Your Holiday in London

How to get to London

London is served by three major airports, Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, and two smaller airports, Luton, and London City.  London is also served by many local, regional, national and international rail services.  You are able to use the London Underground (subway) network to travel between any of the mainline station if necessary.  You can get to London via the Eurotunnel from over 100 places across Europe (mainly France).

Travelling around/how to get around London

Buses are a quick and convenient way to travel around London and will get you anywhere you want to go, albeit a bit slower than the tube, which gives you a chance to see the scenery on the way.

Cycling is the cheapest, fastest and healthiest way of travelling around London.

London’s famous black cabs can either be booked in advance, hailed on the street or from designated taxi ranks.  To go from one end of London o the other in a taxi, it should cost about £25.  Fares are more economical if you share. 

Overland trains play a crucial part as the international gateway to the UK by providing vital airport links.

London’s tube is the oldest underground train system in the world.  It’s the backbone of London’s public transport with 150,000 people entering the tube system every hour.

Walking is a fantastic way to get around and enjoy the capital.  It’s free, healthy and enables you to take in the sights of London on your route.

London Tours and Guides

London offers excellent guided walks (you can get 2-3 hours of guided walks on a variety of themes for around £6).  But buyers beware, there are lots of impostor walking guides - make sure you are getting the real deal! 

Open top bus tours offer a good, but somewhat expensive introduction to the sights of London.  2 principal operators tend to dominate the market for this kind of tour: The Big Bus Company and The Original Tour.  Both provide hop-on/hop-off services where you can get off at any attraction and catch the next bus.  Both also provide live commentaries in English and recorded commentaries in other languages.

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