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when arriving at heathrow airport, and going to waterloo station, the route seems to picadilly line to green park. green park to waterloo station.....what is the time, and the cost....or is there a better route?

london england? love it!

I am going to post on the USA board "New York, USA", as if there were another.

Sorry for teasing, I would recommend the Picadilly to Leicester Square then the Misery Line down to Waterloo.

Where is you final destination? You may be better of getting there by bus.

Are you heading to Waterloo to catch the Eurostar or some other train -- or just trying to get to some place near Waterloo station?

Also - if for a train - how long have you given yourself for this trip in from LHR?

You might find it helpful to go to
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/

The Transport for London webpage
Click on Journey Planner on the left.

waring,

There is a London, Ontario in Canada and when I have dealt with business people from there they have no problem whatever of just saying "London" thereby confusing things.

But how many London's are there on the European forum?

little london, surrey
london, finland

But Little London is in England

i know...i was just answering your question.

I'm laughing at waring's terminology: the "misery" line--ha!! love it!

Is the Misery Line The Northern or the Waterloo? I could check the bloody website but it's too wordy!

Bakerloo..Bakerloo!! to Waterloo

Heathrow Express to Paddington, then Bakerloo, may save a bit of time, but not at lot - up to you if it justifies the money.

You can change at Green Park, but you have quite a long walk to the Jubilee Line. On the plus side, there are lifts if your luggage is really cumbersome.

Another option is to change at Hammersmith to the District Line (just cross the platform), then again at Westminster for the Jubilee Line - that's all escalators down to the Jubilee, and plenty of space to stand aside from any rushing crowds.

The downside of the Jubilee Line, though, if you're aiming for the Eurostar, is that you have a long walk at Waterloo to get to the Eurostar terminal.

The Bakerloo line platforms at Waterloo are much nearer the Eurostat terminal (from the Piccadilly Line, change at Piccadilly Circus. I can't see the point of going on to Leicester Square (for the Northern Line, which is at the same end of Waterloo as the Eurostar and Bakerloo platforms) - it can get quite crowded in narrow tunnels and staircases.

For a shorter change than Green Park, with luggage, you can take the Piccadilly Line from Heathrow to Hammersmith, cross the platform to the District line, carry on to Westminster, take a lift to street level, and a bus number 211 frrom beside the station to the station.

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Thought this was a personal message for me... but glad our American friends now understand our Eurocentric view - there is only one London:) - just as we never say Paris France when we talk about Paris.

To answer the question the change at Green Park involves a lengthy walk between the Piccadilly and Jubilee lines - I would change at Piccadilly Circus and take the Bakerloo line to Waterloo or if you can afford it the Heathrow Express (or new cheaper stopping service) to Paddington and then take the Bakerloo line from there to Waterloo

london, finland??????? Wow, that is news.

The Misery Line is the Northern Line, they still have a man walking in front of the train with a kerosene lamp.

The London, England thing is indeed perfectly logical to a North American, just a bit odd to English ears.

I have heard I took the train from Paris, France to Rome, Italy. In this case I thought stating the countries was redundant.

After dealing with the tube lines in London, while lugging around a large heavy suitcase, a dozen times, I would highly recommend a route that you can use lifts on. The route I used was Picadilly (blue) line, switch at Green Park (Jubilee - silver) to Waterloo. Albeit, every time I've gone the lifts were broken and ended up using the stairs - MISERY! Thankfully, the Brits usually were very nice and more than willing to help me out! Taking the tube from LHR to Waterloo will take about 50 min. I would recommend the Heathrow Express, as others have stated, which will take you to Paddington Station. From there you can take the tube to Waterloo via the Bakerloo (brown - not stair free) line. Or you could use the Circle/District line (green/yellow), switch at Westminster (Jubilee - silver) to Waterloo. Just a few different ideas. Cost is about 7usd for a one way ticket to central london. You could buy a travelcard that covers all districts, but unless you plan on travelling out of central London, it's probably more economical to just buy the Zone 1 card for the amount of days you'll need it and then another one way ticket back out to LHR. Have fun on your trip!!

cwoolner is confused.

From Heathrow to Waterloo via Paddington should involve no stairs at all.

There aren't any from any terminal to the Heathrow Express. Access to the Bakerloo Line at Paddington (and to the Eurostar at Waterloo) is entirely by escalator. There are stairs if you want them: but there's no need to use them if you'd rather use an escalator.

Apologies Flanneruk - that was information given on the Tube website via their handicap accessible tube map, which includes lifts, not just escalators. When I travelled to/from Paddington I always took a taxi to my destination in the city. Never had to deal with stairs then! lol

Last Dec i had to transit from Heathrow to Waterloo and decided to hop the local bus from Terminals 1, 2 and 3 unified bus stop and take it to nearby Feltham train station, where i got a direct train (several an hour avaialble) to Waterloo. Not quicker because the bus goes all around the airport en route to Feltham, which is only about a mile from terminal 4 where i landed, but a seemless easy route with luggage - no hassling with c rowded tubes or tube changing and probably cheaper. Took me about one hour. An easy way i'd go again but one never listed amongst the various ways to Waterloo.

Never listed? Search <b>feltham waterloo</b> and stand back.

Never listed in the oodles and oodles of posts i've read on Fodors except when i mention it - that's what i meant - never mentioned as a possibility when folks ask about getting to Eurostar from Heathrow. At least in my reading.

I put Fletham and Waterloo in the Fodor's search box and i stood back and got six mentions in past two years - i think three of them were my postings, one or two were yours. Was not floored by the expected flood?

I guess you use the word &quot;never&quot; in a different way than I do. Or 99% of the English-speaking world.

Never mind.

cwoolner:

Paddington tube station isn't accessibility-friendly: getting to and from the Hammersmith &amp; City, and to and from the anticlockwise Circle line, is a nightmare for anyone with luggage or even a slight limp.

But the Bakerloo and the clockwise Circle line are both blissfully accessible. Except, of course, when an escalator doesn't work.