday, May 31, 2011

How to get from Heathrow Airport to Kings Cross?

I'm flying in to terminal 4 Wednesday morning, I need to get to London's kings cross train station!!



Help!!



Directions, where I need to go to get the tube, where do I change etc.....How to get from Heathrow Airport to Kings Cross?
Heathrow is in Zone 6, Kings cross in Zone 1. Make sure you don't buy a zone 1-2 travelcard.How to get from Heathrow Airport to Kings Cross?
Route 1 - Follow the signs to London Underground Heathrow T4 station and take the Picaddily Line direct to Kings Cross St Pancres. From Kings Cross St Pancres tube station follow the signs to Kings Cross Mainline station (or ask any member of staff in the blue uniform).

Time: Aprox 1 Hour



Route 2 - Follow the signs to the Heathrow connect station at T4 and catch a overground service to London Paddington. From London Paddington walk to Paddington Underground station and catch either the Hammersmith and city line or the Circle line to Kings Cross St Pancres (then follow signs to the mainline station)

Time : Aprox 40 min



Route 3 - Follow the signs to the Heathrow connect station at T4 and catch a train one stop to Heathrow Central Termial 1,2,3 (free train service between terminals within the Airport). Alight and wait on the same platform for the Heathrow express service to London Paddington and then follow the instructions in Route 2 above to get to kings Cross.

Time: Aprox 25 min



Please note that if you go to Paddington, the Hammersmith and city line (pink on tube map) and the circle line (yellow on tube map) leave from 2 entirely different platfroms at Paddington. If you chose to catch the Circle Line and no cirlce line train is displayed, catch the first train to Edgware Road (just one stop) and alight there whereby you have the choice of both the circle line or Hammersmith and city line as they both leave from the same platform at Edgeware Road
There should be signs prominently located in the terminal directing you to the tube station which is inside the airport (and if you don't see them just ask somebody). The Heathrow stops are on the Piccadilly Line that runs through King's Cross so once you're on the train headed into London you don't need to do anything. I believe the charge is 拢4.00 without an oyster card and 拢3.50 with one (note that if you are staying in London for any length of time an Oyster card is a good purchase).
when you're at Heathrow, look for the underground sign ... it's the red circle with the blue line across it that you see on the bottom right corner of this map

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/s



then it's easy ... just get on the tube train and sit and read a book or newspaper until you get to Kings Cross St Pancras station, the journey will take just under an hour

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