United Kingdom

Getting into London from the airports and cruise ports

Heathrow and Gatwick are both an easy rail journey from central London, from 5.90 pounds on the Tube to 26 pounds on Heathrow Express. Stansted is further out, with coaches from about 7 pounds or Stansted Express to Liverpool Street in 48 minutes. Southampton and Dover are the cruise ports sold as London: Southampton is about 1 hour 20 minutes by train after a taxi, and Dover is a taxi to Dover Priory and a high-speed train to St Pancras in about an hour. Pick the arrival point first, then compare the fares and times on its page.

London

At a glance

Arrival pointCheapestFastestTaxi
London Heathrow Airport (LHR)Airport · 6 options compared£5.90Piccadilly line (Tube) · 75 min35 minHeathrow Express · £26£70–£12060 min
London Gatwick Airport (LGW)Airport · 6 options compared£6National Express coach · 1 h 35 min50 minGatwick Express · £24£100–£20070 min
London Stansted Airport (STN)Airport · 5 options compared£6.99Flibco coach · 1 h 40 min60 minStansted Express · £25£100–£15070 min
Southampton cruise terminals (London cruises)Cruise port · 4 options compared£6.40National Express coach to Victoria · 3 h 10 min2 hTaxi to Southampton Central, then train to Waterloo · £57£130–£2002 h 20 min
Dover cruise terminals (London cruises)Cruise port · 5 options compared£8National Express coach to Victoria · 3 h 10 min1 h 40 minTaxi to Dover Priory, then high-speed train to St Pancras · £48.60£150–£2302 h 5 min
London St Pancras International station (Eurostar)Train station · 4 options comparedFreeWalk to Covent Garden · 40 min22 minTube from King's Cross St Pancras · £3.10£15–£2525 min
Heathrow Airport to Gatwick AirportConnection · 4 options compared£14.90National Express coach · 1 h 30 min65 minTaxi · £140–£190£140–£19065 min
Heathrow Airport to Southampton cruise terminalsConnection · 5 options compared£17.40National Express 032 to Southampton · 2 h 30 min1 h 45 minTaxi · £190–£260£190–£2601 h 45 min
St Pancras International to Heathrow AirportConnection · 5 options compared£5.90Piccadilly line direct · 75 min60 minThameslink to Farringdon, then Elizabeth line · £15.50£56–£10560 min

Arrival points in London