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

Underground stations situated 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. Alternatively, we’ve compiled quite an extensive guide to Transport in Kensington & Chelsea that lists assorted bus routes.

Here’s a guide to reaching the area from some of the main transport hubs (airports, bus and train stations) in London.

To Kensington & Chelsea from Heathrow Airport

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

By far the easiest and cheapest way of travelling from Heathrow to Kensington & Chelsea is by Underground. The Underground serves all five Heathrow terminals on 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. Journey time to these stations is approximately 50 minutes – 1 hour. 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 nonstop Heathrow Express train to Paddington Station which, although much more expensive than the Underground, only has a journey time of 15 minutes. From Paddington, you can change for the Circle Line to Notting Hill Gate, High Street Kensington, Gloucester Road, South Kensington and Sloane Square.

Heathrow Airport is directly connected to Kensington via the M4 motorway (which then becomes the A4) so taking a taxi is also a reasonable option, albeit a pricer one. You will find queues of the normal London black cabs (taxis) waiting outside Heathrow’s terminal buildings – simply follow the signs. You are obviously at the mercy of motorway traffic, but journey time can be anything from a speedy 25 minutes. The fare will be approximately £50.

To Kensington & Chelsea from Gatwick Airport

The quickest way of travelling from Gatwick Airport is by taking the Gatwick Express train to Victoria Station and then taking the Underground to your destination. Victoria Station is on the Circle and District Lines (and the Victoria Line) and only one stop outside Kensington & Chelsea so you can easily reach Sloane Square, South Kensington, Gloucester Road, Earl’s Court, High Street Kensington or Notting Hill Gate.

Easybus offer a mini-bus service from Gatwick Airport to West Brompton Underground station (on the edge of Kensington & Chelsea, close to Earls Court). This can be a very cost-effective of reaching the area.

To Kensington & Chelsea from Luton Airport

Luton Parkway station is a 5-minute transfer bus ride away from Luton Airport. From here, you can get one of the frequent trains to King’s Cross station. You can then, once again, make you onward journey to Kensington & Chelsea by Underground. We advise either taking the Circle Line round (not a direct route – you will have to change trains at Edgware Road station) or take the Picadilly Line to Earl’s Court and change here for your final destination.

To Kensington & Chelsea from Stansted Airport

Stansted Airport, situated to the northeast of London, is the furthest away of the major London airports. If you can, try flying to one of the other airports above to ease your onward journey to this part of the city.

If you are travelling from Stansted, take the Stansted Express to Liverpool Street station, changing here for Underground – take the Circle Line which takes you round to stations in K & C (once again requiring a change of trains at Edgware Road station).

Depending on your final destination, and if you’d like to avoid travelling through Liverpool Street station (which is, after all, one of London’s main stations and can get quite busy at times), we recommend taking the Stansted Express to Tottenham Hale station, changing here for the Underground (Victoria Line) which takes you to Green Park where you can take the Piccadilly Line to Knightsbridge, South Kensington, Gloucester Road or Earl’s Court. (So this route from Stansted Airport is obviously ideal for these areas.)

To Kensington & Chelsea from London’s train stations

All London’s major train stations – and even the not-so-major ones – have interchanges with the Underground, which means it’s easy to make your way to any of the Tube stops in West London.

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