This is one of my favourite bus routes in London. Not only is it 24hr, it is one of the most direct…read moreroutes in London. It dissects the city in an almost north, south direction, running from Hampstead Heath to Pimlico. I love this bus because it is regular, quick and doesn't fill up with the late night fools that have had one to many WKD Blues. After a night on the town I want to get home without having to traverse and listen to spotty teenagers retching into there friends handbag. Keep idiot free and regular No.24, I love ya!

As it turns out the stations at either end of the Piccadilly Line (excluding the Heathrow Branch)…read morelook exactly the same. I could quite well be because they were built around the same time, and are also termini. Mind you, Uxbridge actually is much, much more lively than Cockfosters, but I suspect that is because Cockfosters is actually a suburb as opposed to Uxbridge, which feels much more like a village.

Neat and modern station at the end of the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines. It's better maintained…read morethan some stations I've been through. Good shopping and decent restaurants nearby. I've also managed to catch a bus here to West Drayton rail station - others go to Heathrow from here though they're not express.

My home underground station. It's one of the stations build in 1930s, which makes it pretty with…read morewhite emailed tiles plus some green tiles as spare decorations on the boarders. it also has some rather nice light fittings in the main hall. It makes my architect crazy heart leap a bit every morning. Not so much on the way home. The staff is nice and approachable and seem to handle the masses streaming through rather well.

Hampton Court station provides a services for local commuters as well as visitors to Hampton Court…read morePalace. It is located in the suburb of East Molesey, across the river from the Palace. It is an approximate 800m walk across Hampton Court Bridge, over the Thames, to the Palace itself. The station is the terminus of a 2.5km branch line which branches off the South West Main line, just south of Surbiton. It was opened in 1849, and was initially operated by horses, with coaches being attached to the train at Surbiton (then called Kingston). Through trains to London soon followed, however, and led to the expansion of Molesey as a suburb. The line was electrified in 1916. An early engraving shows the main station building (now offices) virtually unchanged. The current station lies behind this, and comprises a waiting area covered by a large glass canopy. It includes: a small ticket office; bicycle storage (178 spaces in wheel racks under cover, with CCTV on the former platform 3); toilets; and ticket machines, for when the ticket office is closed. The adjacent car park has 200 spaces (charges apply). The station itself has level access and a portable-style ramp is available to assist wheelchair users onto trains. There is a small pop-up cafe serving snacks and hot drinks during the day. The ticket office is open: Monday to Friday - 06:30 to 18:30; Saturday - 08:00 to 19:00; and Sunday - 09:00 to 17:40 The station enjoys a half-hourly service for most of the day, stopping at all stations to/from London Waterloo. The journey from Waterloo takes 36 minutes, but with a change at Surbiton onto faster services, the time can be reduced to 30 minutes. It is in Zone 6 of the Transport for London fare system, and Oyster is valid on services into London.

At the end of the line from Waterloo, Hampton Court rail station is a short walk (not even a…read morequarter of a mile) from what is probably the main reason that people come to this part of the world - the Hampton Court Palace. The station has a coffee bar (that makes their own sausage butties!) with a good selection of nibbles. There are no ticket barricades here, but there are Oyster readers and ticket vending machines. There's also a staffed ticket booth with hours into the early evening and a decent sized (and cheap!) parking lot. Tip: If you have an Oyster Card, you can use it here. Your daily maximum charge for Zone 6 is going to be cheaper (by maybe £5) than a round trip train ticket from Waterloo Station, even if purchased in advance.

Did worry about getting around London with 2 children in tow as had only ever done it with friends…read moreor by myself before. There were no problems at all, we had to wait at times to get through the barriers as children under 10 were free they had no tickets to get in or out themselves. Not many people pushed or got in our way, we stood to the side to let people over take us when it was appropriate and those in a rush did just that. They also enjoyed the buskers at the various stations, and got used to it by the end of the first day. I think it helped we were in Paris and used their underground trains 2 weeks before as when at home we rarely if ever use public transport!

The tube isn't so bad. Outside of peak times, you'll almost always find a seat, and its a quick and…read moreeasy way to jump around the city. I don't live in London, but work often, so the day travel passes are the easiest and cheapest way if you haven't got an Oyster card. In busy time certain lines are almost unbearably busy, and you will have to literally squash yourself onto a train at times. Despite this, the tube is still cleaner and runs more reliably than its equivalent in other European cities such as Paris! Not ideal, but not too bad either.

The penultimate station on the west end of the Piccadilly Line, Hatton Cross is the last stop…read morebefore the line splits to Heathrow's Terminal 5 or Terminals 1-2-3 and 4. I've spent a good bit of time here in the past, since it seems that no matter which time I'm flying out of LHR, the train is always going the OTHER way! It's Underground, so it's out of the rain and the cold. There is plenty of seating for waiting. Upstairs is a rather functional and boring building with waiting areas for the bus stations to local places and a good amount of room for dropping off/picking up friends. It might actually be easier to get here, compared to the regular places at the airport! I did spot a taxi stand. There is no step-free access, which can be a challenge if you have heavy luggage. The station is in Zone 6.

The station opened on 19 July 1975 in the first phase of the extension of the Piccadilly line from…read moreHounslow West to Heathrow Airport and it remained the terminus until Heathrow Central opened on 16 December 1977. The platforms at Hatton Cross are in a cut and cover tunnel. The platform tiling on the central columns features patterns derived from the British Airways Speedbird logo. The station building is a single-storey "bo"x and has a bus station immediately outside which serves the airport and surrounding area.

My friend recently moved a bit further west and from where I was in London, a quick jump to the…read moreMetropolitan Line and a ride out to Harrow was the easiest way to get there. It's a nice station that is a bit more "overground" than "underground", meaning that it just doesn't look like a Tube station. Pinner is in Travelcard Zone 5, between North Harrow and Northwood Hills on the Amersham/Chesham branch. Trains from here into London go to Baker Street and sometimes further. There is a staffed ticket booth and automated ticket vending machines as well as the usual ticket barricades and Oyster readers. Surprisingly, this station is completely step-free, which earns it a fourth star in my rating guidelines. Just outside and across the way is a full-size Sainsbury's and a mini-cab taxi office is attached to the station. Note that the Tube does not run all night. There is a last train into London,generally between 12:00-12:30 am on weeknights and 11:30-12:00 on Sunday's.

My local station. It serves the Metropolitan Line and is on the Watford/Amersham/Chesham branch…read more The station has been upgraded and boasts lifts thereby allowing step free access. During peak times,only All Stations or Semi-fast trains stops at Pinner so the frequency is but less compared to Harrow-on-the-hill but not a big issue. If I happen to get a slow train I jump into a fast at Harrow-on-the-hill. The southbound platform has a news agents and also toilet facilities reminding one of how stations were in the past. A good mix of old and new the station is a small two platform one. The main entrance to the station is to the south-bound however the northbound has an exit which is open during peak times which is convenient for me. The station car park is huge and is attached to a large Sainsbury's.

Friendly staff. Train to Waterloo leaves twice per hour.read more

Make sure you get to the station in plenty of time as the ticket office and ticket machine gets…read morevery busy between 7:15 and 8:30 -

April 27th 2025. During our first trip to London we took…read moreUber from Heathrow airport to our hotel at Hilton West end. Trip cost about the equivalent of $75. Second trip to London we took the London underground from Heathrow to Holborn all along the Piccadilly line without transferring. 23 stops along the line but we we were seated the entire time carrying day packs and one carry-on luggage each.. The cost was the equivalent of $7 per person. If you are coming from Heathrow airport during rush hour you can take the Heathrow Express directly from the airport too Paddington station. For two people this would be about the same Fare as Uber. And you would still have to get from Paddington station to your central London hotel. In our case we could have taken the Elizabeth Express from Heathrow airport to Tottenham Court road station and walked the mile to our hotel near Holborn underground station. The fair would have been about double that of the London underground. Both of the Heathrow Express and Elizabeth line are more luggage friendly. Compared to the London underground. The London underground has contactless payment. You simply scan your credit card on entry and scan the same credit card on exit. Seats seats are cloth with armrest. People with oversized luggage can put your luggage near the doors in special areas. is not advised during peak hours was standing room only. Unlike New York City most London stations have working escalators making it possible, but not easy, to carry luggage on the trains. Make sure you put your luggage on its side. One person put his luggage on his wheels in the luggage area but the luggage rolled out the entrance on its own at the next stop.

London Underground is an excellent model of public transportation. We used it to get to and from…read morethe airport from Paddington Station, which was near our hotel. London Underground is certainly cheaper than a taxi or uber, and we had no problems finding room on the trains with our luggage (two people, each with a carry on). Announcements remind you to "mind the gap", and the stations we visited were staffed and welcoming. One even had an inspirational quote up. As expected, some stations are more modern than others since they are utilized more. I loved that I could tap my credit card to get through the gates onto the train, rather than buying a physical card or downloading an app. I wish the DC Metro used this system.

I phoned on 9th August to book a mini cab to take me and my husband from Kingston to St George's…read moreHospital Tooting for an urgent appointment on the 11thAugust and it was confirmed. On the morning of the 11th at 0653 they text me to inform me that my booking had been cancelled due to driver unavailable and they recommended that I explore alternative options. I have never had such disgusting customer service and I would not recommend Kingston cars to anyone. We eventually had to get 2 buses and as I have recently had surgery and my husband has heart problems this was extremely upsetting for both of us. I would never book with them again.

I had been to London sometimes but my family had not. it completely was nice to examine some out of…read morethe way less widespread things and Cabs in Kingston was a superb at its job. Kingston cabs was one of the foremost effective things we have a tendency to tend to did on our trip to the UK. We have a tendency to tend to do the 2 hour tour that was nice but we have a tendency to tend to might have merely done plenty of.