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London is served by several airports: London Heathrow (west), London Gatwick (south), London Stansted (north-east), London Luton (north-west) and London City (south-east). Try to avoid Stansted and Luton as they are much further away than the others.

From the UK: British Airways(BA) operate flights to London from elsewhere in the UK including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast and Manchester. EasyJet also operate some flights.

From Ireland: BA, Aer Lingus and Ryanair fly direct from Dublin and Cork. Aer Lingus and Ryanair also fly from Shannon.

From Germany: Direct flights from major cities such as Berlin, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Cologne and Munich, are available from some or all of the following airlines: BA, Air Berlin, Lufthansa, Germanwings, EasyJet, and Ryanair.

From the Netherlands: BA, KLM, and EasyJet provide direct flights from Amsterdam. British Airways and KLM also fly out of Rotterdam and Ryanair fly from Eindhoven.

From Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland: BA, SAS, Norwegian and EasyJet fly direct from Stockholm, Sweden and Oslo, Norway. The same, except replacing EasyJet with Ryanair, fly from Copenhagen, Denmark. BA, Norwegian and Finnair fly direct from Helsinki, Finland.

From France: BA, Air France, EasyJet and CityJet all fly direct from Paris. BA and EasyJet also fly from Lyon, Bordeaux, Toulouse and Marseille. Ryanair also fly from Bordeaux and Marseille.

From London Heathrow to central London:
- By train: The Heathrow Express isn’t the cheapest but is certainly the fastest method, taking 15 minutes to London Paddington Station. Tickets are around £26 single (£21 in advance) or £39 return (£34 in advance). Regular train services also run, taking twice the time, for around £10. The cheapest method is the underground (metro) Piccadilly Line. Hyde Park Corner underground station provides direct access to Heathrow via a 30-minute tube journey.

From London Gatwick to central London:
- By train: The Gatwick Express to London Victoria runs regularly with a journey time of 30 minutes. Tickets are around £20 single (£10 for children) or £35 return (£18 for children); it is a little cheaper if booked in advance. For around £15 single, Southern Trains operate four times an hour to London Victoria, taking around 35 minutes.

- By bus: The National Express operates direct coach services to London Victoria once an hour with a journey time of around 90 minutes. Tickets are around £8 single, £15 return.
A low-cost, frequent and non-stop transfer service is also operated by EasyBus from North and South terminals to Earls Court/West Brompton. The journey takes about an hour.

From London City to central London:
- By train: There is a DLR train station in front of the airport; take the DLR (turquoise line) towards Stratford, three stops to Canning Town. Here, exit the station and walk to Westminster Tube Station, where you can pick up the District Line (Green) westbound towards Richmond for four stops, to South Kensington. Take exit 3 and walk to the hotel.

- By taxi: London City airport is close to central London, therefore a cab will cost around £30.

From London Luton to central London:
- By train: A shuttle bus goes to Luton Airport Parkway Station where East Midlands Trains run to London St Pancras/ Kings Cross in 25 minutes. Tickets are around £18 single and £30 return.

- By bus: The National Express to London Victoria (about 35 minutes) is around £10 single and £15 return. EasyBus run to Baker Street (60 minutes) which is often cheaper but prices vary.

From London Stansted to central London:
- By train: The Stansted Express runs to London Liverpool Street in about 50 minutes, for around £23 single and £33 return.

- By bus: The National Express to London Liverpool Street (about 75 minutes) costs £8 single and £15 return. EasyBus go to Baker Street (75 minutes) and is often cheaper but prices vary.

From within the UK trains can be found and booked via National Rail. From mainland Europe trains can be found and booked via Rail Europe. Together, the companies Eurostar and Thalys operate high speed train services from Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France to London St Pancras International.

The London Underground (often locally referred to as ‘The Tube’):
Hyde Park Corner and Green Park Underground stations are just a few minutes’ walk away from the hotel, linking the West End and the City, London's financial centre.

Directions from Hyde Park Corner Underground Station:
Exit the station onto Park Lane, and continue north around Hyde Park. Turn right at the Dorchester, at Deaney Street, and follow it round the corner to the right. Cross South Audley Street onto Hill Street, and the hotel will be on the right.

Directions from Green Park Underground Station:
Take the Piccadilly (North Side) Exit at Green Park station, and turn left. Walk down Piccadilly then turn left down Berkeley Street. When you get to Berkeley Square, turn right and walk around the edge of the square until Hill Street. Follow the street, and the hotel will be on the left.