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Hey guys! Heading to London in a few days and I'm planning in taking the express from the airport to paddington station. I'm only 2 miles from my hotel and instead of paying a ridiculous amount for a taxi I was going to walk with my luggage. Is that a safe thing to do, or are there things I should worry about? Any responses are appreciated!

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[–]simoncowbell 9ポイント10ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yes, it's safe to walk 2 miles with your luggage, it's not a war zone.

are there things I should worry about?

Twats dragging wheely cases a foot behind them and getting in the way are really annoying.

Seems unlikely that there's not an alternative in terms of getting a bus, though.

[–]nodana-onlyzuul 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yes, it's generally safe. But you couldn't pay me to walk 2 miles with luggage anywhere in C London, so why not take a bus or the tube instead?

[–]fridayman 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

If you don't want to spend a ridiculous amount on a taxi I wouldn't spend a ridiculous amount on Heathrow Express. Especially if you want to be 2 miles from Paddington. Take the tube the whole way.

[–]pavement_rageStratford 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Don't be a confused tourist during rush hour. Your bags will get kicked out the way

[–]magulagieFitzrovia 0ポイント1ポイント  (5子コメント)

Why don't you just take the tube? Two miles spans a vast area of London, and the vast majority of it is safe, but without knowing the specific route we can't really help.

[–]anovo319[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (4子コメント)

Thanks for the response and I get 2 miles is a good span of the city, I'm coming from a big city so I'm not worried about the distance and I'm heading from Paddington to the Radison Blu Bloomsbury. I'll definitely check public transport.

[–]buried_treasure(but the wrong side) 5ポイント6ポイント  (3子コメント)

Bloomsbury is nowhere near Paddington.

What you want to do is take the Piccadilly line tube all the way to Russell Square station. It's a direct line from Heathrow airport (no changes) and it will put you within 5 minutes walk of the hotel, through an extremely safe area, and it will cost you a fraction of what the Heathrow Express plus a taxi would.

[–]magulagieFitzrovia 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

/u/buried_treasure is right. It by walking for two miles you'll be negating the main benefit of the heathrow express (that it's fast). At Russell square there's a small staircase then an elevator, much easier than walking across London plus it will probably cost a fifth of the price, not counting taxi fare. You could also get off at holborn as its marginally closer, but I'm not sure about the stair situation, and tbh it's a nicer walk from Russell square

[–]anovo319[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

That is awesome! Thank you so much!

[–]eulerup 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Google maps is good at public transit

[–]SCPH-0815 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

2mi around Paddington is a lot. Are you sure you don't want to take public transport to your hotel? It'll be cheaper than a taxi and faster than going by foot.

[–]djhworld 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Just take the tube

[–]greymutt 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

What have you heard about London to suggest otherwise? Seriously, do you watch a lot of Fox News or something?

[–]anovo319[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

More or less people stealing my stuff. I'm not concerned about getting murdered... I'm from Denver and people get jumped all the time for their stuff. I just want to carry my backpack, etc...in peace

[–]greymutt 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Well you are in for a real holiday. You won't get jumped for your stuff. Not in Zone 1, not in broad daylight.

But take /u/buried_treasure's advice and Tube it all the way.