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TRAVELLING TO RICKMANSWORTH

 
BASIC INFORMATION
RICKMANSWORTH STATION: TUBE MAP OF LONDON Rickmansworth is in zone A, and can be reached by tube by taking the METROPOLITAN line from Baker street. See below for Details

For a Larger Map of Rickmansworth click here

For a more detailed map click here

BY CAR
Directions to the Long Island Hotel

Leave the M25 at junction 18 (A404)
Take A404 towards Rickmansworth approx 1 mile to large roundabout.
Take 3 rd exit (doubling back on yourself) then 1 st left to nightingale road then 1 st left to Victoria Close.
Turn right at the bottom of the close into the hotel car park.

 

FROM CENTRAL LONDON
TUBE
TRAIN
To reach Rickmansworth you will need to take the METROPOLITAN line from Baker Street station.

Please note that only AMERSHAM and CHESHAM trains stop at Rickmansworth. These run approximately every 15-20 minutes and the journey takes about 40 minutes. Please check the Transport for London homepage for times and a journey planner:

Click here for times and a journey planner
Enter BAKER STREET as your departure station and RICKMANSWORTH as your destination

Please note that Baker Street and Marylebone are about 1 minute walk from each other.

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You can catch a train to Rickmansworth from MARYLEBONE station at certain times of the day. The journey takes around 20 minutes. Trains from Marylebone do not stop at Rickmansworth during rush hour, so please check the timetable before planning your route:

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Enter MARYLEBONE as your departure station and RICKMANSWORTH as your destination

Please note that Baker Street and Marylebone are about 1 minute walk from each other.

 
HEATHROW - RICKMANSWORTH
BUS Route 724
OTHER

There is a regular bus service that runs hourly from Heathrow to Rickmansworth.

BUS number 724 (this has possibly been recently replaced by bus X26)

The timetable can be found by clicking here and looking at pages 3-6

Click here for a map of the bus route

You can catch the bus at HEATHROW CENTRAL BUS STATION. Get off at RICKMANSWORTH STATION. The journey takes between 30 to 45 minutes depending on the time of day. The long Island hotel is just opposite the train station, via an underpass.

Frequency of service:

Time Mon to Fri Saturday Sunday
Daytime 60 Mins 60 Mins 2 Hours
Evening 60 Mins 60 Mins

 

The Heathrow Express is a non-stop train service that offers the fastest travel option between Heathrow Airport and central London. Services run every 15 minutes and the journey time is just 15 minutes; 7/8 minutes more to and from Terminal 4.

A standard single fare is £14.50 and a standard return is £27. For details of special offers and to pre-book tickets visit the Heathrow Express website.

From Paddington you can catch trains to the west and south west of England. Paddington is located on the District, Circle, Bakerloo and Hammersmith & City lines of the London Underground network.

Once in Central London, use the Metropolitan line to reach Rickmansworth (trains to Amersham or Chesham)

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LUTON - RICKMANSWORTH
BUS Route 321
 
There is a regular bus service that runs from Luton to Rickmansworth.

The timetable for this service can be found by clicking here and looking at pages 4 to 6. Please note that you may have to change buses at Watford Junction.

Click here for a map of the bus route

Frequency of service:

Time Mon to Fri Saturday Sunday
Daytime 30 Mins 30 Mins 60 Mins
Evening 60 Mins 60 Mins
 
 
STANSTED - RICKMANSWORTH
Stansted Express
 
Stansted Express is the fast and convenient way to Stansted Airport from central London (London Liverpool Street), with trains departing every 15 minutes with an average journey time of 45 minutes.   For the latest information and timetables, please visit www.stanstedexpress.com

Once at Liverpool Street Station, take the Circle, Hammersmith and City or Metropolitan Lines to Baker Street.

At Baker Street get on a METROPOLITAN line tube to Amersham or Chesham (See details in central London section above)

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GATWICK - RICKMANSWORTH
Gatwick Express
 
Gatwick Express offers dedicated, high-speed travel between central London and Gatwick Airport. With a journey time of just 30 minutes between London Victoria and Gatwick (35 minutes on Sundays), there is no faster way between the heart of the city and the airport.

A standard single fare is £12 and a standard return is £23.50. For details of special offers and to pre-book tickets visit www.gatwickexpress.com or ring 0845 850 1530 (UK only).

From Victoria, get the tube to Baker Street. At Baker Street get on a METROPOLITAN line tube to Amersham or Chesham (See details in central London section above)

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