Oct
27
blueseal asked:
We are going to London for the weekend, flying in from Amsterdam, to see Sound of Music at the Palladium. I would like to know the closest airport to the Palladium, and a decent, yet inexpensive, hotel. Also, do you have suggestions as to what else to see? Thanks
We are going to London for the weekend, flying in from Amsterdam, to see Sound of Music at the Palladium. I would like to know the closest airport to the Palladium, and a decent, yet inexpensive, hotel. Also, do you have suggestions as to what else to see? Thanks
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5 Responses to “What airport is closest to the London Palladium?”
The London airports are right outside London so there’s no such thing as Heathrow or Gatwick being closer or not. You have a long rail or road journey before you’re in the West End.
There is London Airport that is closer to London than the other main hub airports but I’ve never known an international flight arriving there.
Basically it’s like saying ‘what state’s closer to Georgia, Florida or Louisiana’, they’re both outside the place you want to be.
It makes absolutely no difference what direction you come into London from, you’re still a long way away from the place in the middle you’re trying to get to.
The Palladium is in the West End, right in the middle of central London, so whether you fly into Heathrow, Gatwick, or Stanstead airports is not really an issue because you will still have to travel into the centre regardless of where you arrive.
Physically, however, Heathrow is closer to the middle of London and the journey from there into central London is easy and takes about 30 minutes by tube. Central London hotels are all quite expensive, I’m afraid…London doesn’t do cheap!.
Gatwick is not on the tube system but can be reached easily enough by ordinary overground train from central London in about 40 minutes.
Stanstead is even further out and is also not on the tube system, and the train journey takes about an hour.
There is also a much smaller but more central airport, near the financial area of London, called City Airport …but this is mainly for business travellers and private planes, and it doesn’t handle large commercial flights.
Depends on which airline you are using. EasyJet+Ryanair go to Stansted and/or Luton. KLM go into Heathrow.
Heathrow (tube) and Gatwick (train) are easiest to travel from into the centre. Stansted is coach or train, Luton can be coach or train.
Go on the London Eye, really great views over London!
If you have never been to an IMAX cinema there is one 5 minutes walk away from the Eye.
Also from the Eye you can take a boat trip through London seeing all the sights, possibly going to Greenwich (get the tube back into central London) to see the museum (fascinating) and park grounds and the line in the ground where all world time is measured from!
As to a hotel, the choice is huge! They are all rip-off prices. You could stay at the old Greater London Council building next to the Eye on the Thames opposite Westminster. It is either Premier Inns or Travelodge (can’t remember which - they are so simlar) and reasonable price (so only a 1/2 rip-off) for a basic hotel!
Don’t walk about wearing white ipod earpieces, or holding a status symbol mobile phone. Women put your handbags over your shoulder/under your arm.
Have a great time.
There are no airports in London but a few which are close.
Just take whichever flight is cheapest.
From Gatwick - take the Gatwick Express to Victoria then the Victoria Line to Oxford circus. Gatwick express leaves every 15 minutes and takes about 40 minutes to Victoria - tube will take about 10 minutes.
From Heathrow - take the heathrow express to London Paddington then the Bakerloo line southbound. Heathrow Express takes about 15 mins every 15 mins and the tube will take about 20 mins.
From Stansted - take the Stansted Expess to Tottenham Hale then change for Victoria line southbound to Oxford Circus - journey time about an hour and a half.
As for hotels - try for some deals or for theatre tickets and hotel deals. Check the hotel you’re about to book on before you book to read review from people who have stayed there.
The Strand Palace hotel is in Covent Garden and is a decent 3 star.
You might also want to do some other touristy stuff like the London Dungeons, Tower Bridge, London Eye, Science Museum, Tate Modern, Houses of Parliament, Harrods, Tower of London, London Zoo, Hamleys, Covent Garden market, Portobello Road and Petticoat Lane.
Like everyone says, you fly into the airport with the cheapest fare. They all have trains which connect you to the underground.
London Palladium is at the Oxford Circus tube stop. A reliable, small, mid-priced hotel is included in the source. This hotel is also on the Oxford Circus tube stop.