Hello all,
We are taking the underground from Heathrow Airport with the ending
destination of Chester. From looking at a map, we will need to take
the Heathrow Underground (from terminal 3) to Euston station, then
catch a train from Euston to Chester.

My question is: which Euston station is a National Rail station? There
are three on the Tube's website.(Charing Cross, Square, City Branch).

I was hoping there was a direct train but it doesn't look like there
is.... any suggestions?

TIA,
Jen

In message , midunjen
writes

We are taking the underground from Heathrow Airport with the ending
destination of Chester. From looking at a map, we will need to take
the Heathrow Underground (from terminal 3) to Euston station, then
catch a train from Euston to Chester.

Correct.

My question is: which Euston station is a National Rail station? There
are three on the Tube's website.(Charing Cross, Square, City Branch).

Just plain "Euston" is on the both branches of the Northern line and on
the Victoria line, and will take you directly into the National Rail
station.

Euston Square is less convenient if you have luggage as it is several
minutes' walk away.

I was hoping there was a direct train but it doesn't look like there
is.... any suggestions?

The most direct tube route is Piccadilly line from Heathrow and change
to the Victoria line at Green Park. The interchange there is all
underground but it is not ideal if you are carrying a lot of luggage. An
alternative would be to transfer to the Northern line at Leicester
Square - but the Northern can get very crowded at some times of day!

If you have ample transfer time it may be worth considering taking the
airbus which runs directly from all four terminals at Heathrow to
Euston, as this will involve no change. There are two buses an hour and
it would be wise to allow 90 minutes for the journey as London roads are
rather congested!

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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:49:37 +0000, Paul Terry
wrote:



The most direct tube route is Piccadilly line from Heathrow and change
to the Victoria line at Green Park. The interchange there is all
underground but it is not ideal if you are carrying a lot of luggage. An
alternative would be to transfer to the Northern line at Leicester
Square - but the Northern can get very crowded at some times of day!


Another alternative would be to take the Piccadilly to Kings Cross,
and then either the Northern or Victoria line one stop to Euston (from
memory I think the Northern line would be the easier one to change to
at Kings Cross)

Martin

In article , Paul Terry
writes
The most direct tube route is Piccadilly line from Heathrow and change
to the Victoria line at Green Park. The interchange there is all
underground but it is not ideal if you are carrying a lot of luggage.
An alternative would be to transfer to the Northern line at Leicester
Square - but the Northern can get very crowded at some times of day!

A third option would be to change at King's Cross St.Pancras. The
journey will be a bit longer, but the change will be rather simpler - a
short escalator from platform level to platform level.

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"Martin Rich" wrote in message
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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:49:37 +0000, Paul Terry
wrote:



The most direct tube route is Piccadilly line from Heathrow and change
to the Victoria line at Green Park. The interchange there is all
underground but it is not ideal if you are carrying a lot of luggage. An
alternative would be to transfer to the Northern line at Leicester
Square - but the Northern can get very crowded at some times of day!


Another alternative would be to take the Piccadilly to Kings Cross,
and then either the Northern or Victoria line one stop to Euston (from
memory I think the Northern line would be the easier one to change to
at Kings Cross)

Martin

Good idea. From the Piccadilly Line platforms at King's Cross there's a
short escalator down to the Northern Line. (whereas changing to the Victoria
involves going up some stairs)

PaulO

Martin Rich wrote in message . ..
On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:49:37 +0000, Paul Terry
wrote:



The most direct tube route is Piccadilly line from Heathrow and change
to the Victoria line at Green Park. The interchange there is all
underground but it is not ideal if you are carrying a lot of luggage. An
alternative would be to transfer to the Northern line at Leicester
Square - but the Northern can get very crowded at some times of day!


Another alternative would be to take the Piccadilly to Kings Cross,
and then either the Northern or Victoria line one stop to Euston (from
memory I think the Northern line would be the easier one to change to
at Kings Cross)

Martin

I've been to the Piccadilly platforms at King's Cross St. Pancras, and
I think there are a lot of stairs...

Brad

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Martin Rich wrote in message
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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:49:37 +0000, Paul Terry
wrote:



The most direct tube route is Piccadilly line from Heathrow and change
to the Victoria line at Green Park. The interchange there is all
underground but it is not ideal if you are carrying a lot of luggage.
An
alternative would be to transfer to the Northern line at Leicester
Square - but the Northern can get very crowded at some times of day!


Another alternative would be to take the Piccadilly to Kings Cross,
and then either the Northern or Victoria line one stop to Euston (from
memory I think the Northern line would be the easier one to change to
at Kings Cross)

Martin

I've been to the Piccadilly platforms at King's Cross St. Pancras, and
I think there are a lot of stairs...

Brad

You do not have to use *any* stairs to get between the Piccadilly line
platforms and the Northern line platforms at Kings Cross, just a short
decending escalator.
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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:49:37 +0000, Paul Terry
wrote:



The most direct tube route is Piccadilly line from Heathrow and change
to the Victoria line at Green Park. The interchange there is all
underground but it is not ideal if you are carrying a lot of luggage.
An
alternative would be to transfer to the Northern line at Leicester
Square - but the Northern can get very crowded at some times of day!


Another alternative would be to take the Piccadilly to Kings Cross,
and then either the Northern or Victoria line one stop to Euston (from
memory I think the Northern line would be the easier one to change to
at Kings Cross)

Martin

I've been to the Piccadilly platforms at King's Cross St. Pancras, and
I think there are a lot of stairs...


Not down to the Northern Line - there are escalators.

PaulO

(midunjen) wrote in message . com...
Hello all,
We are taking the underground from Heathrow Airport with the ending
destination of Chester.
....
I was hoping there was a direct train but it doesn't look like there
is.... any suggestions?

If you don't fancy lugging heavy bags round central London, the other
option would be the Railair coach from Heathrow to Watford, whence
train to Chester by changing at Crewe or somewhere (which you may well
have to do anyway...)

Hth

Henry

There's another way of looking at this. Take the coach from the central
bus station to Watford Junction (one station out of London for the Chester
trains) then take the train to Chester. How well the journey would wok is
going to depend on the time of the day. For a start, the coach needs to
circumnavigate London on a road which can become very congested during peak
hours and I'm not sure how many direct trains there are or if a change of
train would be required and what the issues with such a change would be.

See http://www.nationalexpress.com/ for the buses and
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/planmyjourney/ for train times.

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