In message .com,
Mizter T writes
Paul Terry wrote:
In message , Richard
writes

Anyone happen to know how much it costs these days to take a taxi from
Heathrow to central London.

http://www.heathrow-airport-guide.co...-transfer.html
... quotes 40-45 UKP, although it could easily be nearer 50, depending
on the time of day and traffic.

I am staying in Bloomsbury and trying to
figure out the most convenient and economical way to get there.

Piccadilly line direct from Heathrow to either Holborn or Russell Square
will be very much cheaper and may well be quicker.

The trains from Heathrow have reasonably adequate luggage areas by the
doors and should be fine unless you have a lot of large suitcases.

If you do want to avoid the tube for whatever reason, you'll still find
it cheaper

Not necessarily. In the original posting (on another newsgroup) it was
indicated that there were two people. As such the costings are
*marginally* in favour of HeX, when all factors are taken into account.
For 3, 4 or 5 people it is cheaper to take a taxi than HeX

(and quicker)

That very much depends upon the final destination and the time of day.
During morning or evening rush hour train is quicker to most
destinations, but outside these times taxis can (and frequently do)
beat the *total* time when you take waiting for trains, etc into
account.

to get the Heathrow Express (a dedicated
non-stop fast train) into Paddington station and continue from there by
taxi to Bloomsbury, a journey across central London.

Note that the Heathrow Express is considerably more expensive than the
Tube.

http://www.heathrowexpress.com/


--
Mike Hughes
A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton
at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England