Once upon a time there were frequent dedicated airport buses, these quickly went out of business when the Heathrow Express train started operating, offering faster journey times not interrupted by London's traffic and the Underground was also extended to Heathrow. If you are watching your budget, the TFL Heathrow train is a less frequent stopping train but at nearly half the price. The Heathrow Express train is a premium dedicated airport train. Indeed if you stay at a hotel around Paddington Station, of which there are many, you can be at check-in before getting to some of Heathrow's own airport hotels. These are the most stress free, fastest and most comfortable transfer options available. Paddington is the terminus of the Heathrow Express and TFL Rail Heathrow trains. A few hundred yards down the road around the next Underground station, Gloucester Road, the bias shifts towards larger, 4-star type hotels. Premier Inn, Best Western and Ibis as well as a scattering of luxury hotels including a Marriott and is fine as a place to stay. The main road out to Heathrow goes through Earl's Court so a private car will be the cheapest fare too as opposed to any other London hotel district.Įarl's Court has a bias towards budget hotels but also has very good value mid-range chains like From Heathrow, fares are cheaper than the next station along (Gloucester Road) but travelling into the centre of London Earl's Court is the same price as anywhere else in central London. Earl's Court Station is unusual in that it is in two transport zones, 1 and 2. It has the direct Underground link taking 35-40 minutes, with trains at least every 5 minutes. Heathrow to Earl's Court and Gloucester Road areas of KensingtonĮarl's Court is geographically the closest major hotel district to Heathrow. The most convenient central London hotel districts for Heathrow Airport are the Earl's Court and Gloucester Road areas of Kensington and Paddington.
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