BY AIR
There are direct flights to London from all over the world. London has two main airports, Heathrow and Gatwick, with smaller airports at Luton, Stansted and London City (Docklands). There are train links to Paris and Brussels, and good road links to the Channel ports.
BY TRAIN
Visitors from Europe can come by train through the Channel Tunnel. Foot passengers can use the Eurostar trains (
08705 186186; www.eurostar.com), which offer a direct link between Paris or Brussels and London (St Pancras International) in under three hours. The car-carrying train Eurotunnel ( 08705 35 35 35; www.eurotunnel.com) operates between Calais in France and Folkestone in England and takes around 35 minutes.
OTHER OPTIONS
Passenger and car ferries operate from Ireland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Scandinavia and Spain (www.ferries.co.uk). Trains link the arrival ports directly with London.
Long-distance coaches generally arrive at Victoria Coach Station close to London Victoria main line and underground rail station ( 08450 130 130; www.nationalexpress.com).