London, travel, trains...advice/tips

[OttawaSaint]

Hello everyone,

 

I am flying in to London Heathrow tomorrow morning. My brother passed away suddenly; he was only 35.

 

I haven't landed in London in many years. I had to this time as I couldn't get a fight to an airport in the North East where my family live.

 

Do you have any tips/advice for getting across London from heathrow to Kings Cross so that I can get the train up to the North East and maybe save a bit of money in the mean time (our dollars don't stack up too well with your pounds).

 

Thanks in advance

 

OttawaSaint

[moonraker]

Ottawa, condolences for the passing of your brother.

 

The cheapest way from HROW to KC would be to use the tube, not the Heathrow Express via Paddington

[Hatch]

yes, as above, as long as you don't have loads of baggage, Piccadilly line from heathrow right throught to KingS X

 

takes about an hour

 

edit: sincere condolences to you

[View From The Top]

Hello everyone,

 

I am flying in to London Heathrow tomorrow morning. My brother passed away suddenly; he was only 35.

 

I haven't landed in London in many years. I had to this time as I couldn't get a fight to an airport in the North East where my family live.

 

Do you have any tips/advice for getting across London from heathrow to Kings Cross so that I can get the train up to the North East and maybe save a bit of money in the mean time (our dollars don't stack up too well with your pounds).

 

Thanks in advance

 

OttawaSaint

 

A terrible reason to have to come back to the UK.

 

You can catch the Piccadilly line direct from LHR to Kings Cross.

[Tokyo-Saint]

yes, as above, as long as you don't have loads of baggage, Piccadilly line from heathrow right throught to KingS X

 

takes about an hour

 

edit: sincere condolences to you

 

Yep, this is the cheapest and best way. Sorry to hear about your brother.

[so22saint]

Sorry to hear that as everybody else says - that's a terrible reason to have to come to London

 

Agree Tube is the cheapest and it might be best to stick a fiver on an Oyster card as the cheapest way to do it (though there's a 5 quid deposit I think).

[Whitey Grandad]

Sad news about your brother, my condolences to you and your family.

 

Depending on your journey details you might want to consider the National Express coach direct from the airport:

 

http://www.nationalexpress.com/wherewego/airports/heathrow-airport.aspx

[OttawaSaint]

Thank you for your sympathy and advice.

 

OttawaSaint