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How to Get to Excel from Outside the UK London Has a Very Extensive Public Transport System, and There Are Generally Several Ways to Make Any Given Journey How to get to Excel from outside the UK London has a very extensive public transport system, and there are generally several ways to make any given journey. Here are our recommended options for getting to Excel from the main points of entry from outside the UK. From Heathrow Airport 1. Take the Piccadilly Line of the London Underground from Terminals 1, 2 & 3, Terminal 4 or Terminal 5. Get off at Hammersmith and walk across the platform to catch an eastbound District Line train. Get off at Westminster and transfer to the Jubilee Line eastbound (down several lifts or escalators). Get off at Canning Town and transfer to the Docklands Light Railway for a train towards Beckton. Prince Regent (for the Excel east entrance and convention centre). Total elapsed time: around 90 minutes. All transfers can be made without using stairs or escalators, but the platforms are not all at the same height as the carriages, so getting on or off some trains will involve a single step up or down. Cost: £5.10 peak/£3.50 off- peak using an OysterCard (which can be purchased in the arrivals area at Heathrow). You can save one change by staying on the Piccadilly Line to Green Park station and transferring direct to the Jubilee Line eastbound, but that involves a long walk through a tunnel. 2. Take the Heathrow Express train service from Heathrow Central, Heathrow Terminal 4 or Heathrow Terminal 5 to Paddington (note that from Terminal 4 you have to change at Heathrow Central). Take the London Underground Bakerloo Line northbound from Paddington. Get off at Baker Street and transfer to the Jubilee Line southbound, and then proceed as above. Total elapsed time: around 75 minutes. Cost: £16.50 for the Heathrow Express if purchased online in advance, £21.50 single or £35 return if purchased before getting on the train. £26.50 single or £40 return if purchased on the train; £2.80 peak/£3.30 off-peak using an OysterCard). Getting to the Bakerloo line from Paddington involves stairs. 3. Take the Heathrow Express as above and then take a black cab from Paddington to Excel. Total elapsed time: around 75 minutes. Cost: Heathrow Express ticket as above plus around £50 plus tip for the taxi. 4. Take a black cab the whole way from Heathrow. Total elapsed time: 75-90 minutes depending on the traffic. Cost: Around £130 - £150 plus tip. 5. Take a pre-booked minicab the whole way from Heathrow. Total elapsed time: 75-90 minutes depending on traffic. Cost: Around £50 plus tip. Most minicabs are not wheelchair accessible, but wheelchair-friendly vehicles can be booked. Heathrow airport website has information on minicab companies or alternatively book with Addison Lee [email protected] or telephone +44 20 7407 9000 From Gatwick Airport 1. Take a First Capital Connect train from Gatwick South Terminal to London Bridge station. At London Bridge, take the Jubilee Line eastbound and then proceed as in case 1 for Heathrow. Total elapsed time: around 60 minutes. Cost: £15.00. Changing from rail to underground involves stairs. Alternatively take a Gatwick Express train to Victoria station, then change onto the District Line to Westminster, then change to the Jubilee line to Canning town as in case 1 for Heathrow. Cost £25.00. Elapsed time 90 minutes. 2. Take a train to London Bridge as above and then a black cab from London Bridge to Excel. Total elapsed time: around 60-70 minutes. Cost: Train fare as above plus around £35 plus tip for the taxi. 3. Take a taxi (not a black cab, as Gatwick is outside London) the whole way from Gatwick. Total elapsed time: 60-75 minutes depending on traffic. Cost: around £80 plus tip. 4. Take a pre-booked minicab the whole way from Gatwick. Total elapsed time: 60-75 minutes depending on traffic. Cost: around £50-60 plus tip. From London City Airport 1. Take the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) towards Bank or Tower Gateway. Change at Canning Town to the DLR service towards Beckton. Get off at Custom House Prince Regent (for the east entrance and Convention Centre). Total elapsed time: 20 minutes. Cost: £4 (or £1.40 peak/£1.30 off-peak with an OysterCard). All DLR stations have lifts and level access to trains. 2. Take a number 473 bus towards Stratford and get off at Prince Regent Bus Station, which is by the east end of Excel and the convention centre. Total elapsed time: 15 minutes. Cost: £1.30 peak time with an OysterCard). All London buses should have wheelchair ramps. 3. Take a black cab. Total elapsed time: 5 minutes. Cost: around £10 plus tip. All black cabs should have wheelchair ramps. 4. Walk to Excel. Total elapsed time: 20 minutes. Cost: free. From St Pancras International Station 1. Take the train from St Pancras International Station to Stratford International Station Cost £6 Walk to Stratford Station around 10 minutes then take the Jubillee Line to Canning Town and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) towards Beckton. Journey time 20 minutes. Cost £1.70 peak or Cost £1.50 off peak .
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