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Below are some useful links and phone numbers for visitors to London and the rest of the UK.
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Transport for London offers essential travel information:
www.tfl.gov.uk
Adult 1 day Travel Cards from £5.60 off-peak (after 9:30am)
Child 1 day Travel Cards from £3.60 off-peak (after 9:30am)
Adult 3 day Travel Cards from £18.40 off-peak (after 9:30am)
Child 3 day Travel Cards from £9.20 off-peak (after 9:30am)
British Rail T: 0845 7484950
National Express T: 0870 5808080 |
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Option 1: Heathrow to Victoria by Tube (subway)
for £4.00, the Tube takes you the 14 miles to Victoria in 50 minutes. Even better buy a £5 one-day Travel Card that covers your journey into London and the rest of your Tube travel for the day. You will get on at one of the Heathrow terminals on the Piccadilly line (dark blue on the tube map). You'll need to change at Hammersmith or Barons Court onto the District line (green) to reach Victoria Station. It's then just 5 minute walk to the hotel.
Option 2: Heathrow to Victoria by bus
The National Express bus runs between Heathrow's central bus station and the Victoria Coach Station, just one block from Victoria Station and just around the corner from the Lime Tree Hotel.
Cost: £7 approx, 2 buses per hour, 50-65 min journey time,
From 05:40 to 21:45 from Heathrow, 07:45 to 24:00 from Victoria.
T: 08705-808-080
www.gobycoach.com
Option 3: Heathrow by Heathrow Express train and tube
This slick train service takes you between Heathrow Airport and London's Paddington Station in 15-20 minutes.
Cost £13 approx (but ask about discount promos at Heathrow ticket desk)
Trains every 15 mins from 05:10 to 23:30
www.heathrowexpress.co.uk
At Paddington Station, take the tube (Circle or District Lines) directly to Victoria Station, and then walk 5 minutes to the hotel. Note: if you are not comfortable taking your luggage up and down lots of stairs, you may want to avoid the tube and take a taxi from Paddington directly to the hotel. This will cost on average £5-£10, depending on traffic. |
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Gatwick Express trains shuttle conveniently between Gatwick and London's Victoria Station 24 hours a day. Tickets can be purchased on the train at no extra charge.
Cost £11 single or £21.50 round-trip, 2 trains per hour during the day, 1-2 trains per hour at night, journey time 20 mins. From Victoria Station, it's then a 5 minute walk to the hotel.
www.gatwickexpress.co.uk |
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Option 1: Airbus
If you're flying in or out of Stansted you can take the Airbus between the airport and London's Victoria Coach Station.
Cost £10, 2 buses per hour, from 04:00 to 24:00
Option 2: Stansted Express
Take the Stansted Express from London's Liverpool Station.
Cost £14 one way, with trains on average every 40 mins, from 04:30 to 23:30
www.stanstedexpress.com |
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For Luton take the Green Line's bus #757, which runs between the airport and Victoria Station at Buckingham Palace Road - stop 6 Cost £8 approx. journey time approx 1 hour depending on the time of day sometimes can take up to 1.5 hours. From 04:30 to 24:00
www.greenline.co.uk |
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If you exit Victoria Station from the north (near the taxi stand), turn left and proceed west to Buckingham Palace Road. Go left along Buckingham Palace Road and cross at a cross-walk (watch both ways for traffic!). Go right at either Eccleston Street, or Elizabeth Street, and walk one block to Ebury Street. The Lime Tree Hotel is at 135 Ebury Street, between Eccleston and Elizabeth Streets. |
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Mention the Lime Tree Hotel to get the best rate
T: 020 7258 0101 |
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Avis T: 0870 5900 500
Hertz T: 0870 5996 699
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American T: 020 7499 9000
Australian T: 020 7379 4334
Canadian T: 020 7258 6600
Irish T: 020 7235 2171 |
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Opening hours 9.30am -5pm Mon-Fri, Some bank branches are also open on Saturday morning between 9am to 12pm. |
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