The Hammersmith and Cityline and Circle line are a 5+ minute walk away from the main station. Follow the colored lines on the flour and allow extra time!
Beware in the next few weeks the rail ticket machines at the north western end of the station by the H&C lines are moving to the taxi rank, wherever that is 🙄 More stress, more chaos.
Watch out if you're in a rush, they take trains off boards a few minutes b4 the train leaves - makes their lives a bit easier! If you have the app with live departures on you can still find the platfm
Good station with lots of facilities, including coffee shops, restaurants and numerous places to grab some food before or after your journey, there's also a small supermarket.
It’s a bit weird to celebrate a train station but Paddington is an attractive and efficient train station with a lot of history. If you’re a tourist, worth a quick wander in for a look.
Heathrow Express is the quickest way yo Heathrow airport which only takes 15 minutes. The first train departs Paddington at 05.10 Monday - Saturday and at 6.10 on Sundays
Never, ever use the station's public loos. Just walk into the back of the Hilton, up the staircase and enjoy the relatively unused, luxurious ones. Avoid the scuzzy ones on the hotel's ground floor
There's a good selection of food options including Burger King, upper crust, Mexican, sushi, cafe and two bars with pub food. There's also an M&S food, wh smiths and sainsburys
Well located in the city center. The London Heathrow express is undoubtably the best way to get into the city center short of a helicopter. Otherwise it's just a basic train station.
In peak hours wait on the footbridge over platforms 1-8.You'll be halfway down the platforms when your train is called therefore missing the crowds from the main concourse and more chance of a seat
This railway station has two separate underground stations in different locations, both sharing the same name, as well as both having the 🟨Circle Line running through,which go in different directions
The Trainlines website will tell you what platform your train is departing from 5 or 10 minutes before the boards are updated. It saves joining the mad rush for a seat once it's announced!
Brunel's great shed has huge atmosphere which must partly be down to the thousands of teary goodbyes and joyous reunions its witnessed over the past 150 years. Read more
Pretty easy to get around.. a little confusing about directions, ie. eastbound /westbound trains if you are looking at a placard naming the stops on the line but shows it as a vertical line! 😅
Best coffee in the station is Delice De France by platform 6. The service is slow but I'm willing to overlook the fact since they're the only reason I make it through Monday's.
Not a fan of the architecture but functionally it works. And the restaurants ate good variety within M&s as well as walk bridge to the Hilton in case you need a more private meeting.
Great Western Railways, frequently delayed and overcrowded. Not very comfortable. Shame because when it works it’s a convenient way to get to Bath, Bristol, Oxford, Reading, etc.
Catch the Underground, National Rail, and Heathrow Expresstrains here. Not intuitive for the ticketing machines. The National Rail machines are separate from the Heathrow Express machines.
Use this station if you are heading to the west and south west. If you need travel assistance you need to book 24 hrs ahead and arrive 30 minutes earlier than departure time or space not gauranteed.
London Paddington Railway Station (PAD) This Railway Station is part of the National Rail Network. For train times and ticketing information, please visit http://www.nationalrail.co.uk.
You can (outside morning rush hour) save 1/3 on Heathrow Express if you have a Network railcard (including the one you get with annual season tickets) .. Discount only available from the ticket office
If you're looking for something sweet to eat, head to Bonne Bouche on Praed Street, opposite the St Mary's hospital entrance and ask for the Mango mousse. Divine.
If you're trying to travel to Reading in the rush hour with an off-peak ticket take the local train to Twyford; it actually terminates at Reading one stop later although they don't advertise it.
When the underground entrances within the station are closed, walk up the delivery ramp and use the Praed Street entrance, its the last to get shut as its the least busy