- Choosing wings
- How to get to London from its airports
- To London by land
The capital of Great Britain is one of the favorite cities in the world not only among Russian oligarchs and beau monde, but also among ordinary tourists, whose plans include sightseeing much more often than shopping in world-famous boutiques and parties in expensive clubs. Fans of medieval architecture, black tea and the five o'clock traditions and the virtuoso game of Fulham football players know the answer to the question of how to get to London.
Choosing wings
Directly Moscow and London are separated by about 2,500 kilometers, which the impatient prefer to travel by plane, and those who like to drive on the roads of Europe - and on their own wheels. The absolute majority gives preference to air travel, and therefore we will focus on air routes:
- Direct flights from the Russian capital to the British capital are operated by Aeroflot and British Airways. The Russian carrier asks for about $ 270 for its services, delivering passengers of regular flights in 4 hours.
- British Airways fly to London and directly from St. Petersburg. The price of the issue is from $ 460, you will have to spend 3, 5 hours in the sky.
- A connecting flight from Moscow to London is the cheapest one for Latvian airlines. With a transfer in Riga, you will get to London for $ 200 and 5 hours. The docking itself also does not take much time. Swiss International Air Lines and Austrian Airlines value their services a little more. The flight through Zurich and Vienna will cost $ 210 and take just over five hours.
- With connections to the British capital from the Russian northern capital, you can get on board Air Baltic. Latvians ask for only $ 220 for their services. The flight time without taking into account the transfer will be about 5 hours, but connections with Latvian air carriers on this direction are usually quite long and not very convenient.
- You can buy a ticket from St. Petersburg to London from Finnish aviators. Finnair sells them for the same $ 220, but the connection in Helsinki is usually not as long as in Riga.
Most international flights arrive at London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports. The first one is the largest not only in the country, but throughout the entire Old World, and the second receives mainly charters, but regular flights in its schedule are not uncommon.
How to get to London from its airports
Heathrow is the largest European airport, built 24 km west of the central part of the British capital. Public transport serving Heathrow passengers and connecting it to the city can be divided into three types:
- Heathrow Express trains are the fastest, but also the most expensive type of public transfer. The schedule of their movement is from 5.00 to 23.30. There are two train stops at the airport - Heathrow Central, serving passengers in terminals 1, 2, 3, and a station in terminal 5. Travel time from the airport to Paddington Station is approximately 20 minutes, and for a ticket you will have to pay as much as 27 pounds.
- All Heathrow terminals are connected to London by underground lines. The route is marked in blue on the map and is called the Piccadilly Line. Terminals 1, 2 and 3 have a common station Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3. The remaining two terminals have their own stations - Heathrow Terminal 4 and Heathrow Terminal 5, respectively. Underground trains travel to central London in approximately 50 minutes.
- Buses from the national carrier National Express connect the airport bus station to Victoria bus station. Their passengers spend about an hour on the way. The first bus leaves the airport at 5.30 am, the last one at 21.30. The price of a single trip is about £ 6. Night passengers are served by Bus Line 9, which runs from Heathrow Station to Trafalgar Square every half hour.
Taxis are available for those not accustomed to using public transport. The cost is monitored by the meter and the amount of the trip ranges from £ 40 to £ 90, depending on the distance.
Gatwick Airport is the second largest airport with passengers in London and throughout the country. It is located 47 km south of the center of the British capital and is connected with it by bus and rail routes.
Passengers can get to London with National Express buses (£ 8 per one way ticket), Metrobus (the cheapest - £ 2) and Fastway.
The train station near Gatwick provides train connections to Victoria Station and Luton and Heathrow airports. The cost of the trip to London is £ 18, and trains run every quarter of an hour. Their timetable is from 5.00 to midnight.
The taxi will cost 22, 5 pounds per seat in the car.
To London by land
If you absolutely do not like flying, buses, trains and even a car will help you get to London.
Eurostar has regular train connections from Paris, Amsterdam, Geneva or Brussels. For example, having taken a train in Moscow to the French capital via Berlin, and in Paris by changing to a train to London, you will be able to go to the platform of the British capital station only after three days. The cost of one-way tickets will be at least $ 300, and therefore this type of transfer cannot be called cheap and profitable.
Bus trips from the continent to the UK are organized by several companies, the most popular of which is Eurolines. You will be taken from Paris to the capital of Foggy Albion in 7 hours and $ 60.
All prices in the material are approximate and given for March 2017. It is better to check the exact fare on the official websites of the carriers.
