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BEST TUBE ROUTE FROM HEATHROW TO PADDINGTON
Hey, all. I'm looking for some good, up-to-date information on the best
TUBE route (not Heathrow Express) from Heathrow Terminal 3 to Paddington Station. This is my first venture via Tube into Central London. What I'd like to know is: how far do I have to go from Terminal 3 to get to the Tube station, and what is the best route (transfer station or stations) to take going from Heathrow to Paddington? Look forward to your response. Thanks for your help. Randy |
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The tube station is an easy walk from T3. Just follow the Underground
signs and ignore the Heathrow Express ones. Two routes to Paddington: change at Hammersmith for the Metropolitan line (Hammersmith & City) - if you are getting a mainline train out of Paddington this would best. You've got at least one footbridge to cross at Hammersmith and another at Paddington. change at Earls Court onto District line towards Edgware Road - best if you need a street address near Paddington. There's a lift or escalator platform change at Earls Court. If you want a cross platform change, you'll need to change twice - at Hammersmith onto a District line train and again at Earls Court, but on the level this time. I don't think there are any through District trains from Hammersmith to Paddington, but it's just possible there might be. |
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wrote in message oups.com... The tube station is an easy walk from T3. Just follow the Underground signs and ignore the Heathrow Express ones. Two routes to Paddington: change at Hammersmith for the Metropolitan line (Hammersmith & City) - This requires that you leave the station and cross the main street into the other station (unless they have built the planned subway, it's ages since I actually did this). Either way it is not a short walk. if you are getting a mainline train out of Paddington this would best. You've got at least one footbridge to cross at Hammersmith and another at Paddington. The platfoms for the Met are at the the far end of the station. Ther are not at all convenient for the main-line trains, only the local trains. change at Earls Court onto District line towards Edgware Road - best if you need a street address near Paddington. The District line at Paddington is quite convenient for the station. There's a lift or escalator platform change at Earls Court. If you want a cross platform change, you'll need to change twice - at Hammersmith onto a District line train and again at Earls Court, but on the level this time. I don't think there are any through District trains from Hammersmith to Paddington, but it's just possible there might be. Very ocasionally they run a 'positioning' train that uses this route. You can't count on getting one on demand. tim |
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There's only one tube line serving Heathrow, the Piccadilly. There are
stations for Terminal 4 and Terminals 1-3, but while engineering work goes on there are bus services to replace trains. To get to Paddington from there, you'll have to change. The choices are Gloucester Road or South Kensington to take the Circle Line back to Paddington (which could feel slow and means you have to check the trains carefully, since the same platform also serves the District Line); or better might be to change to the Bakerloo at Piccadilly Circus - probably less kerfuffle with steps and escalators and probably quicker. PJW On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 10:17:57 -0400, "Randall Rosenbaum" wrote: Hey, all. I'm looking for some good, up-to-date information on the best TUBE route (not Heathrow Express) from Heathrow Terminal 3 to Paddington Station. This is my first venture via Tube into Central London. What I'd like to know is: how far do I have to go from Terminal 3 to get to the Tube station, and what is the best route (transfer station or stations) to take going from Heathrow to Paddington? Look forward to your response. Thanks for your help. Randy |
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Randall Rosenbaum wrote: Hey, all. I'm looking for some good, up-to-date information on the best TUBE route (not Heathrow Express) from Heathrow Terminal 3 to Paddington Station. This is my first venture via Tube into Central London. What I'd like to know is: how far do I have to go from Terminal 3 to get to the Tube station, and what is the best route (transfer station or stations) to take going from Heathrow to Paddington? Look forward to your response. Thanks for your help. Randy I asked this same question two weeks ago and got a lot of helpful answers; see under thread " London Earls Court station". I'm going to try the option of changing to District twice, first on Hammersmith (towards Upminster)and again on Earls Court (towards Edgware Road). Seems to be the least walking and dragging baggage. Markku |
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Randall Rosenbaum wrote: Hey, all. I'm looking for some good, up-to-date information on the best TUBE route (not Heathrow Express) from Heathrow Terminal 3 to Paddington Station. This is my first venture via Tube into Central London. What I'd like to know is: how far do I have to go from Terminal 3 to get to the Tube station, and what is the best route (transfer station or stations) to take going from Heathrow to Paddington? Look forward to your response. Thanks for your help. Randy I asked this same question two weeks ago and got a lot of helpful answers; see under thread " London Earls Court station". I'm going to try the option of changing to District twice, first on Hammersmith (towards Upminster)and again on Earls Court (towards Edgware Road). Seems to be the least walking and dragging baggage. Markku |
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I would recommend changing from the Piccadilly line to the Circle line
at Gloucester Road. There is a lift from the Piccadilly line which would be handy with luggage, and a short flight of stairs. |
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On 18 Apr 2005 02:15:48 -0700, "rory" wrote:
I would recommend changing from the Piccadilly line to the Circle line at Gloucester Road. There is a lift from the Piccadilly line which would be handy with luggage, and a short flight of stairs. Except that the Circle line is the least reliable and regular in London! In fact, two weeks ago, it wasn't running at all for most of the time. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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tim (moved to sweden) wrote: wrote in message oups.com... The tube station is an easy walk from T3. Just follow the Underground signs and ignore the Heathrow Express ones. Two routes to Paddington: change at Hammersmith for the Metropolitan line (Hammersmith & City) - This requires that you leave the station and cross the main street into the other station (unless they have built the planned subway, it's ages since I actually did this). Either way it is not a short walk. I'd forgotten this - not a good route with liggage then. if you are getting a mainline train out of Paddington this would best. You've got at least one footbridge to cross at Hammersmith and another at Paddington. The platfoms for the Met are at the the far end of the station. Ther are not at all convenient for the main-line trains, only the local trains. I'd disagree here - provided you already have a ticket or can get one from the machines on the bridge. The footbridge from the Met line platforms crosses the whole station to platform 1 with access to all platforms (Heathrow Express excepted, I think). You get to the front, less crowded part of the train before the hordes from the front of the station have had chance to get there. snip |
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