flanneruk

"Does anyone out there know this for sure?"

Yes. I do PRECISELY this journey several times a week. That's why I said there are stairs.

And if your husband thinks the journey planner says different (it doesn't) he's a buffoon. Or you're incapable of understanding him

I seriously suggest you get a new one. And, while you're at it learn some manners.

Homesteadgirl

Sorry, I did not mean to offend...Certainly appreciate your info and comments.
We didn't realize that if the journey planner shows escalators that there could also be stairs.

While I am not frail, I do have a knee injury and want to avoid a lot of stairs. That said, I think I can manage a few.

janisj

Oh great - not only do you need to cross London and two countries after an overnight flight -- you have a bum knee too.

It would have been best if you had looked at a map of the UK and researched transport options <u>before</u> deciding on NW Wales for your first night. Sort of like flying into San Francisco and staying the first night in San Diego.

helen_belsize

I think you husband has confused the sign for stairs, a slanting zigzag in bold and the sign for an escalator which is a sloping lozenge with a body poking out of it.

Heathrow to Kings Cross is the best option with a bad knee. There are lifts/elevators out of Kings X and escalators to the booking hall first. I think you might quite like the short walk to Euston to stretch your legs after the time on the tube and the aeroplane.

If you take this route, when you get to the side of Euston, Eversholt Street, enter by the footpath where the buses exit and you have a sloping walk into the station and avoid the stairs. If you end up taking a taxi into Euston, then there is a little vehicle like the sort you get in airports which will take you under the concourse an onto the Platform, you need to know your train for the driver. You don't have to tip but I usually gave him a pound.

If you are using trains later in your holiday warn them in advance and you will be helped on your journey via special lifts etc and they can provide a wheelchair.

jkbritt

Take the bus as suggested above. Granted it is around 7-8 hours, but no steps, no changes or only 1, can sleep on the way, not worrying about sleeping through a stop, no fighting London tube traffic, no train/tube stike when you arrive, etc. You can buy supersaver fares fairly cheaply if bought in advance. Also, pack light, really light. Wife and I take a backpack each. If it does not fit, it does not go. Backpacks weight around 18 pounds each. If we need more stuff when we get there, we buy it. We support chairty shops and second hand shops a lot. Need an extra sweater, buy one there for 2 pounds, need a coat, buy one for 4 pounds, etc. Every big, medium sized and most small towns in UK have chairty shops, just ask around.

janisj

A coach is a definite option -- but there is no direct route from LHR to Llandudno. There would be a change and 30 minute wait at Birmingham. The journey takes 7:45 total and unless one can catch the 10:45 AM coach out of LHR, it won't work schedule wise . . . .

oliverandharry

Are you stuck with LHR? I personally would simply fly to Dublin and ferry across to Wales.

Homesteadgirl

Thanks for all your comments, advice, directions. We now have plenty of info to make an informed decision.