Travel information
Most visitors fly to one of London's five airports. However, there is an alternative way to travel if you're coming from continental Europe. You can take a ferry from the Netherlands or France to cross the Channel or you can take the car on Eurotunnel from Calais to Folkestone. If you want a less stressful way there's also the Eurostar train from Paris and Brussels to the centre of London. It runs up to ten times daily. For an overview of the options see below.
By train to London
Eurostar is the high-speed train that runs daily from Brussels Midi via Lille and Ebbsfleet and from Paris Gare du Nord. The crossing from France to England takes just 21 minutes. The Eurostar stops at London St. Pancras station where it's easy to get around London. This is one of the least stressful ways to travel and brings you straight to the heart of the city.
Companies: P & O, SeaFrance and Hoverspeed
Crossing Duration: 50 minutes - 1 hour 45 minutes
From Dover there is a connection to the motorway to London which takes about half an hour in good traffic.
Most of the low cost airlines fly to airports a long way outside of London. Heathrow and Gatwick are the main airports and offer the most choice in airlines. The budget airlines such as Easyjet, Ryanair and Transaviafly to Luton and Stansted. An interesting alternative is London City Airport. This small airport is central and has quick check in times.
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