You can get all the way to Bond St or Tottenham Court Road from Heathrow on the Elizabeth Line for under £20 and in less than 45 minutes. You can tap a credit card in and out of the stations and you’ll hit the maximum day rate no matter how many short trips you take that day.
You can also use a credit card from Gatwick too. It actually doesn’t take much longer by train than Heathrow. Though is quite a bit further by cab.
The Lime electric bikes run in multiple cities around the world from the same app, though the passes you buy only work in one country at a time so you can’t take your minutes from London to Paris, for example. I’d say it can be a little daunting to ride them if you’re not a confident rider or don’t know the area well. But can be good for getting from one side of Hyde Park to the other, for example.
Hi Jen! Thank you so much for sharing these great local pointers for getting around... Really helpful for my next visit and for our readers!
Also curious to get your thoughts on my food recs... I have a big sweet tooth myself and was drooling at some of your posts. Would love to try one of your food tours some time!
Hi Chelsea! So many! That’s why I write every week. 🤪 I tend to give friends recommendations based on what they’ll already be near or what I know they’d like because I don’t feel like London has a short list of must hits! Sorry that’s not enormously helpful. 😅
You can get all the way to Bond St or Tottenham Court Road from Heathrow on the Elizabeth Line for under £20 and in less than 45 minutes. You can tap a credit card in and out of the stations and you’ll hit the maximum day rate no matter how many short trips you take that day.
You can also use a credit card from Gatwick too. It actually doesn’t take much longer by train than Heathrow. Though is quite a bit further by cab.
The Lime electric bikes run in multiple cities around the world from the same app, though the passes you buy only work in one country at a time so you can’t take your minutes from London to Paris, for example. I’d say it can be a little daunting to ride them if you’re not a confident rider or don’t know the area well. But can be good for getting from one side of Hyde Park to the other, for example.
Hi Jen! Thank you so much for sharing these great local pointers for getting around... Really helpful for my next visit and for our readers!
Also curious to get your thoughts on my food recs... I have a big sweet tooth myself and was drooling at some of your posts. Would love to try one of your food tours some time!
Hi Chelsea! So many! That’s why I write every week. 🤪 I tend to give friends recommendations based on what they’ll already be near or what I know they’d like because I don’t feel like London has a short list of must hits! Sorry that’s not enormously helpful. 😅