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Which Station from Heathrow?
Hello all,
We are taking the underground from Heathrow Airport with the ending destination of Chester. From looking at a map, we will need to take the Heathrow Underground (from terminal 3) to Euston station, then catch a train from Euston to Chester. My question is: which Euston station is a National Rail station? There are three on the Tube's website.(Charing Cross, Square, City Branch). I was hoping there was a direct train but it doesn't look like there is.... any suggestions? TIA, Jen |
Which Station from Heathrow?
In message , midunjen
writes We are taking the underground from Heathrow Airport with the ending destination of Chester. From looking at a map, we will need to take the Heathrow Underground (from terminal 3) to Euston station, then catch a train from Euston to Chester. Correct. My question is: which Euston station is a National Rail station? There are three on the Tube's website.(Charing Cross, Square, City Branch). Just plain "Euston" is on the both branches of the Northern line and on the Victoria line, and will take you directly into the National Rail station. Euston Square is less convenient if you have luggage as it is several minutes' walk away. I was hoping there was a direct train but it doesn't look like there is.... any suggestions? The most direct tube route is Piccadilly line from Heathrow and change to the Victoria line at Green Park. The interchange there is all underground but it is not ideal if you are carrying a lot of luggage. An alternative would be to transfer to the Northern line at Leicester Square - but the Northern can get very crowded at some times of day! If you have ample transfer time it may be worth considering taking the airbus which runs directly from all four terminals at Heathrow to Euston, as this will involve no change. There are two buses an hour and it would be wise to allow 90 minutes for the journey as London roads are rather congested! -- Paul Terry |
Which Station from Heathrow?
On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:49:37 +0000, Paul Terry
wrote: The most direct tube route is Piccadilly line from Heathrow and change to the Victoria line at Green Park. The interchange there is all underground but it is not ideal if you are carrying a lot of luggage. An alternative would be to transfer to the Northern line at Leicester Square - but the Northern can get very crowded at some times of day! Another alternative would be to take the Piccadilly to Kings Cross, and then either the Northern or Victoria line one stop to Euston (from memory I think the Northern line would be the easier one to change to at Kings Cross) Martin |
Which Station from Heathrow?
In article , Paul Terry
writes The most direct tube route is Piccadilly line from Heathrow and change to the Victoria line at Green Park. The interchange there is all underground but it is not ideal if you are carrying a lot of luggage. An alternative would be to transfer to the Northern line at Leicester Square - but the Northern can get very crowded at some times of day! A third option would be to change at King's Cross St.Pancras. The journey will be a bit longer, but the change will be rather simpler - a short escalator from platform level to platform level. -- Clive D.W. Feather, writing for himself | Home: Tel: +44 20 8495 6138 (work) | Web: http://www.davros.org Fax: +44 870 051 9937 | Work: Written on my laptop; please observe the Reply-To address |
Which Station from Heathrow?
"Martin Rich" wrote in message ... On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:49:37 +0000, Paul Terry wrote: The most direct tube route is Piccadilly line from Heathrow and change to the Victoria line at Green Park. The interchange there is all underground but it is not ideal if you are carrying a lot of luggage. An alternative would be to transfer to the Northern line at Leicester Square - but the Northern can get very crowded at some times of day! Another alternative would be to take the Piccadilly to Kings Cross, and then either the Northern or Victoria line one stop to Euston (from memory I think the Northern line would be the easier one to change to at Kings Cross) Martin Good idea. From the Piccadilly Line platforms at King's Cross there's a short escalator down to the Northern Line. (whereas changing to the Victoria involves going up some stairs) PaulO |
Which Station from Heathrow?
Martin Rich wrote in message . ..
On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:49:37 +0000, Paul Terry wrote: The most direct tube route is Piccadilly line from Heathrow and change to the Victoria line at Green Park. The interchange there is all underground but it is not ideal if you are carrying a lot of luggage. An alternative would be to transfer to the Northern line at Leicester Square - but the Northern can get very crowded at some times of day! Another alternative would be to take the Piccadilly to Kings Cross, and then either the Northern or Victoria line one stop to Euston (from memory I think the Northern line would be the easier one to change to at Kings Cross) Martin I've been to the Piccadilly platforms at King's Cross St. Pancras, and I think there are a lot of stairs... Brad |
Which Station from Heathrow?
"TheOneKEA" wrote in message om... Martin Rich wrote in message . .. On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:49:37 +0000, Paul Terry wrote: The most direct tube route is Piccadilly line from Heathrow and change to the Victoria line at Green Park. The interchange there is all underground but it is not ideal if you are carrying a lot of luggage. An alternative would be to transfer to the Northern line at Leicester Square - but the Northern can get very crowded at some times of day! Another alternative would be to take the Piccadilly to Kings Cross, and then either the Northern or Victoria line one stop to Euston (from memory I think the Northern line would be the easier one to change to at Kings Cross) Martin I've been to the Piccadilly platforms at King's Cross St. Pancras, and I think there are a lot of stairs... Brad You do not have to use *any* stairs to get between the Piccadilly line platforms and the Northern line platforms at Kings Cross, just a short decending escalator. -- Cheers, Steve. If The Good Lord had meant for us to be fiscally prudent, He would not have given us the platinum credit card... Change colour to PC Plod's lights to reply. |
Which Station from Heathrow?
"TheOneKEA" wrote in message om... Martin Rich wrote in message . .. On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:49:37 +0000, Paul Terry wrote: The most direct tube route is Piccadilly line from Heathrow and change to the Victoria line at Green Park. The interchange there is all underground but it is not ideal if you are carrying a lot of luggage. An alternative would be to transfer to the Northern line at Leicester Square - but the Northern can get very crowded at some times of day! Another alternative would be to take the Piccadilly to Kings Cross, and then either the Northern or Victoria line one stop to Euston (from memory I think the Northern line would be the easier one to change to at Kings Cross) Martin I've been to the Piccadilly platforms at King's Cross St. Pancras, and I think there are a lot of stairs... Not down to the Northern Line - there are escalators. PaulO |
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Which Station from Heathrow?
There's another way of looking at this. Take the coach from the central
bus station to Watford Junction (one station out of London for the Chester trains) then take the train to Chester. How well the journey would wok is going to depend on the time of the day. For a start, the coach needs to circumnavigate London on a road which can become very congested during peak hours and I'm not sure how many direct trains there are or if a change of train would be required and what the issues with such a change would be. See http://www.nationalexpress.com/ for the buses and http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/planmyjourney/ for train times. -- ***** *****The "return to" address embedded in this mail is wrong as an antispam measure. Please address new mails or replies to edwarddotharrison1atbtinternetdotcom replacing dot with a . and at with an @***** ***** |
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"Graham Harrison" wrote in message ... There's another way of looking at this. Take the coach from the central bus station to Watford Junction (one station out of London for the Chester The Watford route would be good if they are carrying a lot of luggage, it's a short walk from the bus to the station and whilst there is a flight of steps up to the main northbound platform there are lifts available... |
Which Station from Heathrow?
On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:52:20 +0000, "Clive D. W. Feather"
wrote: In article , Paul Terry writes The most direct tube route is Piccadilly line from Heathrow and change to the Victoria line at Green Park. The interchange there is all underground but it is not ideal if you are carrying a lot of luggage. An alternative would be to transfer to the Northern line at Leicester Square - but the Northern can get very crowded at some times of day! A third option would be to change at King's Cross St.Pancras. The journey will be a bit longer, but the change will be rather simpler - a short escalator from platform level to platform level. And a forth would be to use the bus link to Watford Junction and catch your train to Chester there. No underground involved at all. |
Which Station from Heathrow?
Paul Terry writes:
If you have ample transfer time it may be worth considering taking the airbus which runs directly from all four terminals at Heathrow to Euston ... Does the Airbus still operate? I looked for details recently via the Heathrow Airport web site, but all I could seem to find was a reference to National Express, and on their site, services to Victoria Coach Station. But I may have missed something, as the web sites didn't work well with the browser I was using. -- Mark Brader | "The good news is that the Internet is dynamic. Toronto | The bad news is that the Internet is dynamic." | -- Peter Neumann My text in this article is in the public domain. |
Which Station from Heathrow?
Mark Brader wrote:
Paul Terry writes: If you have ample transfer time it may be worth considering taking the airbus which runs directly from all four terminals at Heathrow to Euston ... Does the Airbus still operate? I looked for details recently via the Heathrow Airport web site, but all I could seem to find was a reference to National Express, and on their site, services to Victoria Coach Station. But I may have missed something, as the web sites didn't work well with the browser I was using. It's another site that doesn't want to show you a timetable. As far as I know, the only services branded as Airbus are the A2 between Heathrow and King's Cross, and the A6 between Stansted and Victoria. -- Richard J. (to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address) |
Which Station from Heathrow?
On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 01:29:52 +0000, Richard J. wrote:
It's another site that doesn't want to show you a timetable. As far as I know, the only services branded as Airbus are the A2 between Heathrow and King's Cross, and the A6 between Stansted and Victoria. I think the Airbus branding has gone completely, to be replaced with "National Express Airport". This is confusing, as the book-in-advance (I think) NatEx FlightLinks services have also gained this branding. Neil |
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