Distance as the crow flies : 1029 km
Jet lag : - 1 h

WEBCAMS

The most beautiful places of London captured by webcams.

FORMALITIES

Passport or valid identity card.

TIME & WEATHER

If the climate in London is considered rather temperamental, the showers are quite frequent between October and March. June "Glorious June" is usually the sunniest month while January will be attractive for the sales.

CURRENCY

The currency is the sterling pound(£) or pound, divided into 100 pence (singular penny). There are coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 p (pronounced pi), and £ 1, and £ 2. Banknotes are £ 5, 10, 20, and 50.

TELEPHONE

- Call from London to London : area code preceded by zero (020) + the 8 digit local number. Ex. : (020) 7800 0000.
- Call from London to France : 00 + 33 + area code without the zero + the 8 digit local number. Ex. : 00 + 33 + 4 + 93 00 00 00.
- Call London from France : 00 + 44 + area code without zero + the 8 digit local number. Ex. : 00 + 44 + 20 + 7800 0000.

ELECTRICITY

Standard UK plug adapter

TO GO TO THE CITY CENTRE FROM THE AIRPORT

• London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
  32km west of London
  
  Underground : trains on the Piccadilly line will take you in central London in less than an hour.
  
  Shuttles : the new national service "express Dot2Dot" sets up very comfortable shuttles between Gatwick or Heathrow Airport to central London hotels. 70 spacious vehicles equipped with satellite navigation and a traffic monitoring system provide shared transfers (£ 24 per person one way from Gatwick and £ 22 per person one way from Heathrow, discounts from 2 people).
  www.dot2.com
  
  Bus : they serve more than 500 local and national destinations from the terminals or the central bus station.
  
  Taxi : it takes about an hour to get to central London (fare: from £40 to £70).
  
  Heathrow Express Train : trains serve Paddington Station, in central London, in 15 minutes. One way: £16.50 - Child £8.20
  www.heathrowexpress.com/Home
  
  





• London Gatwick Airport (LGW)
  45 km south of London
  
  Shuttles : the new national service "express Dot2Dot" sets up very comfortable shuttles between Gatwick or Heathrow Airport to central London hotels. 70 spacious vehicles equipped with satellite navigation and a traffic monitoring system provide shared transfers (£ 24 per person one way from Gatwick and £ 22 per person one way from Heathrow, discounts from 2 people).
  www.dot2.com
  
  Taxi : it takes about an hour to get to central London (fare: about 95 £).
  
  Gatwick Express Train : these trains serve Victoria Station, in London, in 30 minutes, with departures every 15 minutes. One way: £15.50 - Child £7.95
  www.gatwickexpress.com
  
  Thameslink Train : leads to London Bridge station (40 mins), Blackfriars and King's Cross. Departures every 30 minutes. One way: £9.80.
  
  Southern Railway : train service every 15 minutes between the two terminals of Gatwick and Victoria Station during the day and every hour between 1am and 4am. Approximately 35 minutes. One way: £8.90.
  
  



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  London Luton Airport (LTN)
  51 km from the center of Londres
  
  Car sharing : London Luton Airport has implemented the first national project of car-sharing at an airport.
  www.londonlutoncarshare.com
  
  Green Line 757 : express bus line between the airport and central London.
  
  Virgin Trains Car express : link to the airport from the Milton Keynes station, departure every hour, 7 / 7. Schedules coincide with train connections from Virgin Trains to and from the West Midlands and the West of the country.
  
  Train : from the terminal building, shuttles can reach the Luton Airport Parkway station in 5 minutes; from there regular train lines link central London in 25 minutes.
  
  Train First Capital Connect : from Luton Airport Parkway station, the First Capital Connect leads to the south of London and Brighton, or north towards Bedford.
  www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk
  
  East Midlands Trains : lines between London (terminus = St Pancras International station), East Midlands and Yorkshire.