{"id":13,"date":"2010-12-02T13:21:28","date_gmt":"2010-12-02T13:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visit-croatia.co.uk\/kc\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2021-10-13T10:35:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T10:35:58","slug":"getting-to-kensington-and-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kensington-chelsea.com\/index.php\/about-kensington-and-chelsea\/getting-to-kensington-and-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to Kensington and Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You’ll be pleased to know that getting to Kensington and Chelsea is very easy, given the many transport options present in the area!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 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!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are also many bus routes through the borough. Take a look at the Kensington & Chelsea bus route maps<\/a> from the Transport for London’s website for further details. Alternatively, we’ve compiled quite an extensive guide to buses in Kensington and Chelsea<\/a>\u00a0that lists assorted bus routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on below for a guide to reaching the area from some of the main transport hubs (airports, and bus and train stations) in London. If you’re looking for advice on travelling within Kensington and Chelsea, please see Transport in Kensington & Chelsea<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting To Kensington and Chelsea from Heathrow Airport<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are several ways of reaching Kensington & Chelsea from Heathrow Airport<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By far the\u00a0easiest and cheapest way of travelling from Heathrow to Kensington & Chelsea is by Underground. The Underground serves all Heathrow terminals on the Piccadilly Line. This line takes you directly 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There is also a coach service from Heathrow Airport, run by National Express<\/a>, that will take you to Earls Court. Journey time is 35 – 45 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alternatively, you might prefer to take the\u00a0nonstop Heathrow Express <\/a>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heathrow Airport is directly connected to Kensington via the M4 motorway (which then becomes the A4) so taking a taxi is also a reasonable\u00a0option, albeit a pricer one. You will find queues of\u00a0the normal London black cabs (taxis) waiting outside Heathrow’s\u00a0terminal buildings – simply follow the signs. You are obviously at the mercy of motorway\/A road traffic,\u00a0but journey time can be anything from a speedy 25 minutes upwards. The fare will be approximately \u00a350.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting To Kensington and Chelsea from Gatwick Airport<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The quickest way of travelling from\u00a0Gatwick Airport<\/a> is by taking the Gatwick Express <\/a>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A cheaper option would be to make use of the Southern Rail<\/a> service from Gatwick to Victoria Station – this makes a couple of stops along the way, so journey time is longer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Again, there is also a coach service from Gatwick Airport with National Express<\/a> that will take you to Earls Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting To Kensington and Chelsea from Luton Airport<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Luton Parkway station is a 5-minute transfer bus ride away from Luton Airport<\/a>. From here, you can get one of the frequent trains to King’s Cross station. You can then, once again, make your 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting To Kensington and Chelsea from Stansted Airport<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Stansted Airport<\/a>, situated to the northeast of London, is the furthest away of the major London airports to Kensington and Chelsea. If you can, try flying to one of the other airports above to ease your onward journey to this part of the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are travelling from Stansted, take the Stansted Express<\/a> to Liverpool Street station, changing here for the 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). Alternatively, you can also take the Central Line which goes direct to Notting Hill Gate and Holland Park stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 Victoria Line on the Underground. You can take this to Green Park station where you change for 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.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting To Kensington and Chelsea from\u00a0City Airport<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you’re landing at City Airport<\/a>, we’d suggest taking the DLR (Docklands Light Railway) to Bank Station and then change to Monument Station. (They’re essentially the same station although it’s about a 5 minute walk from one part to another.) From Monument, you can get the Circle Line direct to stations in Kensington and Chelsea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting To Kensington and Chelsea from London’s train stations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting To Kensington and Chelsea from Victoria Coach Station<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Victoria Coach Station is London’s largest bus\/coach station to where many of the buses from the rest of the UK and from Europe arrive. The coach station is only a short walk to Victoria Underground station, where you can get the Circle and District lines to Kensington & Chelsea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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