READERS SHARE FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCES AND IDEAS
THE ELIZABETH LINE
MARTYHSINCLAIR
The Elizabeth line is finally open and offers another central London to Heathrow travel option. It can be accessed via the main London (West End and City) stations of Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Tottenham Court Road and Bond Street. With between eight and ten stops to Heathrow, it should be quicker than the tube.
Access through Paddington will he interesting. Will passengers use Heathrow Express or transfer to the Elizabeth line? I presume it may boil down to how much walking is needed between platforms.
I am looking forward to trying the Elizabeth line out as a new way to get to Heathrow from the north of London.
FREQUEHTTRAVELLER
Except you will have to wait until autumn 2022 before you can travel from central London to Heathrow or Reading without changing at Paddington. The line won't be fully connected until May 2023.
For now, you will still have to change trains at Paddington, whether
