London Earls Court tube station

In message .com, rory
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I wouldn't recommend this. The H&C is actually a separate station in
Hammersmith. You would have to exit the station for the Picadilly line
and negotiate your way around Hammersmith to get to the H&C station.
Also I recall that the H&C line is quite slow(?). And isn't the H&C
terminus at Paddington right at the far end of the station from the
main entrance?

It is, but you don't have to go through the whole station to get onto
the main road. Up the stairs from the H&C, left toward the exit for the
new Paddington Basin development, then right onto a lane that takes you
the length of the station to Praed Street. There is no exit now to
Bishops Bridge, if that might have been a more convenient option, as
that bridge and the road it carries are undergoing major reconstruction.

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On 7 Apr 2005 09:07:49 -0700, "rory" wrote:

I wouldn't recommend this. The H&C is actually a separate station in
Hammersmith. You would have to exit the station for the Picadilly line
and negotiate your way around Hammersmith to get to the H&C station.

If you know where you're going it's not too bad, but you need to cross
a couple of busy roads, and re-enter the station.

Also I recall that the H&C line is quite slow(?).

Slow, and infrequent.

And isn't the H&C
terminus at Paddington right at the far end of the station from the
main entrance?

Yes it is, and there are stairs to contend with IIRC.

Avoid the H&C line. It's crap!
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On 7 Apr 2005 09:07:49 -0700, "rory" wrote:

I wouldn't recommend this. The H&C is actually a separate station in
Hammersmith. You would have to exit the station for the Picadilly line
and negotiate your way around Hammersmith to get to the H&C station.

If you know where you're going it's not too bad, but you need to cross
a couple of busy roads, and re-enter the station.

Also I recall that the H&C line is quite slow(?).

Slow, and infrequent.

And isn't the H&C
terminus at Paddington right at the far end of the station from the
main entrance?

Yes it is, and there are stairs to contend with IIRC.

Avoid the H&C line. It's crap!
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On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 09:13:36 +0300, Markku Ilmanen
wrote:



Jesper Lauridsen wrote:
On 2005-04-04, Markku Ilmanen wrote:

I'm traveling from Heathrow to Paddington and the obvious choice is of
course the Heathrow Express. As London is robbing my money already for
everything else ;-) I thought of using the tube instead. I am buying a
travelcard anyway so this trip would cause no extra expenses.


Two things to consider: Is your travelcard valid for trips as far out
as Heathrow? And if it is, is it really the best card for your needs?

I was thinking of a family travelcard; one day off-peak for zones 1-6
would be GBP 9.60 for two adults and two kids. We'll arrive at noon so
we can still use the card for the rest of the day and then buy a cheaper
card (zones 1-2)for the next days. The express would be GBP 41 single
fare (or GBP77 return) and a taxi probably even more so I guess we could
use the saving for lunch; can you get four burgers in London with that? ;-)

Our hotel is quite close to Paddington so taking a taxi is not helping much.

Just use the Piccadilly Line to Earls Courts (Hopefully the lift is
working), and the District Line from there. It involves the least
amount of frigging around, and is the cheapest way.
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On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 09:13:36 +0300, Markku Ilmanen
wrote:



Jesper Lauridsen wrote:
On 2005-04-04, Markku Ilmanen wrote:

I'm traveling from Heathrow to Paddington and the obvious choice is of
course the Heathrow Express. As London is robbing my money already for
everything else ;-) I thought of using the tube instead. I am buying a
travelcard anyway so this trip would cause no extra expenses.


Two things to consider: Is your travelcard valid for trips as far out
as Heathrow? And if it is, is it really the best card for your needs?

I was thinking of a family travelcard; one day off-peak for zones 1-6
would be GBP 9.60 for two adults and two kids. We'll arrive at noon so
we can still use the card for the rest of the day and then buy a cheaper
card (zones 1-2)for the next days. The express would be GBP 41 single
fare (or GBP77 return) and a taxi probably even more so I guess we could
use the saving for lunch; can you get four burgers in London with that? ;-)

Our hotel is quite close to Paddington so taking a taxi is not helping much.

Just use the Piccadilly Line to Earls Courts (Hopefully the lift is
working), and the District Line from there. It involves the least
amount of frigging around, and is the cheapest way.
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