Travelling somewhere for the first time can make you a little edgy because of the unfamiliar sense of the place. That’s why it is necessary to have at least the basic know-how’s in getting in and around the area. For you, first timers in London, let loose and take that anxious feeling off your system. Here’s something to guide you through your business trip to one of the world’s largest financial centres.
For a corporate business traveller like you, you need to catch the most efficient access to your destination, time and money-wise. There’s a bunch of ways to reach Greater London, CBD, and all over the metropolis from the airport and vice versa. Check what airport you will arrive at and we’ll take it from there.
Lying 20 miles west of Central London is an airport that offers flights to 180 destinations in more than 90 countries—the London Heathrow (LHR). Here, you can choose to take the Heathrow Express, London Underground, Heathrow connect, National Express Coach, Heathrow to Feltham, taxi, or Hotel by Bus. For further details about the available airport transfers, visit its website.
If you’re landing on Gatwick Airport (LGW), London’s second largest airport, you can reach Centr
al London as fast as 30 minutes via Gatwick Express. It runs every 15 minutes from Monday to Saturday and 35 minutes
on Sundays. There are other several transport optio
ns to and from London as well like coaches and trains or car hire. Better visit London Gatwick’s website to plan your transfers.
The London Stansted Airport (STN), located 40 miles to north-east of London, is Britain’s third busiest airport servicing over 150 destination in more than 30 countries. Click here to view various transport links to Central London. The page also contains detailed information on fares, timetable, contact numbers, destinations and directions.
The London City Airport (LCY) sits 6 miles east of Central London and can be accessed through various means such as Dockland Light Railway (DLR), bus, Shuttle Express Service, taxi, train, or car hire. Aside from flight information and booking, London City Airport’s website also holds relevant information on your transfer options, directions and route maps.
The London Luton Airport (LTN), one of Britain’s largest airports is nestled 32 miles north-west of London. Modes of transportation to and from here include trains, buses or coaches, and licensed taxis. Its website contains links where you can get the contact info of cab companies, check timetables and purchase bus and train tickets online.
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London City Airport
Royal Docks, London E16 2PB, UK
+44 (0)20 7646 0088
London Luton Airport
Navigation House, Airport Way, Luton, Bedfordshire LU2 9LY, UK
+44 (01582) 405 100
London Heathrow Airport
234 Bath Road, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 5AP, UK
+44 (0844) 335 1801
London Gatwick Airport
West Sussex, RH6 0NP, UK
+44 (0844) 335 1802
London Stansted Airport
Enterprise House, Bassingbourne Road, Essex CM24 1QW, UK
+44 (0844) 335 1803
