London's Global Connections
London's central location on the world’s flight paths places the city as a crossroads for Asia, Europe and the Americas. A truly global place to meet and do business.
London's International Air Links
London's 5 international airports serve 180 overseas destinations and most of the world's major airlines – including nearly every major intercontinental and European scheduled carrier.
In recent years, London has become a major hub for low cost airlines, reducing the cost of hundreds of short haul routes to continental Europe.
Average flight times to London:
- Europe: 1-3 hours
- US Eastern Seaboard: 7 hours
- US West Coast: 11hrs
- Dubai: 7 hours
- Beijing: 10 hrs
- Tokyo: 12 hrs
Improvements to airport connections have brought Heathrow to within 15 minutes of central London, while no other London airport is more than 45 minutes away from the centre by public transport.
More details on getting to London by air
London's International Rail and Road Links
Frequent high speed Eurostar services connect London to Paris and Brussels, with up 30 trains a day offering connections on to over 100 European destinations.
London is the largest hub of the UK's rail network. There are regular services to all regions of the UK from the city's 9 centrally located railway stations. All railway stations are well served by the Tube, buses and taxis.
By road, frequent coach services connect London to the rest of the UK and continental Europe.
