St Martins Lane ★★★★★

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 King’s Cross St Pancras International. From here, the Piccadilly Line (dark blue) to Holborn.

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).

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:
- By Train: The cheapest and most direct method is taking the underground (metro) Piccadilly Line (dark blue) direct to Leicester Square.

From London Gatwick:
- By Train: The Gatwick Express to London Victoria runs regularly, taking 30 minutes. Tickets are around £20 single and £10 for children (around 28€ or 14€) or £35 return £18 for children (around 49€ or 27€); it is a little cheaper if booked in advance. For around £15 (around 21€), Southern Trains operate four times an hour to London Victoria, taking around 35-40 minutes. From there, take the Victoria Line (light blue) to Green Park and switch to the Piccadilly Line to Leicester Square.

- By Bus: 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 (around 11€ single or 21€ return). From there, see above for directions to the hotel.
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 there take the Piccadilly Line (dark blue) direct to Leicester Square.

From London City:
- By train: There is a DLR train station in front of the airport; take the DLR (turquoise line) towards Bank, and alight at Canning Town. Here, take the Jubilee Line (grey) to Green Park and then the Piccadilly Line (dark blue) to Leicester Square.

- By taxi: London City airport is close to central London, therefore a cab will cost around £30 (around 42€).

From London Luton:
- 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 (around 25€ single or 42€ return). From there take the Piccadilly Line (dark blue) direct to Leicester Square.

- By Bus: The National Express to London Victoria (about 35 minutes) is around £10 single and £15 return (around 14€ single or 21€ return).

From London Stansted:
- By Train: The Stansted Express runs to London Liverpool Street in about 50 minutes, for around £23 single and £33 return (around 32€ single or 47€ return). From there, take the Central Line (red) to Holborn and change for the Piccadilly Line (dark blue) to Leicester Square.

- By Bus: National Express also operate to London Liverpool Street (about 75 minutes) costs £8 single and £15 return (around 11€ single or 21€ return).
EasyBus go to Baker Street (75 minutes) and is often cheaper but prices vary. From there take the Bakerloo Line (brown) to Piccadilly Circus and then the Piccadilly Line (dark blue) to Leicester Square.

The closest tube station is Leicester Square served by the Northern Line (black) and the Piccadilly Line (dark blue). Exiting the station it is a 3 minute walk east on Cranbourn Street, then make a right onto St. Martins Lane where you will find the hotel on the left.