Getting to Kensington & Chelsea

You'll be pleased to know that the area is easily reachable by public transport!

Underground stations that are in the borough of Kensington & Chelsea are High Street Kensington, Notting Hill, Earls Court, Gloucester Road, South Kensington, Sloane Square, Holland Park Latimer Road, Ladbroke Grove and West Brompton (only just!).

There are also many bus routes through the borough. Take a look at the Kensington & Chelsea bus route maps from the Transport for London's website for further details.

From Heathrow Airport
There are several ways of reaching Kensington & Chelsea from Heathrow Airport.

The easiest and cheapest way is by Underground. The Underground serves all five Heathrow terminals with the Piccadilly Line. This line takes you direct to Earls Court, Gloucester Road, South Kensington and Knightsbridge - all of these stations are in Kensington & Chelsea. The first three stations also interchange to the Circle and District lines - if you want to go to Notting Hill, for example, or Sloane Square.

There is also an a coach service from Heathrow Airport, run by National Express, that will take you to Earls Court. Journey time is 35 - 45 minutes.

Alternatively, you might prefer to take the Heathrow Express train to Paddington Station. From Paddington, you can change for the Circle Line to Notting Hill Gate, High Street Kensington, Gloucester Road, South Kensington and Sloane Square.

From Gatwick Airport
If you arrive at Gatwick Airport , take the Gatwick Express train to Victoria Station and then take the Underground to your destination (Victoria Station is on the Circle, District and Victoria Lines).