New regulations on travelling to the UK
Introduced in January of this year, travellers to the UK from North
America and several other countries need to apply for an Electronic
Travel Authorisation. This is similar to a Visa, lasts for 2 years and
only costs £10 (about $13.)
Please apply for this this before you travel.
Getting Around
Tips to get you into London and around the city
Whether you're coming from Cleveland, Cologne or Colchester, navigating London can be intimidating if it's your first time here.
London is serviced by five major airports, with London Heathrow (LHR) and London Gatwick (LGW) being the most likely you'll use if coming from the USA. If you're coming from elsewhere in the UK or Europe, you may fly into these or London Luton (LTN), London Stanstead (STN) or London City (LCY.)
Once you're in Central London, you will not need a car. The roads are narrow and busy, public transport is absolutely everywhere and car rental, parking and London congestion charges are all very costly.
The Transport For London website has an excellent Journey Planner as well as London Underground and bus maps and information on journey fares. If you have a contactless credit or debit card, you can use that to pay your fare around London as it's accepted on the Underground, buses and most National Rail trains around central London. However you may find it cheaper and easier to get a Travelcard. It's also a good option if not everyone travelling has a contactless credit or debit card.
If you have a smart phone, we highly recommend the Citymapper App. Whether you have a UK data plan or just pick up wifi hotspots around London (which are in most coffee shops, restaurants etc,) Citymapper is an excellent way to find the best route from where you are to where you want to go, even walking routes and taxis.
Speaking of Taxis, along with the famous London Black Taxis, we also have Uber, Bolt and Gett taxis.
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