ALAN wrote on Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:52:59 -0000:
AH> "James Silverton" wrote in
AH> message news:byWzj.10900$li.3012@trnddc06...
??>> William wrote on Thu, 6 Mar 2008 16:19:18 -0000:
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WB>>> "James Silverton" wrote
WB>>> in message news:dQTzj.12851$v47.2993@trnddc08...
??>>>> William wrote on Thu, 6 Mar 2008 15:02:53 -0000:
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WB>>>>> wrote in message
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??>>>>>> We'll be arriving in Heathrow during the noon hour?
??>>>>>> What is the best way to get from the airport into
??>>>>>> London? Does the tube go that far or is there some
??>>>>>> other train that must be taken? Many thanks.
??>>>>
WB>>>>> There's access to the tube from all the terminals at
WB>>>>> Heathrow.
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WB>>>>> The trip into the centre takes about an hour.
??>>>>
WB>>>>> You will probably have to carry your luggage up some
WB>>>>> stairs at some point when using the tube system.
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??>>>> Why use the slow underground train? There is something
??>>>> called Heathrow Express, is there not?
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WB>>> Because nobody's journey ever stopped at Paddington
WB>>> Station :-)
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??>> Oh come on, even the Underground does not go door to door
??>> and there are taxis for the final part of the trip! The
??>> station is not far by taxi from the hotels I have stayed
??>> in.
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AH> But for many parts of central London, the Underground from
AH> H'row will be as quick as H'row Express plus tube or cab
AH> from Paddington. When living near H'row, I just once tried
AH> the H'row Express, when there was a half-price offer, and
AH> found that from Piccadilly Circus there was no significant
AH> time difference, taking into account the longer potential
AH> wait between trains and the time taken in changing from
AH> tube to train (even without shifting luggage) at
AH> Paddington. I would say that the extra cost is probably
AH> only worthwhile if your final destination in Lodon is very
AH> close to Paddington.
I can't argue with that but I was speaking as a tourist!
James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland
E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
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