The Bloomsbury Hotel ★★★★

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 method is taking the underground (metro) Piccadilly Line (dark blue) to Leicester Square then change for the Northern Line (black) for one more stop to Tottenham Court Road.

From London Gatwick:
- By train: The Gatwick Express to London Victoria runs regularly, taking 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, Southern Trains operate four times an hour to London Victoria, taking around 35-40 minutes. From there take the underground District Line (green) to Embankment and change for the Northern Line (black) to Tottenham Court Road.

- 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. From there, see above for directions to the hotel.
A low-cost, frequent and non-stop transfer service is operated by EasyBus from North and South terminals, also to Victoria Station.

From London City:
- By train: There is a DLR train station in front of the airport; take the DLR (turquoise line) towards Shadwell, and alight at Bank. Here, take the Central Line (red) to Tottenham Court Road.

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

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. From there take the Northern Line (black) direct to Tottenham Court Road.

- 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 Victoria station, see above. From Baker Street, take the Bakerloo Line (brown) to Oxford Circus and then switch to the Central Line (red) to Tottenham Court Road.

From London Stansted:
- By train: The Stansted Express runs to London Liverpool Street in about 50 minutes, for around £23 single and £33 return. From there, take the Central Line (red) to Tottenham Court Road.

- 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 there take the Bakerloo Line (brown) to Oxford Circus and then switch to the Central Line (red) to Tottenham Court Road.

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, take the Northern Line (black) direct to Tottenham Court Road.

The closest tube station to the hotel is Tottenham Court Road, served by the Northern Line (black) and the Central Line (red). Leaving the station, with Oxford Street ahead of you and New Oxford Street behind you, walk right up Tottenham Court Road, then take the first right onto Great Russell Street.