London's five airports combine to serve more destinations and traffic than any other city in
the world. Heathrow is the world's busiest airport, Gatwick serves the most routes.
Heathrow Airport is the UK's biggest and busiest airport with flights to just about anywhere in the world with major carriers. It has five terminals and is well connected with good transport links. Because it is so big, it can be quite daunting, so check out the Heathrow Airport website before you travel. There's lots of good information, maps, and it also lists all the shops and restuarants you can visit whilst you are killing time. It has recently launched a Twitter account, twitter.com/heathrowairport, which is manned by Heathrow staff who will give you advice whilst you are on the move.
LONDON AIRPORTS - TRAIN TRAVEL INFORMATION
Gatwick Express from Victoria Station
Cost: single from £16.90 Return £28.80
Journey Time: 30 minutes to Gatwick Airport South Terminal
Phone Number: +44 08705 301530
Heathrow Express From Paddington Station
Cost: single £16.50 (online), £16.50 (ticket machine), £19.50 (on train)
return £32 (online), £32 (ticket machine), £35 (on train)
Journey Time: (Heathrow Airport terminals 1-2-3) 15 minutes
(Heathrow Airport terminal 5) 23 minutes
Phone Number: +44 0845 6001515
Heathrow Connect From Paddington Station
Cost: single £6.90
Journey Time: (Heathrow Airport terminals 1-2-3) 20-25 minutes, 30 minutes to terminal 4
Phone Number: +44 0845 678 6975
Stansted Express From Liverpool Street Station
Cost: single £18 (online), £19 (ticket machine/office) , return £26.80 (online), £28.80 (ticket machine/office)
Journey Time: 45 minutes to Stansted Airport
Phone Number: +44 08705 301530
Luton Flyer First Capital Connect run a service from London stations including: King's Cross Thameslink - Farringdon - City Thameslink - Blackfriars - London Bridge - Gatwick Airport
Cost: single from £9.90 between London and Luton
Journey Time: from 30 minutes and then 5 minutes in free shuttle bus from station to/from Luton airport
Phone Number: +44 08457 300 700
While all the airports (Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Stansted) call themselves a London airport, none are actually within London. Originally London was any area with a London postcode which none of the above have. However in modern times London is taken as any area within the M25 motorway which places Heathrow alone within Greater London.
