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Travelling around Richmond by Bus

 Richmond Borough Buses

 

Useful Busmapper site for London

 

AIRPORTS

From Heathrow Airport

Heathrow Airport is 12 miles away (under half an hour by car or taxi). Alternatively buses run from all terminals at Heathrow to Feltham station every 10 minutes. From Feltham there are direct trains to Twickenham and Richmond. Alternatively take the Piccadilly underground line from Heathrow and change for the 65 bus (Richmond & Kingston) at South Ealing underground station.

The 490 bus runs from Terminal 5 to Richmond.

Heathrow Airport & flight information

 

From Gatwick Airport

Gatwick Airport is 30 miles away and takes about 45 minutes by car or taxi. Alternatively take the train from Gatwick direct to Clapham Junction (NOT the Gatwick express which goes direct to London Victoria). From Clapham junction there are direct trains to any of the railway stations in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames .

Gatwick Airport

 

From City of London Airport

The airport is situated only 10 miles from the West End and six miles from the City of London. At the front of the terminal you can take a special airport shuttlebus to link up with Canning Town, Canary Wharf and Liverpool Street, all are on the London Underground. You can then take the tube to London Waterloo and get a train to Richmond upon Thames, or change onto the District Line of the Underground for Richmond and Kew.

City Airport

 

From Stansted Airport

The Stansted express train takes you to Liverpool Street, London. The journey time is 41 minutes. From Liverpool street take the underground to London Waterloo. Direct trains to Richmond upon Thames leave on a regular basis from London Waterloo and take about 20 minutes.

Stansted Airport

 

From Luton Airport

The airport is 35 miles from central London with easy access to the M1 and M25. Trains to central London take about 25 minutes. A constant, free shuttle bus service operates to and from Luton Airport Parkway station, situated just 1.8km from the airport terminal building.

Luton Airport

 

 

TRAIN AND UNDERGROUND

Richmond station is a London Underground and National Rail station located in Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The next station eastwards is Kew Gardens. Richmond is also served by South West Trains to and from Waterloo, Windsor and Eton Riverside, Kingston and Reading, on these services the station is between North Sheen and St. Margarets stations.

 

Richmond station is served by the District Line on the London Underground system. It is served  also by the North London Line overground to North Woolwich and served by trains from Waterloo station on the National Rail service, connecting it with Reading, Staines, Windsor, Wimbledon and Weybridge.

 

By Underground (tube)

The Borough is served by the District Line of the London Underground Service to Richmond and Kew Gardens.

London Underground.

Tube Map.

 

By Train

There are 15 SWT (South West Trains) Railway Stations in the Borough. From Clapham Junction you can get a direct train to any one of the stations in the borough. Clapham Junction can be reached from London Waterloo or London Victoria in under 10 minutes.

 

Waterloo station can be reached directly in 20 minutes from Richmond allowing good connections to the city, the West End, as well as the south-east coast.

 

National Railways Enquiry Phone 0345 484950

National Rail Enquiries

South West Trains website

Railtrack Train Timetables

Rail Europe

Richmond and Kew Gardens also connect to north London via the SilverLink Trains line.

By Eurostar

The Eurostar from Paris or Brussels arrives in London St Pancras Station.

Eurostar

 

By Eurotunnel

The Eurotunnel operates between Folkestone, England and Calais, France. It takes 35 minutes and there are up to 4 trains an hour, 24 hours a day. You need to be travelling in a vehicle to use this service, pedestrian passengers are not permitted. From Folkestone, Richmond upon Thames is 79 miles.

Eurotunnel

 

By Coach

National Express coaches run regularly to central London (Victoria Coach Station) from across the UK. Then take the underground (District Line to Kew or Richmond) or a train to Clapham Junction (only 2 stops) and then a South West Train directly to the Richmond area.

National Express

 

 

Travelling around Richmond by Bus

 

Richmond Borough Buses