How To Reach London

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Being a huge global city, London can be considered as the most served destination for airways. The city has a total of six airports, Heathrow Airport being the largest and busiest one. This airport connects London to all the major cities in the world. The other airports are Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City and Southend. Other than these major airports in the city, there are various regional UK airports that can be conveniently accessed from London, and they serve as a cheaper option as well. Travelling within the city from the airport is also a simple option because of the different public transport links.

London is the most important city in UK and is easily accessible by car. Greater London is encircled by M25 Orbital motorway, which connects the city to other major areas like Scotland and Wales. Ridesharing is the best and the cheapest option for travelling to and from London. There are hardly a few people who drive to the centre of London as the roads remain congested heavily throughout the day. There are various Pay as you go car rental companies in the city.

London can be considered as the hub of the British rail network and every major city in and around Britain has frequent trains to London. The rail fares are comparatively quite cheaper than the cabs and buses. The major lines in London are London Paddington, London Marylebone, London Euston, London King's Cross, Liverpool Street, etc.

There are various international and domestic long distance buses available for transport to and from London. There are various coach stations off Buckingham Palace in Westminster, which lies close to the London Victoria Rail Station. The main coach operators are National Express which operate services to/ from London from throughout Great Britain. Eurolines and Megabus are other important coach services.