The last of the routemaster buses

link what a sad day for London. Along with red phone boxes, they typify the city – and are very popular not only with people who live here but also with tourists. oh well – another one down to mayor Ken. maybe one day they’ll bring them back again. Until then, they will only run…

Parking in London

Q: I have to come to London by car. Each country has different parking rules. Could you please explain me how to park a car in London? Is it a web site with London’s parkings? A: it depends where exactly you will be wanting to park a car. In central London areas (zone 1) there…

To Paris from London

Q: I would like to know how to travel from London to Paris what is the cheapest companies (bus, railway). A: going to Paris by coach and booking it in advance is probably the cheapest – see this link. http://www.nationalexpress.com/p.cfm?n=gel&agentid=elhm Eurostar is quicker but also usually more expensive (train from Waterloo). _ _ _ _…

Paddington not using Heathrow Express

Q: Is there an underground train or tube that I can take to Paddington? The Heathrow Express is quite expensive. Do you know how long it would take to get from Heathrow to Paddington by train? And if I get a travelcard…would that cover both busses and tubes/underground train? Actually, I ‘m not sure if…

Travel Cards

Q: How much does the tube pass cost? For how much time is it valid upto? We would like to have the tube pass valid for 10 days. A: there are lots of different types of fares – have a look at this site. http://tube.tfl.gov.uk/content/tickets/quickFares_2004.asp _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _…

Travelcards

Q: What kind of travel card would you recommend for the underground tube if we will be there for 3 days? Or do you have any suggestion for us to move around besides using the bus. Anyway thanks a lot for the bus info. A: suggest you buy one day travelcards for each day that…

London at Christmas – 2

Q: I would like to visit London between 26.12-3.01.05. I am asking you if and which museums are opened in that period? I really hope that I can visit anything without being afraid that because holiday they’ll be closed. What about stores? Are they opened? I also like to visit London’s surrowndings. Are the buses…

One day in London

Q: My sister-in-law, my daughter and I want to visit London for 1 day. Could you tell us what ticket for bus, tube, etc. we need to get everywhere and the whole day long? We have never been in London and want to see all typical tourist attractions. Ok, we know that one day is…

From Gatwick for 4 people

Q: What is the cheapest transportation option for four (4) people going from Gatwick Airport in the UK to London (Citadines Apart’Hotel Holborn-Covent Garden? How much would a taxi cost? A: In my view, the cheapest way to get from Gatwick airport to Covent Garden is to get the Gatwick Express train into Victoria and…