Getting Around
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England’s eight 2026 bank holidays, what actually closes on each one, and the one day of the year London’s entire transport network stops running altogether.
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London is served by six airports, not one — and which you land at can add or save you an hour of travel before your trip even starts. Here’s what each is actually good for.
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Five well-connected, walkable areas compared for a first London trip — what each is actually good for, what it costs, and which Tube lines make the rest of the city easy to reach.
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If your usual British Airways route no longer flies from Heathrow, it’s often still flying — just from Gatwick, Stansted, Luton or London City instead. Here’s how to get to each one, and the cheapest way to do it.
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Black cabs aren’t cheap, but they’re rarely a rip-off either — here’s exactly how the meter works, what you’ll actually pay, and when they’re worth it.
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Trade the Tube for a train window: nine easy escapes from London, each one verified down to the platform and the price.
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The fares are identical either way — here’s what an Oyster card actually costs upfront, when contactless can cost you more, and which one you should use.
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TfL automatically caps what you pay per day on the Tube — here’s exactly what the 2026 cap is by zone, how contactless compares to Oyster, and where it can still catch you out.